CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA CV 2014...Name: Jerome Julius Kukor Address: Dean Graduate School –...

1 Curriculum Vitae Jerome J. Kukor

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DATA Name: Jerome Julius Kukor Address: Dean Graduate School – New Brunswick 25 Bishop Place Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1178 Telephone: (848) 932-7275 E-Mail: [email protected] EDUCATION

1972-79 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, M. S., Ph. D. (Mentors: George Estabrook and Harrison Morton)

1968-72 College of Steubenville, Steubenville, Ohio, B. A. (magna cum laude; Highest Honors in Biology) POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING 1979-82 University of Michigan, Division of Biological Sciences (Laboratory of Dr. Michael M. Martin) PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2011-pr. Dean, Graduate School-New Brunswick, Rutgers University 2009-11 Interim Dean, Graduate School-New Brunswick, Rutgers University 2005-10 Dean of Academic Programs, School of Environmental and Biological

Sciences, Rutgers University 2003-05 Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, Cook College, Rutgers University 2007-pr. Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University

2002-07 Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Rutgers University 1997-02 Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Rutgers University 1996-97 Senior Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School

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1993-96 Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School 1992-93 Associate Research Scientist, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School 1986-92 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School 1985-86 Senior Research Fellow, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School

1982-85 Assistant Research Scientist, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Michigan GRANT SUPPORT Current: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

“Environmental, Microbial and Mammalian Biomolecular Responses to AhR Ligands”

N. Kaminski (Michigan State), PI; (G. Zylstra is Co-Investigator and J. Kukor is Consultant at Rutgers directing the project: “Molecular Insights into Dioxin Degradation by Microbes and Microbial Communities”)

04/01/13-03/31/18 $1,300,000 to Rutgers National Science Foundation

“Innovation Through Institutional Integration: Institutionalizing IGERT Innovations at Rutgers”

R. Edwards, PI; E. Kowler, J. Kukor & P. Moghe, Co-PIs 09/2009-07/2014 $1,250,000 Previous: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences “Environmental and Microbial Biomolecular Response to AhR Ligands”

N. Kaminski (Michigan State), PI; (J. Kukor & G. Zylstra are Co-Investigators at Rutgers, directing the project: “Molecular Insights into Polyaromatic Toxicant Degradation by Microbial Communities”)

04/01/06-03/31/13 $16,068,481 total cost ($1,670,000 to Rutgers) National Institutes of Health (Fogarty International Center)

“International Cooperative Biodiversity Group: Building New Pharmaceutical Capabilities in Central Asia”

I. Raskin, PI; (J. Kukor is Program Director for Prokaryote Microorganisms Associate Program)

09/01/03-08/31/08 $3,838,910


Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) “In-Place and Stand-Off Deactivation of Stockpiled Munitions” B. Little (NRL), PI; (J. Kukor is Co-Investigator) 07/01/07-06/28/08 ~$2,700,000 total cost (~$350,000 to Rutgers)

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences “Processes Influencing the Natural Attenuation of Organic Contaminant

Plumes: Transport, Enzymatic Regulation and Microbial Transformation Rates in Flowing Groundwater Systems”

J. Kukor, co-PI; L. Abriola, co-PI 04/01/00-03/31/06 $1,030,253 total cost New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Program Enhancement Grants (Proj. 39701) “Microbial Bioprospecting in Support of New Jersey Agriculture and Industry” J. Kukor, P.I. 07/01/01-06/30/06 $250,000 total cost U. S. Department of Energy, Microbial Genome Program

“Sequencing of Two Sulfate-Reducing Delta-Proteobacteria (Strains AK-01 and Hxd3) Involved in the Anaerobic Activation and Biodegradation of Alkanes”

B. Wawrik, PI; (J. Kukor & 9 other researchers are Collaborators) 01/01/06-12/31/06 $1,000,000 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

“Sequencing of Genomes of Organisms of the Roseobacter Clade” B. Wawrik, PI; (J. Kukor is Collaborator)

01/01/06-12/31/06 $2,000,000 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences “Molecular Assessment of Hydrocarbon Degradation” G. Zylstra, P.I., J. Kukor, Co-P.I. 09/30/03-07/31/06 $300,000 total cost


Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current Advances in Reducing

Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences” [conference] J. Kukor, PI; L. Young, Co-PI 03/15/02-12/31/04 $15,000 total cost

Clean Earth, Incorporated “Combined Oxidation and Biotreatment for Remediation Applications”

J. Kukor, PI 03/01/03-02/28/04 $57,762 total cost U. S. Geological Survey

“Investigation of Design Parameters for Engineered Rhizoremediation Systems to Treat Contaminated Sediments In Situ”

J. Kukor, P.I. 03/01/03-02/28/04 $29,800 total cost National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current Advances in Reducing

Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences” [conference] J. Kukor, PI; L. Young, Co-PI 07/01/01-06/30/03 $22,000 total cost Office of Naval Research “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current Advances in Reducing

Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences” [conference] J. Kukor, PI; L. Young, Co-PI 03/15/02-03/14/03 $7,500 total cost U. S. Department of Energy “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current Advances in Reducing

Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences” [conference] J. Kukor, PI; L. Young, Co-PI 03/01/02-02/28/03 $15,699 total cost U. S. Department of Energy

“Joint United States – European Union Theoretical and Practical Course on Environmental Biotechnology” [short course]

J. Kukor, PI 05/01/02-04/30/03 $59,860 total cost


U. S. Food and Drug Administration “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current Advances in Reducing

Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences” [conference] J. Kukor, PI; L. Young, Co-PI 04/01/02-03/31/03 $7,000 total cost Rutgers University, Vice President for Undergraduate Education “Molecular Studies Used to Dissect the Function of Bacterial Multicomponent Monooxygenases” [undergraduate fellowship for M. Majko] J. Kukor, PI 07/01/01-06/30/02 $1,500 (total cost) New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Research Equipment Grants Program

“Interactions of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants with Environmental Ligands” [equipment grant]

M. Cheney, P.I.; J. Reinfelder, J. Kukor, S. Eisenreich, Co-PIs 07/01/01-06/30/02 $49,563 total cost Rutgers University Strategic Resource and Opportunity Analysis Program “Microbial Bioprospecting and High-Throughput Screening in Support of New Jersey Agriculture and Industry” J. Kukor, P.I. 07/01/01-06/30/02 $120,000 total cost New Jersey Hazardous Substance Management Research Center (NJIT SITE-61) “In Situ Detoxification of PAH and PCB Contaminated

Sediments in the Rhizosphere of Salt Marsh Plants” J. Kukor, PI; M. Haggblom, Co-PI 07/01/00-06/30/02 $75,489 total cost U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast Hazardous Substance Research Center (Proj. R-82) “In Situ Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons and PAHs in Contaminated Salt Marsh Sediments" M. Haggblom, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI; G. Zylstra, Co-PI 07/01/99-06/30/01 $110,221 total cost


New Jersey Hazardous Substance Management Research Center (NJIT SITE-57) “Combined Chemical Oxidation and Biotreatment for

Remediation of MGP Soils” J. Kukor, PI 07/01/99-06/30/01 $76,746 total cost National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES-04911) “Ecology, Physiology, Molecular Genetics and Evolution of

Microorganisms That Degrade Aromatic Xenobiotic Pollutants J. Kukor, PI 04/01/95-03/31/00 $968,834 total cost New Jersey Hazardous Substance Management Research Center (NJIT BICM-51) “Combined Ozonation and Biotreatment for

Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Low-Bioavailability Hydrocarbons”

J. Kukor, PI; L. Young, co-PI 07/01/98-06/30/00 $93,788 total cost U. S. Department of Energy (sub-contract) “Genetic Analysis of Stress Responses in Soil Bacteria for Enhanced

Bioremediation of Mixed Contaminants” K. K. Wong, PI; J. Kukor, Research Investigator 10/01/96-09/30/99 $57,000 total cost for sub-contract European Commission, Biotechnology Directorate (4FP BIO4-98-4801) “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular

Approaches for in situ Biodegradation” G. Zylstra, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI; L. Young, co-PI 08/11/98-08/10/99 $88,160 total cost New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute “Isolation and Functional Characterization of Microoganisms from a

Mixed Culture Capable of Degrading the Gasoline Oxygenate, Methyl tert-Butyle Ether (MTBE)”

J. Kukor, PI 04/01/98-03/31/00 $3,000 total cost


U. S. Department of Energy (DE-FG02-98ER62577) “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular

Approaches for in situ Biodegradation” G. Zylstra, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI; L. Young, co-PI 03/15/98-03/14/99 $22,040 total cost National Science Foundation (DEB 98-03831) “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular

Approaches for in situ Biodegradation” G. Zylstra, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI; L. Young, co-PI 05/01/98-04/30/99 $22,040 total cost Office of Naval Research (N0014-98-1-0206) “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular

Approaches for in situ Biodegradation” G. Zylstra, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI; L. Young, co-PI 12/15/97-12/14/98 $22,040 total cost National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P42 ES04911-10) “Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular

Approaches for in situ Biodegradation” J. Kukor, PI 03/31/98-04/01/99 $22,040 total cost National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES-04911) “Biodegradation and Biotransformation of Xenobiotic Compounds" R. Olsen, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI 04/01/92-03/31/95 $965,000 total cost U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center (R-819605-01-0) “Factors Limiting Microbial Degradation of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons" R. Olsen, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI 05/18/92-05/17/95 $117,040 total cost


Michigan Oil and Gas Association/State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources, "Integrated Studies Pursuant to Remediation of a BTX Plume" R. Olsen, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI & Project Manager 01/01/89-12/31/92 $203,280 total cost for Administrative Budget [as Project Manager]; $261,800 for Research Budget U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center (R-815750-01-0) "Engineered Organisms: Development of Microbial Strains with Enhanced Potential for the Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)" R. Olsen, PI; J. Kukor-co-PI 02/23/91-02/22/92 $126,280 total cost National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (ES-04911) "Biodegradation of Volatile Organic Compounds" R. Olsen, PI; J. Kukor, co-PI 12/07/88-03/31/92 $971,740 total cost U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic Hazardous Substance Research Center (R-815750-01-0) "Engineered Organisms: Development of Microbial Strains with Enhanced Potential for Degradation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)" R. Olsen, PI; J. Kukor-coPI 02/25/89-02/22/91 $121,660 total cost Michigan Biotechnology Institute, "Genetic Engineering of Pseudomonas Dioxygenases" J. Kukor, PI 09/01/87-04/30/88 $35,651 total cost University of Michigan Office of the Vice President for Research "Genetic Engineering of Pseudomonas Dioxygenases" J. Kukor, PI 07/01/87-06/30/88 $15,000 total cost


HONORS AND AWARDS Cook College & New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 2002 Research Excellence

Award. Certificate of Appreciation from the Cellular Biotechnology Training Program at the University

of Michigan; in appreciation for dedicated service, 1993-1997; presented 15 May 1997. Letter of commendation from Prof. David I. Friedman, Director of the Cellular Biotechnology

Training Program at the University of Michigan, acknowledging contributions to the Cellular Biotrechnology Training Program; 18 June 1996.

Honored on 23 February 1993 by Michigan Senate concurrent resolution No. 52, which

recognized individuals from the University of Michigan who participated in the Cooperative Bioremediation Research for Michigan project. The resolution reads, in part, "Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring) that we commend individuals from the University of Michigan who participated in the CoBioReM project."

Honored on 15 March 1993 by a Certificate of Merit from Michigan Governor John

Engler for a commitment to excellence and provision of leadership in the Cooperative Bioremediation Research for Michigan project. The Certificate of Merit reads, in part: "The CoBioReM project represents a cooperative effort between the state of Michigan, the oil and gas industry, and Michigan universities to improve techniques for cleaning up contamination in soil and groundwater. You have played an important role in this unique cooperative project and the citizens of Michigan appreciate the time, effort and energy you have put into showing that this is a practical, cost-effective cleanup method."

MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES American Society for Microbiology American Association for the Advancement of Science American Chemical Society REVIEW PANELS AND INVITED REVIEWS Invited manuscript reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology, Gene, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular and General Genetics, Cell, Archives of Microbiology, Bioremediation Journal, Chemosphere, Biodegradation, and Journal of Bacteriology.


Invited research proposal reviewer for National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, U. S. Army Research Office; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development; New York State Center for Hazardous Waste Management; Michigan State University Center for Microbial Ecology; U. S. Department of Agriculture Competitive Grants Program; NSF Systematic Biology Program; Thrasher Research Fund; USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service National Research Initiatives Competitive Grants Program.

Peer Review Panel Member for U. S. Department of Energy Genomics:Genomes to Life Program, Washington, DC, 18 September 2006.

Peer Review Panel Member for U. S. Department of Energy Genomes to Life Program, Washington, DC, 8-10 May 2005. Peer Review Panel Member for U. S. Department of Energy Genomes to Life Program, Washington, DC, 10-11 June 2004. Peer Review Panel Member for U. S. Department of Energy Microbial Cell Program Panel, Washington, DC, 13-14 June 2001. Peer Review Panel Member for U. S. Department of Energy Microbial Genome Program Panel, Washington, DC, 26-27 February 2001. Review Panel Member, Dept. of Defense/Dept. of Energy/Environmental Protection Agency Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, April, 2000. Panel Member, U. S. Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research Program, Carbon Management Research. “Which Bugs? -- 3” workshop. Dulles, VA. 23 March 1999. Panel Member, New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, Technology Verification Panel; member of the Panel for verification of bioremediation technologies (1998) Peer Review Panel Member for U. S. Department of Energy Health Effects Program -- Microbial Genome Panel, U. S. DOE, Rockville, Maryland, 14-15 May 1998. Peer Review Panel Member for review of the U. S. E. P. A. National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Gulf Ecology Division, Sabine Island, Florida. November, 1997. Lead reviewer for “Contaminated Sediments” research thrust area. Secondary reviewer for “Submerged Aquatic Vegetation” research thrust area. EDITORIAL BOARDS Member of the Editorial Board, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1997-2004. Editor, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2002-2005.


TEACHING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES Courses

2011-pr. Lecturer, Leadership Issues in Higher Education; ~15 selected

advanced graduate students each year (students admitted to the Pre-Doctoral Leadership Development Institute)

2009-10 Lecturer, Microbial Biochemistry; lectureship shared with T.

Chase, P. Kahn and C. Dismukes; 3 credits; ~ 16 graduate students @ year 2008 Lecturer, Environmental and Pollution Microbiology (11:375:411,

16:375:510); lectureship shared with L. Young; 3 credits; 20 undergraduates, 10 graduate students

2007 Lecturer, Environmental and Pollution Microbiology (11:375:411,

16:375:510); lectureship shared with L. Young; 3 credits Lecturer, Biological Principles of Environmental Science

(11:375:201); lectureship shared with L. Young and P. Strom; 3 credits; 36 undergraduates



Lecturer, Biological Principles of Environmental Science (11:375:201); lectureship shared with L. Young and P. Strom; 3 credits; 24 undergraduates

Lecturer, Biodegradation and Bioremediation (16:375:529); 3 credits; 17 graduate students



Coordinator and Lecturer, Biological Principles of Environmental Science (11:375:201); lectureship shared with L. Young and P. Strom; 3 credits; 30 undergraduates




Lecturer, Biodegradation and Bioremediation (16:375:529); 3 credits; 18 graduate students; 1 undergraduate


2003 Lecturer, Environmental and Pollution Microbiology (11:375:411, 16:375:510); lectureship shared with L. Young; 3 credits; 9 undergraduates, 14 graduate students

Co-Organizer and Instructor for the short course, “Molecular Biology for the Environment: an E.C.-U.S. Hands-on Course in Environmental Biotechnology.” Offered at the National Center for Biotechnology (C.S.I.C.) and the Faculty of Biology of the Autonomous University of Madrid; Madrid, Spain. 2-15 February 2003.








Guest Lecturer, Seminar in Environmental Sciences (16:375:613); 1 credit, 24 graduate students, “Bioremediation of Toxic Wastes”





Guest Lecture; Seminar in Applied, Environmental, and Industrial Microbiology (16:680:685), 1 credit; 9 graduate students, “Hybrid Chemical and Biological Approaches for Remediation of PAH-Contaminated Soils”


1999 Coordinator & Lecturer, Environmental and Pollution

Microbiology (11:375:411, 16:375:510); lectureship shared with M. Finstein; 3 credits; 11 undergraduates, 9 graduate students

Guest Lecture, Microbial Ecology (01:119:491); 4 credits; 12 undergraduates, “Molecular Approaches in Microbial Ecology”


1998 Guest Lecture, Seminar in Environmental Sciences (16:375:613); 1

credit; 24 graduate students;“Emerging Molecular Strategies in Biodegradation and Bioremediation”

Guest Lecture, Soil Ecology (11:375:453); 3 credits; 22 students; “Biotechnology Applications and Bioengineering in the Soil Environment.”

Lecturer, Environmental and Pollution Microbiology (11:375:411, 16:375:510); lectureship shared with L. Young; 3 credits; 29 undergraduates, 14 graduate students


Special Problems in Environmental Science (16:375:432); 1 credit; 1 graduate student

Guest Lecture, Issues and Concepts in Biotechnology; (11:126:110); 1.5 credits; 26 undergraduates

Coordinator and Instructor, Joint United States-European Union Theoretical and Practical Course on Molecular Approaches for in situ Biodegradation; instructorship shared with G. Zylstra; 24 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

1997 Guest Lecture, Biotechnology Center Seminar, “Biodegradation

and Bioremediation of Aromatic Compounds by Bacteria Functional in Oxygen Limited Environments”

Guest Lecture, Seminar in Environmental Sciences (16:375:613); 1 credit; 14 graduate students;“Emerging Molecular Strategies in Biodegradation and Bioremediation”

Guest Lecture, Soil Ecology (11:375:453); 3 credits; 28 students; “Molecular Approaches in Manipulating Cellular Carbon Utilization.”

Lecturer, Microbiology 500, Microbiology Principles for firt-year Medical students; lectureship shared with M. Imperiale and V. Dirita; 3 credits; 180 students

Coordinator of CBTP 504 (Cellular Biotechnology), and Lecturer on the topic of "Microbial Adaptation and Response in Environmental Biotechnology;" 3 credits; 12 students


Honors Seminar 250: Critical Thinking; Guest lecture on “Biodegradation, Bioremediation and Microbial Adaptation;” 1 credit; 8 students

1996 Coordinator of CBTP 504 (Cellular Biotechnology), and Lecturer

on the topic of "Microbial Adaptation and Response in Environmental Biotechnology"

1995 Coordinator of CBTP 504 (Cellular Biotechnology), and Lecturer

on the topic of "Biotechnology Approaches to Microbial Biodegradative Processes"

1994 Coordinator of CBTP 504, the core course for the Cellular

Biotechnology Training Program

1993 Co-coordinator (along with R. H. Olsen) of CBTP 504, the core course for the Cellular Biotechnology Training Program.

1991-92 Lecture module on "Bacterial Genetics," for Micro. 301 (Intro.

Microbiology for Pharm.D. students)

1989 Guest lectures on "Biotechnology Applications for Reducing Risks from Environmental Chemicals," presented to U.C. 252 (Environmental Crisis; LS&A)

1982 Lecturer, General Microbiology (Biology 401; LS&A); lectureship

shared with R. Bender Course Coordinator for Pathogens and Mutualists in Insects:

Principles of Symbiosis (LS&A) 1972-76 Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan (LS&A) Introductory Biology; Mycology; Microbiology 1973 Teaching Assistant, University of Michigan Biological Station Higher Fungi; Lower Fungi Mentorship

2008 Evan Krause, Biology Program (undergraduate); supervised critical analysis paper for Study in Biology (3 credits) on “Survey of Solvent Tolerant Bacteria: Their Mechanisms and Their Applications”

2007 Arup Baishya, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project

title: “Metagenomic Approaches for Analysis of Genes Involved in Chlorobiphenyl Biodegradation.”


2007 Aneysa Allen, Project SEED high school student; research project: “Molecular Detection of Toxin-Producing Cyanobacteria in Passion Puddle”

2006 Yla Angso, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project

title: “Characterization and Sequence Analysis of Metagenomics Clones that Contain Nonribosomal Peptide Synthase Genes”

2006-07 Christophe Pagnout, post-doctoral fellow (Ph.D. from University Paul

Verlaine Metz)

2005-07 Mark Costa, Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. candidate; research project: “Effects of soil physical and chemical compositions on distribution and abundance of PKS-producing actinomycetes.”

2004-05 Eun Mi Jeon, Visiting Scholar, Seoul National University; Research

project: “Molecular Assessment of Microbial Populations during PAH Biodegradation.”

2004-05 Mohammad Yousefi, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “Type II Polyketide Synthase Activity in Actinomycetes.”

2003-08 Boris Wawrik, post-doctoral fellow (Ph.D. from University of South Florida)

2003-06 Sean Norman, post-doctoral fellow (Ph.D. from Medical University of

South Carolina)

2001-05 Sandeep Amin, Environmental Sciences M.S. candidate; research project: “Assessment of the Bioavailability of Non-Aqueous Phase PAHs.”

2001-02 Chetna Sharon, post-doctoral fellow

2001 Marie Montes-Matias, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Ph.D. Program; laboratory rotation

2001-05 Dan Bost, post-doctoral fellow (Ph.D. from Medical University of South

Carolina)

2001-pr. Pamela Sheehan, Environmental Sciences Ph.D. candidate; research project: “Chemical and biological treatment of nitro aromatics and other organic compounds in mixed chemical dye manufacturing waste sludge, explosive contaminated soil and flood-water deposited sediments”

2001 Jennifer Puglia, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics M.S. Program; laboratory rotation


2000-02 Anthony Washington, Environmental Sciences (undergraduate); Research project title: “Transformation of Atrazine on Manganese Oxide Enhances Subsequent Biodegradability of Atrazine.” 2000 Hyun-jong Kim, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Ph. D. Program; laboratory rotation 2000-01 Yun-Seok Cho, Molecular Biology Program (Ph.D. candidate), Soonchunhyang University, Korea; proposed research: “Physiological and Cellular Responses of Ralstonia pickettii PKO1 to Toluene Stress” 2000 Mriga Rao, Project SEED high school student; research project: “Do Phenylalanine Residues Contribute to a Kinetic Trap that Retards Fluorescence Acquisition in the Aequorea victoria Green Fluorescent Protein?”

2000-01 Li Li, Environmental Engineering Program, Princeton University, Ph.D. candidate; laboratory rotation project on: “Dynamics of a Defined Mixed Population of Microorganisms during Biodegradation of BTEX”

2000-01 Michael Benjamino, George H. Cook Scholar (undergraduate); Honors project title: “Improvements in the COBR (Combined Oxidation and Biotreatment) Process for Remediation of PAH Contaminated Soils”

2000 Farah Ahmedi, Biology Program, Douglass College (undergraduate); Research project title: “Analysis of MTBE Degradation by a Microbial Consortium” (now in medical school at Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

2000-02 Michelle Majko, Environmental Sciences (undergraduate); Research

project title: “Construction and Analysis of Chimeric Toluene and Phenol Monooxygenases” (now in graduate school at University of New Hamshire)

1999-2004 Aksara Putthividhya, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Program, University of Michigan (Ph.D. program); co-advisor with L. Abriola; dissertation: “Effect of Substrate Exposure History on Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) Production and Transport/Attachment Characteristics of TCE Degrading Toluene Oxidizing Bacteria.”

1999-2000 Wilson Rodriguez, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “FAME Analysis of a PAH-degrading Microbial Community”

1999-2000 Lucette Molina, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “Molecular Ecology of a PAH-degrading Microbial Community”


1999-2006 Michael Fleming, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program (M.S. program)

1999-2004 Hugh Fisher, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program (Ph.D. program); dissertation: “A New Model for the Post-translational Maturation of the Aquorea victoria Green Fluorescent Protein”

1999-2000 Amy Quattrocchi, George H. Cook Scholar (undergraduate); Honors project title: “Analysis of the Effect of an Oxygen Responsive Global Transcriptional Regulator on Expression of Toluene- and Benzene- Responsive Promoters from Ralstonia pickettii PKO1” 1999-2000 Paola Suarez, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “Analysis of the Toluene-3-Monooxygenase Peptides from Ralstonia pickettii PKO1” 1998-99 Carlos Gomez, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program (Ph.D. program); proposed research: “Characterization of a Pathway for Toluene Degradation in Burkholderia sp. Strain JS150”

1998-2001 Kyoungphile Nam, post-doctoral fellow 1998-99 Maria Savillo, Biochemistry Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “Oxidation of Low-Bioavailability Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Contaminated Soils Using Fenton’s Reagent” 1998-99 Carlo Derecho, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “Identification of an ANR-like Regulatory System of Burkholderia pickettii PKO1”

1998-99 Jin Namkoong, George H. Cook Scholar (undergraduate); Honors project title: “The Activity of Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase of Pseudomonas putida in Oxygen-Limited Environments”

1998-2003 Juliana Malinverni, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program (Ph.D.

program); dissertation: “Multiple Levels of Regulation in a Toluene-3-Monooxygenase Containing Bacterium”

1998-99 Sharon Soh, Biochemistry Program (undergraduate); Research project

title: “Expression of tbuA1UBVA2C, the Genes Encoding the Toluene-3-Monooxygenase of Burkholderia pickettii PKO1, from a His-Tag Vector.”

1997-2002 Joonhong Park, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Program, University of Michigan (Ph.D. program); co-advisor with L. Abriola; dissertation: “Influence of Substrate Exposure History on Biodegradation in Porous Media by Ralstonia pickettii PKO1”


1997-2000 Karen Birdsall, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (M.S. program); co- advisor with M. Cheney 1997-98 Dawn Zelley, Dept. of Chemistry (undergraduate); Research project title: “Development and Modification of an EPA Method 610-Based Protocol for Analysis of Mixed PAHs from Coal Tar Contaminated Soils.” 1997-98 Cecilia Lim, Biotechnology Program (undergraduate); Research project title: “Organization and Characterization of Multiple Gene Clusters Involved in Catabolism of Toluene and Chlorobenzene in Burkholderia sp Strain JS150.” 1997-98 Darpana Patel, Dept. of Biological Sciences (undergraduate); Research project title: “Biodegradability of Mixed PAHs from Tar-Contaminated Soils at Former Manufactured Gas Plant Sites.” 1997-2002 Jaruwan Talawat, Dept. of Environmental Sciences (M.S. program); thesis: “Characterization of a Microbial Consortium Capable of Aerobic Degradation of the Gasoline Oxygenate, Methyl-tert-Butyl Ether.” 1997-98 Joanna Fesi, Dept. of Biological Sciences (undergraduate); Research project title: “Purification and Characterization of TbuT, a Transcriptional Activator Involved in Benzene and Trichloroethylene Catabolism in Burkholderia pickettii PKO1.

1997-2001 Hyung-Yeel Kahng, post-doctoral fellow 1994-95 Nicholas Bergman, Biology (LS&A) Honors Thesis: "Sequence Analysis of the Region Proposed to Contain tbuR, the Positive Regulator of the Phenol Hydroxylase Gene tbuD from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1" 1994 Kimberley Crawford, Howard University, Washington, D.C.; research visit, September 1994

1993-96 Joseph Leahy, Research Fellow; co-advisor with R. Olsen 1992-95 John Molander, Biological Chemistry graduate student (in collaboration with D. P. Ballou) 1992-94 Daniel Keena, Biology (LS&A) Honors Thesis: "A Physiological Comparison of Two PAH Degrading Mycobacterium spp. Isolates" 1992-93 Ida Wong, Biological Chemistry graduate student (in collaboration with D. P. Ballou) 1991-92 Aleida Marcano-Perez, Ph. D. student, laboratory rotation


1991-96 Armando Byrne, Research Fellow; co-advisor with R. Olsen

1990-95 Glenn Johnson, Ph. D. student (in collaboration with R. H. Olsen); dissertation title: "Cloning and Characterization of Genes Encoding Toluene Monooxygenases from Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150."

1990-92 Pushpam Sankar, Research Fellow; co-advisor with R. Olsen Erik Petrovskis, M.S. student, School of Public Health, laboratory rotation David Treves, M.S. student, Biology (LS&A), laboratory rotation 1989-93 Mark Mikesell, Research Fellow; co-advisor with R. Olsen 1987-90 Bryan Kaphammer, Research Fellow; co-advisor with R. Olsen

1986-93 Alice Wright, Ph. D. student (in collaboration with R. H. Olsen); dissertation title: "Mating Behavior of Pseudomonas mendocina KR1 and Cloning and Characterization of Its p-Cresol Utilizing Genes."

Qualifying Examination Committees

2008 Exam Committee member for Elyse Rodgers-Vieira, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Ph.D. Program; G. Zylstra, advisor

2006 Exam Committee Member for Katie Buckley, Environmental Sciences

M.S. Program 2005 Exam Committee Member for Hisako Masuda, Microbiology and

Molecular Genetics Ph.D. Program; G. Zylstra, advisor. 2005 Exam Committee Member for Ruyang Han, Microbiology and Molecular

Genetics Ph.D. Program; G. Zylstra, advisor.

2005 Exam Committee Member for Marie Montes-Matias, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Ph.D. Program; G. Zylstra, advisor.

2004 Exam Committee Member for Meg Tierney, Environmental Sciences Ph.D. Program; L. Young, advisor 2002 Exam Committee Member for Cris San Miguel, Environmental Sciences M.S. Program; R. Tate, advisor

2001 Exam Committee Member for Piyapawn Somsamak, Environmental Sciences Ph. D. Program; M. Häggblom, advisor


2001 Exam Committee Member for Amy Callaghan, Environmental Sciences Ph. D. Program; L. Young, advisor

2001 Exam Committee Member for Chelsea Brook, Environmental Sciences M.S. Program; R. Cowan, advisor 2000 Exam Committee Member for Gazala Khan-Koticha, Environmental Sciences Ph. D. Program; D. Eveleigh, advisor 2000 Exam Committee Member for Helen Littleton, Environmental Sciences Ph. D. Program; P. Strom, advisor 2000 Exam Committee Member for Ritu Mody, Environmental Sciences M. S. Program; B. Turpin, advisor 1999 Exam Committee Member for Wenhsin Liang, Environmental Sciences Ph. D. Program; L. Young, advisor 1999 Exam Committee Member for Lynda Perry, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program; G. Zylstra, advisor 1999 Exam Committee Chair for John Cigolini, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Graduate Program; G. Zylstra, advisor 1999 Exam Committee Member for Kris Hansen-Wammer, Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Program, Department of Civil Engineering and Operations Research, Princeton University; C. Peters, advisor 1999 Exam Committee Member for Pamela Sheehan, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program; R. Cowan, advisor 1997 Exam Committee Member for Bongkeun Song, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program; M. Haggblom, advisor Dissertation and Thesis Committees

2006-08 Ruyang Han, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program; G. Zylstra, advisor; dissertation title: “Phthalate Biodegradation: Gene Organization, Regulation and Detection”

2005-07 Frank Ritacco, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program; D.

Eveleigh, advisor; dissertation title: “The phaeochromycins: new anti-inflammatory polyketides from Streptomyces sp. Strain P018.”


2006 Darryl Babcock, M.S., Environmental Sciences Program; L. Kerkhof, advisor; thesis title: “Sequence Analysis of Large-Insert BAC Clones from Dominant Microorganisms in the Mid Atlantic Bight”

2005 John Dittmar, B.S., Microbiology Program (G. H. Cook Honor’s

Program); E. Bini, advisor; thesis title: “Cell Response to Heavy Metal Exposure in the Hyperthermophile Sulfolobus solfataricus.”

2004-06 Amy Callaghan, Ph.D., Environmental Sciences Program; L. Y. Young,

advisor; dissertation title: “Anaerobic Biodegradation of Hexadecane: Elucidation of Activation Mechanisms and Identification of Novel Genes”

2003 Melissa Dulinski, Environmental Sciences Program (G. H. Cook Honor’s

Program); R. Tate, advisor; thesis title: “Metabolic Pattern of Microbial Populations Based on Soil Structural Affinities.”

2002 Cristiane San Miguel, M.S., Environmental Sciences Program; critical

essay title: “Microbially Mediated Transformations of PCBs in Soils and Sediments and the Prospect for Bioremediation”

2002 Jun-ma Zhou, Ph.D., Plant Biology Program; D. Kobayashi, advisor;

dissertation title: “Gene Expression Regulation in Lysobacter enzymogenes.”

2000 Vincent Buggs, B.S., Biotechnology Program (G. H. Cook Honor’s Program); M. Haggblom, advisor; thesis title: Characterization of Bacterial Strains Capable of Degrading High and Low Molecular Weight Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.”

2000 Jungsup Kim, Ph.D., Plant Biology Program; T. Leustek, advisor; dissertation title: “The Role of Cystathione Gamma-Synthase in Regulation of Methionine Biosynthesis in Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana L. and Solanum tuberosum L.”

2000 Jayeeta Dutta, M.S., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program; M. Haggblom, advisor; thesis title: “Isolation and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degrading Bacteria from the Rhizosphere of Salt-Marsh Plants”

1999-2002 Lynda Perry, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program; G. Zylstra, advisor; dissertation title: “Genetic and Enzymological Analysis of the Bacterial Degradation of p-Nitrophenol through the Hydroquinone and Hydroxyquinol Ring-Cleavage Pathways”

1999-2000 John Cigolini, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program; G. Zylstra, advisor; dissertation title: “Molecular Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Mycobacterium sp. Strain PYO1”


1999-2003 Kris Wammer, Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Princeton University;

C. Peters, advisor; dissertation: “The Effects of Molecular Structure on Bacterial Transformation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”

1999-2000 Subuntith Makekhayai, Ph.D., Environmental Sciences; L. Young, advisor; dissertation title: “Biodegradation of Methyl Parathion, p- Nitrophenol and p-Aminophenol under Anoxic Conditions”

1999-2002 Eric Hacherl, Ph.D., Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Program; D. Kosson, advisor; dissertation: “Bioavailability of Iron(III) Oxides and the Impact of Microbial Iron Reduction on Mobility of Radionuclides”

1999-2000 Bongkeun Song, Ph.D., Environmental Sciences graduate program; M. Haggblom, advisor; dissertation title: “Diversity of Bacteria Capable of Degrading Halobenzoates under Denitrifying Conditions” 1998-99 Karen Birdsall, M.S., Environmental Sciences graduate program; M. Cheney, advisor; thesis title: “Interactions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with a Natural Membrane and their Effect on Metabolism”

1998-2003 Michael G. Jackson, Ph.D., Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Program; G. Zylstra, advisor; dissertation: “Genetic Manipulation of the p-Nitrophenol Degradation Pathway of Pseudomonas sp. ENV2030”

1998 Sangman Lee, Ph.D., Plant Biology Graduate Program; T. Leustek,

advisor; dissertation title: “Molecular Analysis of Sulfate Assimilation in Higher Plants: Effect of Cysteine, Sulfur and Nitrogen Nutrients, Heavy Metal Stress; and Genomic DNA Cloning”

1998-2000 Christopher Knightes, Ph.D., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Princeton University; C. Peters, advisor; dissertation title: “Mechanisms Governing Sole-Substrate and Multi-Substrate Biodegradation Kinetics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons” 1998 Jaruwan Talawat, M. S., Dept. of Environmental Sciences; J. Kukor, advisor; M. S. critical review essay: “Development of Environmental Quality Control: A Case Study from the Internal Combustion Engine”

1997-2002 Joonhong Park, Ph.D., Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan; J. Kukor and L. Abriola, co-advisors; dissertation title: “Influence of Substrate Exposure History on Biodegradation in Porous Media by Ralstonia pickettii PKO1.”


1997-98 Peter Milligan, Ph.D., Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers; M. Haggblom, advisor; dissertation title: “Anaerobic Biodegradation of Dicamba and Related Chlorosalicylates under Different Reducing Conditions.” 1997-2000 John Morton, Ph.D., Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Michigan; J. Semrau, advisor; dissertation title: “Bioavailability of Chelated and Soil-Adsorbed Copper and the Resulting Effect on Soluble Methane Monooxygenase Activity in Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b.” 1995-97 Jan Cassin, Ph. D., Biology, University of Michigan; M. Martin, advisor; dissertation title: "Balancing Costs and Benefits in a Mutualism: Conditionality in the Interaction between a Grass, Hystrix patula, and Its Fungal Endophyte." 1995-98 Angela Lindner, Ph.D., Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (Cellular Biotechnology Training Program trainee); P. Adriaens, advisor; dissertation title: "Methanotrophic Oxidation of Substituted Aromatic Compounds: A Mechanistic Approach to Biodegradation and Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships." 1992-93 David Treves, M. S., Biology, University of Michigan; M. Martin, advisor; thesis title: "The Effect of Ingested Antibiotics on Gut Microbial Populations and Gut Cellulase Levels in the Firebrat, Thermobia domestica." Supervision 2001-09 Kristen Lester, laboratory manager

2005 Angelica Cardone, part-time laboratory assistant 2000-01 Clare Sammon, part-time laboratory assistant Melissa Malahy, part-time laboratory assistant 1998 Niti Rathod, part-time laboratory assistant Robert Ambrose, part-time laboratory assistant 1997-2001 Andrew Berger, laboratory technician 1996-97 Kimberly Madsen, laboratory technician


Undergraduate Advising 1998-2004 Advisor for approximately 5 undergraduates per year

Cooperative Education Program Supervision 2001 Akos Simsick, laboratory assistant, Biotech Center, Rutgers 2001 Brian Grodzki, Safety and Industrial Hygiene, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Co. 1999-2001 Melanie Chapman, Environmental and Energy Intern, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems, Inc. 2000 Michael Lynch, Radioactive Waste Technician, Rutgers Environmental Health & Safety 2000 Neil Volwieder, Health Physics Associate, Bristol-Myers Squibb 2000 Michael Rumen, Fisheries Reporting Specialist, National Marine Fisheries Service COMMITTEE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

2014-pr. Member, Executive Committee, Association of Graduate Schools of the AAU

2014 Member, New Brunswick Campus Strategic Planning Coordinating

Committee 2013-pr. Member, Rutgers Committee on Veteran Services 2011-13 Member, Academic and Educational Programs Team, UMDNJ-Rutgers

Integration

2011-13 Member, Deans’ Academic Oversight Committee, UMDNJ-Rutgers Integration

2012-13 Member, Search Committee for new Dean of School of Social Work 2012-pr. Member, Minority Ph.D. Program Advisory Committee, Alfred P. Sloan

Foundation 2012 Co-Chair, Senate-mandated committee to evaluate 5-year performance of

the Dean of the School of Communication and Information


2012 Chair, Search Committee for new Director for International Faculty and Student Services Office

2011-pr. Member, International Advisory Committee 2010-12 Member, Rutgers university team for negotiating a first contract with

postdoc union 2009-13 Member, University Senate Committee on Research and

Graduate/Professional Education 2008-10 Member, President’s Council on Institutional Diversity and Equity; and

member of the sub-committee on best management practices for diverse faculty hiring and retention

2008-10 Member, New Jersey’s Clean Energy/Clean Technology Industry

Workforce Advisory Council 2008 Member of the Ernest E. McMahon Class of 1930 Award Selection

Committee, University College Community 2008-10 Member, Task Force to examine the full panoply of academic and

employment issues related to non-tenure-track faculty at Rutgers 2007 Member, Rutgers University team for negotiation of a first contract with

URA-AFT 2007-08 Member, Middle States Re-Accreditation Team on Undergraduate

Educational Offerings Supporting the Curriculum

2007-08 Member, Nominating Committee, Graduate School – New Brunswick 2007-08 Chair, Search Committee for Dean of the Graduate School – New

Brunswick 2007-09 Member, Rutgers Task Force on International Service Learning 2007 Member, Rutgers-wide committee to standardize experience-based

learning and co-operative education programs 2007 Chair, Rutgers Task Force to Reorganize the Undergraduate Biochemistry

Majors 2006-07 Member, Priorities Advisory Committee, Rutgers Capital Campaign 2006-08 Member of the Advisory Committee for the Byrne Family First Year

Seminars


2006-pr. Member, Advisory Board, Rutgers Energy Institute 2006-08 Member, Advisory Board, New Jersey Corporation for Advanced

Technology 2006 Member of Search Committee for Director of Office of Research and

Sponsored Programs 2006 Member, Budget Priorities Committee, School of Environmental and

Biological Sciences 2006-07 Member, Rutgers Task Force on Experiential Learning and Cooperative

Education 2006-07 Co-Chair, Rutgers Task Force on Service Learning and Engaged Pedagogy 2006 Member, Patent Review Committee, School of Environmental and

Biological Sciences 2006-07 Co-Chair, Faculty Engagement Sub-Committee, Transforming

Undergraduate Education at Rutgers Task Force 2006-07 Member, Steering Committee, Transforming Undergraduate Education at

Rutgers

2005-07 Member, Microbial Source Tracking Working Group 2005-07 Member, Judicial Appeals Committee, Graduate School – New Brunswick

2005 Member, Cook College Response Committee for Transforming Undergraduate Education at Rutgers

2005-06 Member, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Managers

Research Committee 2005 Member, Graduate School – New Brunswick Student Appeals Committee 2005-06 Member, Ad Hoc Core Curriculum Committee for the School of

Environmental and Biological Sciences

2005-07 Faculty mentor for SAGA, the Straight-Gay Alliance at Cook College, Rutgers University

2002-07 Mentoring Committee member for Asst. Prof. Gedi Mainelis, Dept. of

Environmental Sciences


1998-2005 Member of the Space and Facilities Committee, Department of Environmental Sciences

2002-03 Member, Physical/Chemical Unit Process Engineer Search Committee, Department of Environmental Sciences

2001-02 Member, Biological Unit Processes Engineer Search Committee,

Department of Environmental Sciences 2001-2002 Member, Cook College/New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Technology Review Committee 2000 Member, Committee to Restructure Cook College-OCLTT Relationships 1999-2000 Member of the Seminar Committee, Department of Environmental Sciences 1999-2002 Member, Molecular Biosciences Graduate Program Recruitment Committee 1998-2011 Member, United States-European Commission Working Group on Biotechnology for a Clean Environment 1999 Member, Environmental Chemist Search Committee, Dept. of Environmental Sciences 1998-2003 Chair of the Space and Facilities Committee, Department of Environmental Sciences 1998 Member, Ad hoc Committee to revise the webpage for the Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment 1998-99 Member, Ad hoc Committee to develop a Self-Study Document preparatory for the External Review of the Department of Environmental Sciences 1998-99 Secretary of the Faculty, Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment 1998 Chair, Organizational Committee for Implementation of “Biological Principles of Environmental Science” (11:375:201) 1998-2003 Member, Environmental Sciences Graduate Program, Admissions Committee 1997 Member, Soil Scientist Search Committee, Dept. of Environmental Sciences


1994-95 Medical School representative on the SACUA Advisory Committee to the Vice-President for University Relations 1994-95 Member, Primary Research Grievance Panel, Medical School 1992-94 Medical School representative on the SACUA Advisory Committee to the Vice-President for Government Relations 1991-93 SACUA faculty representative to the Michigan Union Board of Representatives; Chair of the Programming Committee 1977-78 Member, Curriculum Committee, Division of Biological Sciences (LS&A) 1976-77 Member, Committee to Formulate Rules of Governance for the Division of Biological Sciences (LS&A) CONSULTING, ADVOCACY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES Consultant to Carbozyme, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ, on thermostable bacterial enzymes for carbon dioxide capture/sequestration (2005-2007) Presentation to Mr. Steve Wilson, Senior Legislative Director to Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (New Jersey, 11th District) in support of the Rutgers University – Picatinny Arsenal initiative on “Biotechnology in Munitions Life Cycle” (2004 & 2005) Director of the Rutgers Microbial Bioprospecting Program, 2001-2006. The Program is a collaborative effort among eleven of Rutgers’ environmental microbiologists to create a structure that will allow for development of a self-sustaining research and development program that will promote bioprospecting for new microbes, new microbial genes, new biochemical pathways, and new enzymes. The Program provides a research support system combined with an effective industrial liaison function. The Program’s research target areas are microbial biodiversity, biological control of plant pathogens, bioprospecting for new catalytic capabilities, metabolic pathway engineering, and development of novel biosensors. Industrial partnerships are targeted towards the pharmaceutical, biotech, agrochemical, food/feed and environmental industries. Consultant to Vaxa, Inc., Hollywood, Florida, on genomic and post-genomic technologies (September, 2001-2006) Consultant to Clean Earth Remediation and Construction Services, Inc., Somerville, NJ, on advanced remediation technologies (2002-2004) Consultant to Public Service Electric and Gas, Newark, New Jersey, on advanced remediation technologies (1997-2004) Consultant to GeoTrans, Inc., Consulting Engineers, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1996-2003)


Consultant to Hercules Chemical Co., Wilmington, Delaware, on technologies to monitor and modify microbial metabolic activities (December, 1999 – March, 2002) Consultant to Warner Lambert, Morris Plains, New Jersey, on TCE bioremediation (March, 1998 - 2002) Consultant to VFS Environmental, East Brunswick, New Jersey, on development of Joint Ventures for deployment of bioremediation technology (1997-2002) Coordinator and faculty consultant for the Bioremediation Task Force, a working group of Rutgers faculty and private sector engineers and consultants from New Jersey-based engineering firms. Current members include The Whitman Companies, Inc., T.E.R.M.S, Key Environmental, MAK Environmental, Inc., Somerset Partnership for Economic Development and Enterprise, and VFS Environmental, Inc. The New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection Office of Innovative Technology and Market Development and the State of New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology are also represented on the Task Force. The purpose of the Task Force is to develop mechanisms for transferring technology developed in faculty members’ laboratories to field applications. (1998-2000) Consultant to Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Toms River, NJ, on in situ and ex situ bioremediation technologies for soils and groundwater contaminated with chloroaromatic compounds (April, 1999 – July, 2001) Consultant to Schnabel Engineering, New Brunswick, NJ, on development of immobilized bacteria suitable for ex situ bioremediation applications (February, 1999 – December, 2000) Consultant to Sybron Chemicals, Birmingham, New Jersey, on evaluation of a field-scale demonstration of in situ bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons at scrap/auto salvage yards (May, 1998 – December, 2001) Consultant to Skelly & Loy, Consulting Engineers, Harrisburg, PA, regarding groundwater transport and degradability of PCE and TCE (March - June, 1998) Consultant to Heritage Environmental, Indianapolis, Indiana, on suitability of in situ bioaugmentation (January - March, 1998) Consultant to Ransom Environmental, Middlesex, New Jersey, on in situ bioremediation of TCE plumes (January - April, 1997) April, 1996. Expert witness testimony in litigation regarding biodegradability and fate of trichloroethylene in groundwater under oxic, hypoxic, and anoxic conditions.


Project Manager (1988-1993) at the University of Michigan for MOGA/CoBioReM project, "Integrated Studies Pursuant to Remediation of a BTX Plume." Duties included coordination of research efforts among 5 PI's on University of Michigan campus; interaction with PI's at Michigan State University campus; organization of technical presentation sessions; research data reduction; data analysis and data distribution to PI's at University of Michigan and Michigan State University, as well as to members of the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources; technology transfer and coordination of efforts for on-site engineering contractors; coordination of design, instrumentation, and deployment of technologies for on-site field demonstration of in situ bioremediation of BTX contaminated aquifers. PATENTS J. J. Kukor and K. Nam. “Remediation of Contaminates Including Low Bioavailability Hydrocarbons.” U. S. Patent 7,056,061. 6 June 2006. J. J. Kukor and K. Nam. “Remediation of Contaminates Including Low Bioavailability Hydrocarbons.” U. S. Patent 6,746,180. 8 June 2004. J. J. Kukor and K. Nam. “Remediation of Contaminates Including Low Bioavailability Hydrocarbons.” U. S. Patent 6,623,211. 23 September 2003. COMMUNITY SERVICE

2007 Judge, North Jersey Regional Science Fair 2006 Judge, North Jersey Regional Science Fair

1996-97 Member of the Steering Committee, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, Ann Arbor, Michigan


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Manuscripts in Press, Review or Preparation

1. Farber, C., B. Bender, J. Kukor and E. Kowler. 2014. Professional development for Ph.D.s: Building and institutionalizing graduates’ opportunities for the future. [to be submitted to Change Magazine]

Completed Publications in Scientific Journals (Peer-Reviewed)

1. Callaghan, A.V., B.E. Morris, I.A. Pereira, M.J. McInerney, R.N. Austin, J.T. Groves, J.J. Kukor, J.M. Suflita, L.Y. Young, G.J. Zylstra and B. Wawrik. 2012. The genome sequence of Desulfatibacillum alkenivorans AK-01: a blueprint for anaerobic alkane oxidation. Environ. Microbiol. 14:101-113.

2. Callaghan, A.V., I.A. Davidova, K. Savage-Ashlock, V.A. Parisi, L.M. Gieg, J.M.

Suflita, J.J. Kukor and B. Wawrik. 2010. Diversity of benzyl- and alkylsuccinate synthase genes in hydrocarbon-impacted environments and enrichment cultures. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44:7287-7294.

3. Park, J., J. Lang, K. Thamaraiselvi, J. Kukor and L.M. Abriola. 2008. Induction

kinetics of aerobic toluene degradation as a function of carbon starvation history. Process Biochem. 43:1345-1351.

4. Wawrik, B., D. Kutliev, U. A. Abdivasievna, J. J. Kukor, G. J. Zylstra and L.

Kerkhof. 2007. Biogeography of actinomycete communities and type II polyketide synthase genes in soils collected in New Jersey and Central Asia. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73:2982-2989.

5. Lee, D. -H., D. -C. Oh, Y. -S. Oh, J. C. Malinverni, J. J. Kukor and H. -Y. Kahng.

2007. Cloning and characterization of monofunctional catalase from photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum S1. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 17:1460-1468.

6. Ni Chadhain, S. M., R. S. Norman, K. V. Pesce, J. J. Kukor and G. J. Zylstra.

2006. Microbial dioxygenase gene population shifts during polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:4078-4087.

7. Moon, H. S., H. -Y. Kahng, J. Y. Kim, J. J. Kukor and K. Nam. 2006.

Determination of biodegradation potential by two culture-independent methods in PAH-contaminated soils. Environ. Pollut. 140:536-545.

8. Johnson, D. R., J. Park, J. J. Kukor and L. M. Abriola. 2006. Effect of carbon

starvation on toluene degradation activity by toluene monooxygenase-expressing bacteria. Biodegradation 17:437-445.


9. Kim, S.-I., J. J. Kukor, K.-H. Oh and H.-Y. Kahng. 2006. Evaluating the genetic diversity of dioxygenases for initial catabolism of aromatic hydrocarbons in Pseudomonas rhodesiae KK1. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 40:71-78.

10. Wawrik, B., L. Kerkhof, J. Kukor and G. Zylstra. 2005. Effect of different carbon

sources on community composition of bacterial enrichments from soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:6776-6783.

11. Zylstra, G. J. and J. J. Kukor. 2005. What is environmental biotechnology?

Curr. Opinion Biotechnol. 16:243-245. [by invitation] 12. Wawrik, B., L. Kerkhof, G. Zylstra, and J. Kukor. 2005. Identification of unique

type II polyketide synthase genes in soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71:2232-2238.

13. Park, J., J. Malinverni, P. Adriaens, and J. J. Kukor. 2003. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis of aromatic effector specificity in the NtrC-like transcriptional activators from aromatic oxidizing bacteria. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 224:45-52.

14. Kukor, J. J., and J. Malinverni. 2002. Regulation of a bacterial aromatic

monooxygenase pathway in response to solvent exposure. J. Microbiol. 40:249-253.

15. Park, J., J. J. Kukor, and L. M. Abriola. 2002. Characterization of the adaptive

response to trichloroethylene-mediated stresses in Ralstonia pickettii PKO1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 68:5231-5240.

16. Kahng, H.-Y., K. Nam, J. J. Kukor, B.-J. Yoon, D. H. Lee, D.-C. Oh, S.-K. Kam,

and K.-H. Oh. 2002. PAH utilization by Pseudomonas rhodesiae KK1 isolated from a former manufactured-gas plant site. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 60:475-480.

17. Nam, K., H. S. Moon, J. Y. Kim, and J. J. Kukor. 2002. Linkage between

biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phospholipid profiles in soil isolates. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 12:77-83.

18. Cho, Y.-S., H.-Y. Kahng, C.-K. Kim, J. J. Kukor, and K.-H. Oh. 2002.

Physiological and cellular responses of the 2,4-D degrading bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia YK-2, to the phenoxyherbicides 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. Curr. Microbiol. 45:415-422.

19. Kahng, H.-Y., J. Malinverni, M. Majko, and J. J. Kukor. 2001. Genetic and

functional analysis of the tbc operons for catabolism of alkyl- and chloroaromatic compounds in Burkholderia sp. strain JS150. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67:4805-4816.


20. Nam, K., W. Rodriguez, and J. J. Kukor. 2001. Enhanced degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by biodegradation combined with a modified Fenton reaction. Chemosphere 45:11-20.

21. Park, J., Y.-M. Chen, J. J. Kukor, and L. M. Abriola. 2001. Influence of substrate

exposure history on biodegradation in a porous medium. J. Contam. Hydrol. 51:233-256.

22. Cheney, M., K. Birdsall, and J. J. Kukor. 2001. Uptake and diverse effects of

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on the metabolic activity of Elliptio complanata measured by calorespirometry. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20:1031-1036.

23. Birdsall, K., J. J. Kukor, and M. Cheney. 2001. Uptake of polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbon compounds by the gills of the bivalve mollusk Elliptio complanata. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20:309-316.

24. Kahng, H.-Y., A. M. Byrne, R. H. Olsen, and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Characterization

and role of tbuX in utilization of toluene by Ralstonia pickettii PKO1. J. Bacteriol. 182:1232-1242.

25. Nam, K., and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Enhanced degradability of polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons by combined chemical oxidation and biodegradation, p. 197-204. In G. B. Wickramanayake, A. R. Gavaskar, J. T. Gibbs, and J. L. Means (Ed.), Case Studies in the Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds. Battelle Press, Columbus, Oh.

26. Kahng, H.-Y., J. J. Kukor, and K.-H. Oh. 2000. Characterization of strain HY99, a

novel microorganism capable of aerobic and anaerobic degradation of aniline. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 190:215-221.

27. Nam, K., and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Combined ozonation and biodegradation for

remediation of mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil. Biodegradation 11:1-9.

28. Kahng, H.-Y., J. J. Kukor, and K.-H. Oh. 2000. Physiological and phylogenetic

analysis of Burkholderia sp. HY1 capable of aniline degradation. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 10:643-650.

29. Kukor, J. J. 1999. In Situ Bioremediation of Fuel Hydrocarbons and Chlorinated

Solvents in Suboxic Aquifer Environments: What Controls Microbial Activity? In R. Gemello and P. C. Kurisko (eds.), Environmental Technology. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ. [by invitation]

30. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, A. M. Byrne, and G. R. Johnson. 1997. Evidence for the

evolution of a single component phenol/cresol hydroxylase from a multicomponent toluene monooxygenase. J. Industr. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 19:360-368. [by invitation]


31. Kukor, Jerome J., and Ronald H. Olsen. 1996. Catechol 2,3-dioxygenases functional in oxygen-limited (hypoxic) environments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:1728-1740.

32. Olsen, Ronald H., Mark D. Mikesell, Jerome J. Kukor and Armando M. Byrne.

1995. Physiological attributes of microbial BTEX degradation in oxygen-limited environments. Environ. Health Perspect. 103:49-51.

33. Byrne, Armando M., Jerome J. Kukor and Ronald H. Olsen. 1995. Sequence

analysis of the gene cluster encoding toluene-3-monooxygenase from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1. Gene 154:65-70.

34. Olsen, Ronald H., Jerome J. Kukor and Bryan Kaphammer. 1994. A novel

toluene-3-monooxygenase pathway cloned from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1. J. Bacteriol. 176:3749-3756.

35. Olsen, R. H., M. D. Mikesell and J. J. Kukor. 1994. Enumeration and

characterization of BTEX-degrading bacteria from hypoxic environments functional with mixed electron acceptors. Res. Microbiol. 145:47-49.

36. Mikesell, M. D., J. J. Kukor and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Metabolic diversity of

aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria from a petroleum-contaminated aquifer. Biodegradation 4:249-259.

37. Holben, W. E., B. M. Schroeter, V. G. M. Calabrese, R. H. Olsen, J. J. Kukor, V.

O. Biederbeck, A. E. Smith and J. M. Tiedje. 1992. Gene probe analysis of soil microbial populations selected by amendment with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 58:3941-3948.

38. Kukor, Jerome J. and Ronald H. Olsen. 1992. Complete nucleotide sequence of

tbuD, the gene encoding phenol/cresol hydroxylase from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, and functional analysis of the encoded enzyme. J. Bacteriol. 174:6518-6526.

39. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1991. Genetic organization and regulation of a meta

cleavage pathway for catechols produced from catabolism of toluene, benzene, phenol, and cresols by Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1. J. Bacteriol. 173:4587-4594.

40. Mikesell, M. D., R. H. Olsen, and J. J. Kukor. 1991. Stratification of anoxic

BTEX-degrading bacteria at three petroleum-contaminated sites, p. 351-362 In: In Situ Bioreclamation; Applications and Investigations for Hydrocarbon and Contaminated Site Remediation, (R. E. Hinchee and R. F. Olfenbuttel, Eds.). Butterworth-Heinemann, Boston.


41. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1990. Diversity of toluene degradation following long term exposure to BTEX in situ, p. 405-421 In: Biotechnology and Biodegradation, (D. Kamely, A. Chakrabarty, and G. S. Omenn, Eds.). Gulf Publishing Co., Houston, Texas. [by invitation]

42. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1990. Molecular cloning, characterization, and

regulation of a Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1 gene encoding phenol hydroxylase and expression of the gene in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1c. J. Bacteriol. 172:4624-4630.

43. Kaphammer, B., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1990. Regulation of tfdCDEF by

tfdR of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation plasmid pJP4. J. Bacteriol. 172:2280-2286.

44. Kukor, J. J., R. H. Olsen, and J.-S. Siak. 1989. Recruitment of a chromosomally

encoded maleylacetate reductase for degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by plasmid pJP4. J. Bacteriol. 171:3385-3390.

45. Kukor, J. J., R. H. Olsen, and D. P. Ballou. 1988. Cloning and expression of the

catA and catBC gene clusters from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO. J. Bacteriol. 170:4458-4465.

46. Kukor, J. J., D. P. Cowan, and M. M. Martin. 1988. The role of ingested fungal

enzymes in cellulose digestion in the larvae of Cerambycid beetles. Physiol. Zool. 61:364-371.

47. Kukor, J. J., R. H. Olsen, and C M. DuCray-Oppat. 1988. Cloning and regulation

of genes specifying catechol catabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO, p. 504-506 In: Microbial Metabolism and the Carbon Cycle, (S. R. Hagedorn, R. S. Hanson, and D. A. Kunz, Eds.). Harwood Academic Publishers, Chur, Switzerland.

48. Kukor, J. J., and M. M. Martin. 1986. The transformation of Saperda calcarata

(Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) into a cellulose-digester through the inclusion of fungal enzymes in its diet. Oecologia (Berl.) 71:138-141.

49. Kukor, J. J., and M. M. Martin. 1986. The effect of acquired microbial enzymes

on assimilation efficiency in the common woodlouse, Tracheoniscus rathkei. Oecologia (Berl.) 69:360-366.

50. Kukor, J. J., and M. M. Martin. 1986. Cellulose digestion in Monochamus

marmorator Kby. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): role of acquired fungal enzymes. J. Chem. Ecol. 12:1057-1070.

51. Martin, M. M., J. J. Kukor, J. S. Martin, and R. W. Merritt. 1985. The digestive

enzymes of larvae of the black fly, Prosimulium fuscum (Diptera, Simuliidae). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 82B:37-39.


52. Lawson, D. L., R. W. Merritt, M. M. Martin, J. S. Martin, and J. J. Kukor. 1984. The nutritional ecology of larvae of Alsophila pometaria and Anisota senatoria feeding on early- and late-season oak foliage. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 35:105-114.

53. Martin, M. M., and J. J. Kukor. 1984. Role of mycophagy and bacteriophagy in

invertebrate nutrition, p. 257-263 In: Current Perspectives in Microbial Ecology, (M. J. Klug and C. A. Reddy, Eds.). American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D. C. [by invitation]

54. Kukor, J. J., and M. M. Martin. 1983. Acquisition of digestive enzymes by Siricid

woodwasps from their fungal symbiont. Science 220:1161-1163.

55. Martin, M. M., J. S. Martin, and J. J. Kukor. 1981. The digestive enzymes of detritus-feeding stonefly nymphs (Plecoptera; Pteronarcyidae). Can. J. Zool. 59:1947-1951.

56. Martin, M. M., J. J. Kukor, J. S. Martin, T. E. O'Toole, and M. W. Johnson. 1981.

Digestive enzymes of fungus-feeding beetles. Physiol. Zool. 54:137-145.

57. Martin, M. M., J. J. Kukor, J. S. Martin, D. L. Lawson, and R. W. Merritt. 1981. Digestive enzymes of larvae of three species of caddisflies (Trichoptera). Insect. Biochem. 11:501-505.

58. Martin, M. M., J. S. Martin, J. J. Kukor, and R. W. Merritt. 1980. The digestion of

protein and carbohydrate by the stream detritivore, Tipula abdominalis (Diptera, Tipulidae). Oecologia (Berl.) 46:360-364.

Completed Publications in Scientific Journals (Not Peer-Reviewed)

1. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1992. Mineralization of cresols produced from alkyl-substituted benzenes, p. 443-448. In Soil decontamination using biological processes. DECHEMA, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

2. Olsen, R. H., M. D. Mikesell, and J. J. Kukor. 1992. Occurrence, genetic

organization and regulation of alkyl-substituted benzene degradation by a denitrifying bacterium, Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, p. 437-442. In Soil decontamination using biological processes. DECHEMA, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

3. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1991. Molecular cloning and regulation of genes

encoding meta-cleavage of catechols produced from catabolism of phenol and m-cresol by Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, p. 572-574 In: Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 8, (H. W. Rossmore, Ed.). Elsevier Applied Science, London.


4. Kaphammer, B., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1991. Cloning and characterization of a novel toluene degradative pathway from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, p. 571-572 In: Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 8, (H. W. Rossmore, Ed.). Elsevier Applied Science, London.

5. Olsen, R. H., B. Kaphammer, and J. J. Kukor. 1991. Genetic organization and

regulation of plasmid-encoded 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid metabolism, p. 563-565 In: Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 8, (H. W. Rossmore, Ed.). Elsevier Applied Science, London.

6. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, and M. D. Mikesell. 1989. Metabolic diversity of

microbial BTEX degradation under aerobic or anoxic conditions, p. 11-14 In: Biotreatment; The Use of Microorganisms in the Treatment of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Wastes. Hazardous Materials Control Research Institute, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Chapters in Books

1. Wawrik, B., T. Doolotkeldieva, D. Kutliev, L. Kerkhof, G.J. Zylstra and J.J.

Kukor. 2011. Bioprospecting uncultured microbial diversity, p. 21-40. In B.E. Ponman and J.S. Miller (Ed.), Realizing nature’s potential: proceedings of the William L. Brown symposium honoring Dr. Gordon Cragg. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO.

2. Kukor, J. J., B. Wawrik and G. J. Zylstra. 2007. Metabolism of aromatic

compounds, p. 586-595. In C. A. Reddy, T. J. Beveridge, J. A. Breznak, G. A. Marzluf, T. M. Schmidt and L. R. Snyder (ed.), Methods for General and Molecular Microbiology. 3d ed. ASM Press, Washington, D.C.

3. Nam, K., and J. J. Kukor. 2003. Bioavailability of organohalides, p. 291-302. In

M. Häggblom and I. Bossert (ed.), Dehalogenation: Microbial Processes and Environmental Applications. Kluwer Academic Press.

4. Kukor, J. J., and M. M. Martin. 1987. Nutritional ecology of fungus-feeding

arthropods, p. 791-814. In F. Slansky, Jr., and J. G. Rodriguez (ed.), Nutritional Ecology of Insects, Mites, and Spiders. John Wiley & Sons, New York. [by invitation]

Book Reviews

1. Review of Chemical Ecology of Insects, (W. J. Bell and R. T. Carde, Eds.).

Sinauer Associates, Sunderland, Mass., 1984. In: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 107:4365 (1985).


Abstracts, Preliminary Communications, Panel Discussions 1. Wawrik, B., J.-C. Chae, T. Doolotkeldieva, L. J. Kerkhof, J. J. Kukor and G. J.

Zylstra. 2008. Effect of carbon source enrichment on alkB gene diversity recovered from soil, abstr. Q-479. In Abstr. 108th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

2. Callaghan, A. V., R. N. Austin. J. T. Groves, J. J. Kukor, R. Rabus, F. Widdel, L.

Y. Young, G. J. Zylstra and B. Wawrik. 2008. The complete genome sequence of Desulfococcus oleovorans Hxd3, a sulfate-reducing alkane-degrading bacterium, abstr. Q-512. In Abstr. 108th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

3. Ní Chadhain, S. M., C. Pagnout, L. A. Rodenburg, G. J. Zylstra and J. J. Kukor.

2008. Microbial diversity shifts in sediment enrichment cultures during the aerobic degradation of biphenyl and mono- and dichlorinated biphenyls. In Abstr. 108th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

4. Ní Chadhain, S. M., B. Wawrik, T. Doolotkeldieva, D. Kutliev, L. Kerkhof, J. J.

Kukor and G. J. Zylstra. 2007. Metagenomic libraries as sources of novel hydrocarbon degradation genes and pathways, p. 456. In Abstr. 107th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

5. Pagnout, C., S. M. Ní Chadhain, L. A. Totten, G. J. Zylstra and J. J. Kukor. 2007.

Microbial diversity shifts in sediment enrichment cultures during the aerobic degradation of biphenyl and mono-chlorinated biphenyls, p. 445-6. In Abstr. 107th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

6. Wawrik, B., D. E. John, J. J. Kukor and J. H. Paul III. 2007. Analysis of rbcL

gene sequence diversity and mRNA levels in the Gulf of Mexico: contribution of chlorophytes to the eukaryotic autotrophic picoplankton. In Abstr. 107th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

7. Zylstra, G., B. Wawrik, L. Kerkhof and J. Kukor. 2006. El Suelo como una fuente

de genes codificando la producción de nuevos agentes anti microbianos. IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.

8. Seliger, L. S., B. Wawrik, D. Kutliev, L. J. Kerkhof, J. J. Kukor and G. J. Zylstra.

2006. Identification and characterization of genes encoding a novel dioxygenase-initiated aromatic degradation pathway in an Uzbekistan soil metagenomic library, p. 558. In Abstr. 106th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

9. Wawrik, B., D. Kutliev, L. Kerkhof, G. J. Zylstra and J. J. Kukor. 2006. Analysis

of actinomycete communities and type II polyketide synthase genes in soil collected in New Jersey and Central Asia, p. 521. In Abstr. 106th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.


10. Ní Chadhain, S. M., K. V. Pesce, R. S. Norman, J. J. Kukor and G. J. Zylstra. 2005. Shifts in dioxygenase gene populations during polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation, p. 500. In Abstr. 105th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

11. Norman, R. S., S. M. Ní Chadhain, G. J. Zylstra and J. J. Kukor. 2005. Shifts in

microbial community composition during polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation, p. 500. In Abstr. 105th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

12. Wawrik, B., L. Kerkhof, G. Zylstra and J. Kukor. 2005. The effect of carbon

source enrichment on bacterial diversity recovered from soil, p. 496. In Abstr. 105th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

13. Bost, F. D. and J. J. Kukor. 2005. Comparative genomics as a strategy to

investigate the role of FNR in the hypoxic response of Ralstonia pickettii PKO1, p. 496. In Abstr. 105th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

14. Putthividhya, A., L.M. Abriola, and J.J. Kukor, 2004. Heterogeneity in

Extracellular Polymeric Substances Production and its Effects on the Transport and Attachment of Trichloroethene Degrading Toluene Oxidizing Bacteria. Abstract# 8245. Paper# H21A-0997. In: Abstr. Fall Meeting 2004. Amer. Geophys. Union.

15. Bost, F. D., and J. J. Kukor. 2004. Comparative genomics as a tool to design

DNA microarrays for studying the response of Ralstonia pickettii PKO1 to suboxic conditions. Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Meeting. November 3-4, Seattle, WA.

16. Putthividhya, A., L.M. Abriola, and J.J. Kukor, 2004. Role of Extracellular

Polymeric Substances (EPS) in Transport, Retention, Detachment, and Deposition Profile Characteristics of TCE Degrading Toluene. “Interfaces against Pollution” (IAP 2004), May 24-27, 2004, Jülich, Germany.

17. Fleming, M. A., J. J. Kukor, and M. Haggblom. 2004. Effects of root compounds

on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation by bacteria in the rhizosphere of the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora, abstr. N-319, p. 454. In Abstr. 104th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

18. Bost, F., and J. J. Kukor. 2003. Characterization of a novel Acinetobacter species

containing a toluene dioxygenases pathway, abstr. Q-373, p. 581. In Abstr. 103rd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

19. Putthividhya, A., L. M. Abriola, and J. J. Kukor. 2003. Effects of substrate

exposure history on the EPS production of TCE degrading toluene oxidizing bacteria, abstr. Q-104, p. 533. In Abstr. 103rd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.


20. Malinverni, J. C., and J. J. Kukor. 2003. Two homologous transcriptional activators with distinct effector affinity profiles allow for utilization of a broad range of substrates by a toluene-3-monooxygenase pathway, abstr. Q-067, p. 526. In Abstr. 103rd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

21. Fleming, M. A., J. J. Kukor, and M. Haggblom. 2003. Plant-mediated effects on

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation by bacteria in the rhizosphere of the salt marsh grasses Spartina alterniflora and Phragmites australis, abstr. Q-030, p. 519. In Abstr. 103rd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

22. Lee, D.H., H. Y. Kahng, J. C. Malinverni, J. J. Kukor, and D. C. Oh. 2003.

Cloning of a catalase gene cluster from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum S1 and characterization of the catalase overexpressed in E. coli, abstr. I-034, p. 335-336. In Abstr. 103rd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

23. Fleming, M. A., J. J. Kukor, and M. Haggblom. 2002. In situ biodegradation of

high molecular weight PAHs in the rhizosphere of salt marsh plants, abstr. Q-34, p. 384. In Abstr. 102nd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

24. Park, J., D. R. Johnson, L. M. Abriola, and J. J. Kukor. 2002. Effect of carbon

starvation on the stability of biodegradation in TCE-degrading toluene monooxygenase bacteria, abstr. Q-143, p. 402. In Abstr. 102nd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

25. Malinverni, J. C., and J. J. Kukor. 2002. Physiological responses elicited by

solvents and oxygen availability in a toluene-3-monooxygenase containing bacterium, abstr. Q-235, p. 418. In Abstr. 102nd Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

26. Kukor, J. J., T. Barkay, D. Eveleigh, M. Haggblom, L. Kerkhof, D. Kobayashi, C.

Pray, J. White, L. Young, and G. Zylstra. 2002. Opportunities for Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Agents at the Rutgers Microbial Bioprospecting Center. Proc. of a University/Industry Partnership Workshop on “Advances in Therapeutic Agents Discovery and Development.” Rutgers University.

27. Malinverni, J., and J. J. Kukor. 2001. Regulation of a bacterial aromatic

monooxygenase pathway in response to solvent exposure, abstr. Q-464, p. 678-679. In Abstr. 101st Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

28. Kahng, H.-Y., K. Nam, J. J. Kukor, K.-H. Oh, and D.-C. Oh. 2001. PAH

utilization by Pseudomonas rhodesiae KK1, isolated from coal tar-contaminated soil at a former manufactured gas plant facility, abstr. Q-307, p. 645-646. In Abstr. 101st Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

29. Park, J., J. J. Kukor, and L. M. Abriola. 2001. TCE inducibility, cometabolism,

and toxicity in Ralstonia pickettii PKO1 at high TCE concentrations, abstr. Q-164, p. 616. In Abstr. 101st Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.


30. Cho, Y.-S., H. W. Chang, H.-Y. Kahng, J. J. Kukor, and K.-H. Oh. 2001. Physiological and cellular responses of the 2,4-D degrading bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia YK-2, to the phenoxyherbicides, 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, abstr. K-21, p. 449. In Abstr. 101st Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

31. Li, L., C. Peters, and J. J. Kukor. 2001. Modeling the community dynamics of

bacteria degrading toluene and benzene. Abstr. in “New Approaches to Managing Environmental Quality in the Heartland,” Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center, Manhattan, Kansas.

32. Kahng, H.-Y., K. Nam, J. J. Kukor, and D.-C. Oh. 2000. Catabolic potential of Pseudomonas rhodesiae strain KK1 isolated from PAH-contaminated soil at a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) facility, abstr. B-308, p. 130-131. In Proceedings of the 55th Annual Meeting of the Korean Microbiological Society. Taejon, Korea.

33. Kahng, H.-Y., and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Functional and phylogenetic analysis of the

tbc operons for catabolism of alkyl- and chloroaromatic compounds in Burkholderia cepacia JS150. Abstr. 158 In Proceedings of Pseudomonas ‘99: Biotechnology and Pathogenesis. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D. C.

34. Nam, K., H.-Y. Kahng, and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Determination of the

biodegradation potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at a former manufactured gas plant site, abstr. Q-201, p. 586. In Abstr. 100th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

35. Kahng, H.-Y., K. Nam, A. Berger, P. Suarez, and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Structural

analyses of microbial communities from PAH-contaminated soils, abstr. Q-203, p. 586. In Abstr. 100th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

36. Abriola, L. M., J. Park, Y.-M. Chen and J. J. Kukor. 1999. Exploring the

dependence of PKO1 degradative activity on substrate exposure history in porous media. Abstr. Internat. Symp. Subsurf. Microbiol., Vail, CO.

37. Urbance, J. W., J. J. Kukor and J. M. Tiedje. 1999. Analysis of the phylogenetic

distribution of biodegradative bacteria. Abstr. 7th Internat. Congress on Pseudomonas: Biotechnology and Pathogenesis, Maui, Hawaii.

38. Kahng, H.-Y., and J. J. Kukor. 1999. Functional and phylogenetic analysis of the

tbc operons for catabolism of alkyl- and chloroaromatic compounds in Burkholderia cepacia JS150. Abstr. 7th Internat. Congress on Pseudomonas: Biotechnology and Pathogenesis, Maui, Hawaii.

39. Nam, K., M. Savillo and J. J. Kukor. 1999. Combined ozonation and biotreatment

for remediation of soils contaminated with low bioavailability hydrocarbons. Abstr. Q-426, p. 615. Abstr. 99th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.


40. Malinverni, J. C. and J. J. Kukor. 1999. Effect of promoter architecture on regulation of gene expression by a toluene- and TCE-responsive transcriptional activator. Abstr. Q-246, p. 580. Abstr. 99th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

41. Kahng, H.-Y., C. Lim and J. J. Kukor. 1999. Genetic analysis and regulation of

redundant monooxygenases for catabolism of alkylaromatic compounds in Burkholderia cepacia. Abstr. Q-244, p. 579. Abstr. 99th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

42. Park, J., S. L. Fathepure, Y. Chen, J. J. Kukor and L. M. Abriola. 1999. Effects of

substrate concentration history on expression of toluene degradative activities of Ralstonia pickettii PKO1 in a laboratory sand column. Abstr. Q-108, p. 554. Abstr. 99th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

43. Kukor, Jerome J. 1998. Factors affecting biodegradation of aromatic petroleum

hydrocarbons in hypoxic environments, p. 15. In Application of Biotechnology in the Oil Industry: International Symposium. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Caracas, Venezuela. [by invitation]

44. Kahng, H.-Y. and J. J. Kukor. 1998. Multiple regulatory genes controlling

catabolism of toluene in Burkholderia pickettii PKO1. Abstr. K-156, p. 351. Abstr. 98th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

45. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, A. M. Byrne, and G. R. Johnson. 1997. Recruitment of

an alkyl-substituted phenol/benzene regulated system for the evolution of a unit peptide phenol hydroxylase, p. 133. In Abstr. 6th Internat. Congress on Pseudomonas: Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Madrid, Spain.

46. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, A. M. Byrne and G. R. Johnson. 1997. Evidence for the

evolution of a single component phenol/cresol hydroxylase from a multicomponent toluene monooxygenase. Abstr. Q186, p. 486. Abstr. 97th Gen. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol.

47. Kukor, J. J., J. G. Leahy and R. H. Olsen. 1997. Metabolism of degradative

bacteria optimized for activity in hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifers, p. 25. In Superfund Basic Research Program: A Decade of Improving Health through Multi-Disciplinary Research. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.

48. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, J. G. Leahy, and G. R. Johnson. 1996. “Natural” genetic

engineering for the metabolism of trichloroehylene and BTEX hydrocarbons in low-oxygen environments, p. 55. In Abstr. 35th Ann. Hanford Symp. on Health and the Environ., U. S. Dept. of Energy, Washington, D. C. [by invitation]

49. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, A. M. Byrne, J. G. Leahy, and G. R. Johnson. 1996.

Organization and functional relationships among toluene monooxygenases and phenol hydroxylases. 96th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol.


50. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, and A. M. Byrne. 1995. Attributes of bacterial BTEX degradation in oxygen limited environments. Proc. Fifth Internat. Symp. on Pseudomonas, Tsukuba, Japan.

51. Kukor, Jerome J., and Ronald H. Olsen. 1995. Analysis of cis- and trans-acting

factors required for expression of the tbu meta-cleavage operon of Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1 under hypoxic denitrifying conditions, abstr. Q-178. Abstr. 95th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol.

52. Kukor, Jerome J., Mark D. Mikesell, and Ronald H. Olsen. 1994. Sequence analysis of catechol 2,3-dioxygenases functional under oxygen-limited conditions, abstr. K-182, p. 307. Abstr. 94th Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol.

53. Olsen, Ronald H., Jerome J. Kukor, Mark D. Mikesell, and Bryan Kaphammer.

1993. Degradation of alkyl-substituted benzenes by bacteria functional under oxygen-limited conditions, abstr. X2-003, p. 182; Keystone Symp. Molec. Cell. Biol.; J. Cell. Biochem., suppl. 17C.

54. Kukor, J. J., M. D. Mikesell, A. M. Byrne, and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Attributes of

Pseudomonas species active in oxygen limited environments. Abstr. 4th Internat. Symp. on Pseudomonas, Vancouver, B. C., p. 189.

55. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Catechol dioxygenase kinetic parameters for

BTEX degradation in oxygen-limited (hypoxic) environments. Abstr. K-85, p. 275. Abstr. 93rd Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol. 1993.

56. Byrne, A. M., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Sequence analysis of the

BTEX-degradative tbuABC operon of Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1 functional under limited oxygen conditions. Abstr. K-81, p. 274. Abstr. 93rd Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol. 1993.

57. Kukor, J. J., M. D. Mikesell, and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Kinetic analysis of aromatic

ring-fission dioxygenases from BTEX-degrading pseudomonads isolated from oxic and hypoxic environments, abstr. X2-109, p. 193; Keystone Symp. Molec. Cell. Biol.; J. Cell. Biochem., suppl. 17C.

58. Mikesell, M. D., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Fundamentals of bacterial

degradation of BTEX, p. III-1-17 In Cooperative Bioremediation Research for Michigan, proceedings of the CoBioReM conference on bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils and groundwater. MOGA CoBioReM, Inc., Lansing, Michigan.

59. Kukor, J. J. 1993. Fundamentals of the bacterial cell with reference to

bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons, p. II-41-55 In Cooperative Bioremediation Research for Michigan, proceedings of the CoBioReM conference on bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils and groundwater. MOGA CoBioReM, Inc., Lansing, Michigan. [by invitation]


60. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1992. Mineralization of cresols produced from alkyl substituted benzenes, p. 443-448. International Symposium on Soil Decontamination Using Biological Processes, Karlsruhe, Germany.

61. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, and M. D. Mikesell. 1992. Occurrence, genetic

organization, and regulation of alkyl-substituted benzene degradation by a denitrifying bacterium, Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, p. 437-442. International Symposium on Soil Decontamination Using Biological Processes, Karlsruhe, Germany.

62. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1992. Mineralization of cresols produced from

alkyl substituted benzenes, abstr. 41c, p. 61. Abstr. Natl. Meet. Am. Inst. Chem. Engin. 1992. [by invitation]

63. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1992. Nucleotide sequence of tbuD, the gene

encoding phenol hydroxylase from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, and functional analysis of the encoded peptide, abstr. K-56, p. 265. Abstr. 92nd Gen. Meet. Am. Soc. Microbiol. 1992.

64. Olsen, Ronald H., Mark Mikesell, and Jerome J. Kukor. 1992. Metabolism of

alkyl-substituted benzenes by denitrifying bacteria: description of a novel biochemical pathway. Proc. Amer. Inst. Chem. Engin., Abstract 41d, p. 62.

65. Kukor, Jerome J., and Ronald H. Olsen. 1992. Mineralization of cresols

produced from alkyl substituted benzenes. Proc. Amer. Inst. Chem. Engin., Abstract 41c, p. 61.

66. Olsen, R. H., M. D. Mikesell, J. J. Kukor, and B. Kaphammer. 1992. BTEX

metabolism by Pseudomonas pickettii and other bacteria from subsurface anoxic environments. ASM Seminar on "Molecular Approaches in Subsurface Microbial Ecology," New Orleans, Louisiana. [by invitation]

67. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1992. Nucleotide sequence of tbuD, the gene

encoding phenol hydroxylase from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1, and functional analysis of the encoded peptide. Proc. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Abstract K-56, p. 265.

68. Mikesell, M. D., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1990. Isolation of hydrocarbon-

degrading denitrifying bacteria from contaminated aquifer material. Proc. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Abstract Q-59, p. 298.

69. Kaphammer, B., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1990. Cloning and characterization

of a novel toluene degradative pathway from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1. Proc. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Abstract K-145, p. 243.


70. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1990. Molecular cloning and regulation of genes encoding meta cleavage of catechols produced from catabolism of phenol and m-cresol by Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1. Proc. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Abstract K-143, p. 243.

71. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1989. Microbial diversity of BTEX degrading

bacteria at a gas production facility in northern Michigan. Proc. 34th Annu. Midwest Groundwater Confer., p. 29. [by invitation]

72. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1989. Genetic characterization of a phenol

hydroxylase cloned from Pseudomonas sp. PKO1 and expressed in P. aeruginosa PAO. Proc. Pseudomonas '89, Abstract II-26, p. 27.

73. Kukor, J. J., and R. H. Olsen. 1989. Genetic organization of phenol degradation

cloned into Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO from a soil pseudomonad. Proc. Amer. Soc. Microbiol., Abstract K-58, p. 254.

Conference Presentations

1. Kukor, J. J., T. Doolotkeldieva, L. J. Kerkhof and G. J. Zylstra. 2007. The

Central Asia ICBG Prokaryotic Microorganisms Associate Program. Presented at the annual meeting of the Central Asia ICBG program, Chicago, Illinois, 5 September.

2. Ní Chadhain, S. M., B. Wawrik, T. Doolotkeldieva, L. J. Kerkhof, J. J. Kukor and

G. J. Zylstra. 2007. High mountain soil as a source of genetic biodiversity. In Proceedings of the conference “Ecological Characteristics of Biodiversity,” Khorog, Tajikistan, 25-26 July. [by invitation]

3. Doolotkeldieva, T. D., B. Wawrik, G. Zylstra, L. Kerkhof and J. Kukor. 2007.

Biodiversity of soil prokaryotes as sources of new antibiotic compounds. In Proceedings of the conference “Ecological Characteristics of Biodiversity,” Khorog, Tajikistan, 25-26 July. [by invitation]

4. Ní Chadhain, S., B. Wawrik, T. Doolotkeldieva, D. Kutliev, L. Kerkhof, J. J.

Kukor, and G. J. Zylstra. 2007. Metagenomic libraries as sources of novel hydrocarbon degradation genes and pathways. Center for Environmental Bioionorganic Chemistry (CEBIC) Investigator Meeting, Princeton University.

5. Kukor, J. J. and G. J. Zylstra. 2006. International Cooperative Biodiversity

Groups: Central Asia Program. Presented at the annual meeting of ICBG programs, Washington, D. C., 10 August.


6. Ní Chadhain, S. M., R. S. Norman, D. E. Fennell, J. J. Kukor and G. J. Zylstra. 2006. Molecular characterization of microbial community shifts occurring in Passaic River sediments during the biodegradation of dibenzofuran. NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program Annual Conference, New York, NY, 12-13 January.

7. Kukor, J. J., and B. Wawrik. 2005. Microbial Diversity: A Historical

Perspective. Presented at the short course “Biodiversity Documentation.” Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 9-10 November 2005; and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 15-16 November 2005.

8. Kukor, J. J., and B. Wawrik. 2005. Microbial Community Analysis. Presented at

the short course “Biodiversity Documentation.” Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 9-10 November 2005; and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 15-16 November 2005.

9. Kukor, J. J., and B. Wawrik. 2005. Bioprospecting of Uncultivated Microbes for

Novel Antibiotics. Presented at the short course “Biodiversity Documentation.” Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 9-10 November 2005; and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 15-16 November 2005.

10. Kukor, J. J., B. Wawrik, G. Zylstra, and L. Kerkhof. 2005. Strategies for

biodiscovery of new microbes and microbial genes as sources for production of novel antibiotics. Presented at the second symposium of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups on “Building New Pharmaceutical Capabilities in Central Asia.” New Brunswick, NJ, 6 July 2005.

11. Kukor, J. J. 2005. DNA Based Approaches for Tracking Bacteria. Presented at

the “Bacterial Source Tracking” conference. Rutgers EcoComplex, 30 June 2005. 12. Kim, S.-I., J. J. Kukor, and K.-H. Oh. 2005. Evaluating the genetic diversity of

dioxygenases for initial catabolism of aromatic hydrocarbons in Pseudomonas rhodesiae KK1. International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, Badajoz, Spain, 15-18 March.

13. Kukor, J. J., B. Wawrik, G. Zylstra, and L. Kerkhof. 2004. Strategies for

“biodiscovery” of new microbes and microbial genes as sources of potentially novel bioactive molecules. Presented at the North – South Americas Molecular Biology Conference. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 8-10 September 2004.

14. Kukor, J. J. 2004. “Biodiscovery of Novel Bioactive Compounds from Microbial

Sources.” Presented at the First Symposium of the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group on Building New Pharmaceutical Capabilities in Central Asia. 10 March 2004. Tashkent, Uzbekistan.


15. Kukor, J. J. 2002. Combined chemical and biological strategies for remediation of persistent PAH contaminants and their effects on biodegradation. Conference on “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current Advances in Reducing Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences.” Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. June 9-12, 2002.

16. Organizer of the conference, “Bioremediation and Biodegradation: Current

Advances in Reducing Toxicity, Exposure and Environmental Consequences.” Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. 9-12 June 2002.

17. Kukor, J. J. 2002. Combined chemical and biological strategies for remediation of

persistent PAH contaminants and their effects on biodegradation. Conference on “Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation Technologies,” sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation Work Group, Trenton, NJ, 16 July 2002. [by invitation]

18. Kukor, J. J. 2002. Combined chemical and biological oxidation for remediation of

persistent PAH contaminants. 34th Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference. New Brunswick, NJ. [by invitation]

19. Kukor, J. J., and J. Malinverni. 2001. What affects in situ biodegradation of fuel

hydrocarbons in suboxic environments? Conference on “Natural Attenuation of Organic Contaminants,” sponsored by the Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation Work Group, Trenton, NJ, 5 September 2001. [by invitation]

20. Kukor, J. J., and J. Malinverni. 2001. Biodegradation of toxic wastes under

suboxic conditions. Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Connecticut College, New London, CT. 26 July 2001. [by invitation]

21. Park, J., J. Malinverni, L. M. Abriola, P. Adriaens, J. Lang, and J. J. Kukor. 2001.

Induction of biodegradation by a toluene monooxygenase bacterium: effects of chemical structure and exposure history. Gordon Research Conference on Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Connecticut College, New London, CT. 26 July 2001.

22. Kukor, J. J., and J. Malinverni. 2001. What affects in situ biodegradation of fuel

hydrocarbons in sub-oxic environments? 33rd Mid-Atlantic Industrial and Hazardous Waste Conference, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY. 18 June 2001. [by invitation]

23. Fleming, M., and J. J. Kukor. 2001. In situ detoxification of high molecular

weight PAHs in the rhizosphere of salt marsh plants. Northeast Microbiologists: Physiology, Ecology, Taxonomy. Annual meeting, 22 June 2001. Blue Mountain Lake, NY.


24. Kukor, J. J., and M. Fleming. 2001. Bioremediation of PAHs in the Rhizosphere of Salt Marsh Plants. Conference on “Bioremediation of Petroleum Contaminated Salt Marshes,” sponsored by the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve. 16 May 2001. [by invitation]

25. Malinverni, J. and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Regulation of a bacterial aromatic

monooxygenase pathway in response to solvent exposure. Conference on “Oxidative Processes: Stress to Remediation.” National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Chapel Hill, N. C.

26. Kahng, H.-Y., K. Nam, J. J. Kukor, and D.-C. Oh. 2000. Catabolic potential of

Pseudomonas rhodesiae KK1 isolated from PAH-contaminated soil at a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) facility. Korean Microbiological Society Fall Meeting, Seoul.

27. Nam, K., H.-Y. Kahng, and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Determination of the biodegradation potential of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at a former manufactured gas plant site. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Basic Research Program, “Health Hazards from Groundwater Contamination” conference, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan.

28. Rao, M., H. Fisher, and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Investigating chromophore formation

of the Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein through site-directed mutagenesis. American Chemical Society N.Y./N.J. chapter meeting, Seton Hall University.

29. Kukor, J. J., J. Malinverni, and H.-Y. Kahng. 2000. Factors affecting the activity

of toluene-3-monooxygenase of Ralstonia pickettii PKO1. Session on “Applications of Oxygenases in Bioremediation and Biocatalysis,” Society for Industrial Microbiology, San Diego, Calif. [by invitation]

30. Talawat, J., L. Kerkhof, and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Characterization of an MTBE-

degrading microbial consortium. International Environmental Technology Expo 2000, Atlantic City, N. J.

31. Nam, K., and J. J. Kukor. 2000. Enhanced degradability of polycyclic aromatic

hydrocarbons by combined chemical oxidation and biodegradation. Second International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, Calif.

32. Gordon Research Conference in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, New

London, CT. 7 July 1999. Session Chair and Discussion Leader for session on “Functional Genomics” [by invitation]

33. Nam, K., M. Savillo, and J. J. Kukor. 1999. Combined chemical treatment and

biodegradation for remediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Gordon Research Conference in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, New London, CT. 5 July 1999.


34. Kukor, J. J. 1999. In Situ and Ex Situ Bioremediation. U. S. EPA Public Meeting on Bioremediation, Ciba-Geigy site, Toms River, NJ. 29 April 1999. [by invitation]

35. Kukor, J. J. 1999. In Situ Bioremediation of Fuel Hydrocarbons and Chlorinated

Solvents in Suboxic Aquifer Environments: What Controls Microbial Activity? International Environmental Technology Expo ‘99. April 20, 1999. Atlantic City, NJ. [by invitation]

36. Kukor, J. J. and H.-Y. Kahng. 1997. Multiple regulatory genes controlling

catabolism of toluene in Burkholderia pickettii PKO1. NIEHS Superfund Basic Science Research Program, Working Group Conference. Howell, Michigan.

37. Olsen, R. H., and J. J. Kukor. 1996. TCE bioremediation using toluene

monooxygenases. Presented at a symposium on “Microbial Genome Research and its Application,” 23 October 1996, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy, Richland, Washington. [by invitation]

38. Kukor, J. J. 1996. Current Perspectives and Emerging Strategies in

Biodegradation and Bioremediation. Symposium on Emerging Issues in Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Michigan Branch, Dearborn, Michigan. [by invitation]

39. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, A. M. Byrne, and G. R. Johnson. 1995. Requirements

for probe development in monooxygenase degradative pathways. Society for Industrial Microbiology Annual Meeting. [by invitation]

40. Mikesell, M. D., J. J. Kukor, and R. H. Olsen. 1993. Features of BTEX-degrading

microorganisms from oxygen-limited (hypoxic) environments. Presented at 19th Ann. EPA Hazardous Waste Research Symp., Cincinnati, Ohio. [by invitation]

41. Olsen, R. H., M. D. Mikesell, J. J. Kukor, and A. M. Byrne. 1993. Physiological

attributes of microbial BTEX degradation in oxygen-limited environments. Presented at NIEHS Conference on Biodegradation: Its Role in Reducing Toxicity and Exposure to Environmental Contaminants, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

42. Olsen, R. H., J. J. Kukor, M. D. Mikesell, B. Kaphammer, and G. R. Johnson.

1993. Degradation of alkyl-substituted benzenes by bacteria functional under oxygen-limited conditions. Keystone Symp. Molec. Cell. Biol., Lake Tahoe, California.

43. Mikesell, Mark D., Jerome J. Kukor, and Ronald H. Olsen. 1993. "Fundamentals of

Bacterial Degradation of BTEX." The CoBioReM Conference, Lansing, Michigan.


44. Kukor, Jerome J. 1993. "Fundamentals of the Bacterial Cell with Reference to Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons." The CoBioReM Conference, Lansing, Michigan. [by inivtation]

45. Olsen, R. H., M. D. Mikesell, and J. J. Kukor. 1992. Field to flask to DNA:

enumeration and characterization of BTEX-degrading bacteria from hypoxic environments functional with mixed electron acceptors. U.S./Israel Bioremediation Workshop, Haifa, Israel. [by invitation]

46. Olsen, R. H., M. D. Mikesell, J. J. Kukor, and B. Kaphammer. 1992. BTEX

metabolism by Pseudomonas pickettii and other bacteria from subsurface anoxic environments. ASM seminar on "Molecular Approaches to Subsurface Microbial Ecology," New Orleans, Louisiana. [by invitation]

47. International Symposium on Soil Decontamination Using Biological Processes,

Karlsruhe, Germany, 1992. "Occurrence, Genetic Organization, and Regulation of Alkyl Substituted Benzene Degradation by a Denitrifying Bacterium, Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1."

48. International Symposium on Soil Decontamination Using Biological Processes,

Karlsruhe, Germany, 1992. "Mineralization of Cresols Produced from Alkyl Substituted Benzenes."

49. Olsen, R. H., and J. J. Kukor. 1992. "Metabolism of Xenobiotic Aromatic

Compounds." Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 2nd Annual Mini-Symposium.

50. Symposium on Bioremediation Research at the EPA National Hazardous

Substance Research Centers (sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers), Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992. "Metabolism of Alkyl-Substituted Benzenes by Denitrifying Bacteria: Description of a Novel Biochemical Pathway."

51. Symposium on Bioremediation Research at the EPA National Hazardous

Substance Research Centers (sponsored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers), Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1992. "Mineralization of Cresols Produced from Alkyl Substituted Benzenes."

52. 8th Annual Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, University of

Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, 1990. "Molecular Cloning and Regulation of Genes Encoding Meta Cleavage of Catechols Produced from Catabolism of Phenol and m-Cresol by Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1."

53. 8th Annual Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium, University of

Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, 1990. "Cloning and Characterization of a Novel Toluene Degradative Pathway from Pseudomonas pickettii PKO1."


54. Biotechnology and Biodegradation Conference (sponsored by the U. S. Army Chemical Research, Development, and Engineering Center, the European Army Research Office, and the U. S. Air Force), Lisbon, Portugal, 1989. "Diversity of Toluene Degradation Following Long Term Exposure to BTEX In Situ." [by invitation]

55. Gordon Research Conference in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1987.

"Cloning, Expression, and Regulation of the catABC Gene Cluster from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO."

56. Michigan Biotechnology Institute, 1987. "An Analysis of the Expression and

Regulation of a Dichlorocatechol Dioxygenase from Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 (pJP4) in Pseudomonas aeruginosa."

57. University of Michigan, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Annual

Symposium. 1986. "Cloning and Regulation of Genes Specifying Catechol Catabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO."

58. Michigan Biotechnology Institute, 1986. "Cloning and Regulation of Genes

Specifying Catechol Catabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO." INVITED LECTURES, INTERVIEWS, AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS Interviewed on 14 September 2007 by freelance journalist, Cheryl Dybas, for an article on

Central Asia bioexploration and biodiversity to appear in the November/December 2008 issue of Wildlife Conservation.

Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. Symposium in recognition of the career

accomplishments of Gordon Cragg, 10 November 2006. “Prospecting uncultured microbial biodiversity.”

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Managers; Board meeting at the Clifford

E. and Melba C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Pittstown, NJ. 21 September 2006. “Bioprospecting for Novel Antibiotics in Central Asia.”

Fairleigh Dickinson University. 20 April 2006. “Bioprospecting for Novel Antibiotics in

Central Asia.” Rutgers University, Department of Environmental Sciences. 30 September 2005.

“Bioprospecting for Novel Antibiotics in Central Asia.” Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Pearl River, NY. 10 March 2005. “Biodiscovery of Novel Antibiotics

Using Cultivation-Independent Approaches.”


Interviewed and taped for a videotape sequence on bacteria that can degrade chlorinated dioxins and related environmental toxicants. Taped for the cable television program, Maximum Science, Claudia Cummings, Producer. 2005.

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Managers; Board meeting at the Clifford

E. and Melba C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm, Pittstown, NJ. 5 December 2003. “The Rutgers Microbial Bioprospecting Program.”

Brookhaven National Laboratory. 9 May 2003. “Biodegradation of Fuel Hydrocarbons in

Suboxic Environments.” National Center for Biotechnology (C.S.I.C.) & the Autonomous University of Madrid. 5

February 2003. “Microbial strategies for degradation of fuel hydrocarbons and halogenated solvents in suboxic environments.” Presented as part of “Molecular Biology for the Environment: an E.C.-U.S. Hands-on Course in Environmental Biotechnology.

National Center for Biotechnology (C. S.I. C.) & the Autonomous University of Madrid. 5 February 2003. “Combined chemical and biological approaches for remediation of persistent PAH contaminants.” Presented as part of “Molecular Biology for the Environment: an E.C.-U.S. Hands-on Course in Environmental Biotechnology.

NJAES Distinguished Seminar Series, Rutgers University. 30 January 2002. “Regulation of a

Bacterial Aromatic Monooxygenase Pathway in Response to Solvent Exposure.” Michigan State University, Department of Plant and Soil Science. 10 January 2002. “Regulation

of a Bacterial Aromatic Monooxygenase Pathway in Response to Solvent Exposure.” Public Service Electric and Gas, Newark, New Jersey. 13 December 2001. “Combined

Oxidation and Biotreatment for Remediation of Soils Contaminated with Low-Bioavailability Hydrocarbons.”

Princeton University, Department of Environmental Engineering. 7 December 2001. “Factors

Affecting Biodegradation of Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Suboxic Environments.”

Microbiological Society of Korea. Annual Meeting. Korea University, Seoul, Korea. 11 May 2001. “Regulation of a Bacterial Aromatic Monooxygenase Pathway in Response to Solvent Exposure.” Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. 10 May 2001. “Bioremediation of Aromatic Fuel Hydrocarbons Using a Mixed Respiratory Strategy.” Sookmyung University, Seoul, Korea. 10 May 2001. “Bioremediation of Aromatic Fuel Hydrocarbons Using a Mixed Respiratory Strategy.” Cheju National University, Cheju City, Korea. 8 May 2001. “Factors Affecting Biodegradation of Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Hypoxic Environments.”


Public Service Electric & Gas, Newark, N. J. 31 July 2000. “Risk Assessment for Subsurface Contamination Involving PAHs.” Interagency Risk Assessment Committee and Division of Science, Research and Technology, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Department of Health. 3 May 2000. “Risk Assessment for Subsurface Contamination Involving PAHs.” Princeton University, Department of Environmental Engineering. 10 December 1999. “Bioremediation of BTEX Plumes: Genetic and Physiological Factors Affecting Microbial Activity.” E. P. A.-Sponsored Public Hearing on Clean-up at the Ciba Specialty Chemicals Superfund Site, Dover Township, N. J. 10 November 1999. “Bioremediation as a Clean-Up Technology.” University of Massachusetts (Amherst), Department of Microbiology. 27 April 1999. “Biodegradation of Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using a Mixed Respiratory Strategy” Princeton University, Department of Geosciences. 1 April 1999. “Bioremediation of BTEX Plumes: Genetic and Physiological Facrtors Affecting Microbial Activity” Theobald Smith Society (New Jersey Branch, American Society for Microbiology). 29 October 1998. “Biodegradation of Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbons Using a Mixed Respiratory Strategy.” Centro Internacional de Educación y Desarrollo de PDVSA, Caracas,Venezuela. 13 July 1998. “Factors Affecting Biodegradation of Aromatic Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Hypoxic Environments.” Rutgers University, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. 20 March 1998. “Biochemical and Genetic Factors Controlling Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation in Hypoxic Environments” Rutgers University, Bioremediation Task Force. 17 December 1997. “What Affects In Situ Biodegradation of TCE in Hypoxic Environments?” Rutgers University, Biotechnology Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Science Advisory Board Meeting. 10 October 1997. “Microbial Biodegradation of Xenobiotics in Oxygen-Limited Environments.” Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1996. “Biochemical, Genetic and Physiological Aspects of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation by Bacteria Active in Oxygen-Limited Environments.”


University of Michigan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology. 1996. "Microbial Biodegradation of Xenobiotics in Oxygen-Limited Environments."

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. 1995. "Biodegradation, Bioremediation, and

Microbial Adaptation: A Molecular Biology Perspective." University of Michigan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology. 1992. "Metabolism of

Xenobiotic Aromatic Compounds." General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York. 1989.

"Biodegradation of Halogenated Aromatic Compounds: Physiological and Regulatory Analyses of the Plasmid pJP4 Model System."

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan. 1988. "Biotechnology Applications for

Reducing Risks from Environmental Chemicals: A Microbiological Perspective." International Society for Chemical Ecology, Madison, Wisconsin. 1985. "Cellulose Digestion in

a Cerambycid Beetle: the Role of an Acquired Fungal Cellulase." U. S. Department of Agriculture, Northern Regional Research Center, Peoria, Illinois. 1985.

"Microbial Ectosymbionts, Lignocellulose Degradation and Insect Nutritional Ecology: Studies in Biochemistry and Ecology."

Albion College, Albion, Michigan. 1984. "Nutritional Interdependence among Insects and

Fungi: Cooperation and Co-evolution." Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. 1984. "The Role of Microorganisms and

Microbial Enzymes in Insect Nutritional Ecology." Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. 1983. "Chemical Aspects of Insect/Fungal

Symbiosis." Canadian Mycological Society, Toronto, Ontario. 1983. "Fungal Enzymes in Insect Nutrition." Third International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, East Lansing, Michigan. 1983. "Role of

Mycophagy and Bacteriophagy in Invertebrate Nutrition." Alma College, Alma, Michigan. 1983. "Wasps, Beetles, and Wood-Decaying Fungi." The

annual Beta Beta Beta lecture. Entomological Society of America, Detroit, Michigan. 1983. "Biochemical Implications of

Insect Mycophagy."

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