Faculty Profile

Charles S. Gasser
Professor of Molecular Biology
Molecular and Cellular Biology (College of Biological Sciences)
104A Briggs Hall
Office 752-1013
Lab 752-3111
csgasser@ucdavis.edu
[Picture of Charles S. Gasser]

Degrees:
1985 - PhD - Stanford University - Biological Sciences
1978 - BS - University of California, Davis - Botany

Awards:
National Merit Four Year Undergraduate Scholarship, 1973-1977
USDA (Forest Service) Certificate of Merit, 1976
California State Graduate Fellowship, 1979-1980 (1980-1983 declined)
National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Trainee, 1980-1984
Monsanto Research Achievement Awards, 1987, 1988
NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1990 - 1994
Elected Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
Biological Sciences Faculty Teaching Award, 2005
U. C. Davis Academic Senate Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2006

Department and Center Affiliations:
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Department of Plant Biology (Secondary Member)

Professional Societies:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
International Society for Plant Molecular Biology
American Society of Plant Biologists
International Working Group on Flowering
Genetics Society of America

Grad Group Affiliations and Specialties:
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Genetics
Plant Biology

Publications:
McAbee, J. M., Hill, T. A., Skinner, D. J., Izhaki, A., Hauser, B. A., Meister, R. J., Gonehal, V., Meyerowitz, E. M., Bowman, J. L., and Gasser, C. S. (2006) ABERRANT TESTA SHAPE encodes a KANADI family member, linking polarity determination to separation and growth of Arabidopsis ovule integuments. Plant J. 46:522-531.

Hill, T. A., Broadhvest, J., Kuzoff, R. K. and Gasser, C. S. (2006) Arabidopsis SHORT INTEGUMENTS 2 is a mitochondrial DAR GTPase. Genetics 174:707-718.

McAbee, J. M., Kuzoff, R. K, and Gasser, C. S. (2005) Mechanisms of derived unitegmy among Impatiens species. Plant Cell 17:1674-1684.

Meister, R.J., Oldenhof, H., Bowman, J. L., and Gasser, C. S., (2005) Multiple protein regions contribute to differential activities of YABBY proteins in reproductive development. Plant Physiol. 137:651-662.

Skinner, D. J., Hill, T. A., and Gasser, C. S. (2004) Regulation of ovule development. Plant Cell 16:S32-S45.

Meister, R. J., Williams, L. A., Monfared, M. M., Gallagher, T. L., Kraft, E. A., Nelson, C. G., and Gasser, C. S. (2004) Definition and interactions of a positive regulatory element of the Arabidopsis INNER NO OUTER promoter region. Plant J. 37: 426-438.

Meister, R. J., Kotow, L. M. and Gasser, C. S. (2002) SUPERMAN attenuates positive INNER NO OUTER autoregulation to maintain polar development of Arabidopsis ovule outer integuments. Development 129:4281-4289.

Skinner, D. J., Baker, S. C., Meister, R. J., Broadhvest, J., Schneitz, K., and Gasser, C. S. (2001) The Arabidopsis HUELLENLOS gene, which is essential for normal ovule development, encodes a mitochondrial ribosomal protein. Plant Cell 3:2719 - 2730.

Research Interests:
Molecular basis of plant development and evolution of development.
http://www.mcb.ucdavis.edu/faculty-labs/gasser/gasser-lab.html

Teaching Interests:


Structure and function of biomolecules. Developmental genetics. Molecular biology.

Courses Taught:
BIS 102 Structure and function of biomolecules - Term(s): Spring
MCB 121 Molecular biology of eukaryotic cells - Term(s): Winter

Personal Interests:
Public perception and understanding of science, outdoor wilderness activities, youth soccer, speculative fiction