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1 William D. Singer, Ph.D. EDUCATION AND TRAINING University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, Texas ~ Postdoctoral Studies, Cellular Signal Transduction University of Kansas; Lawrence, Kansas ~ Ph.D., Biochemistry Washburn University; Topeka, Kansas ~ B.S., Chemistry (Minor in Mathematics) RESEARCH HISTORY Research Scientist Research Scientist Research Associate Postdoctoral Research Fellow Doctoral Dissertation Research Research Assistant 1991 Teaching Assistant 1988 Research Assistant Department of Pathology (with Dr. Errol C. Friedberg) University of Kansas (with Dr. Richard H. Himes) Dissertation: Studies of the Interaction of Vinca Alkaloids with Tubulin, Microtubules, and Cells in Culture U.S. Antarctic Research Program (Project S-O37) Palmer Station, Antarctica (with Dr. H. William Detrich III) Division of Biological Science University of Kansas, Course Title: Cell and Tissue Culture Laboratory Department of Chemistry Washburn University (with Dr. Clifford A.L. Becker and Dr. Janice Barton)

2 AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 1998-Present Postdoctoral Fellowship The Welch Foundation American Association for the Advancement of Science National Research Service Award Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship National Institutes of Health (1-F32-GM ) 1990 Newmark Graduate Research Award University of Kansas 1988 Borgendale Graduate Seminar Award University of Kansas 1986 Graduated summa cum laude Washburn University PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Increased Dietary Cholesterol Intake Stimulates Mutagenesis of DNA in Polymerase Kappa-deficient Mice Singer, W.D., Osimiri, L.C., and Friedberg, E.C. DNA Repair 12: (2013) Recognition of the Activated States of G 13 by the rgrgs Domain of PDZRhoGEF Chen, Z., Singer, W.D., Danesh, S.M., Sternweis, P.C., and Sprang, S.R. Structure 16: (2008) Structure of the p115rhogef rgrgs Domain-G 13/i1 Chimera Complex Suggests Convergent Evolution of a GTPase Activator Chen, Z., Singer, W.D., Sternweis, P.C., and Sprang, S.R. Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 12: (2005) Mapping the G 13 Binding Interface of the rgrgs Domain of p115rhogef Chen, Z.*, Singer, W.D.* (*co-first authors), Wells, C.D., Sprang, S.R., and Sternweis, P.C. J. Biol. Chem. 278: (2003) Endothelin-B Receptors Activate Galpha13 Kitamura, K., Shiraishi, N., Singer, W.D., Handlogten, M.E., Tomita, K., and Miller, R.T. Am. J. Physiol. 276: C930-C937 (1999) p115 RhoGEF, a GTPase Activating Protein for G 12 and G 13 Kozasa, T., Jiang, X., Hart, M.J., Sternweis, P.M., Singer, W.D., Gilman, A.G., Bollag, G., and Sternweis, P.C. Science 280: (1998) Curriculum Vitae William D. Singer, Ph.D. Page 2

3 Direct Stimulation of the Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Activity of p115 RhoGEF by G 13 Hart, M.J.*, Jiang, X.* (*co-first authors), Kozasa, T., Roscoe, W., Singer, W.D., Gilman, A.G., Sternweis, P.C., and Bollag, G. Science 280: (1998) The Monomeric G-Proteins Rac1 and /or Cdc42 Are Required for the Inhibition of Voltage-dependent Calcium Current by Bradykinin Wilk-Blaszczak, M.A., Singer, W.D., Quill, T., Miller, B., Frost, J.A., Sternweis, P.C., and Belardetti, F.B. J.Neurosci. 17: (1997) Three Distinct G Protein Pathways Mediate Inhibition of Neuronal Calcium Current by Bradykinin Wilk-Blaszczak, M.A., Singer, W.D., and Belardetti, F. J.Neurophysiol. 76: (1996) G q/11 and PLC-β1 Mediate the Substance P-induced Inhibition of an Inward Rectifier K + Channel in Brain Neurons Takano, K., Yasufuku-Tkano, J., Kozasa, T., Singer, W.D., Nakajima, S., and Nakajima, Y. J. Neurophysiol. 76: (1996) Induction of Inducible Nitric-oxide Synthase by the Heterotrimeric G Protein G 13 Kitamura, K., Singer, W.D., Star, R.A., Muallem, S., and Miller, R.T. J. Biol. Chem. 271: (1996) Regulation of Phospholipase D by Protein Kinase C is Synergistic with ADP-ribosylation Factor and Independent of Protein Kinase Activity Singer, W.D., Brown, H.A., Jiang, X., and Sternweis, P.C. J. Biol. Chem. 271: (1996) Resolved Phospholipase D Activity is Modulated by Cytosolic Factors Other than Arf Singer, W.D., Brown, H.A., Bokoch, G.M., and Sternweis, P.C. J. Biol. Chem. 270: (1995) G q and G 13 Regulate NHE-1 and Intracellular Calcium in Epithelial Cells Kitamura, K., Singer, W.D., Cano, A., and Miller, R.T. Am. J. Physiol. 268: C101-C110 (1995) The G Protein G 13 Mediates Inhibition of Voltage-dependent Calcium Current by Bradykinin Wilk-Blaszczak, M.A., Singer, W.D., Gutowski, S. Sternweis, P.C., and Belardetti, F. Neuron 13: (1994) Purification and Characterization of the Subunit of G 13 Singer, W.D., Miller, R.T., and Sternweis, P.C. J. Biol. Chem. 269: (1994) Polymerization of Antarctic Fish Tubulins at Low Temperatures: Role of Carboxy-terminal Domains Singer, W.D., Parker, S.K., Himes, R.H., and Detrich, H.W., III. Biochemistry 33: (1994) Curriculum Vitae William D. Singer, Ph.D. Page 3

4 Cellular Uptake and Tubulin Binding Properties of Four Vinca Alkaloids Singer, W.D. and Himes, R.H. Biochem. Pharmacol. 43: (1992) Binding of Vinblastine to Stabilized Microtubules Singer, W.D., Jordan, M.A., Wilson, L., and Himes, R.H. Molec. Pharmacol. 36: (1989) Effect of Solution Variables on the Binding of Vinblastine to Tubulin Singer, W.D., Hersh, R.T., and Himes, R.H. Biochem. Pharmacol. 37: (1988) Preparation of Tetrakis-(arylisocyanide) trialkylphosphitecobalt(i) Complexes With Sterically-hindered Arylisocyanides Becker, C.A.L., Singer, W.D., and Towler, E.M. Inorg. Chim. Acta 113: (1986) REVIEWS AND METHODS Regulation of Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors by G Proteins Sternweis, P.C., Carter, A.M., Chen. Z., Danesh, S.M., Hsiung, Y.F., and Singer, W.D. Adv. Protein Chem. 74: (2007) Assays and Characterization of Mammalian Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate-sensitive Phospholipase D Jiang, X., Gutowski, S., Singer, W.D., and Sternweis, P.C. Methods Enzymol. 345: (2002) Regulation of Eukaryotic Phosphatidlyinositol-specific Phospholipase C and Phospholipase D Singer, W.D., Brown, H.A., and Sternweis, P.C. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 66: (1997) ABSTRACTS (POSTERS) Toward the Characterization of Different Forms of DNA Polymerase from Mouse Testis Singer, W.D., Guo, C., and Friedberg, E.C. University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pathology Retreat (2011) A Small G Protein of the Rho-Rac Family Mediates Inhibition of Neuronal Calcium Currents by Bradykinin Wilk-Blaszczak, M.A., Singer, W.D., Sternweis, P.C., and Belardetti, F. Biophys. J. 70: A128 (1996) G q/11 Mediates Substance P-induced Inhibition of the Inwardly Rectifying K + Current in Nucleus Basalis Neurons Takano, K., Yasufuku-Takano, J., Kozasa, T., Singer, W.D., Sternweis, P.C., Nakajima, S., and Nakajima, Y. Curriculum Vitae William D. Singer, Ph.D. Page 4

5 Biophys. J. 68: A12 (1995) The G Protein, G 13, Mediates Inhibition of Voltage-dependent Calcium Current by Bradykinin Wilk-Blaszczak, M.A., Singer, W.D., Gutowski, S., Sternweis, P.C., and Belardetti, F. Abs. Soc. Neurosci. 20: 1468 (1994) Polymerization of Antarctic Tubulin at Low Temperatures: Role of C-terminal Domains Singer, W.D., Parker, S.K., Himes, R.H., and Detrich, H.W., III. J. Cell Biol. 115: 35a (1991) The Influence of Solution Conditions on the Binding of Vinblastine to Tubulin Singer, W.D., Hersh, R.T., and Himes, R.H. FASEB J. 2: A1354 (1988) Curriculum Vitae William D. Singer, Ph.D. Page 5

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