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After
completing his Ph.D. in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology
at Iowa State University (1983), Dr. Kausch accepted an NIH Postdoctoral
Fellowship at The Rockefeller University working in the laboratory
of Dr. Tony Cashmore on early Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
of tobacco, light regulated gene expression and chloroplast protein
targeting. This work was done in collaboration with Dr. Marc
Van Montague’s laboratory in Gent, Belgium, and resulted in several
landmark publications and three significant international patents.
He then joined the plant molecular biology group at Pfizer, Inc,
and later, DeKalb Genetics Corp. During that time Dr. Kausch
was a key member who contributed to the development of the first
genetically engineered corn plants. He then conducted research
on drought tolerance and gene regulation in transgenic maize.
Dr. Kausch is currently the Director of Research for HybriGene LLC
with a research focus on molecular improvement and gene discovery
in grasses. He has developed several active research collaborations
worldwide. Also, Dr. Kausch is one of the co-founders of Ig. Tech,
Inc., a biotechnology start-up company focused on the production
of animal health care products in plants. Dr. Kausch has maintained
several active academic commitments throughout his full-time employment
to his various industry positions. He has taught at Mount Holyoke
College, The University of New Hampshire, University of Connecticut,
Connecticut College, and The University of Rhode Island. He
is currently teaching a course titled “Issues in Biotechnology”
at The University of Rhode Island and serves on several graduate
student committees. He has authored or co-authored numerous
research papers, book chapters, and review articles, and is an inventor
or co-inventor on over sixteen issued US patents in plant biotechnology.
Curriculum
Vitae
A Research Program at URI on Gene Discovery and Trait Modification in Grasses Statement
of Research Interests
Statement of Teaching Interests URI
Environmental Biotechnology Intiative—New Courses:
Why Education in Biotechnology is Essential (Teaching Materials for Middle and High Schools) Biotechnology and Society (A presentation about Biotechnology for the General Public) Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms in Food (A Lecture for Sigma Xi) Biotechnology
and the Taco Crisis
Establishment of a Multi-User Facility for Transgenics Training and Research The
Need for a Transgenics Facility at URI for the Environmental Biotechnology
Initiative
Development an incubator facility for start-up companies and establishment of University/Industry relationships in biotechnology The URI Incubator Facility in West Kingston RI HybriGene recieves biotechnology award from Governor Lincoln Almond Plant Transformation and Molecular Biology Laboratory, West Kingston, Rhode Island Slater Center for Environmental Biotechnology Award to Ig.Tech
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