CURRICULUM VITAE - Gregg Allen

PERSONAL DATA

Gregg C. Allen

Department of Human Anatomy and Medical Neurobiology
College of Medicine Texas A&M University Health Science Center
College Station, Texas 77843-1114

Telephone: 409-862-3109
FAX: 409-845-0790

e-mail: allen@medicine.tamu.edu
www: http://medicine.tamu.edu/clocks/

EDUCATION

DOCTORAL RESEARCH

RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS

GRADUATE COURSE WORK

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

Society for Neuroscience
Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR)
TAMU Society for Neuroscience

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

1st Place, Texas A&M University Society for Neuroscience, 1998 Annual Poster Session
3rd Place, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 1999 Graduate Student Symposium
3rd Place, Texas A&M University Society for Neuroscience, 1999 Annual Poster Session
Society for Neuroscience Chapters Graduate Student Travel Award, 2000 Annual Meeting
1st Place, Texas A&M University Society for Neuroscience, 2000 Annual Poster Session
1st Place, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 2001 Graduate Student Poster Session
National Institute of Mental Health Scholarship, 2001 Keystone Symposia

COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT

Texas A&M Society for Neuroscience Student Representative, 1998-2001

Vice President, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Graduate Student Organization, 1999-2000

Graduate Instruction Committee Student Representative, Texas A&M University Health Science Center Graduate Student Organization, 2000-2001

PUBLICATIONS


Articles:

Champney, T.H., Allen, G.C., Zannelli, M., Beausang, L.A. (1998) Time Dependent Effects of Melatonin on Immune Measurements in Male Syrian Hamsters. J.Pineal Res. 25(3): 142-146.

Liang F.-Q., Allen, G.C., Earnest, D. (2000) Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in the Circadian Regulation of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus by Light. J.Neurosci. 20(8): 2978-2987.

Allen, G.C., Rappe, J. Cassone, V.M., Earnest, D.J. (2001) Oscillation on Barrowed Time: Diffusible Signals from Immortalized SCN Cells are Necessary for Circadian Rhythmicity in Cultured Fibroblasts. J.Neurosci. (Submitted).

Allen, G.C., Mackey, S., Cassone, V.M., Earnest, D.J. (2001) Effect of Altered Clock Gene Expression on Circadian Pacemaker Properties of Immortalized SCN Cells. (In preparation).

Abstracts:

Allen, G., Walline, R., Earnest, D. (1998) Real Time Monitoring of Gene Expression in Immortalized SCN Cells. Soc. for Neuroscience Abstr. 24 (2), 1690.

Liang, F.-Q., Allen, G., Walline, R., Earnest, D. (1998) Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the Circadian Regulation of the Suprachiasmatic Pacemaker to Light. Soc. for Neuroscience Abstr. 24 (1), 15.

Champney, T.H., Allen, G.C., Zannelli, M., Beausang, L.A. (1998) Time Dependence of Melatonin on Immune Measures in Hamsters. The 80th Endocrine Society Meeting. OR51-2.

Liang, F.-Q., Allen, G., Walline, R., Earnest, D. (1998) Role of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in the Circadian Regulation of the Suprachiasmatic Pacemaker by Light. Soc. for Research on Biological Rhythms Abstr. 6, 45.

Allen, G. Walline, R., Earnest, D. (1999) Luciferase Reported Expression of Clock and Clock- Controlled Genes within Immortalized SCN Cells. Soc. for Neuroscience Abstr. 25 (1), 1131.

Allen, G., Rappe, J., Cassone, V., Earnest, D. (2000) Time Passes On: Immortalized SCN2.2 Cells Confer Circadian Rhythmicity on NIH-3T3 Fibroblasts. Soc. for Research on Biological Rhythms Abstr. 7, 257.

Allen, G., Walline, R., Earnest, D. (2000) Illumination of Molecular Clockwork in the SCN: Reporter Gene Analysis of Clock and Clock-Controlled Genes within Immortalized Cells. Soc. for Research on Biological Rhythms Abstr. 7, 65.

Allen, G., Rappe, J., Cassone, V., Earnest, D. (2000) Oscillating on Borrowed Time: Cellular Outputs from SCN2.2 Cells are Necessary for Rhythmicity in NIH-3T3 Fibroblasts. Soc. for Neuroscience Abstr. 26 (2), 2104.

Allen, G., Earnest, D., Cassone, V. (2001) Immortalized SCN Cells Confer Circadian
Rhythmicity to Cultured Fibroblasts: Is Per Involved in Passing Time? Keystone Symposia:
D5-Molecular Clocks Abstr. 101.

Earnest, D., Allen, G., Cassone, V. (2001) Are the Period Genes Part of the Mammalian
Clockworks or Just Molecular Hands on the Clock's Face? Keystone Symposia:D5-
Molecular Clocks Abstr. 202.

Allen, G.C., Cassone, V.M., Earnest, D.J. (2001) Effect of Altered Clock Gene Expression on
Immortalized SCN Cells and their Capacity to Impose Circadian Rhythmicity on Cultured
Fibroblasts. Soc. for Neuroscience Abstr. 27.

Allen, G., Cassone, V., Earnest, F. (2001) Diffusible Signals From Immortalized SCN Cells Are
Necessary For Circadian Rhythmicity In Cultured Fibroblasts. Gordon Research
Conference: Chronobiology.

REFERENCES

Graduate Advisor:

Dr. David J. Earnest, Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center; College Station, Texas 77843-1114. Telephone: 979-862-3109. FAX: 979-845-0790. e-mail: dearnest@tamu.edu

Research References:

Dr. Vincent Cassone, Assistant Department Head & Professor, Department of Biology, College of Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3258. Telephone: 979-845-2301. FAX: 979-845-2891. e-mail: vmc@tamu.edu

Dr. Thomas H. Champney, Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center; College Station, Texas 77843-1114. Telephone: 979-845-4963. FAX: 979-845-0790. e-mail: thchamp@tamu.edu

Department Head:

Dr. James West, Chair, Department of Human Anatomy and Neurobiology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center; College Station, Texas 77843-1114. Telephone: 979-845-4991. FAX: 979-845-0790. e-mail: jrwest@tamu.edu