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Aufderheide, Karl

Associate Professor

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Associate Professor, Biology, College of Science

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kauf@tamu.edu

1 979 845 7775

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overview

Cell/Developmental Biology. Developmental Genetics. Intracellular differentiation of eukaryotes, especially ciliates. General interests in: intracellular pattern formation and morphogenesis; molecular aspects of gene expression in ciliate protozoa; development of organelles, including intracellular motility and organelle localization. Specific interests in: signal transduction, regulation of cytoskeletal organization, and motility in the social amoeba Dictyostelium; organization, patterning and morphogenesis of surface-related cytoskeletal and membranous structures of ciliates, especially Paramecium; applications of laser optical force trap technology to developmental problems in Paramecium tetraurelia and Tetrahymena thermophila; 2 molecular aspects of serotype gene expression in P. tetraurelia; development of exocytotic organelles (the trichocysts) in P. tetraurelia. General approach involves use of classical and modern light and electron microscopic techniques, integrated with genetic, molecular, mechanical or physiological manipulations of the cells.

education and training

University of Iowa - (Iowa City, Iowa, United States), Postdoctoral Training 1979
Indiana University System - (Bloomington, Indiana, United States), Postdoctoral Training 1977
Ph.D. in Cell Biology, University of Minnesota - (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) 1974
M.S. in Cell Biology, University of Minnesota - (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) 1972
B.Sc. in Microbiology, University of Minnesota - (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States) 1970

selected publications

Academic Articles41

Jiang, X., Hernandez, D., Hernandez, C., Ding, Z., Nan, B., Aufderheide, K., & Qin, H (2017). IFT57 stabilizes the assembled intraflagellar transport complex and mediates transport of motility-related flagellar cargo.. 130(5), 879-891.
Aufderheide, K. J. (2016). Refinements of and commentary on the silver staining techniques of Fernndez-Galiano.. Biotech Histochem. (5),
Zinskie, J. A., Shribak, M., Bruist, M. F., Aufderheide, K. J., & Janetopoulos, C (2015). A mechanical microcompressor for high resolution imaging of motile specimens.. 337(2), 249-256.
Yan, Y., Jiang, L., Aufderheide, K. J., Wright, G. A., Terekhov, A., Costa, L., ... Janetopoulos, C (2014). A microfluidic-enabled mechanical microcompressor for the immobilization of live single- and multi-cellular specimens.. 20(1), 141-151.
Srinivasan, K., Wright, G. A., Hames, N., Housman, M., Roberts, A., Aufderheide, K. J., & Janetopoulos, C (2013). Delineating the core regulatory elements crucial for directed cell migration by examining folic-acid-mediated responses.. 126(Pt 1), 221-233.

Books1

Cole, E. S., Stuart, K. R., Marsh, T. C., Aufderheide, K., & Ringlien, W (2002). Confocal fluorescence microscopy for Tetrahymena thermophila.. Elsevier.

Chapters2

Aufderheide, K. J., & Janetopoulos, C (2016). Migration of Dictyostelium discoideum to the Chemoattractant Folic Acid.. Methods Mol Biol. Methods in Molecular Biology. 25-39. Springer New York.
Aufderheide, K. J. (2013). Paramecium Molecular Evolution. Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics. 219-221. Elsevier.