Curriculum Vitae

Name: Subhash C. Minocha

Education: Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1974

M.S. (Hons) Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1969

B.S (Hons) Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, 1968

Professional Experience

Nov. 1999 - Present Director, Biology Program

1985 - Present Professor of Plant Biology and Genetics, UNH, Durham, NH.

Jan - Jul 1996 Research Scientist, NZ Forestry Research Institute, Rotorua, NZ

July - Aug 1991 Visiting Prof., Agricultural University of Norway, Ås, Norway.

Jan - Aug 1989 Visiting Professor, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

l982 - 1988 Chair, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, UNH

May - Aug l982 Visiting Professor, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

June l98l - Apr l982 Visiting Professor,Univ. Of Frankfurt; Frankfurt, West Germany.

l979 - Aug 1981 Assoc. Professor; Chair, Intercollegiate Biological Sciences Org.

1977 - Aug 1977 Visiting Scientist, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.

1976 - Jul 1976 Visiting Scientist, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland.

l974 - Aug l979 Asst. Prof., Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, UNH

Scholarships & Awards

• UNH Distinguished Professor, 2002. - Based on overall contributions to teaching, research and public service, in all aspects of university, particularly, the education and training of high school teachers, high school students, and public, and UNH students.

• TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals) - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, Program of the United Nations for a visit to Delhi University, Dabur Research Foundation and SPIC Research Foundation; Oct. 15-Nov. 17, 1998.

• Excellence in Public Service 1995, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH; based on contributions to the education and training of high school teachers, high school students, and public at large in the area of biotechnology and other related topics.

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan, for visit to Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan for 8 months for collaborative research; January - August 1989.

• TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals) - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, Program of the United Nations for a visit to Delhi University for collaborative research and research advice; December 1988 - January 1989.

• Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany for a sabbatical year at the University of Frankfurt, W. Germany and the University of Bergen, Norway; June 1981 - August 1982.

Professional Organizations:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Society of Plant Physiologists

International Society of Plant Molecular Biologists

International Plant Tissue Culture Association

International Plant Growth Substances Association

International Union of Forest Research Organizations

Summary of Publications and Presentations:

Total number of publications (chapters in books, proceedings, journals) = 84

Number of presentations (Abstracts at scientific meetings)

last 5 years - 60 last 10 years - 100

Books - Co-editor of two volumes of a book entitled: “Molecular Biology of Forest Trees” Kluwer Scientific Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Introductory Biology Lab Manual - S.C. Minocha (ed.); Under Review (Kendal Hunt Publishers).

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES AND OTHER TRAINEES/VISITORS - (1990-2005)

1. Dr. Per Nissen 1990-91. Visiting Professor from the Agriculture University of Norway, AS, Norway.

2. Dr. Barbara Hard.1992-93. Post Doc., currently at Microbiology Inst., Liepzig, Germany.

3. Dr. Janet Kübler. 1991-93. Post Doc., currently at the University of Dundee, Scotland.

4. Dr. Xiaohang Huang 1993-95. Post Doc. Currently at University of Toronto, Canada.

5. Dr. Dennis Mathews 1995- 1998. Post. Doc. Currently Research Asst. Prof., UNH.

6. Dr. Hisae Maki 1998. Visiting scientist, Currently at Japan Womens University, Tokyo.

7. Dr. Jae Soon Lee 1998-2000, Visiting Scientist, Forest Genetics Research Inst., S. Korea.

8. Dr. S. Badrinarayan, May - Nov., 2000. Dabur Research Foundation, Sahibabad, India

9. Dr. Pradeep K. Chand, September, 2000 - May, 2001. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India

10. Dr. Andrew Page Feb 2003 – present

11. Dr. Saule Atabayeva, Oct-Nov. 2004 – Inst. of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Almaty, Kazakhstan

12. Dr. Kayrat Uteulin, Oct-Nov. 2004 – Inst. of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Almaty, Kazakhstan

13. Prof. Batyrbek Sarsanbayev, Oct-Nov. 2004 – Inst. Plant Physiol. and Genetics, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Graduate students and their thesis topics – (2001-Present)

1. Yi Quan, M.S. 2001. Transgenic approach to study the interaction of polyamine and ethylene metabolism in poplar and tomato.

2. Pratiksha Bhatnagar, Ph.D. 2002. Transgenic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in poplar

3. Todd Bezold, M.S. 2002. Cloning of genes involved in seed coat development in pumpkin.

4. Shalini Varma, M.S. 2,003. Characterization of SAMDC (S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase) and an ADC (arginine decarboxylase) gene from carrot (Daucus carota L.).

5. Robert Chretien, M.S. 2003. Genetic manipulation of polyamine metabolism in carrot.

6. Matt Hunt, M.S. Expected 2003. Cloning and characterization of genes involved in sulfur metabolism in a red alga Porphyra.

7. Jeffrey Mitchell, M.S. 2004. The expression of polyamine biosynthetic genes arginine decarboxylase (ADC2) and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC1).

8. Kelly Burney, M.S. Heavy metal sequestration by algae. (Thesis ready for submission)

9. Sridev Mohapatra, Ph.D. Expected 2006. Metabolism of polyamines in transgenic plants expressing polyamine biosynthetic genes.

10. Michelle Serapiglia, M.S. Expected 2005. Nitrogen metabolism and its relation to forest decline.

11. Charles Rice, M.S. Expected 2006. Profiling the expression of polyamine biosynthetic genes

12. Vasavi Challa, M.S. (Genetics) Expected 2005. The role of polyamines in flower development