2013 Curriculum Vitae Zeynep Gromley (nee Tokgoz) Assistant Professor of Biochemistry DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine Lincoln Memorial University 6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway Harrogate, TN 37752 zeynep.gromley@lmunet.edu ACADEMIC DEGREES: Ph.D. Biochemistry 2005, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI M.S. Biochemistry 1997, University of Dokuz Eylul, Izmir, Turkey B.Sc. Medical Biological Sciences 1993, University of Dokuz Eylul, Izmir, Turkey PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: 2012‐present Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN 2007‐2008 Assistant Professor, (sabbatical replacement) Department of Biology Rhodes College, Memphis, TN 2005‐2007 Post‐Doctoral Fellow, Genetics and Tumor Cell Biology / Structural Biology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 2000‐2005 Graduate Student, Interdisciplinary Sciences/Biochemistry Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 1999‐2000 Visiting Scientist, Biochemistry Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI TEACHING EXPERIENCE: Lincoln Memorial University, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (2012‐present) Physiology I (Biochemistry lectures in Physician Assistant Program) Molecular Fundamentals of Medicine in Osteopathic Medical School Rhodes College, Department of Biology (2007‐2008) Biology I Genetics with laboratory (primary course director) Senior Seminar: Cell Cycle Regulation in Eukaryotes (primary course director) University of Dokuz Eylul, School of Medicine (1996‐1997) Basic Laboratory Techniques in Medical School ZeynepGromley,Ph.D.
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2012‐present: Association of Biochemistry Course Directors HONORS AND AWARDS: 2004 FASEB Travel Fellowship for IUBMB/ASBMB Meeting, Boston, MA 2003 MCW Graduate Student Travel Award for The ubiquitin Family Meeting 2002 MCW Graduate Student Travel Award for FASEB Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1998 Young Scientist Travel Award to FEBS Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark PUBLICATIONS: Tokgoz Z, Seipmann TJ, Frederick C Streich Jr., Kumar B, Klein JM, Haas AL. E1‐ E2 interactions in the ubiquitin and Nedd8 ligation pathways. J Biol Chem. 2012 Jan 2; 287(1):311‐21. Souphron J, Waddell MB, Paydar A, Tokgoz‐Gromley Z, Roussel MF, Schulman BA. Structural dissection of a gating mechanism preventing misactivation of ubiquitin by NEDD8's E1. Biochemistry 2008; 47(34); 8961‐8969. Tokgoz Z, Bohnsack RB, Haas AL. Pleiotropic effects of ATP Mg2+ binding in the catalytic cycle of ubiquitin activating enzyme. J Biol Chem 281(21):14729‐37, 2006. Seipmann TJ, Bohnsack RB, Tokgoz Z, Babashona OV, Haas AL. Protein interactions within the N‐end rule ubiquitin ligation pathway. J Biol Chem 278(11):9448‐9457, 2003. Erkan N, Gokmen N, Goktay AY, Erbayraktar S, Taplu A, Tokgoz Z, Astarcioglu I. Effects of CO2 pneumoperitoneum on the basilar artery. Surg Endosc. 2001 Aug; 15(8):806‐11. Haciyanli M, Fuzun M, Unek T, Tokgoz Z. Does the administration route of leucovorin have any influence on the impairment of colonic healing caused by intraperitoneal 5‐fluorouracil treatment? Eur Surg Res. 2001; 33 (2):80‐5. Kuralay F, Tokgoz Z, Comlekci A. Diagnostic usefulness of tumour marker levels in pleural effusions of malignant and benign origin. Clin Chim Acta. 2000 Oct; 300(1‐2):43‐55. Bilgen G, Oktay G, Tokgoz Z, Guner G, Yalcin S. Collagen Content and Electrophoretic Analysis of Type I Collagen in Breast Skin of Heterozygous Naked Neck and Normally Feathered Commercial Broilers. Tr J of Veterinary and Animal Sciences. 1999; 23, 483‐487. ZeynepGromley,Ph.D.
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MEETING ABSTRACTS: “Mutagenesis confirms a structural model for ubiquitin activating enzyme.” IUBMB/ASBMB Meeting. Boston, MA. 2004. “Mutagenesis confirms a structural model for ubiquitin activating enzyme.” The Ubiquitin Family Meeting. Cold Spring Harbor, NY. 2003. “Mutagenesis confirms a structural model for ubiquitin activating enzyme.” FASEB Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 2002. “Collagen Content and Electrophoretic Analysis of Type I Collagen in Breast Skin of Heterozygous Naked Neck and Normally Feathered Commercial Broilers.” 25th Silver Jubilee FEBS Meeting. Copenhagen, Denmark. July 5‐10, 1998. ZeynepGromley,Ph.D.
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