CURRICULUM VITAE
Tanya E. Cheeke
Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
PO Box 7026, SE-750 07
Uppsala, Sweden
tanya.cheeke@slu.se
Citizenship: USA
Education:
2013 – present
Postdoctoral Fellow
Collaboration: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden;
Uppsala University, Sweden; Indiana University, USA.
Project title: Improving process-level understanding of the roles of fungal
mycelia in carbon sequestration in boreal and temperate hardwood forests
Advisors: Petra Fransson, Anna Rosling, Jim Bever, Rich Phillips
2013
Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Biology
Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Dissertation title: An evaluation of the nontarget effects of Bacillus
thuringiensis maize on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the soil ecosystem
Committee: Mitch Cruzan (Advisor), Todd Rosenstiel, Lisa Weasel,
Daniel Ballhorn, William Fish, and Jim Bever
1999
Bachelor of Science
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington
Emphasis: Sustainable Agriculture/Environmental Science
Experience:
2010 – 2013
2011 – 2012
2010
2005 – 2009
2000 – 2004
Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results Fellow,
Ecosystem Services: Terrestrial Systems Soils and Plant Ecology Division
Visiting Scholar, Bever lab, Indiana University. Research training in 454
pyro-sequencing for molecular identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi in plant roots.
Organizer, Evolution Annual Meeting, Portland, OR.
Teaching Assistant, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Lab manager/Research Technician, Soil Foodweb, Inc., Corvallis, OR.
Advisor: Elaine Ingham.
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1999 – 2000
Research Technician, Washington State University Cooperative
Extension, Vancouver, WA. Advisor: Carol A. Miles.
Specialized Training:
2013
Analysis of high-throughput sequence data from microbial communities,
SLU, Uppsala, Sweden
Teaching Experience:
Teaching Assistant:
Teaching Assistant:
Teaching Assistant:
Teaching Assistant:
Teaching Assistant:
Mentor:
Research and Society, Senior Capstone Course (BI 480), Portland State
University, Fall 2009
Microbiology (BI 488/588), Portland State University, Spring 2007,
Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Microbiology (BI 235), Portland State University, Winter 2007, Summer
2007, Winter 2008, Summer 2008, Winter 2009
Genes and Society (BI 341), Portland State University, Spring 2006
Principles of Biology (BI 251, BI 252), Portland State University, Fall
2005, Winter 2006, Fall 2006
Mentored four high school students, eleven undergraduates, four post
baccalaureates, two honors thesis students, and one McNair Scholar;
Portland State University; Indiana University, 2006-2014
Grants and Fellowships:
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2011
2011
2010
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship: Evaluating the role
of plant-soil feedbacks in invaded grasslands, Bever lab/Ye lab, Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN $138,000. Fellowship period: 2015-2017.
Indiana Academy of Sciences: Towards a predictive understanding of the
role of mycorrhizal fungi in soil carbon storage in hardwood forests,
Phillips lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN $2908
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates
Supplement Grant: A belowground framework for predicting how plantmicrobe interactions couple carbon and nutrient economies of forests,
Phillips lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (PI Phillips) $7000
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Travel Award, Research training
in the Phillips lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN $3360
Carl Tryggers Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (PI Fransson) $72,000
Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research $1100
Miller Grant Sustainability Travel Award, Research training in the Bever
lab, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN $500
Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results Fellowship
$111,000
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2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2007
2007
Botanical Society of America Women in Science Travel Grant $350
Sigma Delta Epsilon-Graduate Women in Science Vessa Notchev Grant
$3000
Portland State University: Create a modern student commons in Science
Building 2. PIs: Marvin Kaiser, Tanya E. Cheeke, Leslie Bliss-Ketchum,
Tim Davidson, Mica Eastman. $300,000
Botanical Society of America Graduate Student Research Award $500
Botanical Society of America Travel Award, Providence, RI $400
National Science Foundation $15,000
Miller Grant Sustainability Travel and Conference Award, Food in Bloom
conference, Bloomington, IN $500
Ecological Society of America Soil Ecology Travel Grant, Albuquerque,
NM $200
Marie Brown Travel Grant, Ecological Society of America annual
meeting, Albuquerque, NM $225
Lindbergh Foundation Grant, $10,580
Ecological Society of America Soil Ecology Travel Grant, Milwaukee, WI
$600
Portland State University Biology Graduate Student Association Travel
Grant, Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Milwaukee, WI
$100
Portland State University Forbes Lea Grant, $1000
Portland State University Forbes Lea Grant, $800
Marie Brown Travel Grant, Ecological Society of America annual
meeting, San Jose, CA $175
Awards:
2013
2012
2009
2009
2009
2008
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Portland State University
EcoService Award, Honored Distinction, Union of Concerned Scientists,
Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR
Best Student Oral Presentation, Ecological Society of America,
Albuquerque, NM, $100
Portland State University President’s Award for Outstanding University
Service, $100
Portland State University Graduate Student Research Symposium, Second
Place, $75
Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award, $500
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Publications: (*undergraduate co-author)
Refereed journal articles:
Rosling, A., Midgley, M., Cheeke, T.E., Fransson, P., and RP Phillips. Submitted. Mycorrhizal
associations determine phosphorus dynamics in deciduous forest soils.
Cheeke, T.E., Schuette, U.M.E., Rosenstiel, T.N., Cruzan, M.B., and J.D. Bever. In review.
Spatial variation and heterogeneity in the field has a greater effect on the composition of AMF
communities than Bt genetic insertion.
A.K. Kolseth, T. D’Hertefeldt, M. Emmerich, F. Forabosco, S. Marklund, T.E. Cheeke, S.
Hallin, M. Weih. In review. Influence of genetically modified organisms on ecosystem processes
and implications for natural resource management.
Cheeke, T. E., Darby, H.*, Bever, J. D., Rosenstiel, T. N., and M. B. Cruzan. 2014. Agriculture,
Ecosystems and Environment. Effect of Bt maize cultivation history on arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungal colonization, spore abundance and diversity, and plant growth. 195: 29-35.
Cheeke, T. E., Cruzan, M. B., and Todd N. Rosenstiel. 2013. A field evaluation of arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungal colonization in multiple lines of Bt and non-Bt maize. Applied and
Environmental Microbiology. 79(13): 4078-4086.
Cheeke, T. E., Rosenstiel, T. N., and Mitchell B. Cruzan. 2012. Evidence of reduced arbuscular
mycorrhizal fungal colonization in multiple lines of Bt maize. American Journal of Botany.
99(4): 700-707. This study was featured on the cover of the April 2012 issue of AJB.
Cheeke, T. E., Pace, B. A.*, Rosenstiel, T. N., and Mitchell B. Cruzan. 2011. The influence of
fertilizer level and spore density on arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of transgenic Bt 11
maize (Zea mays) in experimental microcosms. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 75: 304-312.
Book chapters:
Cheeke, T. E. 2012. Effects of the cultivation of genetically modified Bt crops on nontarget soil
organisms. In: Microbial Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems. Advances in Agroecology
Series. Cheeke, T. E., Coleman, D.C., Wall, D.H. (Eds.) Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 153-227.
Books – edited volumes:
Cheeke, T.E., Coleman, D. C., Wall, D.H. (Editors) 2012. Microbial Ecology in Sustainable
Agroecosystems. Advances in Agroecology Research. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
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Manuscripts in preparation:
Cheeke, TE, Kuhn, A., Rosling, A, Phillips, RP, and P. Fransson. In prep. Fungal biomass
production and enzyme activity differ in temperate hardwood forests dominated by
ectomycorrhizal trees versus arbuscular mycorrhizal trees.
Invited Seminars/Talks:
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2012
2011
2009
2009
2009
2009
2007
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR
Army Polytechnic School, Department of Life Sciences, Sangolquí, Ecuador (via
Skype)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Shahala Middle School, Vancouver, WA
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Oregon State University Organic Gardening Certification Course, Portland, OR
McNair Scholar’s Research Conference, Portland OR
Century High School, Beaverton, OR
Lindbergh Foundation, Oshkosh, WI
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Talks/Posters at Scientific Meetings:
2014
2012
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2009
Mycological Society of America – Poster title: Mycelial production and turnover
differ in temperate hardwood forests dominated by arbuscular mycorrhizal trees
versus ectomycorrhizal trees, East Lansing, MI
Ecological Society of America (ESA) – Talk title: An evaluation of AMF
colonization in split-plots of Bt and non-Bt maize. Portland, OR
Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results Fellowship
Conference – Poster title: Genetically modified corn: Nontarget effects of insectresistant Bt corn on symbiotic soil fungi. Washington D.C.
ESA – Talk title: A field evaluation of AMF colonization in multiple Bt maize
lines. Austin, TX
Botanical Society of America – Talk title: Transgenes in maize: Evidence of
reduced AMF colonization in multiple Bt maize lines. Providence, RI
Evolution – Talk title: Transgenes in maize: Evidence of reduced AMF
colonization in multiple Bt maize lines. Portland, OR
Food and Bloom conference – Talk title: Transgenes in maize: Evidence of
reduced AMF colonization in multiple Bt maize lines. Bloomington, IN
EvoWIBO – Poster title: Transgenes in maize: Evidence of reduced AMF
colonization in multiple Bt maize lines. Port Townsend, WA
ESA – Talk title: Transgenes in maize: Evidence of reduced AMF colonization in
multiple Bt maize lines. Albuquerque, NM
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2009
2008
2007
Portland State University Graduate Student Research Symposium – Talk title:
Effects of nutrient stress on mycorrhizal colonization in transgenic Bt corn.
Portland, OR
ESA – Talk title: Effects of nutrient stress on the colonization of mycorrhizal
fungi in transgenic Bt corn. Milwaukee, WI
ESA – Poster title: Effects of plant stress on mycorrhizal colonization of
transgenic Bt corn. San Jose, CA
Outreach and Education:
2013
2012
2011
2009
2009 – 2011
2008 – 2010
The wonderful world of soil microbes. Middle school science classes,
Shahala Middle School, Vancouver, WA
The science of seeds and seed dispersal. Science Night, Grandview
Elementary School, Bloomington, IN
The science of seed dispersal. Science Night, The Bloomington Project
School. Bloomington, IN
ESA Symposium organizer: How can soil microbial ecology contribute to
the sustainability of agricultural systems? Albuquerque, NM
Darwin Day, co-organizer, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Junk to Funk fashion show, participant/model. Public outreach campaign
to encourage re-use and recycling to reduce waste. Portland, OR
Professional Service:
2015-2015
2012-present
2013
2011– 2012
2011
2011
2010 – 2011
2010 – 2011
2008 – 2010
Postdoc Representative, Mycological Society of America, Student Section
Reviewer of manuscripts for Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Science,
Environmental Evidence, European Journal of Soil Biology, Journal of
Applied Ecology, Research in Microbiology
Intel science fair judge, Plant Sciences, middle school section. Portland
State University
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Graduate Student Representative,
Portland State University
Session Organizer and Moderator, Recruitment and Retention of
Underrepresented Students in the Sciences, Environmental Protection
Agency Science to Achieve Results Conference
Student Advisory Council, Environmental Protection Agency Science to
Achieve Results Conference
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Graduate Student Representative,
Portland State University
Faculty Liaison, Biology Graduate Student Association, Portland State
University
President, Biology Graduate Student Association, Portland State
University
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2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2007 – 2008
2006 – 2013
Faculty Hiring Committee, Graduate Student Representative, Portland
State University
McNair Scholar mentor, Portland State University
Moderator, Ronald E. McNair Research Conference, Portland State
University
Soil microbiology workshop coordinator, Master Gardener Organic
Certification Program, Oregon State University
Organizer, ESA Soil Ecology/Agroecology Symposium, Albuquerque,
NM
Secretary/Treasurer, Biology Graduate Student Association, Portland State
University
Mentor in the Cruzan and Rosenstiel labs, Portland State University
Students Mentored: (*independent research project)
2014
2014
2013
2011 – 2013
2009 – 2013
2009 – 2013
2011 – 2012
2011 – 2012
2010 – 2012
2010 – 2012
2008 – 2012
2010 – 2011
2009 – 2010
2009 – 2010
2009
2007 – 2009
2008 – 2009
2008
2007
*Alex Kuhn, REU student (undergraduate at SUNY ESF)
Robin Johnson, undergraduate
Sarah Arteaga, post-baccalaureate researcher
Scott Kiel, undergraduate researcher
*Kiernan Garrett, high school intern: Science fair project: Effects of
elevated CO2 on mycorrhizal fungi in corn and soybeans
*Alessandra Elliott, high school intern: Science fair project: Effects of
elevated CO2 on mycorrhizal fungi in corn and soybeans
*Ann Rasmussen, post-baccalaureate researcher (currently a Masters
student at University of Mississippi).
*Erik Hasenkopf, undergraduate researcher
*Hayley Darby, post-baccalaureate researcher (currently a Masters student
at University of British Columbia)
*Luke Reyes, undergraduate researcher. Senior Honor's Thesis completed
Spring 2011, Concordia University. Root acid invertase activity in a
transgenic maize line.
Matt LaPlante, undergraduate researcher
Jennifer Jones, undergraduate researcher (currently a PhD student at
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Danielle Butler, undergraduate researcher
Belma Hergic, undergraduate researcher (currently a Masters student at
University of Tennessee).
*Denissia Withers, McNair Scholar, Portland State University. Thesis:
Community Learning Garden Programs in the Portland Area: How do
Learning Gardens help low-income families access fresh locally grown
foods? (received her Masters degree at Portland State University).
*Corey Guidry, undergraduate researcher
Dan Kowalkiewicz, undergraduate researcher
Madeline Steele, post-baccalaureate researcher
Melia Chase, high school summer intern
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2007
2007
2006 – 2008
Sage Wagner, high school summer intern
Emily Fielding, undergraduate researcher
*Brian Pace, undergraduate researcher; Senior Honor's Thesis completed
Winter 2008. Effects of Nutrient Stress in Genetically Modified Bt Corn:
Infectivity of Mutualistic Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
(currently a PhD candidate at The Ohio State University).
Professional Affiliations:
Ecological Society of America
Mycological Society of America
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