Publications
Conference Abstracts:
Stuy, J.H., and R. B. Walter (1981) "Transfer of chromosomally
integrated plasmids in Haemophilus influenzae." In: Molecular
Biology and Ecology of Bacterial Plasmids. S. Levy, R. Clowes, and
E. Koeing (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, N.Y.
Walter, R. B., Pierce, J., Case, R. and M.S. Tang (1988). The
anthramycin-N2-guanine DNA adduct is recognized by the UVRABC
nuclease in vitro. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry suppl. 12A, Alan
A. Liss Press, New York, N.Y.
Walter, R.B., and J.H. Stuy (1988). Haemophilus influenzae high
efficiency transforming markers are low efficiency when assayed on
mutB1 mutant recipients. Proceedings of the 9th European Meeting on
Genetic Transformation.
Nairn, R.S., Walter, R.B., Svensson, R., Morizot, D.C. (1988)
Classical gene mapping using DNA RFLPs in Xiphophorus hybrids.
Isozyme Bulletin.
Walter, R.B., Svensson, R., Harless, J., Kallman, K., Morizot, D.C.,
and R.S. Nairn (1989) Mapping of DNA repair genes in Xiphophorus
fishes. Isozyme Bulletin.
Walter, R.B., Obermoeller, R., Svensson, R., Harless, J., Morizot,
D., and R.S. Nairn (1990) RFLP mapping of an ERCC2-like gene in
Xiphophorus fishes. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society, Dallas,
TX
Raabe, T., Walter, R.B., Koke, J. (1990) Localization of Exogenous
Prokaryotic DNA Taken Up by Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Cells In
Vivo. Abstracts of the Texas Society for Electron Microscopy.
Walter, R.B., Coats, T., Morton, K., and J.H. Stuy (1990)
Sensitivity of high efficiency markers in genetic transformation of
Haemophilus influenzae mutB1 mutants is due to a defective DNA
helicase. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society, Dallas, TX
Obermoeller, D., Svensson, R., Harless, J., Nairn, R., Morizot, D.
and R.B. Walter (1991) Mapping of an XRCC-like DNA sequence in
Xiphophorus fishes. Isozyme Bulletin.
Obermoeller, D., Svensson, R., Harless, J., Nairn, R., Morizot, D.,
and R B. Walter (1991) RFLP mapping of human DNA repair gene
homologues in Xiphophorus fishes. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics
Society, Houston, TX
Obermoeller, D., Nairn, R., Morizot, D., and R B. Walter (1991)
Isolation and Partial Characterization of an XRCC-Like gene in
Xiphophorus fishes. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Sciences.
Morton, K., Coats, T., Stuy, J., and R B. Walter (1991) DNA Sequence
Determination of the Haemophilus influenzae mutB+ gene Suggests in
Codes for a DNA Helicase. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of
Sciences.
Della Coletta, L., Nairn, R.S., Svensson, R., Morizot, D.C., and R.B.
Walter (1991) RFLP Mapping of an ERCC2-Like Gene in Xiphophorus
Fishes. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Sciences.
Fossey, S., Obermoeller, D., Nairn, R.S., Harless, J., and R.B.
Walter (1991) DNA Sequence Determination of a Human c-MEL Sequence
and Use of This to Establish a MEL RFLP in Xiphophorus Fishes.
Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Sciences.
Morton, K., Coats, T., Stuy, J., and R B. Walter (1991) Cloning,
characterization, and base sequence of the Haemophilus influenzae
mutB+ gene. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society, Houston, TX
Walter, R.B., Della Coletta, L., Harless, J., Morizot, D., Nairn,
R., Rolig, R., Fossey, S., S. Sefcik, S., Kozak, K., and J.
Vivekananada. (1991) Preliminary characterization of the ERCC2L1
locus in Xiphophorus fishes. Abstracts of the Lost Pines Conference
on Molecular Biology, M.D.-Anderson Cancer Center, Smithville, TX.
Toliver, T., Raabe, T., R. Walter, and J. Koke (1991) Location and
Expression of DNA Taken Up by Myocytes In Situ. Abstracts of the
American Physiological Society.
Raabe, T., Hamby, R., Walter, R.B., Koke, J. (1991) Exogenous DNA is
Taken Up by Skeletal and Cardiac Myocytes In Vivo. Abstracts ,
Federation of American Experimental Biology (FASEB).
Raabe, T., Hamby, R., Walter, R.B., Koke, J. (1991) Exogenous DNA is
Rapidly Taken Up by Skeletal and Cardiac Myocytes In Vivo. Abstracts
of Texas Academy of Sciences.
Della Coletta, L., Rolig, R., Kozak, K., Nairn, R., Morizot, D., and
R. B. Walter (1992) Isolation and Partial Characterization of the
Xiphophorus ERCC2L1 Gene. Abst. of the Texas Academy of Science.
Fossey, S., Rolig, R., Sefcik, S., and R. B. Walter (1992) Molecular
Cloning and Partial DNA sequence of the Xiphophorus maculatus ß-actin
gene. Abst.of the Texas Academy of Science.
Walter, R.B., Fossey, S., Kozak, K., and R. Rolig (1992)
Electroporation of Japanese Killifish (Oryzias latipes) Embryos in
the Production of Transgenic Fish. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Science.
Toliver, T., Rolig, R., R. Walter, and J. Koke (1992) Detection and
localization of human superoxide dismutase in rat myocardium by
injection of DNA. Abstracts of the Texas Society for Electron
Microscopy, Austin, TX.
Della Coletta, L., Nairn, R.S., Morizot, D.C., and R. B. Walter
(1993) Nucleotide sequence of the Xiphophorus ERCC2 DNA repair gene.
Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society., Galveston, TX.
Fossey, S., Rolig, R., and R. B. Walter (1993) Cloning, nucleotide
sequence analysis and expression of the Xiphophorus ß-actin gene.
Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society., Galveston TX.
Della Coletta, L and R. B. Walter (1993) Cloning and sequence
analysis of the Xiphophorus ERCC2 Gene. Abstracts of the Texas
Academy of Science, Denton, TX.
Fossey, S., Rolig, R., and R. B. Walter (1993) Cloning and sequence
analysis of the Xiphophorus ß-actin Gene. Abstracts of the Texas
Academy of Science, Denton, TX.
Tuley, T., Kozak, K., Fossey, S., and R. B. Walter (1993) Isolation
and preliminary analysis of the Xiphophorus uracil-N-glycosylase
nucleotide sequence. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Science,
Denton, TX.
Walter, R.B., Rolig, R., Kozak, K., and N. Elerian (1993) Isolation
and preliminary analysis of the Xiphophorus DNA ligase 1 nucleotide
sequence. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Science, Denton, TX.
Schlickeisen, E., Fossey, S., Rolig, R., Walter, C., Hoog, T., and
R. B. Walter (1993) Development of techniques for production
transgenic fishes in two model organisms: Micropterus salmoides and
Oryzias latipes. Abstracts of the Texas Academy of Science, Denton,
TX.
Tuley, T., Rolig, R., Kozak, K., Nairn, R.S., Morizot, D.C., and R.
B. Walter (1994) Characterization and mapping of the Xiphophorus
Uracil-N-Glysosylase gene. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society.,
Galveston, TX.
Walter, R.B., T. Tuley, L. Della Coletta, R. Rolig, S. Fossey, R. S.
Nairn, and D. C. Morizot (1994) Characterization of DNA repair genes
in the fish Xiphophorus. Photochemistry & Photobiology
59: 66S.
Nairn, R., McEntire, B., Della Coletta, L., Lund, J., Walter, R.,
and D. Morizot (1995) Genetic analysis of UV-B induced melanoma
formation in interspecies genetic hybrids of Xiphophorus fish: A
model for environmental UV carcinogenesis. Photochemistry and
Photobiology 61: 7S
Intano, G.W., Walter, R.B., McCarey, J.R., and C. A. Walter (1996)
Spontaneous mutation frequencies during spermatogenesis in
transgenic mice. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society, Austin,
TX.
Braden, A. R., Gilmer, S., Obermoeller, R. D., Morizot, D. C., Nairn,
R. S., and R.B. Walter (1996) Characterization and mapping of
Xiphophorus fish c-jun and junB homologues. Abstracts of the Texas
Genetics Society., Austin, TX.
Li, H-Y., Obermoeller, R. D., Lacson, J. M., and R.B. Walter (1996)
Investigation of the inheritance of methylation patterns in
interspecies hybrids of Xiphophorus fishes. Abstracts of the Texas
Genetics Society, Austin, TX.
Sung, H-M., Walter, C.A., Obermoeller, R. D., Lacson, J. M., and R.B.
Walter (1996) Characterization of O6-methylguanine DNA
methyltransferase (O6MGT) DNA repair activity in Xiphophorus fishes.
Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society, Austin, TX.
Kazianis, S., Nairn, R.S., McEntire, B., Della Coletta, L., Walter,
R.B., and D.C. Morizot (1996) Localization of the Xiphophorus DIFF
tumor suppressor gene correlates with position of a CDKN2-like gene
and is associated with UV-induced melanoma formation. Cold Spring
Harbor Symposium on Cancer Genetics & Tumor Suppressor Genes, Cold
Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Kazianis, S., Nairn, R.S., McEntire, B., Della Coletta, L., Walter,
R.B., and D.C. Morizot (1996) Linkage map localization of the
Xiphophorus DIFF melanoma tumor suppressor gene correlates with the
map position of a CDKN2-like gene. Abstracts of the Lost Pines
Conference on Molecular Biology, M.D.-Anderson Cancer Center,
Smithville, TX.
Sung, H-M., Walter, C.A., and R.B. Walter (1997) O6-methylguanine
DNA methyltransferase and base excision DNA repair activity in
Xiphophorus fishes. Abstracts of the Texas Genetics Society, Austin,
TX.
Intano, G., C.A. Walter, J. McCarrey, and R. B. Walter (1997) A
decline in Mutation Frequency Occurs During Murine Spermatogenesis
9th International Conference on Genes, Gene Families and Isozymes.
San Antonio, TX
Kazianis, S., Morizot, D.C., McEntire, B.B., Della Coletta, L.,
Walter, R.B., and R.S. Nairn (1997) Cloning of a Xiphophorus
CDKN-2-Like gene; Comparative structure to other known gene family
members and genetic mapping in hybrid fish. 9th International
Conference on Genes, Gene Families and Isozymes. San Antonio, TX
Walter, R.B. and H-Y. Li (1997). Inheritance of Methylation Patterns
in Fishes: Stability of Pattern Inheritance in Inter-species
Xiphophorus Hybrids and During Oryzias (Medaka) Early Development.
9th International Conference on Genes, Gene Families and Isozymes.
San Antonio, TX
Morizot, D.C., Kaszianis, S., Nairn, R.S. and R. B. Walter (1997)
Gene mapping in fishes: Reconstructing the genome of the vertebrate
ancestor. 9th International Conference on Genes, Gene Families and
Isozymes. San Antonio, TX
Intano, G., R.B. Walter, J. McCarrey, A. McMahan, and C.A. Walter
(1997) "A decline in Mutation Frequency Occurs During Murine
Spermatogenesis". Lost Pines Conference on Molecular Biology,
Smithville, TX
Walter, R.B., and H-Y. Li (1998) "Inheritance of Methylation
Patterns in Fishes: Stability of Pattern Inheritance in
Inter-species Xiphophorus Hybrids and during Oryzias (medaka) Early
Development". National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Workshop on "Unique Marine/Freshwater Models for Environmental
Health Research". Durham, N.C., March 20-21, 1998
Huang-Mo Sung, Christi A. Walter, and Ronald B. Walter (1998).
"O6-Methylguanine-DNA-Methyltransferase and Base Excision DNA Repair
Activity in Xiphophorus Fishes". National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS) Workshop on "Unique Marine/Freshwater Models
for Environmental Health Research". Durham, N.C., March 20-21, 1998
Morizot, D.C., Kazianis, S., Nairn, R.S. and R. B. Walter (1998)
Conservation of Gene maps in Xiphophorus and Other Teleost Fishes.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Workshop
on "Unique Marine/Freshwater Models for Environmental Health
Research". Durham, N.C., March 20-21, 1998
Nairn, R., S. Kazianis, B. Santi, D. Morizot and R.B. Walter (1998)
A CDKN2 Gene Associated with Melanoma Susceptibility in Xiphophorus
Hybrid Fish: Characterization of Genomic Structure and Expression in
Tumors. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Workshop on "Unique Marine/Freshwater Models for Environmental
Health Research". Durham, N.C., March 20-21, 1998
Intano, G. W., C. A. Walter, J. R. McCarrey, C. A. McMahan, and R.
B. Walter (1998) "Reduction in Mutation Frequency During Murine
Spermatogenesis is Abrogated Nonlinearly with Age". Genetics Society
of America, Conference on "DNA Repair: Bacteria to Humans, Airlie,
V.A,. April 16-19, 1998.
Huang-Mo, S. C. A. Walter, and R.B. Walter (1998)
"O6-Methylguanine-DNA-Methyltransferase & Base Excision DNA Repair
Activity in Xiphophorus Fishes". Lost Pines Conference on Molecular
Biology, Smithville, TX.
Intano, G. W., R.B. Walter, J. R. McCarrey, C. A. McMahon, and C. A.
Walter (1998) “Mutation Frequency Declines During Spermatogenesis in
Young Mice but Increases in Old Mice”, Lost Pines Conference on
Molecular Biology, Smithville, TX
Walter, R.B., Meador, J.A., Sung, H-Mo., Mitchell, D.L. (1999)
Nucleotide and Base Excision Repair in Xiphophorus fishes. American
Society Microbiology. Conference on DNA Repair and Mutagenesis,
Hilton Head, SC.
Daniels, C., Rains, J.D., Della Coletta, L., Kazianis, S., McIntire,
B., Nairn,R., Morizot, D., and R. Walter (2000) Nucleotide Sequence
of Cyclophilin 40 and Mapping of Two Cyclophilin-like loci in
Xiphophorus Fish. Abstracts of the 27th Annual Texas Genetics
Society, Houston, TX.
Kelnar, K., Rains, J. D., Kazianis, S., Nairn, R., and R. Walter
(2000) Partial Characterization and Mapping of a Xiphophorus Fish
RAB Gene. Abstracts of the 27th Annual Texas Genetics Society,
Houston, TX.
Wheeler, A, Rains, J. D., Daniels, C., Kelnar, K., and R. Walter
(2000) Partial Nucleotide Sequence Determination and Mapping of a
Xiphophorus Fish NF1 Gene Homologue. Abstracts of the 27th Annual
Texas Genetics Society, Houston, TX.
Intano, G. W., McMahan, A., McCarrey, J.R., Walter, R.B., and C.A.
Walter (2000) DNA Base Excision Repair: Soma Versus Germline.
Abstracts of the 27th Annual Texas Genetics Society, Houston, TX.
Kazianis, S., Morizot, D.C., Johnston, D.A., Gimenez-Conti, I.,
Fuller, B., Walter, R.B., Nairn, R.S. (2000) Molecular Genetics of
Xiphophorus Fish Melanoma Models. 9th Meeting of the Pan American
Society for Pigment Cell Research, College Station, Texas.
Gimenez-Conti, I., Kazianis, S., Morizot, D.C., Nairn, R.S. and R.B.
Walter (2000) A New Xiphophorus Inter-species Tumor. 9th Meeting of
the Pan American Society for Pigment Cell Research, College Station,
Texas.
Nairn, R.S., Kazianis, S., Della Coletta, L., Trono, D., Walter, R.B.,
and D.C. Morizot. (2000) Genetic Analysis of Susceptibility to UV
Carcinogenesis in Xiphophorus Hybrid Fish. NIH/NCI-SWT International
Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human Disease",
September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Kazianis, S., Gimenez-Conti, I., Trono, D., Pedroza, A., Chovanec,
L., Mnorizot, D.C., Nairn, R.S., and R.B. Walter. (2000) Genetic
Analysis of MNU Induced Neoplasia Within Xiphophorus Hybrid Fish.
NIH/NCI-SWT International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish
Models of Human Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
D..C. Morizot, Walter, R.B., Nairn, R.S., and S. Kazianis. (2000)
The Xiphophorus Gene Map: Beginnings of Comparative Gene Mapping in
Fishes. NIH/NCI-SWT International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria
Fish Models of Human Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Kirchner, J., Ivanova, V., Samson, A., Volff, J-N., Noskov, V.,
Resnick, M., and R.B. Walter. (2000) Yeast Artificial Chromosomes (YACs)
Constitute Important Tools for the Analysis of Complex Genomes. NIH/NCI-SWT
International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human
Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Giminez-Conti, I., Woodhead, A., Harshbarger J.C., Kazianis, S.,
Setlow, R., Nairn, R.S., and R.B. Walter. (2000) Histopathology of
the Xiphophorus Fish Model. NIH/NCI-SWT International Conference &
Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human Disease", September 21-24,
San Marcos, TX.
Walter, R.B., Fuller, B.F., Hazlewood, L., Roschards, J., Kazianis,
S., and D. Johnston (2000) The Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center. NIH/NCI-SWT
International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human
Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Walter, R.B., Sung, H-M., Intano, G.W., and C. A. Walter (2000).
Repair of DNA Alkylation Damage in Xiphophorus Fish and Hybrids. NIH/NCI-SWT
International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human
Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Mitchell, D.L., Byrom, M.M., Meador, J.A., and R.B. Walter (2000)
Resolution of UV Photodamage in Xiphophorus Fishes. NIH/NCI-SWT
International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human
Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Byrom, M.M., R.B. Walter, and D.L. Mitchell (2000) Determination of
DNA Damage and Repair Phenotypes in Various Xiphophorus Fishes
Exposed to FS20 Sunlamps. NIH/NCI-SWT International Conference &
Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human Disease", September 21-24,
San Marcos, TX.
Daniels, C., Rains, J.D., Della Coletta, L., Kazianis, S., McIntire,
B., Nairn, R., Morizot, D., and R.B. Walter. (2000)
Characterization, Mapping and Relative Expression of the Xiphophorus
maculatus Cyclophilin 40 Gene. NIH/NCI-SWT International Conference
& Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human Disease", September
21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Wheeler, A., Rains, J.D., Daniels, C., Kazianis, S., Morizot, D.,
and R.B. Walter (2000) Partial Nucleotide Sequence, Mapping, and
Relative Expression of a Xiphohorus Fish NF1 Gene. NIH/NCI-SWT
International Conference & Workshop on "Aquaria Fish Models of Human
Disease", September 21-24, San Marcos, TX.
Daniels, C., Rains, J.D., Della Coletta, L., Kazianis, S., McIntire,
B., Nairn, R., Morizot, D., and R.B. Walter. (2000) Nucleotide
Sequence, Mapping and Relative Expression of the Xiphophorus
maculatus Cyclophilin 40 Gene. S.A.C.N.A.S. National Conference,
October, Atlanta, GA.
Gabriel W. Intano, Eun-Ju Cho, C. Alex McMahan, John R. McCarrey,
Ronald B. Walter, Mark M MacInnes, and Christi A. Walter. (2001) DNA
Base Excision Repair Declines in Somatic Tissues and Male Germ Cells
with Age. UTHSC-SA, Graduate Student Forum, San Antonio, TX
Kelnar, K., Rains, D., Kazianis, and R. Walter (2001)
Characterization and Mapping of a Xiphophorus Fish RAB27 Gene.
Abstracts of the 28th Annual Texas Genetics Society, March 1-3, San
Antonio, TX.
Daniels, C., Rains, J.D., Della Coletta, L., Kazianis, S., McIntire,
B., Nairn,R., Morizot, D., and R. Walter (2001) Nucleotide Sequence,
Mapping and Relative Expression of the Xiphophorus maculatus
Cyclophilin-40 Gene (PPID). Abstracts of the 28th Annual Texas
Genetics Society, March 1-3, San Antonio, TX.
Wheeler, A, Rains, J. D., Daniels, C., Kazianis, S., and R. Walter
(2001) Partial Nucleotide Sequence, Mapping and Relative Expression
of a Xiphophorus Fish NF1 Gene. Abstracts of the 28th Annual Texas
Genetics Society, March 1-3, San Antonio, TX.
Kazianis, S., Vielkind, J., Woolcock, B., Morizot, D., Wigler, M.,
Lucito, R., Nairn, R., Pedroza, A., Hollek, L., Hazlewood, L.,
Walter, R.B., and K. Kallman. (2002). Sex-determination in Platyfish
and Swordtails. II International Symposium on Livebearing Fishes.
Queretaro, Mexico, March 19-23.
Hazlewood, L., Kazianis, S., Richards, J., Pedroza, A., and R.B.
Walter, R.B. (2002). The Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center. II
International Symposium on Livebearing Fishes. Queretaro, Mexico,
March 19-23.
Kazianis, S., Rains. J.D., Hollek, L., Guerra, T., Russell, J.,
Hornecker, J., Kumar, J., Johnston, D., Morizot, D., Nairn, R., and
R.B. Walter (2002). Utilization of Gene Mapping in Xiphophorus
Hybrid Sub-Models. Abstracts of the 29th Annual Texas Genetics
Society, April 18-21, South Padre Island, Texas
C.A. Walter, G.W. Intano, G. Xu, J. Huamani, C.A. McMahan, J.R.
McCarrey, D.C. Herbert, and R.B. Walter (2002). Germline DNA
Integrity: DNA Repair and Mutagenesis, .Gordon Research Conference
on Mammalian Gametogenesis and Embryogenesis, July 1-5, Cold Spring
Harbor, NY
V. A. Khanolkar1, S. Kazianis1, R. B.Walter1,
R. S. Nairn2, D.Trono2, J. D. Rains1, E. L. Williams1
(2003) Study of the CDKN2D(P19) locus in Xiphophorus. Abstracts of the 30th Annual Texas
Genetics Society, March 27-30, Austin, Texas
S. Kazianisa, V. A. Khanolkara, R. S. Nairnb,
J. D. Rainsa, D. Tronob, R. Garciab, E. L. Williamsa
and R. B. Waltera (2003)Structural organization, mapping, characterization and evolutionary
relationships of CDKN2 gene family members in Xiphophorus
fishes.
Aquatic Animal Models of human Disease Conference, Sept. 29-Oct 2,
Manassas, Va.
R.B. Walter, R.S. Nairn, M. Byrom, M. Wells, S. Heater, and D.L.
Mitchell (2003) "DNA Repair in Hybrid Fish of the Genus Xiphophorus".
Aquatic Animal Models of Human Disease Conference, Manassas VA.
Sept. 30-Oct.4, 2003.
M. Byrom, D. Trono, M. Lowery, R.S. Nairn, R.B. Walter, and D.L.
Mitchell (2003). Development and characterization of Xiphophorus
cell lines. Aquatic Animal Models of human Disease Conference, Sept.
29-Oct 2, Manassas, Va.
R.B. Walter, J. D., Rains, L. P. Oehlers, and S.J. Heater (2003).
Cloning and overexpression of the Xiphophorus maculatus DNA
Polymerase ß. Aquatic Animal Models of human Disease Conference,
Sept. 29-Oct 2, Manassas, Va.
Huang,C., Q. Dong, Ronald B. Walter, Terrence R. Tiersch.
Initial studies of sperm cryopreservation of swordtail. (2003)
American Fisheries Society, Louisianna Chapter Meeting, February 6,
Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Leon P. Oehlers, Sheila J. Heater, J. Douglas Rains, Melissa C.
Wells, Wendi M., David, and Ronald B. Walter. (2004) Purification
and Characterization of DNA Polymerase ß from Xiphophorus
maculates. (Platform presentation,
Awarded best presentation, Technician category), Abstracts
of the 31st Annual Texas Genetics Society, April15-18, South
Padre Island, Texas.
Leona C. Hazlewood, Rebeccca D. Bowers, Jessica N. Morgan, Steve
Kazianis, and Ronald B. Walter (2004) Identification of
Microsatellite Markers for Xiphophorus Species
Differentiation and Strain Purity. (Poster Presentation)
Abstracts of the 31st Annual Texas Genetics Society, April15-18,
South Padre Island, Texas.
Alejandro T. Martinez, Leona C. Hazlewood, Steve Kazianis, and
Ronald B. Walter (2004) Development of a Computer Program to Manage
the Genetic History of the Xiphophorus Stock Center. (Awarded
best Poster, Technician category) Abstracts of the 31st Annual
Texas Genetics Society, April15-18, South Padre Island, Texas.
Shelia J. Heater, J. Douglas Rains, Melissa C. Wells, Ramiro T.
Sosa, Leon P. Oehlers, Arnold Ruymgaart, Douglas E. Barth, and
Ronald B. Walter (2004). Gene Structure and Expression of DNA
Polymerase ß in Xiphophorus maculatus. (Poster Presentation)
Abstracts of the 31st Annual Texas Genetics Society,
April15-18, South Padre Island, Texas
Ronald B. Walter, Gabriel W. Intano, C. Alex McMahan, Kevin Kelnar,
John R. McCarrey, and Christi A. Walter. (2004). Age Dependent
Changes in Mutant frequencies and Mutation Spectra in
Differentiating Mouse Spermatogenic Cells. 3rd Annual Mount Desert
Island Stem Cell Symposium, August 13-15, Bar Harbor ME
Huang C., Dong Q., Tiersch T. R. (2004). Sperm cryopreservation of a live-bearing fish,
the platyfish Xiphophorus couchianus. Annual meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the
Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, February 6, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Christi A. Walter, Diwi Allen, Jessica Huamani, Guogang Xu, Vladimir
Rotrekl, John R. McCarrey, C. Alex McMahan, Gabriel W. Intano, and
Ronald B. Walter. (2004) DNA Repair in Stem and Differentiating
Mouse Spermatogenic Cells. 3rd Annual Mount Desert Island Stem Cell
Symposium, August 13-15, Bar Harbor ME
Eduardo O. Cen, Leon Oehlers, Walter E. Rudzinski,
Ronald B. Walter. (2005) A Mass Spectrometric Method to Detect Base
Excision Repair Products. Abstracts of the 32nd Annual
Texas Genetics Society, April 8-10, Dallas Texas
Arnold P. Ruymgaart, Sheila J. Heater, Leon P.
Oehlers Jr., Melissa C. Wells, J. Douglas Rains, and Ronald B.
Walter. (2005) Purification and Biochemical Characterization
of FEN1; a Structure Specific Endonuclease from Xiphophorus
maculatus. Abstracts of the 32nd Annual Texas Genetic Society,
April 8-10, Dallas, Texas
Amy N. Perez, Leon P. Oehlers, Ronald B. Walter. (2005) Matrix-assisted laser
desorption/ionization (MALDI) time-of-flight mass spectrometry of
4-sulfophenyl isothiocyanate-derivatized peptides using the
sodium-tolerant matrix 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone and diammonium
citrate. Abstracts of the 32nd Annual Texas Genetics
Society, April 8-10, Dallas, Texas
Dong, Q., C. Haung, L. Hazlewood, R. Walter, T. Tiersch. (2005)
Attempted artificial insemination using cryopreserved sperm of live-lbearing
fishes (genus Xiphophorus). 42nd meeting of the Society for
Cryobiology, July 24, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Edwardo O. Cen, Leon P. Oehlers, Walter E. Rudzinski,
Ronald B. Walter. (2005) Mass Spectrometry of Base
Excision Repair Products of an 8-oxoguanine Oligonucleotide.
American Society of Mass Spectrometry, June, San Antonio, Texas
Eduardo O. Cen, Leon P. Oehlers, Walter E. Rudzinski, Ronald B. Walter (2005).
MALDI-TOF-Mass Spectrometric Detection of Base Excision Repair Products of an 8-oxoguanine
Oligonucleotide. Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, Oct. 30- Nov . 2, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Leon P. Oehlers, Amy N. Perez, and Ronald B. Walter (2005).
Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry of 4-sulfophenyl
isothiocyanate-derivatized peptides from Xiphophorus and medaka (Oryzias latipes tissue extracts.
Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, Oct. 30- Nov . 2, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Zhenlin Ju, Melissa C. Wells, and Ronald B. Walter (2005).
Development and application of a 60-mer oligonucleotide medaka microarray containing over 8,000 unigene sequences.
Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, Oct. 30- Nov . 2, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Sheila J. Heater, J. Douglas Rains, Melissa C. Wells, Paula A. Guerrero, and Ronald B. Walter (2005).
Effect of Interspecies Hybridization on DNA Repair Gene Expression in Xiphophorus Fish.
Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, Oct. 30- Nov . 2, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Ronald B. Walter (2005). Effect of Interspecies Hybridization on Xiphophorus Gene Expression.
(Platform Presentation). Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, Oct. 30- Nov . 2,
The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Tiersch T. R., Yang H., Dong Q., Huang C., Hazlewood L., and Walter R. B. (2005)
Artificial insemination using cryopreserved sperm of live-bearing fishes (Genus Xiphophorus). (Platform Presentation).
Aquatic Models of Human Disease Conference, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2005, The University of Georgia,, Athens, Georgia.
Ronald B. Walter (2005). Modulation of Gene Expression Solely Due to Interspecies Hybridization in Xiphophorus.
39th Annual Conference on Gene Families and Isozymes, Dec. 4-10, Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Britton C. Goodale, Sandra S. Wise, Ronald B. Walter, Zhenlin Ju and John Pierce Wise Sr. (2006).
“The Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Hexavalent Chromium and Hypoxia in Medaka Cells.”
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Annual Meeting, November 2006.
Britton C. Goodale, Sandra S. Wise, Ronald B. Walter, Zhenlin Ju, and John Pierce Wise Sr. (2006)
“The Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Hexavalent Chromium and Hypoxia in Medaka Cells.”
Presented at the Northeast Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (NESETAC) Annual Meeting.
Wells, Melissa., Ju, Zhenlin., Heater, Sheila., and Ronald B. Walter (2006)
"Microarray Gene Expression Analyses in Japanese Medaka (Oryzias latipes) Exposed to Hypoxia".
N.O.A.A., National Ocean Service (invited) conference on
"Hypoxia Effects on Living Resources in the Gulf of Mexico", Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 25-26, 2006
Perez, Amy, Oehlers, Leon, Ramos, Anita, Heater, Sheila., and Ronald B. Walter (2006)
"Detection of Hypoxia-regulated Proteins in Medaka (Oryzias latipes) by Difference Gel Electrophoresis and
Identification by Sequencing of Peptides using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry".
N.O.A.A., National Ocean Service (invited) conference on
"Hypoxia Effects on Living Resources in the Gulf of Mexico", Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, Sept. 25-26, 2006
Yang H., R. B. Walter, T. R. Tiersch. (2006).
"Sperm cryopreservation in live-bearing fishes of the genus Xiphophoru".
III international symposium on viviparous fishes. Nov. 8-11, Morelia, Michoacán. México (Invited Speaker).
Walter, R. B., Ju, Z., Wells, M.C., Perez, A. N., Heater, S. and L. Oehlers (2006)
"Development of Genomic and Proteomic Methods to Identify Hypoxia-regulated Proteins in Medaka (Oryzias latipes)".
40th Annual Conference on Gene Families and Isozymes, Dec. 10-17, Ambergris Caye, Belize.
Yang, H., Leona Hazlewood, Sheila J. Heater, Paula A. Guerrero, Ronald B. Walter and Terrence R. Tiersch. (2007).
"Production of hybrid offspring from cryopreserved sperm from a live-bearing fish Xiphophorus helleri".
Annual Meeting of the World Aquaculture Society, San Antonio, TX, Feb 26 - Mar 2.