Biographical Sketch - Michael R. Schläppi
Professional Preparation
University of Basel, Switzerland, Undergraduate Certificate in ancient Greek, German linguistics,
and comparative Indo European languages (including old Icelandic, Greek dialects, and
Sanskrit), October 1982
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland, Diploma in Biology II (Biochemistry), October 1986
Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland, Ph.D., magna cum laude, November 1990
Appointments
2006 - present
2002 - present
1995 - 2002
1991 - 1995
1986 - 1990
1987
1985 - 1986
Visiting Professor, Northwest University, Xi’an, China.
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette
University.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Marquette University,
Postdoctoral Fellow, Carnegie Institution of Washington,
Department of Embryology, Baltimore, MD.
Ph.D. Student, Friedrich Miescher-Institute and Biozentrum,
University of Basel, Switzerland.
Visiting Graduate Student, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1987
Upton, New York (Dr. Benjamin Burr, sponsor).
Visiting Diploma Student, University of Virginia, Charlottesville,
Virginia (Dr. Thomas E. Thompson sponsor).
Synergistic Activities
Sigma Xi; International Society for Plant Molecular Biology (-2005); American Society of Plant
Biologists; Reviewing committee (ad hoc) for: Exp J Bot, Dev Genes Evol, Int J Plant Sci, Plant J,
Plant Cell, Plant Mol Biol, Plant Physiol, Maydica, USDA, DOE, and US-AID.
Honors
2005
2003
1994-1995
1991-1994
1991-1992
1987-1988
1985-1986
Japanese 21st Century Center of Excellence Fellow
OECD Fellow (Sabbatical Fellowship)
Carnegie Institution of Washington Fellow
Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow
Ciba-Geigy Jubilaeums-Stiftung Fellow
Swiss Chemical Research Foundation Fellow
Roche Research Foundation Fellow
Publication List
Most closely related to the current research projects
Xu D, Huang X, Xu ZQ, Schläppi M (2011) The HyPRP gene EARLI1 has an auxiliary role for
germinability and early seedling development under low temperature and salt stress conditions in
Arabidopsis thaliana. Planta (in revision).
Schläppi M (2011) Genetic and physiological analysis of biennialism in Hyoscyamus niger. Plant
Biol 13: 534-540.
Zhang Y, Schläppi M (2007) Cold responsive EARLI1 type HyPRPs improve freezing survival of
yeast cells and form higher order complexes in plants. Planta 227: 233-243.
Bubier J, Schläppi M (2004) Cold induction of EARLI1, a putative Arabidopsis lipid transfer
protein, is light and calcium dependent. Plant Cell Environ 27, 929-936.
Wilkosz R, Schläppi M (2000) A gene expression screen identifies EARLI1 as a novel
vernalization-responsive gene in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Mol Biol 44, 777-778.
Five other significant publications
Schläppi M (2006) FRIGIDA LIKE 2 is a functional allele in Landsberg erecta and compensates
for a nonsense allele of FRIGIDA LIKE 1. Plant Physiol 142, 1728-1783.
Schläppi M (2001) RNA levels and activity of FLOWERING LOCUS C are modified in mixed
genetic backgrounds of Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Plant Sci 162, 527-537.
Schläppi M, Raina R, Fedoroff N (1996) A highly sensitive plant hybrid protein assay system
based on the Spm promoter and TnpA protein for detection and analysis of transcription activation
domains. Plant Mol Biol 32, 717-725.
Schläppi M, Raina R, Fedoroff N (1994) Epigenetic regulation of the maize Spm transposable
element: novel activation of a methylated promoter by TnpA. Cell 77, 427-437.
Schläppi M, Hohn B (1992) Competence of immature maize embryos for
Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer. Plant Cell 4, 7-16.
Collaborators and Other Affiliations
Collaborators
Dr. Chengcai Chu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China (2011 - )
Dr. Effie Mutasa-Göttgens, Rothamsted Research, UK (2001 – present)
Dr. Matsuo Uemura, Iwate University, Japan (2004 – present)
Dr. Ziqin Xu, Northwest University, Xi’an, China (2006-present)
Graduate and postgraduate advisors
Dr. Barbara Hohn, graduate advisor, Friedrich Miescher-Institute
Dr. Nina Fedoroff, postdoctoral advisor, Pennsylvania State University
Thesis advisor and postgraduate scholars sponsor
Jason Bubier, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory, Maine
Monica Patel, Masters, Medical College of Wisconsin
Richard Wilkosz, Ph.D., Northern Biotechnology/University of Wisconsin
Ranjuna Weerasekera, Masters, Medical College of Wisconsin
Yi Zhang, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin
Total number of graduate students advised - 6
Total number of postdoctoral students – 1
Dear Kang,
thanks for your quick reply. (please disregard the email I sent a few minutes ago,
it left empty). The title of my talk will be:
"Understanding Cold Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis and Rice"
My CV is attached. I believe Chengcai will join us for the seminar and the dinner
that day. Looking forward to visiting again,
Michael
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From: Kang Chong [chongk@ibcas.ac.cn]
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 8:49 PM
To: Schlappi, Michael
Cc: Chu Chengcai; li-ke
Subject: Re: Seminar
Dear Machiel,
It is my pleasure to invite you. April 28 may be available for both of us. Your
seminar is going to start at 3:30-4:30pm at our institute. At evening, we will take
dinner together with Chengcai (if he has time). Could you please send me a copy
of your CV and the title of your talk?
Best regards,
Kang Chong
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-----原始邮件----发件人: "Schlappi, Michael" <michael.schlappi@marquette.edu>
发送时间: 2011 年 4 月 12 日 星期二
收件人: "chongk@ibcas.ac.cn" <chongk@ibcas.ac.cn>
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主题: Seminar
Dear Kang,
> I am back at CAS and wanted to get in touch with you to plan the seminar you invited
me to give when we met during the Sino-German meeting last month. My family will
go back to the USA on April 27th, so that day I cannot come visit, but most other
days this month might work, or even next month if it's more convenient for you.
Let me know at your convenience what works best for you and others at the Institute.
Also let me know, please, whether you need just a title or also an abstract for
my talk. Looking forward to hearing from you and to visiting your Institute again!
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> Best wishes,
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> Michael
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