Journal Articles Co-Authored by Students and Recent Alumni
* denotes Middlebury student co-author
2013
*Haswell, J.R., B.W. Pruitt*, L.P. Cornacchione*, C.L. Coe*, E.G. Smith*, and G.A. Spatafora. 2013. Characterization of the functional domains of the SloR metalloregulatory protein in Streptococcus mutans. J. Bacteriology, 195:126-134.
2012
Al-Abdulrazzak, D.*, and S.C. Trombulak. 2012. Classifying levels of protection in marine protected areas. Marine Policy 36: 576-582.
Chester, C.C., J.A. Hilty*, and S.C. Trombulak. 2012. Climate change science, impacts, and opportunities. In Climate and Conservation: Landscape and seascape science, planning, and action (J.A. Hilty, C.C. Chester, and M.S. Cross, eds.). Washington, D.C.: Island Press.
Combelles, C.M.H., Holick*, E.A., and Racowsky, C. 2012. Release of superoxide dismutase-1 by day 3 embryos of varying quality and implantation potential. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 29, 305-311.
Combelles, C.M.H. and Hennet*, M.L. 2012. Media composition: antioxidants/chelators and cellular function. In Embryo Culture: Advances, Controversies, and Future Considerations. Methods in Molecular Biology. Editors: Smith, G.D., Swain, J.E., and Pool, T.B. 912, 129-159.
Combelles, C.M.H. and Chateau*, G. 2012. The use of immature oocytes in the fertility preservation for cancer patients: current promises and challenges. International Journal of Developmental Biology. Special issue on Female Germ Cells in Development and Cancer, Editors: Garagna, S., Redi, C.A., and Zuccotti, M. In Press
Combelles, C.M.H. and Hennet*, M.L. 2012. Oxidative stress in assisted reproductive technologies. In Studies on Women’s Health: Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice. Editors: Agarwal, A., Rizk, B, and Aziz, N. Humana Press, Springer Science and Business Media.
Hennet*, M.L. and Combelles, C.M.H. 2012. The antral follicle: a microenvironment for oocyte differentiation. International Journal of Developmental Biology. Special issue on Female Germ Cells in Development and Cancer, Editors: Garagna, S., Redi, C.A., and Zuccotti, M. In Press
Feuer, S.K.*, L. Camarano and P.F. Rinaudo. ART and health: clinical outcomes and insights on molecular mechanisms from rodent studies. Molecular Human Reproduction, 10.1093/molehr/gas066
Feuer, S.K.* and P. Rinaudo. 2012 Preimplantation Stress and Development. Birth Defects Research (Part C) 96:299–314 (2012)
2011
Gupta, S., Choi, A., Yu*, H., Czerniak*, S.M., Holick*, E.A., Paolella*, L.J., Agarwal, A., and Combelles, C.M.H. 2011. Fluctuations in total antioxidant capacity, catalase activity and hydrogen peroxide levels of follicular fluid during bovine folliculogenesis. Reproduction, Fertility, and Development 23, 673-680.
Smith, E.G. and G. Spatafora. 2011. Gene expression in Streptococcus mutans: Complex Control in a Complex Environment. J. Dent. Res. (in press)
Spritzer, M.D., E. Ibler*, W. Inglis*, and M.G. Curtis*. 2011. Testosterone and social isolation influence adult neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of male rats. Neuroscience, 195: 180-190.
Spritzer, M.D., E.D. Daviau*, M.K. Coneeny*, S.M. Engelman*, W.T. Prince*, K.N. Rodriguez-Wisdom*. 2011. Effects of testosterone on spatial learning and memory in adult male rats. Hormones and Behavior, 59: 484-496.
Strimaitis, A. M. * and S. P. Sheldon. 2011. A Comparison of macroinvertebrate and epiphyte density and diversity on native and exotic complex macrophytes in three Vermont lakes. Northeastern Naturalist 18:149-160. 2011.
2010
Combelles, C. M., Holick*, E. A., Paolella*, L. J., Walker*, D. C., Wu*, Q., 2010. Profiling of superoxide dismutase isoenzymes in compartments of the developing bovine antral follicles. Reproduction. 139, 871-81.
Combelles, C.M.H., Morozumi, K., Yanagimachi, R., Zhu, L., Fox, J.H., and Racowsky C. 2010. Diagnosing cellular defects in an unexplained case of total fertilization failure. Human Reproduction 25, 1666-1671.
Deacon DC*, Nevis KR, Cashman TJ, Zhou Y, Zhao L, Washko D, Guner-Ataman B, Burns CG, Burns CE. 2010. The miR-143-adducin3 pathway is essential for cardiac chamber morphogenesis. Development. 2010 Jun;137(11):1887-96
Levine, R.B.*, M.S. Constanza-Robinson and G. Spatafora. 2010. Neochloris oleoabundans grown on anaerobically digested dairy manure for concomitant nutrient removal and biodiesel feedstock production. 2011. Biomass and Bioenergy 35:40-49 (doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.08.035).
O'Rourke, K.P*., J.D. Shaw*, M.W. Pesesky*, B.T. Cook*, S.M. Roberts*, J.P. Bond and G.A. Spatafora. 2010. Genome-wide characterization of the SloR metalloregulome in Streptococcus mutans. J. Bacteriol. 192:1433-1443.
Yosef, R., and *A. Wineman. 2010. Differential stopover of blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) by sex and age at Eilat, Israel. Journal of Arid Environments 74: 360-367. (Based on senior thesis in 2004 with thesis advisor Professor Stephen Trombulak.)
2009
McCalley, Carmody K.* and Jed P. Sparks. 2009. Abiotic Gas Formation Drives Nitrogen Loss from a Desert Ecosystem. Science. Vol. 326. no. 5954, pp. 837 - 840
K. Dziedzic, J. Heaphy*, H. Prescott*, J. Kavaler. 2009. The transcription factor D-Pax2 regulates crystallin production during eye development in Drosophila melanogaster. Developmental Dynamics 238:10 2530-2539.
Richmond, L.*, and S.C Trombulak. 2009. Distribution of red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus) with respect to cover-object characteristics in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Northeastern Naturalist 16: 13-26.
2008
*Dunning, D.W., *L.W. McCall, *W.F. Powell, *W. T. Arscott, *E. M. McConocha, S. D. Goodman, and G. Spatafora. 2008. SloR modulatioin of the Streptococcus mutans acid tolerance response involves the GcrR response regulator as an essential intermediary. Microbiology 154:1132-43.
2007
Lloyd, A.H., C.L. Fastie, and H. Eisen*. 2007. Fire and substrate interact to control the northern range limit of black spruce (Picea mariana) in Alaska. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 37:2480-2493.
Ward JO, Reinholdt LG, Motley WW*, Niswander LM*, Deacon DC*, Griffin LB* et al. (2007) Mutation in Mouse Hei10, an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase, Disrupts Meiotic Crossing Over. PLoS Genet 3(8): e139 doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030139
Kim S, Namekawa SH, Niswander LM*, Ward JO, Lee JT, et al. (2007) A mammal-specific Doublesex homolog associates with male sex chromatin and is required for male meiosis. PLoS Genet 3(4): e62. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030062
Young, H.J., D.W. Dunning*, K.W. von Hasseln*. 2007. "Foraging behavior affects pollen removal and deposition in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminacaeae)." American Journal of Botany 94(7): 1267-1271.
2006
*Rolerson, E., *A. Swick, *L. Newlon, *C. Palmer, *Y. Pan, *B. Keeshan and G. Spatafora. The SloR/Dlg Metalloregulator Modulates Streptococcus mutans Virulence Gene Expression. J. Bacteriol. July, 2006, No.14
2005
Lloyd, A.H., *A.E. Wilson, C. L. Fastie, R. M. Landis. 2005. "Population dynamics of black and white spruce in the southern Brooks Range, Alaska." Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 35 (9): 2073-2081.
M. Dilani Senadheera*, B. Guggenheim, G. Spatafora, Y.-C. C. Huang, J. Choi, D. Hung, J. Treglown, S. Goodman, R. Ellen and D. Cvitkovitch. 2005. A VickRK Signal Transduction System in Streptococcus mutans Affects gtfBCD, gbpD, and ftf Expression, Biofilm Formation, and Genetic Competence Development. J. Bacteriol. 187:4064-4076.