John D. Sollinger

Assistant Professor

Department of Biology Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR 97520-5071

Office: Science 358 Telephone:  541-552-6342 Email: sollingj@sou.edu

I am interested in the genetic regulation of plant form and pattern from both a developmental and evolutionary perspective.  My approach towards understanding these processes is to characterize pea developmental mutants that exhibit altered developmental sequences and novel morphologies and architectures.

Ph.D. in Genetics, Dept of Botany and Plant Pathology and Center for Research
and Biotechnology, Oregon State University, 1995.  Thesis title:  Genetic analysis of embryogeny in maize:  the developmental potential of defective kernel mutants. Dr. Carol Rivin, major advisor.

M.S. Candidate in Forest Ecology at U of Montana, Missoula, MT.  Emphasis in
plant and fire ecology.

B.S. in Forestry, Dept of Forestry, Michigan Technological U, Houghton, MI.
Concentration in wildlife ecology and management.

B.A. candidate, College of Literature, Science and Arts, U of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI.
 

1994 to 1999:  Postdoctoral fellow, Dept of Biology, Carleton College, Northfield, MN. in the laboratory of Dr. Susan Singer.   Investigation of the genetic regulatory hierarchy that transforms vegetative meristems into reproductive meristems.  Analyses of pea developmental mutants at the genetic, molecular, morphological, and physiological levels.  Current focus on master switch genes and their possible role in the evolution of inflorescence architecture and floral morphology.

1996 to 1997:  Assistant professor:postodotoral fellow, Dept of Biology, Carleton College.  Taught Plant Biology and Developmental Genetics. Also conducted research in the lab of Dr. Susan Singer.

1993 to 1994:  Instructor, Dept of Biology, Carleton College.  Taught Developmental Botany,Vascular Plants, and labs for introductory biology sequence.

1988 to 1993:  Graduate Research Assistant in a lab investigating the physiology, genetics and molecular biology of maize embryo development, Dept of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State Unversity.

1987-1989:  Graduate Teaching Assistant, Dept of Biology, OSU.  Taught Intro Biology and Genetics labs.

1983 to 1986:  Research Technician, Crown Zellarbach, Wilsonville, and Federal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, OR.  For Crown Zellarbach, propagated conifer and poplar cuttings in growth chambers and greenhouses, made controlled crosses, collected and stored seed, collected and analyzed growth measurements.

1977 to 1983:  Forestry Technician, Forest Service and B.L.M.
 
 

Thomann, EB, JD Sollinger C White, and CJ Rivin (1992).  Accumulation of group 3 late  embryogenesis abundant proteins in Zea mays embryos.  Plant Physiology 99, 607-614.

Sollinger, JD, and CJ Rivin.  (1993).  Developmental studies of slow-growing dek mutants.  Maize Genetics News Letter 67, 87-88.

Sollinger, JD and CJ Rivin.  (1993).  dks8, a mutation specifically eliminating shoot  formation during embryogenesis. Maize Genetics News Letter 67, 89-90.

Sollinger, JD (1996).  Plant embryogenesis.  In:  McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, (SP Parker, ed), 372-375.

Singer, S., J Sollinger, S Maki, J Fishbach, B Short, C Reinke, J Fick, L Cox, A McCall  and H Mullen.  (1999).  Inflorescence architecture:  a developmental genetics approach.  The Botanical Review 65(4), 385-410.

Rivin, CJ, JD Sollinger, D Strom, D, and  K Hardeman.  (1995).  Genetics and morphogenesis of dks8, a shootless mutant of maize.  J Cell Biochemistry 459, Suppl. 21a.

Singer, SR, SL Maki, JD Sollinger, H Mullen, J Fick, and A McCall.  (1996). Suppression of terminal flower formation in pea - evolutionary implications.  Developmental Biology 175, 377.

Singer, SR, SL Maki, J Sollinger, H Mullen, J Fick, and A McCall.  (1996). Regulation of indeterminancy in pea inflorescences - evolutionary implications. Plant Physiology 111, 33.
 
 

1. Department of Biology Grievance committee
2. Department of Biology Equipment committee
3. Faculty Senate
4. Faculty Grievance committee
5. Multicultural Taskforce
6. Multicultural Taskforce Colloquium committee
7. Multicultural Task Force Faculty committee
8. Colloquim Diversity committee
9. Sours green house manager
10. National Science Foundation, Developmental Botany reviewer
11. Biology Capstone mentor

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