BRADLEY LEROY RAUH

E-MAIL [email protected] * WEB WWW4.NCSU.EDU/~BLRAUH

2311 MC MULLAN CIRCLE * RALEIGH, NC 27608 * PHONE 919-821-1224

objective
Research position involving high throughput analysis of plant adaptations including: metabolic profiling, microarray expression analysis, metabolomics, and/or proteomics.
Education
	August 2000 – July 2001 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Graduate-level coursework in genetics, bioinformatics and statistics. Graduate research assistant, high throughput maize genetics, Dr. Edward Buckler IV. January 1995 – December 1998 University of Missouri Columbia, MO Masters of Science, Wheat Breeding and Genetics Thesis: Genetic Inheritance and RFLP Mapping of Resistance to Septoria tritici in Triticum tauschii. August 1990 – December 1994 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN Bachelor of Science, Plant Genetics and Plant Breeding Undergraduate research experiences, International student in Hungary, Ukraine.
Publications
	Rauh, BL, C Basten, ES Buckler IV. 2002. Quantitative Trait Loci Analysis of Growth Response to Varying Nitrogen Sources in Arabidopsis thaliana. Theor. Appl. Genet. In press. Buckler IV, ES, CD Haudenschild, BL Rauh, B Bowen. Cis and Trans Contributions to Variation in Genome-wide mRNA Abundance Levels in Arabidopsis. In preparation Haudenschild CD, ES Buckler IV, BL Rauh, B Bowen. Identification of Candidate Genes for Nitrogen Utilization Through Expression Profiling and QTL Analysis in Arabidopsis. In preparation Rauh, BL, TR Rocheford, MM Goodman, ES Buckler IV. Genetic Analysis of Two Transcriptional Activating Factors of Zein Proteins. In preparation.
RECENT research Experience
	North Carolina State University, Department of Genetics Raleigh, NC Principle Investigator: Dr. Edward Buckler IV July 2001 – present USDA/ARS Plant Science Unit Biological Research Technician (GS-9) August 2000 – July 2001 Doctoral Program Graduate Research Assistant August 2000 – present: Organized, conducted and supervised high throughput maize genetics applications. n Designed, implemented, and supervised field crosses, phenotyping, and sampling of maize inbred lines. n Profiled RNA expression via microarray chips, designed and implemented database management strategies. n Amplified, cloned, sequenced, aligned, and analyzed genes involved in protein accumulation from a diverse set of maize and teosinte lines. n Managed laboratory computer and network administration. October 1998 – July 2000: Laboratory Researcher
	Organized, conducted and supervised high throughput Arabidopsis genetics applications. n Designed and implemented QTL analysis on affect of nitrogen fixation on plant growth using recombinant inbred lines and ecotypes. n Amplified, sequenced, aligned and analyzed positional candidate genes revealed in QTL study. n Designed and implemented a similar study on top 10 high and low growth plants. n Extracted RNA for use by Lynx Therapeutics using their proprietary MPSS technology. n Performed and supervised various DNA extraction and general molecular biology techniques. n Managed laboratory computer and network administration.
PREVIOUS research Experience
	University of Missouri, Department of Plant Sciences Columbia, MO Principle Investigator: Dr. Anne McKendry, Wheat Breeding Program January 1995 – October 1998 Masters of Science, Graduate Research Assistant Conducted yield study of 1AL.1RS and 1BL.1RS translocations in Soft Red Winter Wheat backgrounds, assisted with regional and state performance tests. Purdue University, Department of Agronomy West Lafayette, IN Principle Investigator: Dr. John Axtell, Sorghum Genetics Research Summer 1994 Undergraduate Research Assistant Assisted with regional trials, conducted date-of-planting trial and sandy/acid soil trial for millet, conducted crosses for and allelism test of 16 brown-midrib mutants in sorghum. Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences Gödöllő, Hungary Principle Investigator: Dr. Zsolt Jekkel, Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding Summer 1993 Undergraduate Research Assistant Performed tissue culture and developed cryopreservation techniques for rapeseed, horse chestnut, and Poplar and Medicago species. Purdue University, Department of Foods and Nutrition West Lafayette, IN Principle Investigators: Dr. Connie Weaver and Dr. Berdine Martin Summer 1991 Undergraduate Research Assistant Supervised hydroponics greenhouse maintenance and conducted creatnine study using atomic absorption analysis of micronutrients.
International experience
	Academic Exchange Student Spring 1993 Gödöllő, Hungary Purdue University – Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences Academic Exchange Student Summer 1992 Kiev, Ukraine Purdue University – Ukrainian Agricultural Academy
Honors
	MU Dept. of Agronomy Graduate Student Research Project Grant (1997 – 1998) Olive B. Cole Foundation Scholarship (1990 – 1994) Bruce Maunder Agronomy Scholarship (1992 – 1994) Purdue University Study Abroad Scholarship (Summer 1992) CERES, Agricultural academic and service fraternity, Purdue University
professional affiliations
	American Society of Agronomy Crop Science Society of America
presentations
	Rauh, BL, JC Marshall, TR Rocheford, MM Goodman, and ES Buckler IV. 2001. Nucleotide diversity and phenotypic associations for two transcriptional activating factors of zein proteins. Poster presentation. 43^rd Annual Maize Genetics Conference. Lake Geneva, WI Rauh, BL and ES Buckler IV. 1999. QTL analysis of root phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana. Poster presentation. ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meetings. Salt Lake City, Utah. Rauh, BL and AL McKendry. 1997. Inheritance of resistance to Septoria tritici blotch in Triticum tauschii. Oral presentation. ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meetings. Anaheim, CA. Rauh, BL, AL McKendry, DN Taque and DJ Somers. 1996. Aluminum tolerance of near-isolinesin Soft-Red 1AL.1RS and 1BL.1RS winter wheat. Poster presentation. Eastern Wheat Workers Conference. Purdue University. West Lafayette, IN. Jekkel, ZS, BL Rauh and LE Heszky. 1994. Heat-shock induced survival from cryopreserved horse chestnut somatic embryos. Oral presentation. Proceedings of the International Congress of Plant Tissue Culture. Florence, Italy.