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Bell, Richard
Tracy Leskey
Stephen Miller
Wojciech Janisiewicz
Ralph Scorza
Zongrang Liu
Dr. Carole Bassett
Michael Wisniewski
John (jay) Norelli
Mark Brown
D Michael Glenn
Amy Tabb
Fumiomi Takeda
Timothy Artlip
 

Christopher Dardick (Chris)
Kearneysville, West Virginia
Molecular Biologist (Plants)

Phone: (304) 725-3451 ext. 387
Fax: (304) 728-2340
Room 417
2217 WILTSHIRE ROAD
APPALACHIAN FRUIT RS
KEARNEYSVILLE, WV, 25430

Projects
Genetic Improvement of Fruit Crops Through Functional Genomics and Breeding
Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 413054
Engineering of a Peach Eif4e Allele to Confer Plum Pox Virus Resistance in Prunus Species
Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement (N)
  Accession Number: 412426
Data Collection to Support International Regulatory Approvals for 'honeysweet' Plums
Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 417995

Publications
Hairpin plum pox virus coat protein (hpPPV-CP) structure in 'HoneySweet' C5 plum provides PPV resistance when genetically engineered into plum (Prunus domestica) seedlings - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (12-Aug-09)
The hairpin structure of the Plum pox virus (PPV) coat protein gene in 'HoneySweet' C5 plum is responsible for PPV resistance - (Abstract)
Scorza, R., Georgi, L., Callahan, A.M., Petri, C., Hily, J., Dardick, C.D., Damsteegt, V.D., Ravelonandro, M. 2009. The hairpin structure of the Plum pox virus (PPV) coat protein gene in 'HoneySweet' C5 plum is responsible for PPV resistance. International Conference on Graft Transmissible Diseases of Fruit Crops. p. 39-40.
Analysis of apple (Malus) responses to bacterial pathogens using an oligo microarray - (Abstract)
Bocsanczy, A.M., Phillips, J.G., Dardick, C.D., Korban, S.S., Bassett, C.L., Wisniewski, M.E., Norelli, J.L. 2009. Analysis of apple (Malus) responses to bacterial pathogens using an oligo microarray. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. Phytopathology 99: 514.
A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) useful for functional genomics in Rosaceae - (Proceedings/Symposium) - (13-Apr-09)
Characterization of 'Stoneless': A naturally occurring, partially stoneless plum cultivar - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Callahan, A.M., Scorza, R., Dardick, C.D. 2009. Characterization of 'Stoneless': A naturally occurring, partially stoneless plum cultivar. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 134:120-125.
Genetic engineering of plum (Prunus domestica L.) for plant improvement and genomics research in Rosaceae - (Book/Chapter)
Petri, C., Scorza, R., Dardick, C.D. 2009. Genetic engineering of plum (Prunus domestica L.) for plant improvement and genomics research in Rosaceae. In: Folta, K.M. Gardiner, S.E., editors. Genetics and Genomics of Rosaceae. New York, NY: Springer. p. 277-290.
Construction and validation of a 45K rice oligonucleotide array - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jung, K., Dardick, C.D., Phetsom, J., Canlas, P., Seo, Y., Shultz, M., Ouyang, S., Yuan, Q., Frank, B., Ly, E., Yi, Y., Hsia, A., An, K., Chou, H., Rocke, D., Lee, G., Schnable, P., An, G., Buell, R., Ronald, P. 2008. Construction and validation of a 45K rice oligonucleotide array. PLoS One. 3(10):e3337.
Using an apple (Malus) microarray for expression analysis of responses to compatible and incompatible pathogens - (Abstract)
Phillips, J.G., Dardick, C.D., Schuyler, K.S., Bassett, C.L., Wisniewski, M.E., Norelli, J.L. 2008. Using an apple (Malus) microarray for expression analysis of responses to compatible and incompatible pathogens. Meeting Abstract. MAPMBX Program Book. p. 31.
Rice Xb15, a protein phosphatase 2C, negatively regulates Xa21-mediated resistance and programmed cell death - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Park, C., Peng, Y., Bart, R., Chen, X., Ruan, D., Canlas, P.E., Dardick, C.D., Ronald, P.C. 2008. Rice Xb15, a protein phosphatase 2C, negatively regulates Xa21-mediated resistance and programmed cell death. PLoS Biology. 6(9):e231.
Assessing probe-specific dye and slide biases in two-color microarray data - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lu, R., Lee, G., Shultz, M., Dardick, C.D., Jung, K., Phetsom, J., Jia, Y., Rice, R.H., Goldberg, Z., Schnable, P.S., Ronald, P., Rocke, D.M. 2008. Assessing probe-specific dye and slide biases in two-color microarray data. BMC Bioinformatics. 9:314. doi:10.1186/1471-2105-9-314.
Identification and functional analysis of light-responsive unique or paralogous gene family members in rice using a near genomic gene microarray - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Jung, K., Dardick, C.D., Lee, J., Phetsom, J., Xu, X., Seo, Y., Ouyang, S., Ly, E., An, K., Cho, Y., Lee, G., Buell, C., An, G., Ronald, P. 2008. Identification and functional analysis of light-responsive unique or paralogous gene family members in rice using a near genomic gene microarray. PLoS Genetics. 4(8):e1000164.
High transformation efficiency in plum (Prunus domestica L.): a new tool for functional genomics studies in Prunus spp. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Hily, J., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. High transformation efficiency in plum (Prunus domestica L.): a new tool for functional genomics studies in Prunus spp. Molecular Breeding. DOI 10.1007/s11032-008-9200-8.
High efficiency plum (Prunus domestica L.) transformation: a functional genomics tool for Rosaceae - (Abstract)
Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. High efficiency plum (Prunus domestica L.) transformation: a functional genomics tool for Rosaceae. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 43:1203.
A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) for functional genomics research in Rosaceae - (Abstract)
Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) for functional genomics research in Rosaceae [abstract]. First International Symposium on Biotechnology of Fruit Species. p. 87.
OsWRKY62 is a negative regulator of basal and Xa21-mediated defense against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Peng, Y., Bartley, L.E., Chen, X., Dardick, C.D., Ruan, R., Canlas, P.E., Ronald, P.C. 2008. OsWRKY62 is a negative regulator of basal and Xa21-mediated defense against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in rice. Molecular Plant. 1(3):446-458.
Gene expression profiling of peach fruit during stone development - (Abstract)
Callahan, A.M., Dardick, C.D., Chiozzotto, R., Schaffer, R.J., Piagnani, M., Scorza, R. 2008. Gene expression profiling of peach fruit during stone development [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. Paper No. 716. p. 297.
A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) provides a powerful tool for functional genomics in Rosaceae - (Abstract)
Petri, C., Webb, K.K., Dardick, C.D., Scorza, R. 2008. A high-throughput transformation system in plum (Prunus domestica L.) provides a powerful tool for functional genomics in Rosaceae [abstract]. Plant and Animal Genome Conference. p. 289.
Comparative expression profiling of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves systemically infected with three fruit tree viruses - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dardick, C.D. 2007. Comparative expression profiling of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves systemically infected with three fruit tree viruses. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 20(8):1004-1017.
Gene expression profiling reveals insight into how distinct viruses induce symptoms - (Abstract) - (22-Nov-06)
The Rice Kinase Database (Rkd): a Phylogenomic Database for the Rice Kinome - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dardick, C.D., Chen, J., Richter, T., Shu, O., Ronald, P. 2007. The rice kinase database (rkd): a phylogenomic database for the rice kinome. Plant Physiology. 143:579-586.
Prospects for Genetic Engineering in Plants - (Abstract) - (16-May-06)
Protein-Protein Interactions of Tandem Affinity Purification (Tap)-Tagged Protein Kinases in Rice - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Rohila, J.S., Chen, M., Chen, S., Chen, J., Cerny, R., Dardick, C.D., Canlas, P., Xu, X., Gribskov, M., Kanrar, S., Zhu, J., Ronald, P., Fromm, M. 2006. Protein-protein interactions of tandem affinity purification (tap)-tagged protein kinases in rice. Plant Journal. 46:1-13.
Plant and Animal Pathogen Recognition Receptors Signal Through Non-Rd Kinases - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Dardick, C.D., Ronald, P. 2006. Plant and animal pathogen recognition receptors signal through non-rd kinases. Public Library of Science for Pathogens. 2(1):e2.
Plant and Animal Pathogen Recognition Receptors Signal Through Non-Rd Kinases - (Abstract)
Dardick, C.D., Ronald, P. 2006. Plant and animal pathogen recognition receptors signal through non-rd kinases. Mid Atlantic Plant Molecular Biology Society Conference. PloS Pathogens. 2:14-28.

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