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Albert P. Kausch, Ph.D. 


Contact information:
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Mail: 530 Liberty Lane
West Kingston RI,  02892-1802
Phone: (401) 874-7121
Fax: (401) 874-7124
Email: akausch@etal.uri.edu
           akausch@lifeedu.org

Education

  • Ph.D. in the Molecular, Cellular and Development Biology Program and The Department of Botany 1983, Iowa State University.
  • M.S. in the Molecular Cellular and Development Biology Program and The Department of Botany, 1980. Iowa State University.
  • B.A. in Biological Sciences, 1978. State University of New York.

Background
Short Curriculum Vitae
- Publications
- Academic and Industry Positions
- Patents
- Current and Pending Grant Support
- Extended Biography

Research Interests
- Plant Biology
- Molecular Improvement in Grasses and Cereals
- Genetic Improvement of Plants for Biofuels
- Development of New Garlic Varieties
- Medicinal Properties of Garlic
- Gene Expression in Rice


Student Research Opportunities
Past Student Projects
USDA Internship Program
Rose Environmental Biotechnology Internship Program


Teaching
Statement of Teaching Interests
-Classes:
BCH  190: Issues in Biotechnology: The Way We Work With Life
On-line courses: BCH 190, BCH 523, EDC 920
BCH  480/481X: Modern Techniques in Genetic Engineering
BCH 491/492: Special Projects in Plant Transgenics
BCH 500X:Principles and Techniques in Molecular Cloning



Educational Resources on Biotechnology
-lifeedu.org and Educational Resources about Biotechnology
-List of invited educational guest lectures (last five years only)
-List of CDs and DVDs of produced materials on biotechnology


Biotechnology Education and Training Opportunities at URI
The Plant Biotechnology Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island
Internships and Student Projects
Workshops and Seminars


Biotechnology Industry Involvement at URI
University/Industry Interactions
Consulting, Workshops, Seminars and Webinars
The URI Biotechnology Start-Up Company Incubator Facility in West Kingston RI
HybriGene, Inc.

Ophios, LLC
Edenspace, Inc.
Terrasphere, Inc.

Recent Research Publications (last five years only)
Kausch, A.P., T. Page Owen, S. Zachweija, Adam R. Flynn, and J. Sheen 2001. Mesophyll specific, light and metabolic regulation of the C4 PPCZm1 promoter in transgenic maize. Plant Molecular Biology 45 (1) 1-16.

 Knapp, J., Kausch, A.P., Auer, C. and M. Brand. 2001. Transformation of Rhododendron through Microprojectile Bombardment. Plant Cell Reports 20:749-754.

 Luo, Hong  and Albert P. Kausch  (2002) Application of FLP/FRT site-specific DNA recombination system in plants. In Genetic Engineering, Principles and Methods, Vol. 24, Setlow JK (ed.), Kluwer Academic/Pleum Publishers, New York, NY, pp.1-16.

Wang, Y. B. Ruemmele, J. Chandlee, M. Sullivan, J. Knapp. and Albert Kausch. 2002 Embryogenic callus induction and plant regeneration media for bentgrasses and annual bluegrass. In Vitro Biol. 38:460-467

 Wang, Y., M. Browning, B. Ruemmele, J. Chandlee, Albert Kausch, and Noel Jackson. 2003 Glufonsinate reduces fungal diseases in transgenic glufosinate-resistant bentgrasses.  Weed Science 51:130-137.

 Basu, C., Kausch, A.P. Luo, H., and  J. Chandlee 2003. Promoter analysis in transient assays using a GUS Reporter gene construct in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris, L.) Journal of Plant Physiology 160:1233-1239.

 Basu, C., Kausch, A.P. Luo, H., and  J. Chandlee 2003 Transient reporter (GUS) expression in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris) is affected by in vivo nucleolytic activity. Biotechnology Letter 25:939-944.

 Wang, Yuexia Albert P. Kausch, Hong Luo, Joel M. Chandlee, B.A. Ruemmele, M. Browning, N. Jackson and M. R. Goldsmith. 2003 Co-transfer and expression of chitinase, glucanase, and bar genes in creeping bentgrass for conferring fungal disease resistance. Plant Science 165:497-506.

 Luo, Hong Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, Chip Longo and Albert P. Kausch. 2003 Controlling transgene escape in genetically modified grasses. In: Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, Hopkins A, Wang ZY, Mian R, Sledge M and Barker R (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers.

 Luo, Hong, Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, Chip Longo, Albert P. Kausch, Joel M. Chandlee, Joseph K. Wipff and Crystal Rose Fricker. 2004 Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera L.) transformation using phosphinothricin selection results in a high frequency of single-copy transgene integration. Plant Cell Reports 22: 645-652.

 Melvin J. Oliver, Hong Luo, Albert Kausch, Harry Collins. 2004 Seed-based strategies for transgene containment. In: Proceedings of 8th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms, International Society for Biosafety Research (ISBR), September 26-30, 2004, Montpellier, France, pp. 154-161.

 Chip Longo, Colin Lickwar, Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, David Viola, Joel Hague, Joel M. Chandlee, Hong Luo and Albert P. Kausch, 2006a Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of turfgrasses. In: Methods in Molecular Biology - Agrobacterium Protocols (2nd edition), Wang K (ed.) The Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ (in press).

Luo, Hong, Albert Kausch, Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, Joseph K. Wipff,  Crystal R. Fricker, T. Page Owen, Maria Moreno, Jang-Yong Lee, and Thomas K. Hodges. Chip Longo, Joel M. Chandlee, 2006b Controlling transgene escape in GM creeping bentgrass Molecular Breeding (in press)

 Hong Luo, J-Y Lee, TK Hodges, TK Eitas, C. Lickwar, AP Kausch, JM Chandlee, Q, Hu, K Nelson 2006c RTS, an anther-specific gene isolated from rice is required for male fertility and its promoter sequence directs tissue-specific transcription in dicotyledonous species. The Plant Journal (accepted).

Luo, Hong Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, Chip Longo, Albert P. Kausch  2006d  Expression of monocot promoter elements in transgenic dicots.  Plant Cell Reports  (In preparation)

An analysis of expression characteristics of the maize pollen specific promoter (MPSP) using the reporter gusA in transgenic rice. Hague, J. Hong Luo, Qian Hu, Kimberly Nelson, Maria A. Moreno, Albert Kausch, 2006e Plant Cell Reports (in preparation)