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Edwin J. Reidel, Ph.D.
228 Plant Science Bldg
Department of Plant Biology
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853-5904
E-mail: ejr24@cornell.edu
OBJECTIVE
Research & Development...or other opportunity to contribute my
education, experience, and interpersonal skills.
EDUCATION
Doctor
of Philosophy, Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology
May 2006
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Master of Science, Horticulture and Agronomy
September 2000
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Arts, American Studies June 1993
University of California, Davis
EXPERIENCE
2006 –
Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cornell University
Radiotracer labeling experiments to localize the source-sink
transition in maize, sorghum, and rice leaves. Concomitant
electron microscopic analysis of morphological features in
developing rice leaves compared to maize and sorghum
undergoing the transition from C3 to C4 photosynthesis.
Engineered sugar alcohol synthesis in model plant species to
study sugar transport mechanisms.
2001 – 2006
Graduate Research Assistant, Cornell University
Studied physiological, morphological, and molecular aspects
of sugar transport in apple leaves.
1997 – 2000
Graduate Research Assistant, U.C. Davis
Designed, executed, and analyzed experiments to determine
the effects of differential potassium (K) availability on
almond yield determinants, the pattern of K accumulation by
fruit and sensitivity of fruit development to low K
availability. Published trade magazine and scientific
journal articles on research outcomes. Presented research
updates to almond growers.
1995 – 1997
Postgraduate Researcher, U.C. Davis
Performed breeding crosses and managed orchards containing
seedling populations for the Walnut Improvement Program.
Efforts resulted in the release of at least three new
varieties. Wrote annual progress reports to the Walnut
Marketing Board.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
University of Georgia Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
(CCRC) Training Course: Analytical Techniques for
Carbohydrate Structure Determination. August 13-17, 2007.
Athens, Georgia.
TECHNICAL
Plant
Physiology: Photosynthetic gas exchange, chlorophyll
fluorescence, plant light interception, plant water status
monitoring, analytical and enzymatic assays for plant
mineral nutrients and metabolites.
Molecular Biology: Real-time PCR, cloning and vector
design, recombinant library screening, plant tissue culture
and transformation, nucleic acid and protein extraction/
electrophoresis/blotting/hybridization.
Agronomic backround: Courses with laboratories in
soil science, soil fertility, plant pathology, mineral
nutrition, plant-water relations, nematology, entomology,
weed science, pest control practices. Courses in plant
genetics, plant physiology, and crop ecology.
Data analysis: Experimental design, analysis of
variance, regression modeling, logistic regression, and
categorical data analysis using SAS software; NCBI and
Cornell courses in bioinformatics.
Computer Software: MS Office, EndNote and RefWorks
for bibliography management, SigmaPlot for graphing, Adobe
Photoshop and Acrobat.
PUBLICATIONS
Reidel
EJ, Turgeon R, and Cheng L. 2008. A maltose transporter from
apple leaves that complements the Arabidopsis maltose export
defective mutant. Returned for revision.
Reidel EJ, Cheng L, and Turgeon R. 2008. Phloem loading is
absent in apple leaves. In preparation.
Cheng L, Zhou R, Reidel EJ, Sharkey TD, Dandekar A. 2005.
Antisense inhibition of sorbitol synthesis leads to
up-regulation of starch synthesis without altering CO2
assimilation in apple leaves. Planta
220: 767-76.
Reidel EJ, Brown PH, Duncan RA, Heerema RJ, and Weinbaum SA.
2004.
Sensitivity of Yield Components to Potassium Deficiency in
'Nonpareil'
Almond. The Journal of Horticultural Science and
Biotechnology 79:
906-910.
Basile B, Reidel EJ, Weinbaum SA, DeJong TM. 2003. Leaf
potassium concentration, CO2 exchange and light interception
in almond trees (Prunus dulcis (Mill) D.A. Webb). Scientia
Horticulturae 98: 185-194.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Proficient in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. Travel
to Costa Rica and Chile. Supervisory experience with
Spanish-speaking farm workers.
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