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Idaho Accelerator Home Dr. Linda C. DeVeaux
Associate Professor
  

Idaho State University
Biological Sciences
921 So. 8th Avenue, Stop 8007
Pocatello, Idaho 83209-8007
Phone: 208-282-5661
e-mail: develind@isu.edu

Dr. DeVeaux information on the Biology Department web site
Bio

EDUCATION:
  • Ph.D., Microbiology, University of Virginia, January, 1985
  • Cold Spring Harbor Advanced Bacterial Genetics Course, 1982
  • B.S., high honors, Genetics, University of California, Berkeley, 1979.


    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

     
    2007-present

    Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State Univsertiy, Pocatello, Idaho
    2005-2007

    Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State Univsertiy, Pocatello, Idaho
    2003-2005

    Research Assistant Professor, Idaho Accelerator Center, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho

    2001-2003   Accelerator Center Research Scientist, Idaho Accelerator Center, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
    1999-present   Affiliate Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
    1994-1995   Instructor, Microbiology, Pierce College, Lakewood, WA
    1989-1993   Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Molecular Genetics, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, with Dr. Gerald R. Smith. Genetic characterization of Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutants deficient in meiotic interchromosomal recombination
    1984-1989   Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, with Dr. John E. Cronan, Jr
    Genetic and physiological analysis of mutations affecting fatty acid and phospholipid synthesis in Escherichia coli K-12
    1987   American Cancer Society Post-Doctoral Fellow PF-2960
    1980-1985   Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Microbiology, University of Virginia. Dr. Robert J. Kadner, Advisor
    Structure and Expression of Genes for Vitamin B12 Transport in Escherichia coli
    1979-1980   Research Technician, Department of Crystallography, University of Pittsburgh. Dr. B.C. Wang, Supervisor.


    CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

               Using the facilities at the Idaho Accelerator Center, I am investigating direct and indirect effects            of radiation on cellular response, using unicellular organisms as model systems.


    GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED:


    2007:

               Mohammed Amine Mestari, M.S., Health Physics (co-advised with Douglas Wells, Physics).

    2006:

                Lynn Durtschi, M.S., Microbiology (co-advised with Vern Winston, Biological Sciences) 
                Bystander Effects in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

                Nino Chelizde, M.S., Health Physics (Co-advised with Douglas Wells, Physics). 
                Investigating Radiation Bystander Effects in the single-celled organism S. pombe

                Jonathon Smith, M.S., Microbiology.
                Isolation and Characterization of Extremely Radiation Resistant Strains of the Model Archaeon             Halobacterium sp. NRC-1

    2005:
                Nicola Selfa, M.S., Microbiology (Co-advised with Maureen Brandon, Biological Sciences).
                Investigation of radiation-induced Bystander effects in the model signaling organism             Dictyostelium discoideum

                Patty Retka, M.S., Health Physics.  Radiation-induced Indirect Cellular Effects in a unicellular             organism, the archaeon Halobacterium

                Cassandra Frandsen, M.S., Health Physics.
                Effect of Radiation Dose Rate on the survival of Deinococcus radiodurans.

    In Progress:

                Patrick Gygli, Microbiology, B.S./M.S., expected Spring 2009

                Christina Kavran, Clinical Sciences, M.S., expected Spring 2008

                Ee Lin Roethlisberger, Engineering and Applied Science, Ph.D. expected Spring 2007  (Co- advised             with Douglas Wells, Physics)





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    Publications/Abstracts

     

    DeVeaux, L.C., J.A. Müller, J.R. Smith, D.P. Wells, J.E. Petrisko, S. DasSarma, 2007.  Extremely radiation-resistant mutants of a halophilic archaeon with increased single-stranded DNA binding protein (RPA) gene expression, Radiation Research, 168, 507-514.

    DeVeaux, L.C., D.P. Wells, A.W. Hunt, T. Webb, W. Beezhold, 2006.  Accelerator-Based Radiation Sources for Next-Generation Biological Research.  Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 562, 981-984.
     
    DeVeaux, L.C., L.S. Durtschi, J.G. Case, D.P, Wells, 2006.  Bystander Effects in Unicellular Organisms.  Mutation Research 597, 78-86.

    Webb, T., W. Beezhold, F. Harmon, R. Spaulding, L. DeVeaux, J. Petrisko, 2005.  Photonuclear and Radiation Effects Testing with a Refurbished 20 MeV Medical Electron Linac.  Particle Accelerator Conference 2005 Proceedings http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/p05/PAPERS/RPAP035.PDF.

    Wells, D.P, L.C. DeVeaux, E.L.  Roethlisberger, T.F. Gesell, 2001.  Development of Biologically-Based Radiation Dosimetry. Health Physics 80, S100.  

    Krawchuck, M.D., L.C.  DeVeaux, W.P. Wahls, 1999.  Meiotic Chromosome Dynamics Dependent upon the rec8+, rec10+, and rec11+ genes of the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.  Genetics 153, 57-68.
     
    DeVeaux, L.C., G.R. Smith, 1994.  Region-specific activators of meiotic recombination in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Genes and Development 8, 203-210.

    Munford, R.S., J.E. Cronan, Jr., L.C. DeVeaux, P.D. Rick., 1992.  Biosynthetic radiolabeling of bacterial lipopolysaccharide to high specific activity.  J. Immunol. Methods, 148, 115-20.

    DeVeaux, L.C., N.A. Hoagland, G.R. Smith, 1992.  Seventeen complementation groups of mutations decreasing meiotic recombination in Schizosaccharomyces pombe.  Genetics  130, 251-262.

    Naggert, J. M.L. Narasimhan, L. DeVeaux, H. Cho, Z.I. Randhawa, J.E. Cronan, Jr., B.N. Green, S. Smith, 1991.  Cloning, sequencing and characterization of Escherichia coli Thioesterase II.  J. Biol. Chem. 266, 11044-11050.

    Oden, K.L., L.C. DeVeaux, C.R.T. Vibat, J.E. Cronan, Jr., R.B. Gennis, 1990.  Genomic replacement in Escherichia coli K-12 using covalently closed circular plasmid DNA. Gene 96, 29-36.

    DeVeaux, L.C., J.E. Cronan, Jr., T.L. Smith, 1989.  Genetic and biochemical characterization of a mutation (fatA) that allows trans unsaturated fatty acids to replace the essential cis unsaturated fatty acids of Escherichia coli.   J. Bacteriol. 171, 1562-1568.

    Lundrigan, M.D., L.C. DeVeaux, B.J. Mann, R.J. Kadner, 1987.  Separate regulatory systems for the repression of metE and btuB by vitamin B12 in Escherichia coli.  Mol. Gen. Genet. 206, 401-407.

    DeVeaux, L.C.,  D.S. Clevenson, C. Bradbeer, R.J. Kadner, 1986.  Identification of the BtuCED polypeptides and evidence for their role in vitamin B12 transport in Escherichia coli.  J. Bacteriol. 167, 920-927.

    Friedrich, M.J., L.C. DeVeaux, R.J. Kadner, 1986.  Nucleotide sequence of the btuCED genes involved in vitamin B12 transport in Escherichia coli and homology with components of periplasmic-binding-protein-dependent transport systems.  J. Bacteriol. 167, 928-934.

    DeVeaux, L.C., R.J. Kadner, 1985.  Transport of vitamin B12 in Escherichia coli: Cloning of the btuCD region.   J. Bacteriol. 152, 888-896.

     

     

     



     
     
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