CURRICULUM VITAE. TIMMY D. SAMUELS, Ph.D. 909 Emma Lane Stillwater, OK

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE TIMMY D. SAMUELS, Ph.D. 909 Emma Lane Stillwater, OK EDUCATION: Oklahoma State University, Ph.D. Plant Science (Molecular Biology), 2003 University of Missouri, ABD. Plant Physiology, 1999 Midwestern State University, M.S. Biology, 1996 Midwestern State University, B.S. Biology (Cum Laude), 1994 Vernon Regional Junior College, A.O.T. Management, 1991 Community College of the Air Force, A.A.S. Pharmacy Technology, 1991 Seminole Junior College, General Studies, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2007-Present Senior Molecular Genetic Specialists, Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Entomology and Plant Pathology (Mycology), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Entomology and Plant Pathology (Virology), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 2004 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma USDA-NNF Doctoral Fellowship, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma Research Assistant, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 1996 Botany Instructor, Department of Biology, Midwestern State University, Graduate Assistant, Midwestern State University, 1995 General Botany Lab Instructor, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas Plant Physiology Research Assistant, Midwestern State University, Microbiology / Bacteriology Media Lab Technician, Midwestern State University, 1992 Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates Lab Assistant, Midwestern State University, Pharmacy Technician, United States Air Force, Sheppard Air Force Base,

2 GRADUATE LEVEL COURSE WORK: Safe Handling of Radioactive Material Advanced Plant Molecular Biology Nutrient Transport and Metabolism in Plants History and Literature of Biological Sciences Plant Anatomy Plant Cell Metabolism Ecology Biochemistry I Biochemistry Lab Crop Seminar Physiology of Host Plant Resistance Analysis of Variance Plant Water Relations Plant Physiology Molecular Biology Recombinant DNA Electronmicroscopy Biogeography Biochemistry II Plant Biochemistry Plant Soilborne Diseases Advanced Plant Physiology UNDERGRADUATE COURSE WORK: Pharmaceutical Preparation and Manufacturing Basic Medical Readiness Fundamentals of Pharmacy Introduction to Pharmacology 3000 / 5000 Pharmacy Skilled Level Introduction to Chemistry General Chemistry I & II Organic Chemistry I General Physics I & II Physical Science Human Biology Microbiology Bacteriology General Zoology Field Zoology Systematic Botany Genetics Immunology Plane Trigonometry Seminar in Biology College Algebra Economics Employer / Employee Relations Principals of Management ORGANIZATIONS: Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society American Legion Soil Science Society of America Great Plains Consortium of Plant Biotechnology Alpha Chi National Honor Society American Society of Plant Biologists Disabled American Veterans Agronomy Society of America Crop Science Society of America

3 HONORS AND AWARDS: Military: Air Force Good Conduct Medal (1991) Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (1991) National Defense Service Medal (1991) Air Force Achievement Medal (1990) Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (1990) Nominated For Airman Of The Quarter (1990) Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (1987) Air Force Training Ribbon (1987) Distinguished Graduate Pharmacy Technician School (1987) College/University: USDA-NNF Fellowship Oklahoma State University ( ) Agronomy Tuition Waiver Oklahoma State University ( ) Deans Tuition Waiver Oklahoma State University ( ) Early Start Scholarship Oklahoma State University (2000) Travel Grant to Pullman Washington for Plant Biochemistry (1999) Graduate Research Assistantship University of Missouri-Columbia ( ) American Society of Plant Physiologists Travel Grant to Cocoyo, Mexico (1995) Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges (1995) Top Five Finalist Graduate Student of the Year Midwestern State University (1995) Graduate Assistantship Midwestern State University ( ) National Science Foundation Scholarship Midwestern State University ( ) Outstanding Biology Student Midwestern State University (1994) Outstanding Senior Man Midwestern State University (1994) Honor Roll Midwestern State University ( ) Honor Roll Vernon Regional Junior College ( ) Honor Roll Seminole Junior College ( )

4 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Poster Presentation at the 7 th International Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, Salt Lake City, Utah (2012) Oral Presentation (co-author) at the 20 th Annual Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University (2012) Poster Presentation at the International Plant and Animal Genomics Conference, San Diego, California (2011) Poster Presentation at the SSSA-ASA-CSSA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, (2010) Oral Presentation Oklahoma EPSCOR Retreat, Norman, Oklahoma (2010) Poster Presentation at the Annual Oklahoma EPSCOR Meeting, Oklahoma City (2010) Poster Presentation at the Annual Oklahoma EPSCOR Meeting, Oklahoma City (2009) Oral Presentation at the 20 th Annual Research Symposium, Oklahoma State University (2009) Poster Presentation at the 3rd annual Oklahoma Biofuels Conference Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, (2008) Poster Presentation at the SSSA-ASA-CSSA Joint Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, (2008) Poster Presentation Beltwide Cotton Conferences Nashville, Tennessee (2007) Oral Presentation The Consortium for Legume Research Cotton Root Rot Meeting, Norman, Oklahoma (2006) Poster Presentation American Phytopathological Society Regional Meeting, Daytona Beach, Florida (2006) Poster Presentation Molecular Plant Microbe Interaction Cancun Mexico (2005) Oral Presentation at the 14 th Annual Graduate Symposium, Oklahoma State University (2003) Poster Presentation at the 13 th Annual Graduate Symposium, Oklahoma State University (2002) Keynote Speaker for the National Honors Society Banquet at Stroud High School, Stroud, Oklahoma (2002) Oral Research Presentation for the Advanced Placement Biology Students from Stroud High School at Oklahoma State University (2002) Poster Presentation at the 12 th Annual Graduate Symposium, Oklahoma State University (2001) Poster Presentation at the Phytochemical Society of North America, Phytochemistry in the Genomics and Post-Genomics Eras, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, (2001) Poster Presentation at the American Phytopathological Society Regional Meeting, Manhattan, Kansas (2001) Poster Presentation at the Molecular Plant Biology Conference: Overview of Research Programs in Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology at the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Oklahoma State University and University of Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City (2000) Oral Research Presentation at the Great Plains Cereals Biotechnology Consortium Research Symposium, in Kansas City, Missouri (2000) Poster Presentation at the XVI International Botanical Congress. St. Louis, Missouri (1999) Poster Presentation at the Current Topics in Plant Biochemistry, Physiology and Molecular Biology Symposium on Plant Hormones: Signaling and Gene Expression. University of Missouri-Columbia (1999) Oral Research Presentation for the Texas Academy of Science ( ) Poster Presentation at the VII National Congress on Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, First Joint Mexico-United States Symposium on Agrobiology, Molecular Physiology and Biotechnology of Crops Important for Mexican Agriculture, in Cocoyo, Mexico (1995) Poster Presentation at the American Society of Plant Physiologists Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina (1995)

5 PUBLICATIONS: Liu, L.L., Wu, Y.Q., Wang, Y.W., Samuels, T. (2011) Construction of a genetic linkage map of switchgrass using self-fertilized progeny. Gene, Genetics Genome (G3). March 1, (3): Tan, C.C., Wu, Y.Q., Taliaferro, C.M., Anderson, M.P., Tauer, C., and Samuels, T.. (2012) Development of simple sequence repeat markers for bermudagrass from its expressed sequence tag sequences and preexisting sorghum SSR markers. Molecular Breeding. 29: Wu, Y.Q., Martin, D.L., Wang, Z., Tan, C.C., and Samuels, T.. (2011) Microsatellite Molecular Markers Accurately Identify Clonal Turf Bermudagrass Cultivars. USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. 10(10): 1-7. Wu, Y. Q., T. Samuels, D. L. Martin, G. Bell, J. Q. Moss, and C. M. Taliaferro Development and characterization of genomic SSR markers in bermudagrass. Proceeding of the 6th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf. March 15-19, 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Todd, J.R., Wu, Y.Q., Wang, Z. and Samuels, T.D., (2011) Genetic diversity in tetraploid switchgrass revealed by AFLP marker polymorphisms. Genetic and Molecular Research. 10(4): Wang, Y.W., Samuels, T.D., and Wu, Y.Q., (2011) Development of 1030 genomic SSR markers in switchgrass. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 122(4): Wang, Z., Wu, Y.Q., Martin, D.L., Gao, H.G., Samuels, T.D.., and Tan, C.C., (2010) Identification of Vegetatively Propagated Turf Bermudagrass Cultivars Using Simple Sequence Repeat Markers. Crop Science 50: Samuels, T.D., Ju, H., Ye, C.M., Motes, C.M., Blancaflor, E.B., and Verchot, J. (2007) Subcellular targeting and interactions among the Potato virus X TGB proteins. Virology. 367: Verchot-Lubicz, J.M., Ju, H., Samuels, T.D., (2005) Cell-to-Cell Movement of Potato Virus X In. Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions Vol 5. Eds. Federico Sánchez, Carmen Quinto, Isabel M. López-Lara, and Otto Geiger. Ju, H., Samuels, T.D., Wang, Y., Blancaflor, E.B., Payton, M., Mitra, R., Krishnamurthy, K., Nelson, R.S., Verchot-Lubicz, J. (2005) The Potato Virus X TGBp2 movement protein associates with ER-derived vesicles during virus infection. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 138(4): Samuels, T.D. and Guenzi, A. (2003) Differential gene expression in wheat roots in response to infection by the take-all fungus (Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici). Oklahoma State University Library Dissertation. Spollen, W., LeNoble, M. E., Samuels, T. D., Bernstein, N., Sharp, R. (2000) Abscisic acid accumulation maintains maize primary root elongation at low water potentials by restricting ethylene production. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 122: Samuels T D., Kucukakyuz K., Rincon Zachary M. (1997) Aluminum partitioning patterns and root growth as related to aluminum sensitivity and aluminum tolerance in wheat. Plant Physiology (Rockville) 113(2):