COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
	George Allen Director of Plant Transformation Laboratory (PTL)	CROP SCIENCE PERSONNEL
	1201 Partners II-Centennial Campus-CB 7550 CB 7550 ,	CURRICULUM VITAE
	Phone: (919) 513-1506 FAX: (919) 513-1504 george_allen@ncsu.edu

Education

1988-1992 North Carolina State University
Postdoctoral Researcher/Fellow.
Mentor: W. F. Thompson

1984-1988 North Carolina State University
PhD. Microbiology (1988)
Advisor: G. H. Elkan
Thesis: Oxygen and Succinate Regulatory Control of Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) during the Shift from Aerobic to Microaerobic Conditions

1979-1983 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S. Microbiology (1983)
Advisor: R.S. Benoit
Thesis: Anaerobic Transformation of Kepone by Denitrifying Bacteria

1972-1976 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
B.S. Biology (1976)

Professional Experience

2004-present Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Crop Science
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

2002-present Director
CALS Plant Transformation Laboratory
3900 Partners II, Centennial Campus
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

1998-present Research Assistant Professor
Dept. of Botany
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

1995-1998 Senior Researcher
Plant Molecular Biology
Dept. of Botany
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

1993-1995Researcher
Plant Molecular Biology
Dept. of Botany
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Honors

• McKnight Postdoctoral Fellowship, North Carolina State University
• Sigma Xi, Virgina Tech University
• Visiting Professor, Zhengzhou University, Peoples Republic of China

Professional Societies

• American Society for Plant Physiology
• International Society for Plant Molecular Biology
• American Society for Microbiology

Professional Service

• 2005-present RNA Graduate Student Recruitment Committee
• 2005-present Coordinator, 2006 RNA Retreat
• 2005-present Chair, Search Committee for Plant Transformation Laboratory Researcher
• 2004-present Chair, Crop Science Seminar Committee
• 2003-present Coordinator, NCBC Travel for Awards for Graduate Students program
• 2002-present NCBC Plant Molecular Biology Steering Committee Representative for NCSU
• 2002-present Biotechnology Faculty member
• 2002-present Genomics Faculty member
• 2002-present Member of the Advisory Committee and Director for the NCSU Plant Transformation Laboratory
• 2000-2005 Parks Scholars Mentor
• 1995-present Ad Hoc Reviewer: Plant Cell, Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Journal, Plant Cell Reports, Biochemistry, Genetics, Planta, DNA Sequence, and BMC Genomics
• 1993-present Ad Hoc Reviewer: USDA CRI program, NSF Integrative Biology Program, and US-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund
• 1999-2002 NCBC Plant Molecular Biology Seminar Committee Coordinator for NCSU

Teaching

• Fall 2005Guest lecturer CS Plant Transformation Class, November 17, 2005. "Chromatin Structure and Gene Silencing" (Dr. R. Qu)
• Fall 2005 Guest Horticultural Science Journal Club Class, Raleigh , NC., November 27, 2005. "Site-specific recombination" (Dr. B. Sosinski)
• Fall 2003 Honors Research Mentor . Jon Anderson
• Fall 2003 Guest lecturer NCSU Freshman Honors Seminar Novermber 5, 2003. "Edible Vaccines" (Dr. Gerry Luginbuhl)
• Fall 2002 Guest discussion leader for Biotechnology in the Developing World BI/GS 611/811 Genomics Journal Club
• Spring 2002 Guest lecture for BIT 465/BO 466 Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation (Dr. Dominique Robertson)
• Fall 1995 Guest lecture for BOT 780 Plant Molecular Biology (Dr. R.S. Boston)

Postdoctoral Students and Research Assistants

• Dr. Sandeep Kumar, (Postdoctoral Research Associate), 2003-present, currently Postdoctoral Researcher on Biotechnology and Research Development Corporation gene targeting project
• Dr. Anton Callaway, (Postdoctoral Research Associate), 2001-2003, co-advised with W.F. Thompson, (currently Postdoctoral Researcher on NSF Maize Transformation project)
• Dr. Rita Abranches, (Postdoctoral Research Associate), 2000 - 2002, co-advised with W.F. Thompson, (currently a Research Scientist at the Instituto de Technologia Quimica e Biologica, Oeiras, Portugal )
• Dr. Georgia Helmer (Research Assistant), 1994 - 2001, (currently a Patent Examiner at the US Patent Office, Washington. D.C.

Graduate Student Advisor

• Mariana Franco-Ruiz, Crop Science PhD Candidate, Fall 2005
• Migule Flores , Botany PhD Candidate, Fall 2005, co-advising with W.F. Thompson
• Randall Shultz, Genomics Program PhD Candidate, Fall, 2000, co-advising with W.F. Thompson

Graduate Student Committees

• Mariana Franco, PhD Student, Crop Science, 2006. (G. C. Allen, Advisor)
• Miguel Flores, PhD Student, Botany (G. C. Allen, Co-Advisor)
• Randall Schultz, PhD Candidate, Genomics (G. C. Allen, Co-Advisor)
• Sang-Yoon Lee, PhD Student, Botany (D. Robertson, Advisor)
• Fang-yi Cheng, PhD Student, Horticulture (J. Williamson, Advisor)
• Lisa David, Graduated, MS Botany (E. Davis, Advisor)
• Jianli Lu, PhD Student Crop Scienc (R. Qu, Advisor)
• Vikramjit Bajwa, PhD Student, Horticulture (S. Clouse, Advisor)
• Michelle Susanne McGinnis, PhD Student, Horticulture-Graduate School Representative

Undergraduate Training

Robin Shepard, Denise Dunn, Bill Windgardner, Carolyn Schimeneck, Wortham Boyle, Jessica Hooks, Kelly McAvoy, Kateri Duncan, Lindsay Jones, Ashley Taylor, Stephanie Morgan, Jon Anderson

Active Grants

National Science Foundation DBI Plant Genome Research Project

(George Allen, co-Principal Investigator)
"VCA - Global analysis of functional units in plant chromosomes: DNA replication, domain structure, and transcription"
W.F. Thompson, PI, L. Hanley-Bowdin, Co-PI, B. Sosinski, Co-PI, D. Main , Co-PI, R. Martiennsen, Co-PI,
Duration: 10/01/04 to 9/30/09

Amount:$5,133,000 (NCSU portion is approximately $3,200,000)

National Science Foundation DBI Plant Genome Research Project

(George Allen, collaborator)
"Establishment of a Robust Maize Transformation System for the Public Sector"
K. Wang, PI, S. Gelvin , Co-PI, H. Kaepler, Co-PI, and W.F. Thompson, Co-PI
Duration:10/1/01 to 9/30/06
Amount:$4,195,363 (NCSU portion is $1,200,000)

Patents Issued

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, and L.S. Mankin. “Method for Reducing Expression Variability of Transgenes in Plant Cells” Austrailian Patent Number 719306.Issued June 20, 2002.

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, G. H. Hall, S. Spiker, and L. C. Childes. “A System for Reducing Expression Variability of Foreign Genes in Plant Cells”. Australian Patent Number 673859. International Publication Number WO 94/07902. International Publication Date of 4/14/94 for a term of 20 years commencing on 9/27/93).

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, G. H. Hall, S. Spiker, and L. C. Childes. “Method of increasing expression of foreign genes in plant cells”. United States of America Patent Number 5773689.Issued June 30, 1998.

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, G. H. Hall, and S. Spiker. “A Plant Nuclear Scaffold Region Increases Gene Expression Transgenic Plants”. United States of America Patent Number 5773695.Issued June 30, 1998.

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, G. H. Hall, and S. Spiker. “ A Plant Nuclear Scaffold Region Increases Gene Expression Transgenic Plants”.Australian Patent Number 716202 granted June 8, 2000. Term of 20 years commencing on 1/24/97, expiring January 24, 2017.

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, and L. S. Mankin. “Increasing Expression Variability of Transgenes in Plant Cells Using Insulator Elements” United States of America Patent Number 6,100,448.Issued August 8, 2000.

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, and L. S. Mankin. “Method for Reducing Expression Variability of Transgenes in Plant Cells” United States of America Patent Number 6,037,525.Issued March 14, 2000.

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, and L. S. Mankin. “Methods for Reducing Expression Variability of Transgenes in Plant Cells” New Zealand Patent No. 333998. Expiring July 31, 2017.

Patents Pending

G. C. Allen, S. Kumar and M. Franco-Ruiz. "Efficient Gene Targeting System via Intragenomic Cassette Exchange Using a Combination of Single Inverted FRT and Directly Repeated FRT Sequences" US Patent Pending.

T.T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, G. L. Helmer and W. F. Thompson. “High Efficiency Germline Transformation System” US Patent Pending

G.H. Helmer, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. “Chromatin Domain Tagging Using Site Specific Recombination” US Patent Pending

G.H. Helmer, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. “High Efficiency Transformation using a Site-Specific Recombinase: Transformation without Selection” US Patent Pending

W. F. Thompson, G. C. Allen, B. Ulker, A.K. Weissinger, and S.L. Spiker. “Methods for Decreasing Gene Silencing of Transgenes in Plants” US Patent Pending

G.H. Helmer, T. T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. "Optimized Agrobacterium tumefaciens vectors and protocols for plant transformation". US Patent Pending >

Book Chapters

Kumar, S., M. Franco, and G. C. Allen. 2006.Gene targeting: Development of Novel Systems for Genome Engineering in Plants. In: Floriculture, Ornamental and Plant Biotechnology: Advances and Topical issues. J. A. Teixeira da Silva (ed). Global Science Books, London, UK (in press)

Thompson, W.F., G. C. Allen and S. Spiker.2006. Matrix Attachment Regions In Regulation of Transcription inPlants. K.D. Grasser (ed). Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK . (in press)

Allen, G. C., S. Spiker and W.F. Thompson. 2005. The Use of Matrix Attachment Regions for Improved Transformation and Expression of Transgenes. In: Methods in Molecular Biology,: Transgenic Plants vol. 286, pp. 313-326. L. Peña (ed) Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ .

Allen, G.C.2004. Transgenes: Expression and Silencing of. In: Encyclopedia of Plant & Crop Science. DOI: 10.1081/E-EPCS 120010462. R.M. Goodman (ed) Marcel Dekker Press, New York,NY pp. 1242-1244

Petracek, M. E., L. F. Dickey, T-T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, D. A. Sowinski, E. R. Hansen, and W. F. Thompson. 1996. Post-transcriptional regulation by light. In:W.R. Briggs, R.L. Heath, and E.M. Tobin, (eds), Regulation of Plant Growth and Development by Light. Current Topics in Plant Physiology: An American Society of Plant Physiologists Series. (Proceedings of 18th Annual Riverside Symposium in Plant Physiology). Riverside, California. ASPP Publications.Vol. 17: pp. 80-88.

Thompson, W. F. , G. C. Allen, G. E. Hall, Jr., and S Spiker. 1995. Matrix attachment regions and transgene expression.In P. Gustafson and R.B. Flavell, (eds) Genomes of Plants and Animals (Proceedings of the 21st Stadler Genetics Symposium). New York , Plenum Press,pp. 243-269.

Thompson, W. F., G. C. Allen, G. E. Hall, Jr., S. Michalowski, W. Newman, S. Spiker, and A. Weissinger.1995. A matrix attachment region from tobacco greatly increases transgene expression in plant cells. In (F. Oono and F. Takaiwa, (ed) Modification of Gene Expression and Non-Mendelian Inheritance: Proceedings of the US-Japanese joint meeting. Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. pp. 281-295.

Scientific Publications

Santos, A.P.,P.J. Shaw, E. Stoger, W.F. Thompson, G. C. Allen,and R. Abranches. 2006.Localization of transgenes and transcripts using FISH in interphase nuclei as a tool in the analysis of transgenic plants (in preparation)

Callaway, A.S.,L.D. Jones, K. Koutsky, W.F. Thompson, and G. C. Allen, 2006. Influence of Matrix Attachment Regions (MARs) on Gene Silencing and Expression During Arabidopsis Development. (in preparation)

Kumar, S., G. C. Allen and W.F. Thompson. 2006. Gene targeting in plants: Fingers on the move. Trends in Plant Sciences. (accepted)

Abranches, R., R. Shultz, W. F. Thompson and G. C. Allen. 2005. Matrix Attachment Regions and regulated transcription increase transgene expression in plants. Plant Biotechnology Journal. 3: 535-543

Ascenzi, R.,B. Ülker, J. J. Todd, D. A. Sowinski, C. R., Schimeneck, G. C. Allen, A. K. Weissinger and W. F. Thompson.2003. Analysis of trans-silencing interactions using transcriptional silencers of varying strength and targets with and without flanking nuclear matrix attachment regions. Transgenic Research. 12: 305-318

S. L. Mankin, G. C. Allen, T. Phelan., S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. 2003. Elevation of transgene expression level by flanking matrix attachment regions (MAR) is promoter dependent: A study of the interactions of six promoters with the RB7 3' MAR. Transgenic Research >. 12: 3-12.

Callaway, A. S., R. Abranches, J. Scroggs, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. 2002. High-throughput transgene copy number estimation by competitive PCR . Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 20: 265-277

Love, J., G. C. Allen, C. Gatz, and W. F. Thompson. 2002. Differential Top10 promoter regulation by six analogues in plant cells. Journal of Experimental Botany. 53:1871-1877.

Allen, G. C., S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. 2000. Use of matrix attachment regions (MARs) to minimize transgene silencing. Plant Molecular Biology. 43:361-376.

Michalowski, S. M., G. C. Allen, G. E. Hall, Jr., W. F. Thompson, and S. Spiker.1999. Characterization of randomly-obtained matrix attachment regions (MARs) from higher plants. Biochemistry38 (39):12795-12804.

Vain, P., B. Worland, A. Kohli, J.W. Snape, P. Christou, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson.1999. Matrix attachment regions increase transgene expression

levels and stability in transgenic rice plants and their progeny. Plant Journal.18:233-242.

Ulker , B., G. C. Allen, W. F. Thompson, S. Spiker, and A. Weissinger. 1999. A tobacco matrix attachment region reduces the loss of transgene expression in the progeny of transgenic tobacco plants. Plant Journal. 18:253-264.

Petracek. M. E. , L. F. Dickey, T- T. Nguyen, C. Gatz, D. A. Sowinski, G. C. Allen, and W. F. Thompson.1998. Ferredoxin-1 mRNA is destabilized by changes in photosynthetic electron transport. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science ( USA). 95:9009-9013.

Mankin, L.M., G. C. Allen, and W. F. Thompson. 1997.Introducton of a plant intron into the luciferase gene of Photinus pyralis. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 15(2): 186-196.

G. C. Allen G. E. Hall, Jr., S. Michalowski, W. Newman, A. Weissinger, S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. 1996.High level transgene expression in plant cells:Effects of a strong SAR from tobacco. Plant Cell. 8:899-913.

Dickey, L. F., T-T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, and W. F. Thompson. 1994.Light modulation of ferredoxin mRNA abundance requires an open reading frame. Plant Cell. 6:1171-1176.

G. C. Allen G. E. Hall, Jr., L.C. Childs, A. Weissinger, S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson.1993. Scaffold attachment regions increase reporter gene expression in stably transformed plant cells. Plant Cell 5:603-613.

Hall, G. E., G. C. Allen, D. Loer, W. F. Thompson, and S. Spiker. 1991. Nuclear scaffolds and scaffold-attachment regions in higher plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science ( USA). 88:9320-9324.

Allen, G. C,D. T. Grimm, and G. H. Elkan.1991. Oxygen-uptake and hydrogen-stimulated nitrogenase from Azorhizobium caulinodans strain ORS 571 grown in a succinate-limited chemostat. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 57:3220-3225.

Allen, G. C. and G. H. Elkan. 1990.Oxygen and ammonium regulation of growth, respiration, and polypeptide patterns of Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) strain 3G4b20 grown in succinate and oxygen- limited conditions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 56:1025-1032.

Neal, J. L., G. C. Allen, R. D. Morse, and D. D. Wolfe. 1983.Nitrate, nitrite, nitrous oxide, and oxygen-dependent hydrogen uptake by Rhizobium. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 17:335-338.

Neal, J. L., G. C. Allen, R. D. Morse, and D. D. Wolfe. 1983.Anaerobic nitrate-dependent chemolithotrophic growth by Rhizobium japonicum. Canian Journal of Microbiology. 29:316-320.

Jessee, J. A., R. E. Benoit, A. C. Hendricks, G. C. Allen, and J. L. Neal. 1983. Anaerobic degradation of cyanuric acid, cysteine, and Atrazine by a facultative anaerobic bacterium. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.45:97-102

Invited Presentations

North Carolina State University , Crop Science Department. May 5, 2005. Raleigh, NC ."From Lab to Field: The Use of Matrix Attachment Regions to Improve Transgene Expression in Plants". Dr. Fred Corbin (host)

Annual Meeting of the Biotechnology and Research Development Corporation. April 13-14, 2004. "A High Efficiency Gene Targeting System for Reliable Transgene Expression in Plants." Hotel Sofitel, O'Hare, Chicago, IL. Dr. Grant Brewen (host)

United States Patent Office , Washington, DC .September 9, 2003. " The use of Matrix Attachment Regions in Plants to Stabilize Transgene Expression and Prevent Transgene Silencing" USPTO Tech Fair. Dr. Beth MacElwain (host)

Cary Academy , Cary,NC. February 5, 2003. "What it is like to be a scientific researcher?" Dr. Joselyn Todd (host)

Zhengzhou University , Henan , Peoples Republic of China .May 24 to June 2, 2002. Dr. Lexun Xue (host)

Chang Mai University , Biology Department, Chang Mai, Thailand .May 12 to May 24, 2002. Dr. Suthket Nakasathien (host)

University of Kasetsart , Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Bangkok, Thailand .May 12 to May 24, 2002. Dr. Suthket Nakasathien (host)

BASF. Research Triangle Park,NC .January 16, 2002. "Development of a System for Genome Engineering in Plant Cells."Dr. Bryan McKersie (host)

North Carolina State University , Department of Botany. Raleigh, NC .October 31, 2001. "Unravelling the Silence of the Nuclear Matrix". Dr. William F. Thompson (host)

Texas A&M University . Interdisciplinary Program in Molecular and Plant Sciences. College Station, TX .September 27, 2001. "Unravelling the Silence of the Nuclear Matrix". Dr. Tim Hall and Texas A&M Graduate Students (hosts)

Dow AgroSciences. Indianapolis , IN. March 24, 1999."High Frequency Gene Targeting in Tobacco using Flp Recombinase". Dr. Mary Welter (host)

American Cyanamide. Princeton, NJ .March, 1998. “High level transgene expression in plant cells:Correlation of Nuclear Scaffold Binding and Gene Expression”. Dr. Gerald Hall (host)

Prodigene. College Station, TX . November, 1997. “High level transgene expression in plant cells:Correlation of Nuclear Scaffold Binding and Gene Expression". Dr. Beth Hood (host)

Du Pont Central Research and Development, Wilmington, DE February 25, 1996. “High level transgene expression in plant cells:Correlation of Nuclear Scaffold Binding and Gene Expression". Dr. Tim Casper (host)

Dekalb Genetics Corporation. Mystic CO. July 26, 1995. “High Level Transgene Expression in Plant Cells: Correlation of Nuclear Scaffold Binding and Gene Expression”. Dr. Jan Anthony (host)

Duke Plant Physiology Series. Durham, NC . February 19, 1993. "Scaffold Attachment Regions (SARs) Increase Reporter Gene Expression in Stably Transformed Plant Cells". Dr. Aubrey Naylor (host)

Presentations at Conferences

Kumar, S.,M. Franco, and G. C. Allen. 2005. Recombinase-mediated gene targeting inplants. Presentation at the Gordon Conference Epigenetics Meeting. August 7-12. Holderness School , Plymouth, NH

Lee, T-J.,R.W. Shultz, B.R. Sosinski, G. C. Allen. L. Hanley-Bowdoin, and W.F. Thompson. 2005. Optimization and application of High Speed Cell Sorting technology to DNA Replication studies iin plants. Presentation at the American Society for Plant Biology, Seattle, WA

Callaway, A.S.C., K.E Francis, C.J Halweg, L.D. Jones, D.A. Sowinski, S. Spiker, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. 2004. MARs and (trans)gene expression: Toward an understanding of divergent results. Presentation at Plant and Animal Genome XII, San Diego, CA

Callaway, A.S.C., L.D. Jones, D.A. Sowinski, W.F. Thompson, and G. C. Allen 2003. Transgene expression and silencing. Presentation at North Carolina Plant Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC

Callaway, A.S.C., L.D. Jones, D.A. Sowinski, W.F. Thompson, and G. C. Allen. 2003. Interactions between post-tramscriptional and transcriptional silencing pathways in Arabidopsis thaliana.Presentation at the 11th International Conference for In Vitro Biology. Portland, OR

Callaway, A.S.C., L.D. Jones, D.A. Sowinski, W.F. Thompson, and G. C. Allen. 2003. Transgene expression and silencing: A developing model. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting. July 26-31, Honolulu , HA

Shultz, R., L. Hanley-Bowdoin, G. C. Allen, P. Shaw, and W.F. Thompson. 2003. Plant DNA Replication Proteins. Oral presentation by R. Shultz at the 7th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Barcelona, Spain .

Callaway, A.S.C., L.D. Jones, D.A. Sowinski, W.F. Thompson, and G. C. Allen.. 2003. Interactions between Post-Transcriptional and Transcriptional Gene Silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana. 7th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Barcelona, Spain .

Abranches, R. R.W. Shultz, W.F. Thompson, and G. C. Allen2002. Matrix Attachment Regions (MARs) protect against trangene silencing in tobacco NT1 cells. 28th International Meeting of European Biochemical Sciences. October 20-25, Istanbul, Turkey .

Nguyen, T-T, G. C. Allen, T. Minh, C.M. Rowinski and W.F. Thompson. 2002. Use of Matrix Attachment Regions (MARs) to enhance transgene expression in maize cells and callus transformed by microprojectile bombardment. 10th IAPTC & B Congress. June 23-28, Orlando, Florida .

Ascenzi, R., B. Ülker, J. J. Todd, D. A. Sowinski, C. R. Schimeneck, G. C. Allen, S. Spiker, A. K. Weissinger and W. F. Thompson. 2000. Variation in trans-silencing effects between transcriptional silencers and targets containing nuclear matrix attachment regions. Poster presented at the 6th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Quebec , Canada .

Mankin S. L. , G. C. Allen, T. Phelan, S. Spiker, W. F. Thompson. 2000. Chromatin elements and transgene expression in transgenic tobacco cells.Poster presented at the 6th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Quebec , Canada .

Todd, J.T., D. A. Sowinski, C.F. Schimeneck, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. 1999. Do Matrix Attachment Regions alter the epigenetic response to a strong trans-silencing locus in tobacco? Plant and Animal Genome Conference VII. January 17-21. San Diego, CA .

Todd, J.T., D. A. Sowinski, C.F. Schimeneck, G. C. Allen, B. Ulker, and W.F. Thompson.1999. Can Matrix Attachment Regions prevent trans-silencing in transgenic tobacco? Poster presented at the 18th Penn State Summer Symposium in Molecular Biology. Chromatin Structure and DNA Function: Twenty-five Years of the Nucleosome. July 21-24, 1999. State College, PA.

Love, J., G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. 1998. The effects of tetracycline analogues on the Top10 promoter system in plant cells. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting. Madison, WI .

Love, J., G. C. Allen, S. Wyatt, D. Robertson, and W.F. Thompson. 1997. The gravitropic effects of modifying cellular calmodulin concentration using target-inducible promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana. Poster presented at the American Society for Space and Gravitational Biology. Annual Symposium.November 19-21, Washington, D.C.

Upchurch, R.G., M.S. Rose, G. C. Allen, and W.-N Zuo .1997. Expression of cercosporin resistance gene in tobacco.Poster presented at the American Phytopathological Society Meeting. August 9-13, Rochester, NY .Phytopathology. 87(6) (Supplement):S99.

Dickey, L.F.,M.E Petracek, D.A. Sowinski, E.R. Hansen, T-T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. 1997. Light effects on ferredoxin mRNA stability are mediated by translation. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting. August 2 - August 6, Vancouver, BC, Canada .

Ulker, B., J. J. Todd, C. Schimeneck, G. C. Allen, A. K. Weissinger, and W.F. Thompson.1997. A tobacco matrix attachment region (MAR) reduces gene silencing in tobacco plants transformed by microprojectile bombardment. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting. August 2 - August 6, Vancouver,BC, Canada .

Hall, G. E., Jr., G. C. Allen, S. Michalowski, W. Newman, A. K. Weissinger, W. F. Thompson, and S. Spiker. 1995. Analysis of a plant nuclear scaffold attachment region: In vitro binding studies and effects on gene expression in transgenic plant cells.Poster presented at the Keystone Symposium on The Nuclear Matrix: Involvement in Replication, Transcription, Gene Splicing, and Cellular Regulation. April 4-10, Hilton Head, SC

Spiker, S., G. C. Allen, G. E. Hall, Jr., S. Michalowski, W. H. Newman, W. F. Thompson, and A. K. Weissinger. 1995. Nuclear matrix attachment regions (MARs) in plants: Affinity for the nuclear matrix and effect on transient and stable gene expression. Poster presented at the Keystone Symposium on Epigenetic Regulation of Transcription. April 4-10, Hilton Head, SC

Hall, G. E., Jr., G. C. Allen, W. Newman, A. K. Weissinger, W. F. Thompson, and S. Spiker.1994. Analysis of a tobacco scaffold attachment region (SAR):In vitro binding and effects on gene expression in transgenic tobacco cells. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting.July 30 - August 3, Portland, OR .

G. C. Allen G. E. Hall, Jr., L. Thorne, A. K. Weissinger, S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson.1994. Tobacco scaffold attachment regions (SARs) increase reporter gene expression in stably transformed tobacco cells. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

Sowinski, D. A., L. F. Dickey, T-T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, and W.F. Thompson. 1994. Developmental expression of the pea Fed-1 gene in transgenic tobacco. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

Dickey, L. F., T-T. Nguyen, G. C. Allen, D. A. Sowinski, and W. F. Thompson. 1994. Light modulation of ferredoxin mRNA abundance requires an open reading frame. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Amsterdam , The Neterlands.

Thompson, W F., L. F. Dickey, M. E. Patracek, T-T. Nguyen, D. A. Sowinski, and G. C. Allen.1994. Light modulation of ferredoxin mRNA abundance. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

Michalowski, S., G. E. Hall, Jr., G. C. Allen, L. W. Thorne, W. F Thompson and S.

Spiker.1994. Characterization of higher plant scaffold attachment regions (SARs) obtained randomly or through their association with genes. Poster presented at the 4th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology,, Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

Dickey, L.F., G. C. Allen, and William F. Thompson. 1993. Light regulatory elements within the ferredoxin mRNA sequence. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting.July 31 - August 4, Minneapolis, MN .

G. C. Allen, G. E. Hall, Jr., L. C. Childs, A. K. Weissinger, S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson.1993. Scaffold attachment regions (SARs) increase reporter gene expression in stably transformed plant cells. Poster presented at the American Society for Plant Physiology Society Meeting.July 31 - August 4, Minneapolis, MN .

Childs, L. C., G. E. Hall, Jr., G. C. Allen, S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. 1992. Plant nuclear scaffold attachment regions: functional analysis using transgenes. Poster presented at American Society for Cell Biology. Nov. 15-19, Denver, CO

G. C. Allen, D. A. Sowinski, M. Gallo-Meagher, and W. F. Thompson. 1991. In vitro and in vivo determination of pea Fed-1 mRNA turnover.1991. Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson, AZ.

Thompson, W. F., L. F. Dickey, M. Gallo-Meagher, G. C. Allen, D. A. Sowinski, and D. M. Thompson.1991. Regulation of ferredoxin mRNA abundance. Paper presented at the 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson, AZ.

Dickey, L.F., M. Gallo-Meagher, G. C. Allen, D. M. Thompson, and W. F. Thompson. 1991. Localization of the Fed-1 light regulatory element.Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson, AZ.

Pedersen, T. J., G. E. Hall ,Jr., G. C. Allen, S. Frances , S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. 1991. Characterization of AT-rich sequence elements upstream of the pea Fed-1 gene. Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson, AZ.

Hall, G. E., G. C. Allen, D. S. Loer, W. F. Thompson, and S. Spiker. 1991. Nuclear scaffolds and scaffold attachment regions (SARs) in higher plants. Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson, AZ.

Childs, L. C., G. C. Allen, Hall, G. E., Jr., S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. 1991. Using transgenes in functional analysis of plant nuclear scaffold attachment regions. Poster presented at the 3rd International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Tucson, AZ.

Thompson, W. F., L. F. Dickey, M. Gallo-Meagher, G. C. Allen, D. A. Sowinski, and D. M. Thompson.1991. Regulation of ferredoxin mRNA abundance. Presentation at the Beltsville Symposium XVI.Photomorphogenesis in Plants: Emerging strategies for crop improvement. University of Maryland , College Park, MD

Hall, G. E., and G. C. Allen. 1990. Characterization of plant nuclear scaffold attachment regions and strategies for studying their function in vivo. Poster presented at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center Plant Molecular Biology Retreat, Beaufort, NC

Allen, G. C., D. Loer, and G E. Hall, Jr. 1990. Isolation of plant nuclear scaffolds and binding of yeast scaffold attachment regions. Poster presented at the McKnight Symposium on Molecular Technology for Crop Improvement. North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC

Falconet, D., R. C. Elliot, L. F. Dickey, B. Fristensky, G. C. Allen, and W. F. Thompson.1989. Molecular analysis of Fed I gene expression. J. Cellular Biochem. Suppl. 13D.Plant Gene Transfer Section from Abstracts 18th Annual Meeting of Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology. Park City, UT.

G. C. Allen and G. H. Elkan. 1987. Effect of varying oxygen concentrations on viability, respiration, and yield of a Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) strain grown in a succinate-limited chemostat. 11th North American Rhizobium Conference, Quebec, Canada .

Grimm, D. T.,G. C. Allen, and G. H. Elkan. 1986. Growth, respiration, and nitrogenase activity in batch and continuous cultures of Rhizobium sp. strain ORS 571. Abstracts for the Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial Microbiology. San Francisco, CA .

Allen, G. C. and G. H. Elkan. 1986. Use of semisolid media for characterizing the microaerobic growth and acetylene reduction of Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis). Abstracts for the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.

Benoit, R. E., G. C. Allen, and J. T. Novak. 1984. Transformation of methanol and t-butyl alcohol by groundwater bacteria. Abstracts for the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, St. Louis, MO

Gunatilaka, M. K., G. C. Allen, and J. L. Neal. 1983. Anaerobic nitrate-dependent growth of Rhizobium japonicum on carbon monoxide. 4th International Symposium on Microbial Growth on C-1 Compounds. Minneapolis, MN

Neal, J. L., G. C. Allen, R. D. Morse, and D. D. Wolf. 1983. Anaerobic chemolithotrophic growth of Rhizobium japonicum. 9th North American Rhizobium Conference. Ithaca, NY

G. C. Allen R. E. Benoit, and R. W. Young. 1983. Degradation of Kepone by denitrifying bacteria. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology. New Orleans, LA

G. C. Allen and R. E. Benoit. 1982. Degradation of Kepone by denitrifying bacteria. Branch Meeting ofthe American Society for Microbiology, Richmond, VA.

Neal, J. L., G. C. Allen, R. D. Morse, and D. D. Wolf. 1981. Increasingefficiency of nitrogen fixation of legumes used for reclamation of strip-mined soils. Symposium on Chemical Transformations by Microorganisms in Marine, Freshwater, and Terrestrial Habitats.Regional Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Williamsburg, VA

G. C. Allen R. W. Young, and R. E. Benoit. 1981. Degradation of Kepone by anaerobic sediment bacteria. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Dallas, TX

G. C. Allen, R. W. Young, and R. E. Benoit. 1980. Anaerobic degradation of Kepone, cyanuric acid and Atrazine. Branch Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Blacksburg, VA