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JOSHUA GROSS

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI • 312 CLIFTON COURT RIEVESCHL HALL • CINCINNATI, OHIO, USA 45221

FAX 513.556.5299 • EMAIL JOSHUA.GROSS@UCMAIL.UC.EDU EDUCATION AND TRAINING ——————————————————————————————————————— 2010-present UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI, OHIO Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences

2005-2009 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Research Fellow in Genetics

2001-2005 HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS Ph.D., Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

1998-2001 UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, DENVER, COLORADO M.S. with Distinction, Biology 1991-1995 MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OXFORD, OHIO B.A., Psychology PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (*UC CONTRIBUTION) ——————————————————————————————————————— *J.B. Gross, A. J. Krutzler, B. M. Carlson (2014) “Complex craniofacial changes in blind

cave-dwelling fish are mediated by genetically symmetric and asymmetric loci.” Genetics 196:1303-1319.

Epinasa, L., D. M. Centone, *J. B. Gross (2014) “A contemporary analysis of the

presence of a loss-of-function Oca2 allele within the Micos Astyanax cave fish population.” Speleobiology Notes 6:48-54.

*J.B. Gross & H. Wilkens (2013) Albinism in phylogenetically and geographically distinct

populations of Astyanax cavefish arises through the same loss-of-function Oca2 allele. Heredity 111:122-130.

*J.B. Gross, A. Furterer, B.M. Carlson, B.A. Stahl (2013) An integrated transcriptome-

wide analysis of cave and surface dwelling Astyanax mexicanus. PLoS ONE 8: e55659.

*J.B. Gross (2012b) The complex origin of Astyanax cavefish. BMC Evol Biol 12:105. *J.B. Gross, Kerney, R., Hanken, J., C.J. Tabin (2011) Molecular anatomy of the

developing limb bud in the coquí frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui Evolution & Development 13:415-426.

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*Kerney, R., J.B. Gross, J. Hanken (2010) Early cranial patterning in the direct-developing frog Eleutherodactylus coqui revealed through gene expression. Evolution & Development 12(4):373-382.

J.B. Gross, R. Borowsky, C.J. Tabin (2009) A novel role for Mc1r in the parallel evolution

of depigmentation in independent populations of the cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. PLoS Genetics 5: e1000326.

Perspective in: Mundy, N.I. (2009) Conservation and convergence of colour

genetics: MC1R Mutations in brown cavefish. PLoS Genetics 5: e1000388. J.B. Gross, M. Protas, M. Conrad, P.E. Scheid, O. Vidal, W.R. Jeffery, R. Borowsky, C.J.

Tabin (2008) Synteny and candidate gene prediction using an anchored linkage map of Astyanax mexicanus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:20106-20111.

J.B. Gross, & J. Hanken (2008) Segmentation of the vertebrate skull: neural-crest

derivation of adult cartilages in the clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Integrative and Comparative Biology 48:681-696.

J.B. Gross, & J. Hanken (2008) Review of fate-mapping studies of osteogenic cranial

neural crest in vertebrates. Developmental Biology 317:389-400. Protas, M., I. Tabansky, M. Conrad, J.B. Gross, O. Vidal, C.J. Tabin, R. Borowsky (2008)

Multi-trait evolution in a cave fish, Astyanax mexicanus. Evolution and Development 10:196-209

Kerney, R., J.B. Gross, J. Hanken (2007) Runx2 is essential for larval hyobranchial

cartilage formation in Xenopus laevis. Developmental Dynamics 236:1650-1662 Protas, M., M. Conrad, J.B. Gross, C. Tabin & R. Borowsky (2007) Regressive evolution

in the Mexican Cave Tetra, Astyanax mexicanus. Current Biology 17:1-3 J.B. Gross, J. Hanken, E. Oglesby, and N. Marsh-Armstrong (2006) Use of a

ROSA26:GFP transgenic line for long-term Xenopus fate-mapping studies. Journal of Anatomy 209:401-413

Hanken, J. & J.B. Gross (2005) Evolution of cranial development and the role of neural

crest: Insights from amphibians. Journal of Anatomy 207:437-446 J.B. Gross, & J. Hanken (2005) Cranial neural crest contributes to the bony skull vault in

adult Xenopus laevis: insights from cell labeling studies. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Mol Dev Evol 304B:169-176.

J.B. Gross, & J. Hanken (2004) Use of fluorescent dextran conjugates as a long-term

marker of the osteogenic neural crest in anurans. Developmental Dynamics 230(1):100-6.

J.B. Gross, A. A. Gottlieb, and L.A. Barlow (2003) Gustatory neurons derived from

epibranchial placodes are attracted to and trophically supported by taste bud-bearing endoderm in vitro. Developmental Biology 264 (2):467-481.

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PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS ——————————————————————————————————————— *J.B. Gross, (2012a) Cave Evolution. Invited article - Encyclopedia of Life Sciences

(eLS; Wiley Press). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0023628.

*J.B. Gross, C.J. Tabin (2010) Evolutionary genetics of pigmentation loss in the blind

Mexican cavefish. In: In search of the causes of evolution. From field observations to mechanisms. Eds: Peter R Grant and Rosemary Grant. Princeton Press: Princeton, NJ.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS ——————————————————————————————————————— B. A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2014) “Lost now found: Cavefish reveal the genetic basis for

complex pigmentation traits.” Oral Presentation. Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Meeting, Dayton, OH, March 2014

B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2014) “Identifying Genetic Loci Mediating Alterations in Activity

Patterns in Astyanax mexicanus.” Midwestern Ecology and Evolution Meeting, Dayton, OH, March 2014

B. A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2014) “High-resolution genome mapping reveals the genetic

basis for regressive pigmentation in cavefish.” UC Graduate Poster Forum, Cincinnati, OH, February 2014

B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2014) “Investigating the Genetic Basis of Altered Activity

Profiles in a Natural Model System.” UC Graduate Poster Forum, Cincinnati, OH, February 2014

Gross, J.B., A. J. Krutzler, B. M. Carlson (2013) “Complex craniofacial changes in blind

cave-dwelling fish are mediated by genetically symmetric and asymmetric loci”. 36th Annual Meeting, Society of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology

Gross, J.B., A. J. Krutzler, B. M. Carlson (2013) “Genetic changes and the evolution of

phenotypic differences.” Oral Biology Centennial: UIC College of Dentistry, Chicago, IL, June 2013

B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Assessing the Effect of Eye Regression on Light-

Mediated Activity in a Model Fish Species.” American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting at EB 2013, Boston, MA, April 2013

Gross, J.B., A. J. Krutzler, L. E. Bruns (2013) “Genetic analysis of dermal bone

fragmentation in a natural model system.” American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting at EB 2013, Boston, MA, April 2013

Gross, J.B., M. Matthews (2013) “An analysis of gene expression level changes across

development in surface and cave-dwelling fish.” Oral presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

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Gross, J.B., A. J. Krutzler, L. Espinasa (2013) “An analysis of structural mutations in the gene Mc1r in surface and Granadas cave-dwelling Astyanax aeneus.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

B. A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Pigmentation loss in cave animals: A high-resolution study

of destructive genetic mutations.” Oral presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

A. L. Stahl, B. A. Stahl, E. Buschbeck, Gross, J.B. (2013) “An evaluation of eyelessness in

cave-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus using RNA-seq technology.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

A. J. Krutzler, L. E. Bruns, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Fragmentation, fusion and asymmetry in

the craniofacial skeleton of Astyanax mexicanus.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

A. Furterer, B. M. Carlson, B. A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2013) “An integrated transcriptome-

wide analysis of cave and surface dwelling Astyanax mexicanus.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

K. B. Dougherty, A. J. Krutzler, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Eye degeneration and neuromast

expansion in the cave fish, Astyanax mexicanus” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference. *Awarded “Great Research” designation by UC Chapter of Sigma Xi.

A. Furterer, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Next-generation sequencing analyses in the blind Mexican

cavefish” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference.

D. Berning, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Phenotypic consequences of constant darkness on the

freshwater fish, Astyanax mexicanus” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference.

A. Furterer, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Next-generation sequencing analyses in the blind Mexican

cavefish” Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) Abstracts. B.A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Expression analyses of Mc1r in the blind Mexican cavefish

Astyanax mexicanus.” Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) Abstracts.

B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Sundials in the void: Assessing circadian rhythms in a

cave-adapted species.” Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) Abstracts.

Gross, J.B., A. Furterer (2012) A de novo transcriptome analysis of the blind Mexican

cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. PAG XX Annual Meeting 2012 Program Abstracts

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Gross, J.B., H. Wilkens (2012) Evolution of albinism in a captive population of cavefish. SICB Annual Meeting 2012 Program Abstracts

B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2012) Sundials in the void: Assessing circadian rhythms in a

cave-adapted species. SICB Annual Meeting 2012 Program Abstracts Gross, J.B., Kerney, R., Hanken, J., C.J. Tabin (2011) Molecular anatomy of the

developing limb bud in the coquí frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui. Developmental Biology 356 (1): 248

Stahl, B. & Gross, J.B. (2011). Expression analyses of Mc1r in the blind Mexican

cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. Developmental Biology 356 (1): 253 Hanken, J. & Gross, J.B. (2009). Embryonic derivation and segmentation of the bony

skull are not conserved among vertebrates: data from amphibians. The FASEB Journal, 419:2

Gross, J.B. & J. Hanken (2007). Neural-crest derivation of the bony skull is not conserved

among vertebrates: Data from amphibians. Journal of Morphology, 268(12), 1080-1081.

Gross, J.B., & Hanken J (2007). Evolution of cranial development and the role of neural

crest: insights from amphibians. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 437. Gross, J.B., & Hanken, J. (2006). Embryonic origin of adult cranial cartilages in Xenopus:

A view from the crest. Journal of Anatomy. Hanken, J., & Gross, J.B. (2006). Fate maps evolve, too: Neural crest derivation of the

bony skull in frogs, revealed by transgenic labeling. Journal of Anatomy, 207(5), 1008-1008.

Gross, J.B., N. Marsh-Armstrong & J. Hanken (2005) Use of a transgenic line of Xenopus

laevis in the development of a fate map of the osteogenic cranial neural crest in amphibians. Journal of Anatomy, 206:508

Gross, J.B. & J. Hanken (2004) Neural crest derivation of the osteocranium in recent

anurans. Journal of Morphology 260: 295 Gross, J.B., R. Kerney & J. Hanken (2003) Assessing the expression of major bone

extracellular matrix proteins in the anuran skull vault. Developmental Biology 2003 Annual Meeting Program & Abstracts

Gross, J.B. & J. Hanken (2003) Assessing the long-term contributions of neural crest

cells to the postmetamorphic anuran skull. The Neural Crest: New Perspectives on Lineage and Morphogenesis Abstract Prospectus

Gross, J.B. & L.A. Barlow (2001) In vitro co-culture reveals two phases of target-derived

neurite growth by placodally derived sensory neurons. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting Abstracts, 2001

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Gross, J.B. & L.A. Barlow (2001) Placodally derived sensory neurites grow preferentially, but not exclusively, towards the oropharyngeal endoderm. Chemical Senses Annual Meeting Program & Abstracts (2001)

Gross, J.B. & L.A. Barlow (2000) Development of epibranchial placodes in Ambystoma

mexicanum. Developmental Biology 222: 193 Gross, J.B. & L.A. Barlow (2000) Development of placodal neurons in vitro. Chemical

Senses Annual Meeting Program & Abstracts (2000) EXTRAMURAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND FELLOWSHIPS (ACTIVE) National Institutes of Health (NIDCR), NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03), February 2011. Title: “Identification of Genetic Loci Governing Craniofacial Abnormalities Using a Natural Model System”. Proposal Number 1R03DE022403-01. April 2012 – March 2015. EXTRAMURAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND FELLOWSHIPS (COMPLETED) National Science Foundation, Preproposal, January 2014. University of Cincinnati. Title: “Preliminary Proposal: The genetic consequences of phenotypic loss: Transcriptomic and genome-wide analyses of pigmentation regression in cavefish.” Proposal Number DEB-1427794. Invited for full application. NSF – CONACyT Conference Award. Meeting Co-organizer. March 2013. Meeting title: "Cavefish Evolution Development and Behavior. Astyanax International Meeting (Evolución, Desarrollo y Comportamiento de Peces de Cueva. Congreso Internacional de Astyanax)". PI – Ernesto Maldonado, Ph.D. Grant Number 170814. NSF – Collaborative Research – Postdoctoral Fellowship, NSF; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Award Number NSF – IOS-0821982. October 2008 to October 2012. Project title: Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics of Cave Adaptation. 2008 - 2012 Kirschstein – NRSA Individual Fellowship, NIH; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School. Award Number 1F32 GM081439-01. March 2007 to October 2008. Project title: Genetic analysis of morphological traits in the Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus. 2007 - 2008 NRSA Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, NIH; Cancer Genetics Postdoctoral Training Fellowship; Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. Award Number T32 CA09361. 2005 - 2007 NRSA Predoctoral Training Fellowship, NIH; Genetics and Genomics Training Fellowship, Molecular and Cellular & Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Departments; Harvard University, 2001 – 2002, 2002 – 2003 Grant-in-Aid-of-Research, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Harvard University, February, 2003

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INTRAMURAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND FELLOWSHIPS (ACTIVE) ——————————————————————————————————————— UC Faculty Development Council (URC) Fellowship, Project title: “Improving teaching and student diversity in Biological Sciences: Teaching workshop participation at the National Academies Summer Institute” University of Cincinnati. April, 2014. $1,510.00 INTRAMURAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND FELLOWSHIPS (COMPLETED) ——————————————————————————————————————— University Research Council (URC) Fellowship, Project title: “The genetic and molecular basis for sleep in the tetra, Astyanax mexicanus.” University of Cincinnati, University Research Council, Faculty Support Program. Goelet Summer Research Fellowship, Project title: “Proposal to study the developmental origin of the anuran skull: cell labeling studies utilizing a line of constitutive GFP-expressing transgenic Xenopus laevis.” Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. The William F. Milton Foundation Award, Project title: The role of the cranial neural crest in anuran skull development, Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology. Richmond Fellowship, Harvard University, 2003-2004, 2004-2005 ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS ——————————————————————————————————————— Invited Keynote Speaker, Hudson Valley Undergraduate Research Symposium, Marist College, April 2012. Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Research Fellowship Nominee, University of Cincinnati, August 2011. University of Cincinnati nominee for the 2012 national competition. Pew Scholars Nominee, University of Cincinnati, 2010 and 2011. University of Cincinnati campus-wide nominee for the 2011 and 2012 national competitions. Sigma Xi, Full Member, University of Cincinnati Chapter. University of Cincinnati, September 2010 2004 Young Anatomist’s Publication Award, American Association of Anatomists Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award (3), Derek Bok Teaching Center, Harvard University, May 2003, June 2004, May 2005 Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Graduate Student Association (GSA), University of Denver, May 2001 First Class Honors, Second Year Medical Course, University of Dublin, Trinity College Medical School, June 1997 (Class ranking: 002/145) Tribe Miami Scholar, Miami University Scholar-Athlete Association, Miami University 1991-1995

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Academic All-Conference Scholar, Mid-American Conference/NCAA Division I, Miami University; 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Ronald G. Hillebrand Alumni Scholarship, Miami University 1994-1995 STUDENT FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ——————————————————————————————————————— Funded in 2014: Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student; awarded with Aaron Stahl), 2014 University of Cincinnati Graduate University Research Council (URC) Award in support of Hughes High School Outreach program. Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), 2014 University of Cincinnati Graduate University Research Council (URC) Award. Brian Carlson (Doctoral Student), 2014 Cave Research Foundation Graduate Award, $3000. Funded. Funded in 2013: Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA) Fellowship. Brian Carlson (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences, Weiman Wendell Benedict Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Funded.

Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences, Weiman Wendell Benedict Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Funded.

Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid-of-Research application, University of Cincinnati. Funded. $3000 Research Support. Funded. Funded in 2012: Brian Carlson (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences, Weiman Wendell Benedict Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Funded. Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences, Weiman Wendell Benedict Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Funded. Allison Furterer (Undergraduate researcher). University Research Council (URC) – University of Cincinnati. Title: “The genetic basis for taste bud expansion in Astyanax mexicanus”. Funded. Pending applications

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2014 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, University Research (URC) Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Advanced to university-wide competition. 2014 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, Graduate Student Undergraduate Mentor (GSUM) Application. 2014 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, Dean’s Fellowship Award Application. Unfunded applications 2013 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), Graduate Student Undergraduate Mentor (GSUM) application, University of Cincinnati. 2013 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, University Research (URC) Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Advanced to university-wide competition. 2012 - Brian Carlson (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, University Research (URC) Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. 2012 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, University Research (URC) Fellowship Application. Graduate student competition. Advanced to university-wide competition. 2011 - Brian Carlson (Doctoral Student), National Science Foundation. 2011 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Application. Title: “Understanding the Fate and Function of Circadian Systems in a Cave-Adapted Species” 2011 – Bethany Stahl (Doctoral Student), University of Cincinnati, University Research (URC) Fellowship Application. Title: “Genetic Evidence of Parallel Evolution of Depigmentation in Independent Populations of Cavefish Astyanax mexicanus” SCIENTIFIC LECTURES ——————————————————————————————————————— “The genomic basis of subterranean adaptation.” CCHMC Quantitative Genomics Seminar Series. April 25, 2014. Invited seminar speaker. “Genetic and transcrtiptomic analyses of trait evolution in the blind cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” March 28, 2014. Iowa State University. Invited seminar speaker. “Complex craniofacial changes in blind cave-dwelling fish are mediated by genetically symmetric and asymmetric loci”. Invited Symposium Speaker. January 23, 2014. Third Annual Craniofacial Research Symposium. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Center “A genetic basis for activity differences in response to light in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” November, 2013. Department of Physiology and Systems Biology. UC Medical School, Invited seminar speaker.

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“Genetic changes and the evolution of phenotypic differences”. Invited Conference Speaker. June 2013. Oral Biology Centennial Conference, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL “The genetic basis for subterranean adaptation” Invited Speaker. June 2013. University of Cincinnati HCARE/Crawley “Pathways to Health” High School Outreach Program. “Genetic and genomic analyses of cave adaptation in the blind Mexican cavefish”. Invited seminar speaker. April 2013. University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Biology Seminar Series. “An analysis of gene expression level changes across development in surface and cave-dwelling fish.” Oral presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013 “Genetic and genomic analyses of cave adaptation using the blind Mexican cavefish”. Invited seminar speaker. October 2012. Wayne State University, Biological Sciences Seminar Series. “Evolutionary genetics and genomics in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus” Invited seminar speaker. May 2012. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Center Seminar Series. “Illuminating the dark: Genetic analyses in the blind Mexican cavefish”. Invited seminar speaker. May 2012. University of Kentucky Biology Seminar Series. “A de novo transcriptome assembly in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” Invited webinar speaker. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) Leaders Web Seminar. February, 2012. “A de novo transcriptome analysis of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” Invited Workshop Speaker; Plant and Animal Genomes (PAG) Meeting, San Diego, CA; January 16, 2012 “Evolution of albinism in a captive population of cavefish” Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) International Meeting, Charleston, SC; January 6, 2012 “Towards an understanding of pigmentation reduction in cave forms of Astyanax mexicanus.” Astyanax International Meeting, Cuidad Valles, Mexico; March 13-18, 2011. “Genetic basis for regressive evolution in the blind Mexican cavefish” Duquesne University, October 15, 2010 “The origin and evolution of regressive phenotypes in the blind Mexican cavefish” Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Developmental Biology Research Group, October 11, 2010 “Genetic basis for morphological evolution in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” University of Dayton, September 30, 2010

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“Genetic insights into the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” Queens College - CCNY, February 23, 2009 “Genetic insights into the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” University of Virginia, February 18, 2009 “Genetic insights into the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” University of Michigan, January 19, 2009 “Genetic insights into the evolution of the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” University of Cincinnati, January 12, 2009 “Coding mutations in the gene Mc1r and the evolution of reduced pigmentation in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus” Northeast Regional Meeting of The Society for Developmental Biology, April 26, 2008 “Evolution of pigment reduction in Mexican cavefish” Harvard Medical School, Genetics Department Retreat, Salve Regina College, Newport, RI. May 31, 2007 “Evolution of cranial development and the role of neural crest: insights from amphibians” Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Development Graduate Seminar Guest Lecture, February 7, 2007 “Towards an understanding of the embryonic origin of adult cranial bones and cartilages in Xenopus laevis” Northeast Regional Meeting of The Society for Developmental Biology, April 28-30, 2006 “Embryonic origin of adult cranial cartilages in Xenopus: A view from the crest.” Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, January 7, 2006 “Understanding the development and evolution of the osteogenic cranial neural crest in amphibians” Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology G4 Symposium, Harvard University, May 9, 2005 “Neural crest derivation of the anuran skull vault.” Northeast Regional Meeting of The Society for Developmental Biology, April 23-25, 2004 “How to make a skull: osteogenic neural crest in Xenopus laevis” Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, November 3, 2003 “Understanding the osteogenic derivatives of the cranial neural crest in amphibians” Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Seminar, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, November 11, 2003 “Development of the taste system: How the nerves find their way” Department of Biology, Davidson College Department of Biology, Developmental Neuroscience Guest Lecture, December 2, 2002 MENTORING ACTIVITIES

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Graduate Student Advising Activities Graduate Dissertation Advisor

Amanda Krutzler. July 2013 – present. Brian Carlson. September 2010 – present. Bethany Stahl. September 2010 – present.

Graduate Student Rotation Advisor, Peter Yang, Harvard Medical School; Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). 2007 Undergraduate Student Advising Activites Bradley Meyer, University of Cincinnati. Gross Lab volunteer. January 2014 – present. Molly Perkins, University of Cincinnati. Gross Lab volunteer. January 2014 – present. Tiffany Slater, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Identifying craniofacial features under genetic control in Astyanax. Spring semester 2014 – present. Samuel Onusko, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Positional analysis of genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) markers in a densely-populated Astyanax linkage map. Summer 2013 – 2014. Rebecca Law, University of Cincinnati WISE/REWU Fellow. Project title: The developmental transcriptome of cave and surface-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus. Summer, 2013. Michael Matthews, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Expression analyses across development in cave- and surface-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus. Spring 2013. Mathew Pflanz, University of Cincinnati. Volunteer. Spring 2013. Bethany Birdsell, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Hypermelanic pigmentation analysis and quantification. Fall 2012. Lauren Bruns, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Dermal bone fragmentation in cavefish. Summer, Fall 2012; Fall 2014. Current enrolled in veterinary school. Kyle Dougherty, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Neuromast expansion in the blind Mexican cavefish. Spring 2012. Current enrolled in medical school. John Eisenlohr, University of Cincinnati. Volunteer. Spring 2012. Current enrolled in medical school. Allison Furterer, University of Cincinnati WISE/REWU Fellow. Project title: Next-generation sequencing analyses in the blind Mexican cavefish. Summer, 2011 – Summer 2013. Currently a graduate student in Neuroscience at UCLA. Elijah Williams, University of Cincinnati, ‘Choose Ohio First’ undergraduate mentor. 2011 – 2012.

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Daniel Berning, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Morphological analysis of Astyanax mexicanus raised in variable photic environments. Fall term, 2011 – 2012. Currently employed at the Cincinnati Zoo. Ryan Sadaawi, University of Cincinnati. Project title: Investigating the mechanisms of circadian rhythm in blind Mexican cavefish. Spring quarter, 2010. Mentor, McNair/Stars Program, University of Cincinnati. June 2010 - present. Undergraduate Student Honors Project Advisor, Christopher Searcy, Harvard University; Graduated with High Honors, 2005. Currently an NSF-funded doctoral student in the laboratory of H. Bradley Schaffer; University of California, Davis. High School Student Summer Research Advisor Wendy Lu. Sycamore High School, Summer 2013. Accepted early-decision to Washington University, St. Louis. Nuria Alonso. Loveland High School. Summer 2013. Kate Curoe. Saint Ursula High School. Summer 2012. Currently in the Pre-medical Scholars Program at St. Louis University, St. Louis. NATIONAL SERVICE Panelist, 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) - Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Panelist; Washington D.C. Panelist, 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) - Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Panelist; Washington D.C. Invited Grant Reviewer, EDEN (Evo-Devo-Eco Network), An NSF Research Coordination Network. Spring 2012 competition. Co-Chair, SICB National Conference, Division of Vertebrate Morphology Colloquium. January 2012. Judge, Poster competition at SICB National Conference – Division of Vertebrate Morphology (DVM), January 2012. Panelist, 2012 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) - Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Panelist; Washington D.C. Consultant, American Institutes for Research. Invited contributor for a 2015 standardized exam. November 2012. Panelist, 2011 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) - Genetics & Evolutionary Biology Panelist; Washinton D.C. Participating PI & Laboratory, Evo-Devo-Eco Network, An NSF Research Coordination Network

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INTERNATIONAL SERVICE Invited Grant Reviewer, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES) of the Republic of Croatia. April, 2014 Co-organizer, 2015 Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico. March 2015. Invited Grant Reviewer, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic Public Funding Agency. July, 2013 Co-organizer, 2013 Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico. March 17 – 21, 2013. Letter of Support, Ernesto Maldonado, Ph.D.; Instituto de Fisiología Celular, UNAM. "Cavefish Evolution Development and Behavior. Astyanax International Meeting (Evolución, Desarrollo y Comportamiento de Peces de Cueva. Congreso Internacional de Astyanax)". Submitted to: Convocatoria 2011-01 Cooperación Bilateral Científica y tecnológica (CONACYT). Letter of Support, Vitória Santos. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, NUPEM/UFRJ. Advisor: Rodrigo Nunes da Fonseca, Ph.D. Application to Ciência sem Fronteiras (Science Without Borders) Undergraduate Program through the Brazilian Government. Collaborative application with Yoshi Tomoyasu, Miami University, Oxford Ohio. COMMITTEES Research Advisory Committee Member

Elizabeth (Betsy) Schock, Ph.D. Student, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Research Center (Advisor: Samantha Brugmann), 2014 - present Amber Crowley-Gall, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Stephanie Rollmann), 2013 - present Leena Shewade, M.S. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Daniel Buchholz), 2013 - present Uma Phadnis, M.S. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Daniel Buchholz), 2013 - present

Aaron Stahl, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Elke Buschbeck), 2012 - present

Alina Avanesyan, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Theresa Culley), 2012 – 2014. Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Stephanie Rollmann), 2011 - present

Jianyoung Choi, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Daniel Buchholz), 2011 - present

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Trent Leslie, M.S. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: DeBry/Baucom), 2011 – 2013. Kimberly Wyatt, M.S. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Ken Petren), 2011 – 2013. Colleen Metzger, M.S. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Ken Petren), 2010 – 2012. Miao Sun, M.S. Student, University of Cincinnati (Advisor: Regina Baucom), 2010-2011.

Research Advisory Committee Chair Brian Carlson, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati. 2010 - present Bethany Stahl, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati. 2010 – present Amanda Krutzler, Ph.D. Student, University of Cincinnati. 2013 - present

DEPARTMENT & UNIVERSITY SERVICE April 2014. Co-organizer (with Dr. Stephanie Rollmann and Dr. Kathryn Rafferty) Hughes High School Outreach Program (April 30, 2014). Inaugural UC Biology Department Junior Scholars Program. Summer 2013. HHMI ExSEL, Summer High School Outreach Program, University of Cincinnati Medical School, Department of Molecular Genetics Summer 2013. University of Cincinnati Medical School, “Pathways to Health” High School Outreach Program. Spring 2013. University of Cincinnati Health Professions Fair. Lab representative: Michael Matthews. Grant Reviewer, University Research Council (URC)

2013 Graduate Fellowship Application reviewer for the university-wide competition 2013, 2014 Graduate Fellowship Application reviewer for the Biology Department

competition. Grant Reviewer, Wiemann Wendell Benedict (WWB) Intramural graduate student awards

2013 Graduate Fellowship Application reviewer; 2014 Graduate Fellowship Application reviewer

Fall Semester 2012. Faculty Presenter, UC/McMicken A&S College Close-Up Session

Co-organizer of the Biology Department Seminar Series (with Dr. R Baucom). Fall term 2010 – Fall term 2012. (*Note, this series is formally held as a required graduate course). Faculty Search Committees

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Sensory System Function, December 2011 – February 2012 Environment Stress Physiology, December 2011 – February 2012

Judge, Undergraduate Research Forum, UC Department of Biology, April 2010 C-1 Form revision for Human Genetics Course, 2010 Sophomore Course Reformation Committee, 2010 Biology seminar speaker host

Dr. Michael Shapiro, University of Utah. 2010 Dr. Hazel Barton, Northern Kentucky University. 2010 Dr. Thomas Williams, University of Dayton. 2011 Dr. Craig Albertson, Syracuse University. 2011 Dr. Arkhat Abzhanov, Harvard University. 2011 Dr. Samantha Brugmann, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital. 2011 Dr. Catherine Linnen, University of Kentucky. 2012 Dr. Ryan Kerney. 2013 Dr. William Anyonge. 2013 Dr. Alex Keene. 2014 (co-hosted with Staphanie Rollmann)

Judge, Graduate Research Conference

University of Cincinnati, March 2012 University of Cincinnati, March 2014

Participating PI and Laboratory, March of Dimes Transdisciplinary Research Center,

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. PI: Louis Muglia, M.D., Ph.D. TEACHING EXPERIENCE ——————————————————————————————————————— UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Human Genetics (BIOL3030) Spring Semester, 2014. Undergraduate Enrollment: 35 students Graduate Research Progress in Biology Spring semester, 2013 Genetics and Cell Biology (BIOL2081C) Fall term, 2012. Co-taught with Dr. J Beyette. Undergraduate Enrollment: 361 students Genetics (15BIOL302) Fall term, 2011. Co-taught with Dr. R Baucom. Undergraduate Enrollment: 308 students Seminars in Integrative Biology (15BIOL901001) Fall term 2010; Winter, Spring, Fall terms 2011; Winter, Spring terms 2012. Co-organized with Dr. R Baucom. Genes & Adaptation (15BIOL800001) Winter term 2011. Co-taught with Dr. R Baucom. Graduate Research Progress in Biology (15BIOL955001) Spring term, 2010.

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SIMMONS COLLEGE Lecturer; Cellular Biology (Biol 225), Spring 2009 HARVARD UNIVERSITY Biology of the Human Organism (Sci-B23), Spring 2004 Integrative and Comparative Biology (BS 51), Fall 2002, Fall 2004 Invertebrate Zoology (Bio 110), Fall 2002 Genetics and Genomics (BS50), Spring 2001 Biology Teaching Consultant, Derek C. Bok Undergraduate Teaching Center and Department of Biology, Harvard University. 2002 – 2005 UNIVERSITY OF DENVER Concepts in Biology, Spring 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1999, Fall 1998 Human and Comparative Anatomy, Winter 2000, Winter 1999 The Origin and Evolution of Life, Fall 1998 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT & WORKSHOPS August Instructional Technology Institute. University of Cincinnati, August 12-16, 2013 “Navigating the eRPT System”. University of Cincinnati, June 2013. “Ready, Set, Go: Mentoring/Career Guidance”. University of Cincinnati, April 2013. “Ready, Set, Go: Personnel/Conflict Management”. University of Cincinnati, December 2012. “RefWorks: A Citation & Reference Management Service”. University of Cincinnati Library Workshops Series. January 2011 Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops, “Write Winning Grants Workshop”, University of Cincinnati, February 8, 2010 Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops, Intensive Grant Writing Workshop, University of Cincinnati, June-October 2010 REVIEW BOARD MEMBER Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) AD HOC REVIEWER Journals Current Biology PLoS Genetics Gene Expression Patterns

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Biology Letters BMC Genomics PLOS One (6) WIREs Developmental Biology Evolution Zebrafish Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2) Evolution and Development Nature Methods Developmental Biology Journal of Anatomy BMC Developmental Biology Zoological Science Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) Speleobiology Notes (2) Biology Open (BiO) (2) EvoDevo (2) African Journal of Microbiology Research Proceedings of the Royal Society B (3) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Gene Grants National Science Foundation (4) Czech Science Foundation Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES) of the Republic of Croatia POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES ——————————————————————————————————————— R. Law, J.B. Gross “The Genetic Changes that Accompany the Colonization of Extreme

Environments.” 2014 UC Undergraduate Conference: Research, Scholarship & Creative Works. March, 2014.

A. J. Krutzler, B. A. Stahl, B. M. Carlson, T. Slater, J.B. Gross “Complex craniofacial

changes in cave-dwelling fish arise through genetically symmetric and asymmetric loci.” Third Annual CCHMC Craniofacial Symposium. January 2014.

L. E. Bruns, A. J. Krutzler, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Dermal bone fragmentation in cavefish”

University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference. M. Matthews, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Expression analyses across development in cave- and

surface-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference.

A. J. Krutzler, B. M. Carlson, J.B. Gross (2013) “Complex craniofacial changes in blind

cave-dwelling fish are mediated by genetically symmetric and asymmetric loci”. Society of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology. October 2013. Childrens Hospital Boston, Boston, MA

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B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Assessing the Effect of Eye Regression on Light-Mediated Activity in a Model Fish Species.” American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting at EB 2013, Boston, MA, April 2013

Gross, J.B., A. J. Krutzler, L. E. Bruns (2013) “Genetic analysis of dermal bone

fragmentation in a natural model system.” American Association of Anatomists Annual Meeting at EB 2013, Boston, MA, April 2013

Gross, J.B., A. J. Krutzler, L. Espinasa (2013) “An analysis of structural mutations in the

gene Mc1r in surface and Granadas cave-dwelling Astyanax aeneus.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

A. L. Stahl, B. A. Stahl, E. Buschbeck, Gross, J.B. (2013) “An evaluation of eyelessness in

cave-dwelling Astyanax mexicanus using RNA-seq technology.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

A. J. Krutzler, L. E. Bruns, Gross, J.B. (2013) “Fragmentation, fusion and asymmetry in

the craniofacial skeleton of Astyanax mexicanus.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

A. Furterer, B. M. Carlson, B. A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2013) “An integrated transcriptome-

wide analysis of cave and surface dwelling Astyanax mexicanus.” Poster presentation. AIM2013, Astyanax International Meeting, Ciudad Valles, Mexico, March 2013

K. B. Dougherty, A. J. Krutzler, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Eye degeneration and neuromast

expansion in the cave fish, Astyanax mexicanus” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference. *Awarded “Great Research” designation by UC Chapter of Sigma Xi.

A. Furterer, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Next-generation sequencing analyses in the blind Mexican

cavefish” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference. D. Berning, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Phenotypic consequences of constant darkness on the

freshwater fish, Astyanax mexicanus” University of Cincinnati Undergraduate Spring Research Conference.

A. Furterer, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Next-generation sequencing analyses in the blind Mexican

cavefish” Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) Abstracts. B.A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Expression analyses of Mc1r in the blind Mexican cavefish

Astyanax mexicanus.” Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) Abstracts.

B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Sundials in the void: Assessing circadian rhythms in a

cave-adapted species.” Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) Abstracts.

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B.M. Carlson, Gross, J.B. (2012) “Sundials in the void: Assessing circadian rhythms in the blind Mexican cavefish”. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) International Meeting, Charleston, SC; January 6, 2012

Gross, J.B., R. Kerney, J. Hanken, C. Tabin (2011) Society for Developmental Biology.

“Molecular anatomy of the developing limb bud in the coquí frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui”

B.A. Stahl, Gross, J.B. (2011) Society for Developmental Biology. “Expression analyses of

Mc1r in the blind Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus” April, 2005. Experimental Biology and XXXV International Congress of Physiological

Science. “Towards a fate map of the osteogenic cranial neural crest in Xenopus laevis.”

January 2005. Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting. “Use of a

transgenic line of Xenopus laevis in the development of a fate map of the osteogenic cranial neural crest in amphibians.”

April 2004. International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists 7th International Congress.

“Neural crest derivation of the osteocranium in recent anurans.” Invited Symposium poster

July 2003. SDB Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. “Assessing the expression of

major bone extracellular matrix proteins in the anuran skull vault.” June 2003. The Neural Crest: New Perspectives on Lineage and Morphogenesis Meeting,

Mt. Hood, Oregon. “Assessing the long-term contributions of neural crest cells to the postmetamorphic anuran skull.”

April 2001. AChemS Annual Meeting, Sarasota, Florida. “Placodally derived sensory

neurites grow preferentially, but not exclusively, towards the oropharyngeal endoderm.”

April 2000. AChemS Annual Meeting, Sarasota, Florida. “Development of placodal

neurons in vitro.” March 2000. Sigma Xi Annual Regional Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.

“In vitro analysis of placodal fiber growth in relation to target tissue.” February 2000. RMRNG Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. “Quantitative analysis of

placodal fiber growth.” June 2000. SDB Annual Meeting, Boulder, Colorado. “Development of epibranchial

placodes in Ambystoma mexicanum.” CO-AUTHORED PRESENTATIONS ——————————————————————————————————————— “Evolution of skull development in vertebrates: the role of the neural crest.” ESEB Meeting, Kracow, Poland. Co-authored with James Hanken, August, 2005

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“Assumptions, homology and the evolution of craniofacial development.” ASGBI Winter Meeting, Oxford, England. Co-authored with James Hanken, January, 2005 “Mechanisms of cranial development and evolution in frogs: the role of the neural crest.” Developmental Basis for Evolutionary Change. Chicago, USA. Co-authored with James Hanken, October, 2003 TRAVEL AND HOUSING AWARDS ——————————————————————————————————————— The American Association of Anatomists Travel and Housing Award, April 2005 Graduate Students of the Three Faculties (GSTF) Travel Award, University of Denver, June 2000 The Association for Chemoreception Sciences Travel and Housing Award, April 2000 POPULAR PRESS AND MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS ——————————————————————————————————————— Editor, Scientific Program and Abstract Booklet, “Introducing the Cavefish Genome”

Astyanax International Meeting 2013. http://www.amcs-pubs.org/other/otherpubs.html

Comment on: “Insomniac cavefish may hold clues to human sleep disorders.” Wired

Magazine. April 7, 2011. Research discussed in: ‘Developmental Biology, 9th edition’ S. Gilbert. Chapter 18; p. 558. Gross, J.B. (May, 2003) Cover photograph: Long-term labeled Xenopus laevis using

Cascade Blue Dextran. BioProbes 41, May 2003 Gross, J.B. & L.A. Barlow (2000) Anti-Hu immunoreactivity in Ambystoma mexicanum.

Bioprobes 35: 22 TEACHING LECTURES ——————————————————————————————————————— “Tips for new science teachers” Winter Teaching Conference, Derek C. Bok Center for Teaching, Harvard University. February 1, 2005 “Tips for new science teachers” Fall Teaching Conference, Derek C. Bok Center for Teaching, Harvard University. September 15, 2004 “First Day of Class in the Sciences” Winter Teaching Conference, Derek C. Bok Center for Teaching, Harvard University. February 3, 2004 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS ——————————————————————————————————————— American Heart Association, AHA American Association of Anatomists, AAA Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, FASEB

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International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists, ICVM Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society The American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS The Society for Developmental Biology, SDB The Association for Chemoreception Sciences, AChemS The Rocky Mountain Taste and Smell Center (RMTSC), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Rocky Mountain Regional Neuroscience Group, RMRNG POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ——————————————————————————————————————— “Genetic and genomic analyses in the Mexican cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus.” “The molecular anatomy of the developing limb bud in the direct-developing Puerto Rican Coquí frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui” DOCTORAL DISSERTATION ——————————————————————————————————————— “Assessing contributions of cranial neural crest to the skull in Xenopus laevis” Harvard University, 2005 MASTERS THESIS ——————————————————————————————————————— “Growth patterns of placodal neurites in vitro” University of Denver, 2001 ACADEMIC ADVISORS ⎯ REFEREES ——————————————————————————————————————— Dr. Clifford Tabin, Postdoctoral Advisor Chairman, Department of Genetics Harvard Medical School 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, NRB Room 360 Boston, MA 02115 Tel. (617) 432-7618 Dr. James Hanken, Ph.D. Advisor Director, Museum of Comparative Zoology Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology and Curator of Herpetology 26 Oxford Street, Room 109C Harvard University Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel. (617) 495-2496 Dr. Linda Barlow, M.S. Advisor Professor, Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Mail Stop 8108 PO Box 6511 Aurora, CO 80045 Tel. (303) 724-3438