CURRICULUM VITAE

TINA L. GUMIENNY October 5, 2016

Education Ph.D. 2000 Genetics, SUNY-Stony Brook B.S. 1993 Genetics, Texas A&M University Dissertation Genetic Analysis of Cell Death and Engulfment in Caenorhabditis elegans, December 2000 Director: Dr. Michael O. Hengartner Employment

2014–present Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX

2007–2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine Texas A&M Health Science Center, College Station, TX

2001–2007 Postdoctoral Researcher with Dr. Richard Padgett Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ

TEACHING Courses Taught at TWU SCI 1123 General Life Science, non-majors BIOL 4823 Molecular Cell: Genetics and Inheritance BIOL 5611 Readings in Biology BIOL 6734 Advanced Genetics Doctoral Dissertations Geethanjali Ravindranathan (TWU Biology, PhD), in progress, chair. Bhoomi Madhu (TWU Biology, MS), in progress, chair. Sanil Sansar (TWU Biology, PhD), in progress, committee member. Skylar King (UNT-Biology, PhD), in progress, committee member. Xue Sherry Jiang (TAMU Biology, PhD), in progress, committee member. Amy Whitener (TAMU Biology, PhD), in progress, committee member.

Robbie D. Schultz (TAMU Genetics, PhD), “From signaling to structure: Regulation of extracellular matrix in C. elegans”, 2015, chair.

Neha Bhat, "Developmental Mechanisms Regulating Specification of Preplacodal Ectoderm and

its Morphogenesis into Sensory Placodes in Zebrafish", 2012, committee member. Lisa Ellis, Fitting It All Together: How Courtship- and Mating-Responsive Genes Affect

Drosophila melanogaster Male Behavior, 2010, committee member. Sujita Sukumaran, Ultrastructural and Immunohistochemical analysis of photoreceptor formation

in IFT57, IFT88 and IFT172 mutant zebrafish, 2008, committee member. Master’s Professional Papers Jamie Collier (TWU Biology, MS), in progress, chair: Dr. Sandra Westmoreland. Committee

member. Sarah Wehner (TWU Biology, MS), 2015, chair: Dr. Sandra Westmoreland. Assessing Learning

in an Informal Environment at Trinity River Audubon Nature Center, committee member. Chase Craig, non-thesis masters (TAMU-Biology), 2010, committee member. Other Scholarly Teaching, Mentoring and Curricular Achievements 2014–present Mentor to four TWU Biology major undergraduate students, including one QEP Experiential Student Scholar

Honors Undergraduate Contracts Fall 2015 SCI 1123 Rosa Cuellar, creation of a dichotomous key and specimen pages for TWU

campus tree identification in-class activity Fall 2015 SCI 1123 Karen Mendoza, creation of short blurbs containing uses and history about

TWU campus tree species

Fall 2015 SCI 1123 Skylar Plummer, “Analysis of annelid “worm-ball” response to stress” Spring 2015 BIOL 4823 Jacquelyn Kerner, "Genetic Causes of Vampires and Werewolves" 2015

Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium, April 15, 2015, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas (platform presentation).

Spring 2015 BIOL 4823 Jessica Kerner, "Genetics Behind Mermaids and Cyclops" 2015 Student

Creative Arts & Research Symposium, April 15, 2015, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas (platform presentation).

SCHOLARSHIP/CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS Refereed Publications or Other Creative Achievements 2. Chapters

Gumienny, T.L. and Savage-Dunn, C. (2013) TGF- Signaling in C. elegans. In WormBook, ed. The C. elegans Research Community. Peer reviewed. doi/10.1895/wormbook.1.22.2. PMID: 23908056.

3. Articles Galbadage, T., Shepherd, T.F., Cirillo, S.L., Gumienny, T.L., and Cirillo, J.D. (2016) The

Caenorhabditis elegans p38 MAPK gene plays a key role in protection from mycobacteria.

MicrobiologyOpen, doi: 10.1002/mbo3.341.

Schultz, R.D., Bennett, E.E. (former undergraduate student), Ellis, E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2014). Regulation of extracellular matrix organization by BMP signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS ONE 9(7): e101929. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101929.

Taneja-Bageshwar S. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012) Two functional domains in C. elegans glypican LON-2 can independently inhibit BMP-like signaling. Developmental Biology 371: 66-76.

Schultz R.D., Gumienny, T.L. (2012) Visualization of Caenorhabditis elegans cuticular structures using the lipophilic vital dye DiI. J. Vis. Exp. (59), e3362, DOI : 10.3791/3362.

Beifuss K.K., Gumienny, T.L. (2012) RNAi screening to identify postembryonic phenotypes in C. elegans. J. Vis. Exp. (60), e3442, DOI:10.3791/3442.

Roberts, A.F.*, Gumienny, T.L.*, Gleason, R., Wang, H., and Padgett, R.W. (2010) Regulation of genes affecting body size and innate immunity by the DBL-1/BMP-like pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. BMC Developmental Biology 10, 61. PMCID: PMC2894779. (*Co-first author)

Gumienny, T.L., MacNeil L., Zimmerman C.M., Wang H., Chin L., Wrana, J.L., and Padgett, R.W. (2010) Caenorhabditis elegans SMA-10/LRIG is a conserved transmembrane protein that enhances bone morphogenetic protein signaling. PLoS Genet 6(5): e1000963. DOI:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000963.

Gumienny, T.L., MacNeil, L.T., Wang, H., de Bono, M, Wrana, J.L., and Padgett, R.W. (2007). Glypican LON-2 is a conserved negative regulator of BMP-like signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biology 17(2): 159–164.

Non-Refereed Publications or Other Creative Achievements 3. Articles (give author(s) title, journal, date and page numbers)

Madhu, B, and Gumienny, T.L. (2016). Fast and inexpensive C. elegans genomic DNA preparation using Sigma’s Extract-N-Amp kit. The Worm Breeder’s Gazette, November 21, 2016. http://wbg.wormbook.org/2016/11/21/fast-and-inexpensive-c-elegans-genomic-dna-preparation-using-sigmas-extract-n-amp-kit/

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2014). BMP signaling regulates extracellular matrix composition and permeability in C. elegans. Proc Microsc Microanal 20(S3):1264-1265. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927614008058

Taneja-Bageshwar S. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). Regulation of TGF- superfamily signaling by two separable domains of glypican LON-2 in C. elegans. Worm 2:3, e23843.

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). Live animal PiMPing and faster antibody

staining methods for C. elegans TGF- localization studies. Proc Microsc Microanal 19(S2):162-163. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927613002808

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). Electron microscopy studies reveal a

physiological basis of body size determination by TGF- signaling. Proc Microsc Microanal 19(S2):254-255. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927613003267

Schultz R.D., Ellis E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). Two Novel Staining Protocols Resolve C. elegans Cuticular Structures for Confocal and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Proc Microsc Microanal 18(S2):100-101. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1431927612002358

Presentations at Professional Meetings and Invited Speaker Presentations Invited Speaker Seminars January 23, 2017 TWU Lightning Talk. Host: Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. December 1, 2016 UT Southwestern Medical Center Developmental Biology GEMS seminar,

“Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Trafficking and Bioavailability of TGF-beta”, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Invitation by Dr. Michael Buszczak, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology.

August, 2016 TWU Teaching and Learning Symposium, “The Goldilocks Principle: Designing

Clicker Questions with Desirable Difficulty”, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX. With Dr. Sandra Westmoreland, Biology, and Titus Asbury, Philosophy and Psychology.

August, 2016 TWU Teaching and Learning Symposium, “Using Team-Based Learning to

Promote Student Success”, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX. With Dr. Sandra Westmoreland, Biology.

February, 2016 TWU College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Spotlight Series, “How Can the

Powerful Light and Fluorescence Microscopes and Camera at TWU Help Us Understand Questions about the Living Cell?”, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX. Host: Dr. Christian Hart, Associate Professor.

November, 2015 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, “How do cells control the level of their

communication? Identifying how Transforming Growth Factor- signaling is regulated using the nematode model system”, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX. Host: Dr. Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, Assistant Professor.

September 12, 2014 Biology Department, “Identifying How a Cell Secretes a Cell Signaling

Molecule”, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX. Host: Dr. Nathaniel Mills, Professor. March 6, 2014 Department of Biological Sciences, “Molecular and cellular mechanisms

regulating BMP-mediated physiological responses in C. elegans”, University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Host: Dr. Ed Dzialowski, Associate Professor.

April 10, 2013 Department of Biological Sciences, “Molecular genetics of Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF-β) regulation: insights from C. elegans”,Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Host: Dr. Nathan Collie, Associate Professor.

March 22, 2013 Department of Biology, “Regulation of TGF-β signaling in C. elegans”, Baylor

University, Waco, TX. Host: Dr. Myeongwoo Lee, Associate Professor. November 5, 2012 Department of Biology, “Identifying and characterizing TGF-β superfamily

regulators in C. elegans”, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX. Host: Dr. Jonathan King, Associate Professor.

March 22-24, 2012 Texas Genetics Society 39th Annual Meeting, “Molecular mechanisms regulating

the trafficking of a TGF-beta superfamily member in C. elegans”, San Antonio, TX. Invited by Dr. Heather Conrad-Webb, Associate Professor.

February 10, 2012 Department of Biological Sciences, "Regulating TGF-beta superfamily signaling",

University of North Texas, Denton, TX. Host: Dr. Pamela Padilla, Associate Professor.

November 14, 2011 Department of Genetics, “Regulating TGF- superfamily signaling”, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Host: Dr. Swathi Arur, Assistant Professor.

August 29, 2011 Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine, “Identifying and characterizing regulators of

BMP-mediated body size in C. elegans”, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Host: Dr. Simon Tuck, Associate Professor.

February 23, 2011 Department of Biology, “Communication issues: what cells do with what they're

told (how a TGF-β superfamily signal is regulated in C. elegans)”, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Host: Dr. Myeongwoo Lee, Associate Professor.

September 16, 2009 Department of Bioengineering, “Body size matters- molecular insights from the

nematode C. elegans”, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Host: Dr. Alvin Yeh, Associate Professor.

April 8, 2009 Center for Extracellular Matrix Biology, “Extracellular Regulation of BMP Signaling

in C. elegans”, TAMHSC Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Houston, TX. Host: Dr. Magnus Höök, Professor and Director, Center for Infectious & Inflammatory Diseases.

March 24, 2008 Interdisciplinary Faculty of Toxicology Texas A&M University, “TGF Pathway Regulation: Thinking Outside the Cell (Size Matters)”. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Host: Kim Daniel, Program Assistant.

International Ravindranathan, G., Veetil, R.A., Gekombe, A., Ghosh, S., Dolliver, D., Hynds, D., Bergel, M.,

and Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Determining the role of DBL-1 TGF- β signaling in the response to potential therapeutic compounds in the C. elegans model system” The Allied Genetics Conference 2016, July 13-16. Orlando World Center Marriott, Orlando, Florida (poster).

Valappil, S.K., Senagbe, K., Hynds, D., and Gumienny, T.L. (2015) “Small G-protein regulation of neurexin localization in C.elegans neurons” Society for Neuroscience 45th Annual Meeting, October 17-21. McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois (poster).

Beifuss K., Schultz R., Ravindranathan G., Gumienny T. L. (2015) “Control of TGF-β DBL-1 secretion in C. elegans” 20th International C. elegans Meeting, June 24-28. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Sansar, S. Senagbe, K., Hynds, D., and Gumienny, T. (2015) “Rab G-protein regulation of Neurexin localization in C. elegans neurons” 20th International C. elegans Meeting, June 24-28. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Taneja-Bageshwar, S., Beifuss, K.K., Schultz, R.D., and Gumienny, T.L. (2013) “Tissue-specific trafficking, localization, and reception of a BMP-like ligand in C. elegans” FASEB Summer

Research Conference: TGF- Superfamily: Signaling in Development and Diseases, July 28–August 2. Steamboat Springs Resort, Steamboat Springs, Colorado (poster).

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). “DBL-1 TGF- localization and molecular basis of body size regulation in C. elegans” 19th International C. elegans Meeting, June 26–30. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Schultz R.D., Ellis E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Two Novel Staining Protocols Resolve C. elegans Cuticular Structures for Confocal And Transmission Electron Microscopy” C. elegans Development, Cell Biology, & Gene Expression Meeting 2012, June 7–10, 2012. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (poster).

Schultz R.D. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Cell adhesion protein DYF-7 affects body size in C. elegans” C. elegans Development, Cell Biology, & Gene Expression Meeting 2012, June 7–10, 2012. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (poster).

Bageshwar S. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Two Functional Domains in C. elegans Glypican LON-2 Can Independently Inhibit DBL-1 Growth Factor Signaling but Require Accessory Moieties” C. elegans Development, Cell Biology, & Gene Expression Meeting 2012, June 7–10, 2012. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin (poster).

Beifuss, K.K. and Gumienny, T.L. (2011). “Molecular characterization of TGF- regulation by multiple intracellular vesicle trafficking processes in C. elegans” FASEB Summer Research

Conference: TGF- Superfamily: Signaling in Development and Diseases, August 21–26. Il Ciocco, Barga, Italy (poster).

Bageshwar, S. and Gumienny, T. L. (2011). “Two parts of Caenorhabditis elegans glypican LON-2 negatively regulate a BMP-like pathway and require membrane proximity”. 18th International C. elegans Meeting, June 22–26. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Schultz, R. D. and Gumienny, T. L. (2011). “The role of extracellular ZP-domain protein DYF-7 in body size development” 18th International C. elegans Meeting, June 22–26. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Beifuss, K.K. and Gumienny, T.L. (2011). “Molecular characterization of TGF- regulation by multiple intracellular vesicle trafficking processes in C. elegans” 18th International C. elegans Meeting, June 22–26. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Bageshwar, S. and Gumienny, T.L. (2009). “The Structure-Function Relationship of LON-2 Glypican: Negative Regulator of TGF-β signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans” 17th International C. elegans Meeting, June 24–28. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Beifuss, K., Schultz, R., Parham, C., and Gumienny, T.L. (2009). “Studies with Functional,

Fluorescently Tagged DBL-1/TGF-” 17th International C. elegans Meeting, June 24–28. University of California, Los Angeles, California (poster).

Beifuss, K., Schultz, R., Parham, C., and Gumienny, T.L. (2009). “Studies with Functional,

Fluorescently Tagged DBL-1/TGF” FASEB Summer Research Conference: The TGF-β Superfamily: Signaling in Development and Disease, June 14–19. Carefree, Arizona (poster).

Steinbrunner, M.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2008). “Analysis of Environment Sensing in C. elegans

TGF--Regulated Normal Body Size Determination” C. elegans Development and Evolution Meeting. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (poster).

National

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2014). “BMP signaling regulates extracellular matrix composition and permeability in C. elegans” Microscopy Society of America Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting 2014, August 3–7, 2014. Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Schultz talk and non-refereed publication in Microscopy and Microanalysis).

Galbadage, T., Cirillo, S.L.G., Gumienny, T.L. and Cirillo, J.D. (2014). “Caenorhabditis elegans as a Mycobacterium marinum virulence model” American Physician Scientists Association, April 25–27. The Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois (poster).

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). “Live animal PiMPing and faster antibody

staining methods for C. elegans TGF- localization studies” Microscopy Society of America Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting 2013, August 4–8, 2013. Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (Schultz talk and non-refereed publication in Microscopy and Microanalysis).

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). “Electron microscopy studies reveal a

physiological basis of body size determination by TGF- signaling” Microscopy Society of America Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting 2012, August 4–8. Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana (poster and non-refereed publication in Microscopy and Microanalysis).

Beifuss K.K., Schultz R.D., Bageshwar S., Bennett E.E. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “A directed

RNAi screen for C. elegans TGF--related DBL-1 trafficking components reveals non-synaptic vesicle machineries in neurons” 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, December 15–19, 2012. San Francisco, California (poster).

Schultz R.D., Ellis E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Two Novel Staining Protocols Resolve C. elegans Cuticular Structures for Confocal and Transmission Electron Microscopy”

Microscopy Society of America Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting 2012, July 29–August 2, 2012. Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona (poster and non-refereed publication in Microscopy and Microanalysis 18(S2):100-101).

Regional Sansar, S., Senagbe, K., Gumienny, T.L., and Hynds, D (2016) “Small G-protein regulation of

neurexin localization in C. elegans neurons” 43rd Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, April 28-30. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX (poster).

Ravindranathan, G., Veetil, R.A., Gekombe, A., Ghosh, S., Dolliver, D., Hynds, D., Bergel, M.,

and Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Determining the role of DBL-1 TGF- β signaling in the response to potential therapeutic compounds in the C. elegans model system” 43rd Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, April 28-30. MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX (poster).

Beifuss, K., Schultz, R., Ravindranathan, G., and Gumienny, T. L. (2015) “Control of TGF-β DBL-1 secretion in C. elegans” Southwest Society for Developmental Biology Regional Meeting, October 2-4. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (poster).

Ravindranathan, G., and Gumienny, T.L. (2015) ”Characterizing TGF- regulators in the C. elegans model system” 42nd Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, April 26–28. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas (poster).

Schultz, R. D., Ellis, E. A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2014) “BMP signaling Regulates extracellular matrix composition and permeability in C. elegans”, 41st Annual Texas Genetics Society Meeting, April 24 – 26, 2014 Waco, Texas (Schultz, invited talk).

Schultz R.D., Ellis, E.A., and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). “DBL-1 TGF- localization and molecular basis of body size regulation in C. elegans” 40th Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, April 25–27. The Bush Library and Museum, College Station, Texas (poster).

Schultz R.D. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Cell adhesion protein DYF-7 affects body size in C. elegans” 39th Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, March 22–24. St. Anthony Hotel, San Antonio, Texas (poster).

Schultz, R. D. and Gumienny, T. L. (2011). “The role of extracellular ZP-domain protein DYF-7 in body size development” 38th Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, March 31–April 2, 2011. Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, TX (poster).

Schultz, R. and Gumienny, T.L. (2010). “The role of DYF-8/endoglin in TGF- signaling” 37th Annual Meeting Texas Genetics Society, March 25–27, 2010. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (poster).

Roberts, J.K., Fan, E., Ellis, G., DeSutter, B., Pappalardo, D., Howell, D., Jan, J., Nisa, U., Roltsch, E., Holcomb, L., Zimmer, D., Gumienny, T.L., and Murray, I.V.J. (2009). “Hydrazides identify lipid peroxide plaque pathology, inhibit lipid modification and unfold amyloid adducts” Bazeilides 3rd Annual Research Symposium, June 17. University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas (poster).

Steinbrunner, M.A. and Gumienny, T.L. (2008). “Analysis of Environment Sensing in C. elegans

TGF--Regulated Normal Body Size Determination” Texas Genetics Society 35th Annual Meeting. Hilton Conference Center, College Station, TX (poster).

Local Ravindranathan, G., Veettil, R.A., McAlister, T., Ghosh., S., Omary, M., Hynds, D., Bergel., M.,

Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Determining the effect of potential therapeutic compounds on the C.

elegans nematode model system” Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium, April 12-13. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Madhu, B., Hanson, L.K., Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Elucidating the TGF-β Signaling Pathway components required for the innate immune response in the nematode model organism C. elegans” Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium, April 12-13. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Sansar, S., Senagbe, K., Gumienny, T.L., Hynds., D (2016) “Small G-protein regulation of Neurexin localization in C. elegans neurons” Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium, April 12-13. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Pham, O.O., Hammett, A.J., Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Determining the role of UNC-16 in regulating the TGF-β signaling in the C. elegans model system” Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium, April 12-13. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Turley, T.N., Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Quantitative determination of co-localization of AEX-6 with the DBL-1/TGF-β pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans” Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium, April 12-13. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Turley, T.N., Gumienny, T.L. (2016) “Learn by Doing: Using the TWU Gardens in the SCI 1123 Core Curriculum Course to Help Students Learn Tree Identification” Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium, April 12-13. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Beifuss K., Schultz R., Ravindranathan G., Gumienny T. L. (2015) “Control of TGF-β DBL-1 secretion in C. elegans” TWU 2015 Ann Stuart and Ray R. Poliakiff Celebration of Science, October 9. Ann Stuart Science Complex, Denton, Texas (poster).

Ravindranathan G., Gumienny T. L. (2015) “Characterizing TGF-β signal regulators in the C. elegans model system” Federation of North Texas Area Universities, Graduate Student Research Symposium, April 10. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas (poster).

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A., Gumienny, T.L. (2014) “Regulation of extracellular matrix organization by BMP signaling in C. elegans” 6th Annual Faculty of Genetics Mini-Research Symposium, April 17. College Station, Texas (poster).

Schultz, R.D., Beifuss, K., Taneja-Bageshwar, S., Gumienny, T.L. (2014) “Novel regulated secretion mechanism for a nerve-secreted cell-cell signaling molecule in C. elegans” 19th Annual Health Science Center Graduate Student Research Symposium, April 17. Bryan, Texas (poster).

Schultz, R.D., Ellis, E.A., Gumienny, T.L. (2014) “Electron microscopy studies reveal a

physiological basis of body size determination by TGF- signaling” 5th Annual Genetics Graduate Student Research Week, February 7. College Station, Texas (poster).

Galbadage, T., Cirillo, S.L., Gumienny, T.L. and Cirillo, J.D. (2013). “Caenorhabditis elegans as a Novel virulence model for Mycobacterium marinum” 18th Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium 2013, April 26. TAMHSC, Bryan, Texas (Galbadage talk).

Galbadage, T., Cirillo, S.L., Gumienny, T.L. and Cirillo, J.D. (2013). “Caenorhabditis elegans as a model for study of Mycobacterium marinum infections” Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) Retreat, March 22, 2013. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (poster).

Schultz R.D. and Gumienny, T.L. (2013). “Cell adhesion protein DYF-7 affects body size in C. elegans” TAMU Genetics Graduate Research Symposium, February 8, 2013. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (poster).

Schultz R.D. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Cell adhesion protein DYF-7 affects body size in C. elegans” 17th Annual Health Science Center Student Research Symposium, April 27. TAMHSC, Bryan, Texas (poster).

Schultz R.D. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “Cell adhesion protein DYF-7 affects body size in C. elegans” 4th Annual Faculty of Genetics Mini-Research Symposium, April 12. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (poster).

Schultz R.D. and Gumienny, T.L. (2012). “The role of extracellular ZP-domain protein DYF-7 in body size development” 3rd Annual Genetics Graduate Student Research Week, February 10. Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas (poster).

Bageshwar, S. and Gumienny, T.L. (2010). “Regulation of TGF- signaling by glypican” 15th Annual GSO Student Research Symposium, April 15, 2010, TAMHSC, College Station, TX (poster).

Schultz, R. and Gumienny, T.L. (2010). “The role of DYF-8/endoglin in TGF- signaling” 15th Annual GSO Student Research Symposium, April 15, 2010, TAMHSC, College Station, TX (poster).

Bageshwar, S. and Gumienny, T.L. (2009). “The Structure-Function Relationship of LON-2 Glypican: Negative Regulator of TGF-β signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans” The 2nd Annual Workshop on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Systems Biology. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (poster).

Honors and Awards

2016 TWU Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellow

2016 TWU Experiential Graduate Student Scholar Program scholarship to PhD student Ms. Bhoomi Madhu

2016 Virginia Chandler Dykes College of Arts and Science Scholarship to PhD student Ms. Geethanjali Ravindranathan

2016 Richard W. Woodcock Dissertation Research Award to PhD student Mr. Sanil Sansar

2016 Dorothy Meyer Kincaid Scholarship to PhD student Ms. Bhoomi Madhu

2016 TWU Chancellor’s Student Research Scholar to undergraduate Ms. Tamiel Turley

2015 TWU QEP Experiential Student Scholarship to undergraduate Ms. Lauren Whited

2014 TAMHSC Modeling Excellence in Teaching (MET) Program certification and professional development grant

2014 Poster award, first place, 6th Annual Faculty of Genetics Mini-Research Symposium, College Station, Texas, to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2013 MSA Presidential Scholars Award, conferred at the Microscopy Society of America Microscopy and Microanalysis Meeting, Microscopy Society of America, Indianapolis, Indiana, to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2013 Poster award, First Place Biological Sciences Poster, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2013 Meeting, Microscopy Society of America, Indianapolis, Indiana,

2013 Graduate student honorable mention poster award, Cell Biology, 19th Annual International C. elegans Meeting, Los Angeles, California, to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2013 Oral Presentation Competition - Second Place Prize, 18th Annual College of Medicine Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium 2013, Bryan, TX, to collaborator and graduate student Mr. Thushara Galbadage, Dr. Jeffrey Cirillo lab

2013 Poster award, first place, Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) Retreat, March 22, 2013. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, to collaborator Mr. Thushara Galbadage

2013 TAMHSC Teaching and Learning Professional Development Award TAMHSC Office of Faculty Development, to attend the Wakonse South Conference on College Teaching

2011–2012 TAMU Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Teaching Academy certification

2012 Poster award, First Place Biological Sciences Poster, Microscopy & Microanalysis 2012 Meeting, Microscopy Society of America, Phoenix, Arizona, to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2012 Poster award, Best Graduate Student Poster, 39th Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society, San Antonio, TX, to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2012 Poster award, Third Place, 4th Annual Faculty of Genetics Mini-Research Symposium, to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2009–2011, 2013, 2014 Texas A&M University Genetics Graduate Student Association travel award to Ms. Robbie Schultz

2008 Poster award, C. elegans Development and Evolution Meeting, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, to Ms. Morgan Steinbrunner

Grants Source: Texas Woman’s University

Small Grants Program

Supplies for determining C. elegans epicuticle composition

Dates: 10/2016

Amount: $761

Role: Principal Investigator

Source: Texas Woman’s University

TWU Innovation Proposal with Dr. Sandra Westmoreland Increasing Retention in Large Enrollment Undergraduate Courses by Preparing Faculty to Use Active Engagement Teaching and Learning Strategies

Dates: 2016–2017 Amount: $51,477 + $12,285 from Academic Affairs + $1,500 from the TWU Quality

Enhancement Program Role: co-PI, Faculty Facilitator

Source: Texas Woman’s University

New Investigator Research Enhancement Program (REP) Grant

Determining the Roles of Three Cellular Trafficking Regulators in TGF-beta Signal Regulation

Dates: 2015–2016

Amount: $10,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Source: Texas Woman’s University

Teaching and Research Grant for Equipment and Technology (TARGET) Grant

Dates: 2015–2016

Amount: $291,233

Role: Principal Investigator

Source: Texas Woman’s University

New Investigator Research Enhancement Grant

Molecular Mechanism of Controlled Secretion of a Cell-Cell Signaling Molecule

Dates: 2015–2016

Amount: $8,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Source: National Institutes of Health

National Institute of General Medical Sciences R01

Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Intercellular Transit of TGF-beta

Dates: 2011–2016

Amount: $750,000 direct costs, $332,275 F&A costs,

$1,082,275 total sponsor support

Role: Principal Investigator

Source: American Heart Association—South Central Affiliate

Molecular and Cellular Regulation of TGF-beta by Glypican in C. elegans

Dates: 2011–2012

Amount: $140,000

Role: Principal Investigator

Source: Texas A&M Health Science Center Research Development and Enhancement Awards Program

Dates: 2008–2009

Amount: $15,000, my part was $4,000

Role: Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Ian Murray

Scholarly Works in Progress

Schultz R.D, Bennett, E.E., and Gumienny, T.L ZP-domain protein DYF-7 is crucial for cell adhesion and a spectrum of sensory functions in C. elegans. Submitted to Genetics, 2016.

Beifuss K.K., Schultz R.D., Taneja-Bageshwar S., Doebbler, H. (former undergraduate student), Meissner, R-A., and Gumienny, T.L. A directed RNAi screen reveals conserved and novel regulators of C. elegans localization and trafficking. In preparation for G3. 2016.

Schultz R.D, Bennett, E.E., and Gumienny, T.L. Zona pellucida domain protein DYF-7 regulates C. elegans postembryonic phenotypes independent from BMP-like DBL-1 signaling. In preparation for Journal of Cell Biology. 2016.

Madhu, B. and Gumienny, T.L. Fast and inexpensive C. elegans genomic DNA preparation using Sigma’s Extract-N-Amp kit. In preparation for Worm Breeder’s Gazette, 2016.

“Loss of the canonical BMP-like DBL-1 pathway in C. elegans permits worm-star formation” to the journal Worm, work performed by Ms. Geetha Ravindranathan, Dr. Lionel Faure, and Ms. Alex Galindo, undergraduate researcher. 2017.

Collaborative work with Dr. DiAnna Hynds and Mr. Sanil Valappil. 2016 – 2017. Work by my most senior TWU graduate student Geetha Ravindranathan and a research

assistant on NIH-funded research results. 2016-2018.

Work by my junior graduate student Bhoomi Madhu in collaboration with Dr. Laura Hanson on NIH-funded research results. 2017-2018.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Service Activities for the Component, College, University

September, 2016– TWU Provost Search Committee

September, 2016– TWU ADVANCE proposal writing committee

April, 2016–2018 TWU Center for Faculty Excellence Advisory Council member

April, 2016 TWU Creative Arts and Research Symposium poster judge

2016, 2017 TWU Faculty Awards Committee member

December, 2015 TWU QEP reviewer

October, 2015– TWU Research Advisory Committee

September, 2015– TWU Strategic Planning Committee

August, 2015– TWU Scholarly Communication Committee

June, 2015 TWU REP proposal reviewer

April, 2015 First-year graduate student literature review faculty reviewer

April, 2015 Moderator for the 2015 Student Creative Arts & Research Symposium Platform Session V

September 5, 2014 “How to Give a Good Presentation”, TWU Biology journal club facilitator

Service to the Profession

2017 International C. elegans Meeting organizing committee member, poster judge co-organizer (one of four organizers) and awards presenter

2016 Texas Genetics Society Meeting presentation judge

2015, 2016 National Science Foundation ad hoc reviewer, Integrated Organismal Systems 2015 International C. elegans Meeting (June 24–28, 2015) organizing committee member, poster judge co-organizer (one of three organizers of 99 judges for 275 posters) and awards presenter 2015– Texas Genetics Society Board of Directors at-large member and meeting session moderator (April 27, 2015)

2013 2013 International C. elegans Meeting poster judge co-organizer

(one of two organizers of 93 judges for 387 poster presenters) and

awards presenter (June 26–30, 2013)

2013 Texas Genetics Society Meeting presentation judge (April 25-27,

2013)

2013 American Cancer Society ad hoc reviewer, Development and

Differentiation in Cancer peer review committee

2012–2013 2013 International C. elegans Meeting Organizing Committee

member

2012–2014 Texas Genetics Society Nominating Committee member

2012 Texas Genetics Society Meeting poster judge (March 22–24, 2012)

2011–present Ad hoc reviewer for the following journals:

Genetics (2015) Developmental Biology Methods in Cell Biology (2012) Volume 107 Caenorhabditis elegans: Modern Biological Analysis of an Organism, edited by Joel H. Rothman and Andrew Singson (3 chapters) Journal of Visualized Experiments PLoS Genetics (2015) BMC-Developmental Biology Neurotoxicology

2011, 2012, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program panelist

2015, 2016

2011 18th International C. elegans Meeting poster judge co-organizer

(one of two organizers of 47 judges for 427 poster presenters) and

awards presenter (June 22–26, 2011)

2010–present American Society for Cell Biology member

2008–present Sigma Xi member

2001, 2005–present Genetics Society of America member

2013–present Society for Developmental Biology member

2001–2003

2007–present Texas Genetics Society member

1992

Service to the Community July, 2015 Outreach to the TWU Clubhouse summer camp with QEP undergraduate Lauren

Whited, graduate students Geetha Ravindanathan, Sanil Sansar, and undergraduates Komla Senagbe and Kieu Pham. Ms. Whited developed a presentation on microscopy and C. elegans, pre- and post-assessments.

June, 2015 Outreach to McMath Middle School. ~120 sixth grade students. Slides developed for

six 40 minute presentations entitled, “Cells”. Four microscopy stations and specimens were brought in. With TWU graduate students Geethanjali Ravindranathan and Sanil Valappil, TWU undergrad Komla Senagbe, and research assistant Amy Jo Hammett.

May, 2015 Career Day visitor. 20 minutes. ~20 third grade students at Sam Houston Elementary

School. Slides developed for the presentation, “I am a geneticist and I use math.” Punnett square and human trait worksheet developed.

March, 2012 Brown Bag Career day. 1 hour. 60 second to fourth grade students at Pebble Creek

Elementary School. Slides developed for the two 15 minute presentations entitled, “Why I’m a scientist and why I work with ‘worms’.” Microscopy demonstration developed.

April, 2010 Career Day visitor. 1 hour. 60 kindergarten to fourth grade students at Pebble Creek

Elementary School. Handout created, “How is this animal [a nematode] similar to humans?”, to stimulate discussion.

November, 2009, 2010 Faculty lecturer for “Saturday Morning Biophysics – Image life!”, Dr.

Andreea Trache’s NSF-CAREER STEM outreach program. 3 hours/year. 2009: 14 high school girls and 5 parents. My presentation was rated “Best Talk” by the students. 2010: 12 high school girls and 4 adults. Powerpoint presentation, handout, and microscopy demonstrations developed.

OTHER

Significant Professional Development Activities

2015–present Participation in TWU’s Just Write sessions, Center for Faculty Excellence workshops, Faculty Spotlight Series seminars

2014 TAMHSC Modeling Excellence in Teaching (MET) Program certification and professional development grant

2013 Wakonse South Conference on College Teaching

2011–2012 TAMU Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Teaching Academy certification

2009 TAMHSC Faculty Development Workshop on Pedagogy, “Teaching and Learning Strategies for Today’s Students”. Messina Hof Vintage House Restaurant, Bryan, Texas.