Dennis Halterman
1803 Ferndale Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
515.232.7113 Home telephone
515.294.9326 Work telephone
dhalterm@iastate.edu
Education
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Department of Biochemistry
Ph.D. August 1994-August 1999. GPA=3.5/4.0
Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA. B.S. in Biology; B.S. in Biochemistry.
August 1990-May 1994. GPA=3.6/4.0
Research Interests
Molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics of plant-pathogen interactions.
Professional Experience
5/01 - present
Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA/ARS, GS11, Iowa State University
8/99 - 4/01
Postdoctoral Fellow, USDA/ARS, GS9, Iowa State University
8/94 – 8/99
Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University
8/97 - 12/97
Teaching Assistant, Biology 231, Cell and Molecular Biology,
Purdue University
8/95 - 12/95
Teaching Assistant, Agronomy 320L, Genetics Laboratory, Purdue
University
8/93 - 5/94
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Research Project, Department of
Biology, Cornell College. Studied the effects of salicylic acid on the
induction of defense related genes in bean cotyledons.
8/92 - 5/94
Teaching Assistant, Biology 101, Introduction to Biology, Cornell
College
Teaching Experience
Guest Lecturer - Plant Pathology 692, Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions, Iowa State
University. I lectured on the latest developments in resistance gene diversity and an
introduction to the Mla resistance gene locus.
Teaching Assistant - Biology 231, Cell and Molecular Biology, Purdue University
I was responsible for grading exams and leading review sessions weekly. I had contact with
all students in the class.
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Teaching Assistant - Agronomy 320L, Genetics Laboratory, Purdue University
I organized and lectured weekly to students in the class. I also lead the class in pre-planned
experiments and answered questions. Other duties included grading quizzes and lab
notebooks.
Teaching Assistant - Biology 101, Introductory Biology, Cornell College
I was responsible for setting up experiments and displays for students in the class as well as
answering questions.
Honors and Achievements
Recipient of the Indiana Seed Industry Graduate Study Award, 1999.
Member of the Purdue Genetics Program, August 1994-1999.
Purdue Research Foundation fellowship, August 1996-1999.
National Science Foundation Training Grant fellowship, August 1994-August 1996.
President of the Cornell College chapter of the National Honor Society, 1993-1994.
Member of the Beta Beta Beta biological society, Cornell College, 1992-1994.
Publications and Presentations
Halterman, D.A., Wei, F., and Wise, R.P. (2002) Recognition Specificity and PostTranscriptional Regulation of Mla (Powdery Mildew) Resistance Alleles in Barley. Plant, Animal
& Microbe Genomes X Conference.
Halterman, D., Zhou, F., Wei, F., Wise, R.P., and Schulze-Lefert, P. (2001) The MLA6
coiled-coil, NBS-LRR protein confers AvrMla6-dependent resistance specificity to Blumeria
graminis f. sp. hordei in barley and wheat. Plant J. 25:335-348.
Halterman, D.A., Wei, F., and Wise, R.P. (2001) Characterization of Mla-mediated
powdery mildew resistance in barley. 10th international congress, Molecular Plant-Microbe
Interactions.
Wise, R., Wei, F., Halterman, D., Gobelman-Werner, K., Miller, L., Schulze-Lefert, P.,
and Wing, R. (2000) Functional analysis of Mla-mediated powdery mildew resistance in barley 7th
annual Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology Symposium, Iowa State University, The
Biochemistry of Plant Defenses.
Wei, F., Halterman, D., Gobelman-Werner, K., Mao, L., Kurth, J., Schulze-Lefert, P.,
Wing, R., and Wise, R. (2000) The Mla cluster of barley is associated with three interspersed
families of NBS-LRR type resistance genes. Keystone Symposia, Signals and Signal Perception in
Biotic Interactions in Plants.
Halterman, D.A. and Martin, G.B. Signal Recognition and Transduction Involved in Plant
Disease Resistance. (1997) Essays in Biochemistry 32:87-99.
Tang, X., Frederick, R.D., Zhou, J., Halterman, D.A., Jia, Y., and Martin, G.B. (1996)
Physical interaction of AvrPto and the Pto Kinase Defines a Recognition Event Involved in Plant
Disease Resistance. Science 274:2060-2063.
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