John K. Pace, II
5001 N. MacArthur Blvd,
Irving, TX 75038
jpace@dcccd.edu
Education
University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
PhD in Quantitative Biology
Dissertation: “The Evolutionary History and Genomic Impact of Mammalian DNA
Transposons”
Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, TX
BS in Biology
Teaching Experience
North Lake College, Irving, TX January 2010 to present
Adjunct Professor of Biology
Instructor of Biol 2401
Publications
Gilbert C, Schaack S, Pace II JK, Brindley PJ, Feschotte C. A role for host-parasite
interactions in the horizontal transfer of transposons across phyla. Nature. 2010 Apr 29;
464(7293):1347-50.
Gilbert C, Pace II JK, Feschotte C. Horizontal SPINning of transposons. Commun Integr
Biol. 2009; 2(2):117-9.
Pace II, JK, Sen, SK, Batzer, MA, Feschotte C. Repair-mediated duplication by capture of
proximal chromosomal DNA has shaped vertebrate genome evolution.
PLoS Genet. 2009 May;5(5):e1000469.
Gilbert C, Pace II, JK, Waters PD. Target site analysis of RTE1_LA and its AfroSINE
partner in the elephant genome. Gene 2008 Dec 1;425(1-2):1-8.
Pace II, JK, Gilbert C, Clark M, Feschotte C. Repeated horizontal transfer of a DNA
transposon in mammals and other tetrapods. PNAS 2008 Nov 4;105(44):17023-8.
Comment in PNAS 2008 Nov 4;105(44):16827-8.
Evaluated by Debashish Bhattacharya with Cheong Xin Chan for Faculty
of 1000, Biology.
http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1147974/evaluation
Pace II, JK, Feschotte C. The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence
for Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage. Genome Research 2007 Apr;17(4):422-32..
Evaluated by Deborah Charlesworth for Faculty of 1000, Biology.
http://www.f1000biology.com/article/id/1087010/evaluation
Presentations
Main presenter
Texas/South-Central Branch of the American Society of Microbiology Fall Meeting,
University of Texas, Austin, TX, November 2009.
Space Invaders! Repeated horizontal transfer of a DNA transposon in
mammals and other tetrapods.
University of Texas, Austin, TX, Spring 2008.
Finding Treasures While Exploring the Junkyard: Transposable Elements
and Eukaryotic Genome Evolution
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Spring 2008.
Finding Treasures While Exploring the Junkyard: Transposable Elements
and Eukaryotic Genome Evolution
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students at UT Arlington, Arlington, TX, Spring 2008.
Space Invaders! Repeated horizontal transfers of a DNA transposon in
mammals and other tetrapods.
Genome Biology Group, Arlington, TX, Fall 2006.
Nuclear Genome Expansion through Short Local Duplications.
Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students at UT Arlington, Arlington, TX, Spring 2006.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
Genome Biology Group, Arlington, TX, Spring 2006.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
Posters
International Congress on Transposable Elements, St. Malo, France, April, 2008.
Space Invaders! Repeated horizontal transfers of a DNA transposon in
mammals and other tetrapods.
UTA Metroplex Day at UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, February 15, 2008.
Repair-mediated capture of DNA at double-strand breaks is a common
mechanism of genomic duplication in eukaryotes.
American Genetic Association Annual Symposium: Mechanisms of
Genome Evolution,
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, July 11-13, 2007.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology Summer
Conference: Mobile Elements in Mammalian Genomes, Tucson,
Research
AZ, June 2-7, 2007.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
UTA Metroplex Day at UT Arlington, Arlington, TX, December 4, 2006.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
UTA Metroplex Day at UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, November 29, 2006.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
UTA Research Day , Arlington, TX, October 2007.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
UTA Research Day , Arlington, TX, October 2006.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.
1st International Conference/Workshop: Genomic Impact of Eukaryotic Transposable
Elements, Pacific Grove, California, March 31-April 4, 2006.
The Evolutionary History of Human DNA Transposons: Evidence for
Intense Activity in the Primate Lineage.