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Publications Since 9/96 (reverse chronological order)

Mitchell, W.C. (2004) German translation of Confessions of a Three Billion Year Old Life Form [Bekenntnisse einer Drei Milliarden Jahre Alten Lebensform]. In: T.B. Wabbel (ed.) Im Anfang War (K)ein Gott: Naturwissenschaftliche und Theologische Perspektiven, Patmos, Dusseldorf, Germany, pp. 90-99

Bennett, N. [Ramapo Alumnus] and W.C. Mitchell (2004) Eyespot development in regenerating Dugesia tigrina is negatively influenced by acetaminophen. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Final Program & Abstracts, p. 244, #P2.39

Bennett, N. [Ramapo Alumnus] and W.C. Mitchell (2003) Eyespot development in regenerating Dugesia tigrina is negatively influenced by acetaminophen. Integrative and Comparative Biology 43(6):944

Mitchell, W.C. (2001) The New Jersey State Flower, Viola sororia Willd. Web page literature review

Mitchell, W.C. and S.H. Barrett [Ramapo Alumnus] (2001) Expression of reactive oxygen scavenging enzymes during seed germination in Viola cornuta L. Plant Biology 2001. Final Program, p. 66, #227

Mitchell, W.C. and S.H. Barrett [Ramapo Alumnus] (2000) Expression of peroxidase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase isozymes in Viola cornuta L. during seed germination. Plant Peroxidase Newsletter 15:23-28

Mitchell, W.C., T. Cornetto, M. Nunez and M. Patel [Ramapo Alumni] (2000) Analysis of horned violet, Viola cornuta L., seed germination. Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Science 45(2):7-11

Mitchell, W.C., M. Nunez and T. Cornetto [Ramapo Alumni] (1999) Changes in the protein profile of Viola cornuta seeds during germination. Plant Biology '99. Final Program, p. 43, #77

Mitchell, W.C. and M. Nunez [Ramapo Alumnus] (1997) Physiological and biochemical characterization of seed germination in Viola cornuta. Supplement to Plant Physiology 114:294-295, #1539

Presentations, Meetings and Conferences Since 9/96 (reverse chronological order)

Judge of high school student research presentations in marine science at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science, Kean University, Union, NJ. 4/26/08

Anatomical and molecular events which occur during regeneration of tail segments in Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm]  Oral and poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Sonal P. Shah - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08
 
The effect of caffeine on Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] tail regeneration  Oral and poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Peter D. Tsakkos - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08
 
The effect of gibberellic acid and salicylic acid on the release of ecodormancy in buds of Forsythia  Oral and poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Adeyinka Owoyele - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08

The effect of ibuprofen on Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] tail regeneration  Oral and poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Leann M. Lydon - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08
 
The effect of salicylic acid on Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] tail regeneration  Oral and poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Jonathan Rosenthal - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08
 
Temperature affects tail segment regeneration in Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] at the anatomical and molecular levels  Oral and poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Felix I. Medrano - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08

The use of vital stains to investigate the histological changes which occur during tail regeneration in Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm]    Poster presentations at the 7th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Jamie M. Banks - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/23/08

The effect of sublethal temperature treatments on metabolic enzymes in Lumbriculus variegatus. Project Seed poster presentation, American Chemical Society, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ [Presented by JuanLing Guo - Project Seed student] 9/24/07

Judge of high school student research presentations in chemistry at the Project Seed poster presentations, American Chemical Society, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. 9/24/07

Judge of high school student research presentations at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science, Kean University, Union, NJ. 4/21/07

The effect of acetaminophen on Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] tail regeneration. Oral and poster presentations at the 6th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Nitika Paudel - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/18/07

The effect of high temperatures on Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] tail regeneration. Oral and poster presentations at the 6th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Matthew J. Brennan - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/18/07

The effect of low temperatures on Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] tail regeneration. Oral and poster presentations at the 6th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Felix I. Medrano - Ramapo Student] 4/18/07

Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] is a model of animal regeneration. Oral and poster presentations at the 6th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Sonal P. Shah - Ramapo Student] 4/18/07

Lumbriculus variegatus [mudworm] is more than a system to study regeneration in animals. Oral and poster presentations at the 6th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Peter D. Tsakkos - Ramapo Student] 4/18/07

Invited panelist for How to Find the Right Academic Setting for You, Rutgers University,  Piscataway, NJ [Funded by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)]  3/29/07        

Development of Cissus rhombifolia [Grape ivy] as a molecular model for woody vines. Poster at the 5th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Nitika Paudel & Victoria L. Uhlhorn] 5/10/06 

Multiple mRNAs associated with tail segment regeneration have been identified in Lumbriculus variegatus [California blackworm]. Poster at the 5th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Francesca M. Giliberti (Ramapo Alumnus) & Alex S. Yannuzzi (Ramapo Student)] 5/10/06

Designated Ramapo College Delegate at the Sigma Xi, Annual meeting, The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA. 11/3-6/05

Judge of college and high school student research presentations in cell biology at the Sigma Xi, Student Research Conference, The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA. 11/4-5/05

The effect of acetaminophen on the dicot dusty miller. Project Seed poster presentation, American Chemical Society, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ [Presented by Nahida Aktar* - Project Seed student] 9/26/05
*Nahida Aktar was awarded a Hach Scholarship [American Chemical Society] based in part on her work at Ramapo College in Project Seed.

The effect of acetaminophen on maize. Project Seed poster presentation, American Chemical Society, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ [Presented by Luthfa Ali* - Project Seed student] 9/26/05
*Luthfa Ali was awarded a Bader Scholarship [American Chemical Society] based in part on her work at Ramapo College in Project Seed.

Cloning DNA sequences of arbitrary Lumbriculus variegatus [California blackworm] genes. Poster at the 4th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Camila G. Vieira - Ramapo Alumnus] 5/4/05

Cloning putative Oryctolagus cuniculus [rabbit] and Agaricus bisporus [common edible mushroom] genomic MADS-box clones using PCR and degenerate primers. Poster at the 4th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Megan E. Kaminskyj - Ramapo Alumnus] 5/4/05

Construction of a genomic DNA library of Lumbriculus variegatus [California blackworm] using a lambda bacteriophage vector. Poster at the 4th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Nevena V. Demova - Ramapo Alumnus] 5/4/05

Differential display of mRNAs regulated during tail regeneration in Lumbriculus variegatus [California blackworm]. Poster at the 4th Annual Student Research Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Christen DiPetrillo - Ramapo Alumnus] 5/4/05

Transition of winter to spring. Short talk during the Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity Initiation Ceremony and Nepalese Children's Education Fund Fundraiser, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ. 4/29/05

Stem cells. Public seminar [sponsored by the Parish Nurse Council] at Community Church, Cedar Grove, NJ. 4/19/05

Judge of high school student research presentations in biology at the 50th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ. 4/2/05

Analysis of the effect of acetaminophen and sodium salicylate on Lumbriculus variegatus tail segment regeneration. Project Seed poster presentation, American Chemical Society, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ [Presented by Jumanah Yasmin* - Former Project Seed student. Contributions by Emine Salif and Seyma Taskin - Former Upward Bound students] 9/27/04
*Jumanah Yasmin was awarded a Bader Scholarship [American Chemical Society] based in part on her work at Ramapo College in Project Seed.

Anatomical and molecular effects of acetaminophen on Dugesia tigrina (brown planarian) tissue regeneration. Poster at the 3nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Heather A. Behrens - Ramapo Alumnus. Contributions by Nardia Estiverne, Patricia Morrison and Devonne K. P. James - Ramapo Alumni] 5/5/04

Anatomical and molecular events during regeneration of Lumbriculus variegatus (California blackworm). Poster at the 3nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Jenni Firrman - Ramapo Alumnus. Contribution by Devonne K. P. James - Ramapo Alumnus] 5/5/04

The effect of short periods of elevated temperature on the California blackworm (Lumbriculus variegatus). Poster at the 3nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Contribution by Devonne K. P. James - Ramapo Alumnus] 5/5/04

Physiological events during rehydration of Selaginella lepidophylla (resurrection plant). Poster at the 3nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Erica L. Babcock - Ramapo Alumnus.] 5/5/04

Judge of high school student research presentations in medicine & health science at the 49th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. 4/3/04

Eyespot development in regenerating Dugesia tigrina is negatively influenced by acetaminophen. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, The New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA. [Contribution by Nardia Estiverne - Ramapo Alumnus] 1/5-9/04

Eukaryotic genes and their expression (part 2). Oral presentation of the Bioinformatics Faculty Workshop, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ. 10/1/03

Eukaryotic genes and their expression (part 1). Oral presentation of the Bioinformatics Faculty Workshop, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ. 9/24/03

Amplification and cloning of putative MADS-box sequences in three kingdoms. Poster at the 2nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [(Presented by Maryum Kazmi - Ramapo Alumnus. Contributions by Beverly Lima, Nevena V. Dimova and Eric Malina - Ramapo Alumni and Gojko Jelenkovic, Rutgers University)] 4/9/03

Growth and genetics of the pale sea anemone (Aiptasia pallida). Poster at the 2nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [(Presented by Eric Malina - Ramapo Alumnus. Contributions by Kelleigh A. Ashton and Alice Madjanski - Ramapo Alumni)] 4/9/03

Regulation of developmental plasticity in the commercial strawberry (Fragaria xananassa) in response to growth regulators. Poster at the 2nd Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Nevena V. Dimova - Ramapo Alumnus. Contribution by Gojko Jelenkovic, Rutgers University] 4/9/03

Judge of high school student research presentations in genetics, biochemistry & molecular biology at the 48th Annual Meeting of the New Jersey Academy of Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ. 4/5/03

Measurement of airborne microbes in G-building. Poster at the 1st Annual Student Mini Symposium, Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ [Presented by Maria C. Acosta - Ramapo Alumnus] 4/29/02

Quiescence and seed germination in Viola cornuta L. Invited seminar presention at Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ. [Contributions by Sean H. Barrett, Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 3/27/02

Expression of reactive oxygen scavenging enzymes during seed germination in Viola cornuta L. Poster presentation at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists, Plant Biology 2001, The Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI. [Contribution by Sean H. Barrett - Ramapo Alumnus)] July 21-25, 2001

Biological research at Ramapo College. Poster at Research Link 2000, Hood College, Frederick, Md. [Contributions by the biology convening group, Ramapo College] 10/28 to 10/29/00

Invited conference participant at Improving Scientific Infrastructure In New Jersey, New Jersey Academy of Science, New Brunswick, NJ. 10/27/00

Plant growth regulators. Seminar at Salem State College, Salem, MA. 5/9/00

How to build a metazoan -- Subject to change over geological time. Seminar at Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. 4/24/00

Physiological and molecular events during seed imbibition and germination. Seminar at Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 4/24/00

Physiological and molecular events during seed imbibition and germination. Seminar at The University of Saint Thomas, Houston, TX. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 4/14/00

The origin of floral organs -- Fossils and genes. Seminar at The University of Saint Thomas, Houston, TX. 4/14/00

Sex determination. Seminar at Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA. 4/4/00

Physiological and molecular events during seed imbibition and germination. Seminar at York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 3/13/00

DNA replication. Seminar at York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA. 3/13/00

Changes in the protein profile of Viola cornuta seeds during germination. Poster at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists, Baltimore, MD. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 7/24 to 7/28/99

Generation of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers in Angora rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Poster at the Sigma Xi Student Awards Night, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. [Presented by Shakti Ramkissoon and Christina M. Starke - Ramapo Alumni. Contribution by John A. Tannuzzo - Ramapo Alumnus]

Seed germination research at Ramapo College. Seminar at Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 4/6/99

The molecular physiology of seed germination. Seminar at Kean University, Union, NJ. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 3/23/99

Development of Viola cornuta as a model for seed germination. Poster at the 1st Conference of the New Jersey Research Consortium, Kean University, Union, NJ. [Contributions by Terilynn Cornetto, Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 3/27/98

Physiological and biochemical characterization of seed germination in Viola cornuta. Poster at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists, Vancouver, BC., Canada. [Contributions by Maxine Nunez and Mayank Patel - Ramapo Alumni] 8/5 to 8/6/97

Selected Publications Before 9/96 (reverse chronological order)

Mitchell, W.C. and G. Jelenkovic (1995) Characterizing NAD- and NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes of strawberries. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 120(5):798-801

Mitchell, W.C. and G.A. Lang (1994) Seasonal variation in the response of endodormant peach to bioregulators and their interaction with ethylene. HortScience 29:456, #191

Mitchell, W.C. and G. Jelenkovic (1992) NAD-dependent and NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes: Analysis of their functional significance in strawberry fruits. HortScience 27:654, #594

Mitchell, W.C. and G. Jelenkovic (1992) Tissue and stage specific expression of the NAD- and NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases of eggplant. Supplement to Plant Physiology 99:33, #197

Mitchell, W.C. (1991) The Endochitinase System of Zea mays L., Ph.D. Dissertation, John J. Gaynor, Ph.D. (Advisor), Rutgers, The State University, New Brunswick, NJ

Mitchell, W.C. and J.J. Gaynor (1989) Spatial and temporal expression of endochitinase in maize. Supplement to Plant Physiology 89:166, #991

Mitchell, W.C. and J.J. Gaynor (1988) Phylogenetic studies and ethylene inducibility of endochitinase in higher and lower plants. Supplement to Plant Physiology 86:149, #887

Selected Presentations Before 9/96 (reverse chronological order)

Characterization of the NAD- and NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes of strawberry fruit. Poster at the 4th North American Strawberry Conference, Orlando, FL [Presented by Gojko Jelenkovic, Ph.D., Rutgers University]. 2/15 to 2/17/95

Seasonal variation in the response of endodormant peach to bioregulators and their interaction with ethylene. Platform presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. [Contribution by Gregory A. Lang, Ph.D., Washington State University] 8/7 to 8/10/94

Regulation of mRNA levels in dormant peach buds treated with cyanamide and GA3. Invited presentation at the 1st International Symposium on Plant Dormancy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. [Contributions by Gregory A. Lang, Ph.D., Washington State University and Gil Nir, Ph.D., Louisiana State University] 8/4 to 8/6/94

NAD-dependent and NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase enzymes: Analysis of their functional significance in strawberry fruits. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science, Honolulu, HI [Presented by Gojko Jelenkovic, Ph.D., Rutgers University]. 7/30/92 to 8/6/92

Tissue and stage specific expression of the NAD- and NADP-dependent alcohol dehydrogenases of eggplant. Platform presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists, Pittsburgh, PA. [Contribution by Gojko Jelenkovic, Ph.D., Rutgers University] 8/5/92

Spatial and temporal expression of endochitinase in maize. Poster at the Joint Annual Meeting of the American Society of Plant Physiologists and the Canadian Society of Plant Physiologists, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Contribution by John J. Gaynor, Ph.D., Rutgers University] 8/17/89