Mary R. Rudis

Research Associate II

mrudis@utk.edu

Education:
B.A. Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Boston MA
Graduate study and Teaching Assistant-Inorganic Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus OH

Research and General Interests:

I have been in the Stewart lab since 2005.  Currently, I am involved with BESC http://www.bioenergycenter.org// working on the genetic transformation of switchgrass Panicum virgatum L.   I am also working with novel fluorescent proteins expressing in plants using tobacco and arabadopsis as models.
Originally, I am from Cambridge, MA.  East TN reminds me of New England, especially NH, without the harsh winters.  I have two sons in college and enjoy outdoor activities as well as reading, with my senior cat on my lap, in my spare time.

Other Research Experience:

Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Basic Sciences Dept. Mississippi State, MS.  Research and diagnostics with viruses and diseases of fish.  (Hanson, L.A .lab)

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Dept. of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.  Research on hormone receptors in mouse pituitary tumor cells and in other animal tissues.  (Svec, F. lab)

University of Wisconsin,Madison WI.:
   U. W. School of Medicine, Research to isolate and characterize proteins from  
   human tissue.  (Shapiro, S.S. lab)
   Institute for Enzyme Research, Research with ribosomal proteins of E. coli.
   (Nomura, M. lab) 

GTE Laboratories Inc., Waltham MA.  Refractory metals research.

Selected Publications:

Protoplast isolation and transient gene expression in switchgrass, Panicum virgatum L.
Mitra Mazarei , Hani Al-Ahmad , Mary R. Rudis , C. Neal Stewart Jr. 2007.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/117858149/ABSTRACT

Hanson, L.A.; Rudis, M.R.; Vasquez-Lee, M.; Montgomery, R.D. 2006. A broadly applicable method to characterize large DNA viruses and adenoviruses based on the DNA polymerase gene.  http://www.virologyj.com/content/3/1/28/

Hanson, L.A.; Rudis, M.R.; Petrie-Hanson, L. 2004. Susceptibility of channel catfish fry to channel catfish virus (CCV) challenge increases with age. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 62: 27-34.

Hanson, L.A.; Petrie-Hanson, L.; Meals, K.; Chinchar, G.V.; Rudis, M.  2001. Persistence of largemouth bass virus infection in a Northern Mississippi reservoir after a die-off. 
J. Aquatic Animal Health 13(1):27-34.

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