BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Sharyn Elaine Perry

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, 1405 Veterans Dr., 307 Plant Science Bldg., Lexington, KY 40546-0312

Tel.: 859-257-5020 ext. 80732; FAX: 859-257-7125; e-mail: sperr2@uky.edu

 

Professional Preparation

Institution Major/Area Degree Year 

Univ. of Michigan-Dearborn Biochemistry B.S. 1983-1987

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Cell and Molec. Biol. Ph.D. 1987-1993

Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison Molecular Biology Postdoc. 1993-1998

 

Appointments

2004-present Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky

1998-2004 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky

1997-98 Research Associate, Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1994-97 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Plant Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Postdoc. mentor: Dr. Donna E. Fernandez.

1993-94 Postdoctoral Fellow, training program in Arabidopsis signal transduction, DOE/NSF/USDA Collaborative Research in Plant Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Postdoc. mentor: Dr. Donna E. Fernandez.

1987-93 Graduate Research Assistant, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Advisor: Dr. Ken Keegstra.

1989 Teaching Assistant, Cellular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1987-90 National Institutes of Health pre-doctoral training fellowship, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

1985-87 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Natural Science Department, University of Michigan-Dearborn.

 

Selected Publications

1.Zhu, C., and S.E. Perry. (2005). Control of Expression and Autoregulation of AGL15, a Member of the MADS-box Family. The Plant Journal41, 583-594.

2. Wang, H., L.V. Caruso, A.B. Downie, and S.E. Perry. (2004). The Embryo MADS-Domain Protein AGAMOUS-Like 15 Directly Regulates Expression of a Gene Encoding an Enzyme Involved in Gibberellin Metabolism. The Plant Cell 16, 1206-1219.

3. Wang, H., K. Hill, and S.E. Perry. (2004). An Arabidopsis RNA Lariat Debranching Enzyme is Essential for Embryogenesis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry279, 1468-1473.

4. Tang, W., and S.E. Perry. (2003). Binding Site Selection for the Plant MADS Domain Protein AGL15: an In vitro and In vivo Study. The Journal of Biological Chemistry278, 28154-28159.

5. Harding, E.W., W. Tang, K.W. Nichols, D.E. Fernandez, and S.E. Perry. (2003). Expression and Maintenance of Embryogenic Potential is Enhanced Through Constitutive Expression of AGAMOUS-Like 15. Plant Physiology 133, 653-663.

6. Perry, S.E., and H. Wang. (2003). Rapid Isolation of Arabidopsis thaliana Developing Embryos. BioTechniques 35, 278-282.

7.Wang, H., W. Tang, C. Zhu, and S.E. Perry. (2002). A Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Approach to Isolate Genes Regulated by AGL15, a MADS-Domain Protein that Preferentially Accumulates in Embryos. The Plant Journal 32, 831-843.

8. Fernandez, D.E., G.R. Heck, S.E. Perry, S.E. Patterson, A.B. Bleecker, S.-C. Fang. (2000). The Embryo MADS Domain Factor AGL15 Acts Postembryonically: Inhibition of Perianth Senescence and Abscission via Constitutive Expression. The Plant Cell12, 183-197.

9. Perry, S.E., M.D. Lehti, and D.E. Fernandez (1999). The MADS Domain Protein AGAMOUS-Like 15 Accumulates in Embryonic Tissues with Diverse Origins. Plant Physiology120, 121-129.

10. Perry, S.E., K.W. Nichols, and D.E. Fernandez (1996). The MADS Domain Protein AGL15 Localizes to the Nucleus during Early Stages of Seed Development. The Plant Cell8, 1977-1989.

11. Heck, G.R., S.E. Perry, K.W. Nichols, and D.E. Fernandez (1995). AGL15, a MADS Domain Protein Expressed in Developing Embryos. The Plant Cell7, 1271-1282.

12. Perry, S.E., and K. Keegstra. (1994). Envelope Membrane Proteins that Interact with Chloroplastic Precursor Proteins. The Plant Cell6, 93-105.

13. Perry, S.E., W.E. Buvinger, J. Bennett, and K. Keegstra. (1991). Synthetic Analogues of a Transit Peptide Inhibit Binding or Translocation of Chloroplastic Precursor Proteins. The Journal of Biological Chemistry266, 11882-11889.