Jennifer K. Herman. Texas A&M University (979) Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics MS2128, Rm. 305A College Station, TX

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1 Texas A&M University (979) Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics MS2128, Rm. 305A College Station, TX EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology May 2005 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Bachelors of Science, Biochemistry May 2000 University of North Texas, Denton, TX Bachelors of Science, Biology May 2000 University of North Texas, Denton, TX PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor Texas A&M University, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Center for Phage Technology 2011-present Postdoctoral Fellow Advisor: Dr. David Rudner Regulation of DNA replication and cell division during sporulation in Bacillus subtilis Postdoctoral Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases Advisor: Dr. Marcia Goldberg (M.D.) Secretion and folding of the autotransporter IcsA, of Shigella flexneri Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Dr. Yves Brun Structure and function of the Caulobacter crescentus stalk Undergraduate Research Assistant University of North Texas, Department of Biology Advisor: Dr. Robert C. Benjamin Development of a DNA-based paternity test for the Roseate Spoonbill Undergraduate Research Assistant Kansas State University, Center for Basic Cancer Research Advisor: Dr. Terry C. Johnson Characterization of CeReS-18, a protein implicated in the negative regulation of cell proliferation through contact inhibition 1

2 PUBLICATIONS Duan, Y., J.D. Huey, and J.K. Herman. (2016). The DnaA inhibitor SirA acts in the same pathway as Soj (ParA) to facilitate oric segregation during Bacillus subtilis sporulation. Accepted to Mol Microbiol 08/02/2016. PMID: Duan, Y., A.M. Sperber, and J.K. Herman. (2016). YodL and YisK possess shape-modifying activities that are suppressed by mutations in Bacillus subtilis mreb and mbl. J. Bacteriol. 198(15): PMID: Miller, A.K., E.E. Brown, B.T. Mercado, and J.K. Herman. (2016). A DNA-binding protein defines the precise region of chromosome capture during Bacillus sporulation. Mol Microbiol. 99(1): PMID: Ababneh, Q.A. and J.K. Herman. (2015). A secreted factor coordinate environmental quality with Bacillus development. PLoS One. 10(12). PMID: Ababneh, Q.A. and J.K. Herman. (2015). CodY regulates SigD levels and activity by binding to three sites in the fla/che operon. 197(18). J. Bacteriol. 197(1): PMID: Ababneh, Q.A. and J.K. Herman. (2015). RelA Inhibits Bacillus subtilis motility and chaining. J. Bacteriol. 197(1): PMID: Wagner-Herman, J.K., R. Bernard, R. Dunne, A.W. Bisson-Filho, K. Kumar, T. Nyguen, L. Mulcahy, J. Koullias, F.J. Gueiros-Filho, and D.Z. Rudner. (2012). RefZ facilitates the switch from medial to polar division during spore formation in Bacillus subtilis. J. Bacteriol. 169(17): PMID: Wagner, J.K., K. A. Marquis, and D. Z. Rudner. (2009). SirA enforces diploidy by inhibiting the replication initiator DnaA during spore formation in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 73(5): PMID: Wagner, J.K., J.E. Heindl, A.N. Gray, S. Jain, and M.B. Goldberg. (2009). Contribution of the periplasmic chaperone Skp to efficient presentation of the autotransporter IcsA on the surface of Shigella flexneri. J Bacteriol. 191(3): PMID: Wagner, J.K. and Y.V. Brun. (2007). Out on a limb: how the Caulobacter stalk can boost the study of bacterial cell shape. Mol Microbiol. 64: PMID: Wagner, J.K., S. Setayeshgar, L. Sharon, J. Reilly, and Y.V. Brun. (2006). A nutrient uptake role for bacterial cell envelope extensions. PNAS. 103(31): PMID: Featured article: See comment by H.H. McAdams, PNAS. 103(31): Wagner, J.K., C.D. Galvani, and Y.V. Brun. (2005). Caulobacter crescentus requires RodA and MreB for stalk synthesis and prevention of ectopic pole formation. J. Bacteriol. 187(2): PMID: Wagner, J.K.. and Y.V. Brun Regulation of cell division in differentiating bacteria. Molecules in time and space: bacterial shape, division, and phylogeny. M. Vicente, A. Valencia, J. Tamames, and J. Mingorance (eds). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. 2

3 He, X., W. Chang, D. L. Pierce, L. Seib, J. Wagner, and C. Fuqua Quorum-sensing in Rhizobium sp. NGR234 regulates conjugal transfer (tra) gene expression and influences growth rate. J. Bacteriol. 185: PMID: Danhorn, T., W. Ng, A. Richardson, J. Santos, J. Stumpf, M. Trimble, J. Wagner, and C. Kao All s well that ends well: Creative solutions viruses use to ensure proper ends of linear genomes. Rec. Res. Dev. Virol. 5: FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS National Science Foundation Positional Regulation of Cell Division (MCB ) Harold G. Ernst Fellowship in Bacteriology and Immunology Harvard Medical School NIH T32 AI07061 Postdoctoral Training Grant Infectious Disease and Basic Microbiological Mechanisms Harvard Medical School Floyd Fellowship in Microbiology American Society for Microbiology Student Travel Grant 2002 NIH T32 GM Predoctoral Training Grant Genetics and Molecular Sciences AWARDS Floyd Outstanding Publication in Microbiology 2007 Outstanding in Biology Walter Konetzka Fellowship for Teaching and Research in Microbiology 2003 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention 2002 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention 2001 Outstanding Senior in Biology 2000 University of North Texas, Department of Biology TEACHING EXPERIENCE 3

4 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer 2015 Graduate Teaching Academy Texas A&M, Office of Graduat Studies and Center for Teaching Excellence Instructor BICH/GENE431 (Molecular Genetics) Texas A&M, College of Agrilife BICH605 (Methods in Biochemical Analysis) Texas A&M, College of Agrilife 2013-present 2012-present 2013-present Genetics 360 (Genetics Bootcamp) Research mentor for Harvard College Undergraduate M360 Bacterial Biochemistry and Physiology Laboratory Spring 2004 L323 Molecular Biology Laboratory Fall 2003 Science and Technology Research Scholars Program NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Summer 2001 SERVICE Biochemistry Graduate Student Association Faculty Graduate Recruitment Committee Graduate Program Committee Website Committee Poster Judge 2014 Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting 4

5 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Society for Microbiology Texas Branch ASM 2002-present Indiana Branch ASM Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society INVITED TALKS Protein-based regulators of MreB and Mbl activity. August Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages. Madison, WI. DNA Motifs Define the Precise Region of Chromosome Capture During Bacillus sporulation. June ASM Conference on Prokaryotic Cell Biology and Development. Washington, D.C. How to make a spore: Regulation of cell division and DNA replication during Bacillus development. Oct University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Identification and characterization of RefZ, a new regulator of FtsZ assembly. April Texas A&M Department of Biology. Characterization of RefZ, a new regulator of FtsZ assembly during Bacillus subtilis sporulation. Lost Pines, November University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. SirA, a sporulation-specific inhibitor of DNA replication initiation. ASM Prokaryotic Development. July Boston, MA. A new developmental regulator of DNA replication initiation. Harvard University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. February Boston, MA. Contribution of the periplasmic chaperone Skp to efficient presentation of the autotransporter IcsA on the surface of Shigella flexneri. Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Disease. October Boston, MA. Why does the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus make a stalk? Harvard University, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. June Boston, MA. Why does the bacterium Caulobacter crescentus make a stalk? Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Disease. December 2005, Boston, MA. Investigations into the structure and function of the Caulobacter crescentus stalk. Caulobacter Meeting. July Vancouver, B.C. Cell differentiation, shape and function in Caulobacter and stalked bacteria. ASM General Meeting. June New Orleans, LA. Protein compartmentalization between the stalk and cell body of Caulobacter crescentus. Caulobacter Meeting. July Manoir Du Lac Delage, Quebec. 5