User:Stephen M. Gross

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Stephen M. Gross's DNA (an artistic interpretation)

• Stephen M. Gross
• UC Davis
• Dept. of Nematology
• One Shields Ave.
• Davis, CA, 95616

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I work in the Williamson Lab at UC Davis. I learned about OpenWetWare from this site, and I've joined because I'm interested in contributing molecular biology and nematology protocols.

Education

• 2007, PhD, UC Berkeley, Plant Biology
• 1999, BS, UC Davis, Microbiology

Research interests

1. Transposon biology
2. Genome change
3. Gene regulation and epigenetics
4. Genetics

Publications

1. Gross SM and Hollick JB. Multiple trans-sensing interactions affect meiotically heritable epigenetic states at the maize pl1 locus. Genetics. 2007 Jun;176(2):829-39. DOI:10.1534/genetics.107.072496 |
2. Hale CJ, Stonaker JL, Gross SM, and Hollick JB. A novel Snf2 protein maintains trans-generational regulatory states established by paramutation in maize. PLoS Biol. 2007 Oct 16;5(10):e275. DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050275 |
3. Parkinson SE, Gross SM, and Hollick JB. Maize sex determination and abaxial leaf fates are canalized by a factor that maintains repressed epigenetic states. Dev Biol. 2007 Aug 15;308(2):462-73. DOI:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.06.004 |

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Useful links

• Northwestern University oligo calculator
• Primer3 primer design
• Geneious: my favorite molecular biology software suite
• Rotor speed to RCF calculator

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