Curriculum Vitae
Greg J. Hermann
PRESENT ADDRESS:
Department of Biology
Lewis and Clark College
0615 S.W. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, Oregon 97219-7899
phone: (503) 768-7568
fax: (503) 768-7658
e-mail: hermann@lclark.edu
EDUCATION:
1998 Ph.D., Biology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
1992 B.S., Biology, Magna Cum Laude
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007-present Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Lewis and Clark College
Portland, Oregon
2001-2007 Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Lewis and Clark College
Portland, Oregon
1998-2001 Postdoctoral research with Dr. James Priess
"Organogenesis of the Caenorhabditis elegans Intestine"
Division of Basic Sciences
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Seattle, Washington
1993-1998 Graduate research with Dr. Janet Shaw
"Genetic Analysis of Mitochondrial Inheritance and Morphology in Yeast"
Department of Biology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
1991-1992 Undergraduate research with Dr. Peter Pauw
"Role of the Na+-K+ ATPase During Muscle Development"
Department of Biology
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington
GRANTS/AWARDS:
2007-2010 National Science Foundation
"RUI: Cellular and genetic analysis of lysosome and lysosom-related organelle biogenesis in C. elegans"
2007 National Science Foundation
Two REU summer research supplements to existing NSF grant
2006 National Science Foundation
Two REU summer research supplements to existing NSF grant
2005-2007 Murdock College Research Program for Life Sciences
"Investigating a monoclonal antibody that recognizes late-stage apoptotic cells in C. elegans"
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
2005 National Science Foundation
Two REU summer research supplements to existing NSF grant
2004-2006 Murdock Partners in Science Program
"Genetic analysis of lysosome assembly in C. elegans"
2004 National Science Foundation
Two REU summer research supplements to existing NSF grant
2003-2007 National Science Foundation
"RUI: Genetic and molecular analysis of lysosome assembly and stability in C. elegans"
2002-2004 Murdock College Research Program for Life Sciences
"Investigating the regulation of the Notch receptor, LIN-12, and the Delta ligand, APX-1, during left-right asymmetry in C. elegans organogenesis"
M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
1999-2001 Runyon-Winchell Fellowship
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation
1998 Riser Dissertation Award
University of Utah
1995-1998 Predoctoral Genetics Training Grant
National Institutes of Health
1995-1996 Graduate Research Fellowship
University of Utah
INVITED SEMINARS:
2006 "Organogenesis of the C. elegans intestine: differentiation and biogenesis of specialized lysosomes"
Biology Department Seminar; Portland State University
2005 "Genetic analysis of lysosome biogenesis in C. elegans"
15th International C. elegans Meeting; UCLA
2004 "Performing original research in an undergraduate teaching lab"
West Coast C. elegans Meeting; UCSB
2003 "Teaching and research at a primary undergraduate institution"
Biosciences Career Symposium; University of Utah
2003 "Organogenesis of the C. elegans intestine: A new twist on Notch signaling"
Biology Department Seminar; Reed College
2003 "Left-right asymmetry and organ placement"
Natural Sciences Seminar Series; Western Oregon University
2000 "Notch Signaling Controls Left-Right Asymmetry of the C. elegans Intestine"
Seattle Development Group; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2000 "How Do You Build an Organ? Organogenesis of the Intestine in C. elegans"
Gonzaga University
2000 "Left-right Asymmetry in C. elegans Intestine Organogenesis Involves a LIN-12/Notch Signaling Pathway"
West Coast C. elegans Meeting; UCLA
INVITED REVIEWS:
Hermann, G.J. and Shaw, J.M. (1998) Mitochondrial dynamics in yeast. Annu. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol. 14:265-303.
PUBLICATIONS:
Pauw, P.G. and Hermann, G.J. (1994) Ouabain is a reversible inhibitor of myogenic fusion. In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol., 30A, 9-11.
Hermann, G.J., King, E.J. and Shaw, J.M. (1997) The yeast gene, MDM20, is necessary for mitochondrial inheritance and organization of the actin cytoskeleton. J. Cell Biol. 137: 141-153.
Roeder, A.D., Hermann, G.J., Keegan, B.R., Thatcher, S.A., and Shaw, J.M. (1998) Mitochondrial inheritance is delayed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells lacking the serine/threonine phosphatase, PTC1. Mol. Biol. Cell 9: 917-930.
Otsuga, D., Keegan, B.R., Brisch, E., Thatcher, J.W., Hermann, G.J., Bleazard, W. and Shaw, J.M. (1998) The dynamin-related GTPase, Dnm1p, controls mitochondrial morphology in yeast. J. Cell Biol. 143:333-349.
Hermann, G.J., Thatcher, J.W., Mills, J.P., Hales, K.G., Fuller, M.T., Nunnari, J. and Shaw, J.M. (1998) Mitochondrial fusion in yeast requires the transmembrane GTPase Fzo1p. J. Cell Biol. 143:359-373.
Hermann, G.J., Leung, B. and Priess, J.P. (1999) Organogenesis of the C. elegans intestine. Dev. Biol. 216:114-134. pdf
Singer, J., Hermann, G.J. and Shaw, J.M. (2000) Suppressors of mdm20 in yeast identify new alleles of ACT1 and TPM1 predicted to enhance actin-tropomyosin interactions. Genetics. 156:523-534.
Hermann, G.J., Leung, B. and Priess, J.P. (2000) Left-right asymmetry in C. elegans intestine organogenesis involves a LIN-12/Notch signaling pathway. Development. 127:3429-3440. pdf
Starr, D.A., Hermann, G.J., Malone, C.J., Fixen, W., Priess, J.R., Horvitz, H.R., and Han, M. (2001) UNC-83 encodes a novel component of the nuclear envelope and is essential for proper nuclear migration. Development. 128:5039-5050.
Hermann, G.J., Schroeder, L.K., Hieb, C.A., Kershner, A.M., Rabbitts, B.M., Fonarev, P., Grant, B.D., and Priess, J.R. (2005) Genetic analysis of lysosomal trafficking in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mol. Biol. Cell 16:3273-3288. pdf
Eisenhut, R.J., Knox, D., and Hermann, G.J. (2005) Characterization of a conserved apoptotic marker expressed in Caenorhabditis elegans phagocytic cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 335:1231-1238. pdf
Schroeder, L.K., Kremer, S., Kramer, M.J., Currie, E., Kwan, E., Watts, J.L., Lawrenson, A.L., and Hermann, G.J. (2007) Function of the Caenorhabditis elegans ABC transporter PGP-2 in the biogenesis of a lysosome-related fat storage organelle. Mol. Biol. Cell 18:995-1008. pdf
Currie, E ., King, B., Lawrenson, A.L., Schroeder, L.K., Kershner, A.M., and Hermann, G.J. (2007) Role of the Caenorhabditis elegans multidrug resistance gene, mrp-4, in gut granule differentiation. Genetics 177:1569-1582. pdf
Rabbitts, B.M., Kokes, M., Miller, N.E., Kramer, M., Lawrenson, A.L., Levitte, S., Kremer, S., Kwan, E., Weis, A.M. and Hermann, G.J. (2008) glo-3, a novel Caenorhabditis elegans gene, is required for lysosome-related organelle biogenesis. Genetics 180:857-871. pdf
undergraduate co-authors