| 170 | Alenka Hlousek-Radojcic, Ph.D. | <p>Associate Professor <br></p> | (302) 831-3656 | | alenkahr@udel.edu | 207 Wolf Hall | | 207 Wolf Hall Newark, DE 19716 | | <p>
<strong>BISC207 - Introductory Biology I<br>BISC208 - Introductory Biology II</strong><br>courses available through Sakai course management system</p><h2>Taught</h2><p>@ Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary (1997-2010)</p><ul><li>Microbiology </li><li>Medical Microbiology </li><li>Genetics </li><li>Normal Nutrition </li><li>Special Topics Field Courses </li></ul><br>
<p>@ University of Richmond (Summer 2002-2004)</p><ul><li>Microbes </li><li>Biofrontiers </li></ul><h2>Additional Information</h2><p>Fulbright Senior Lecturer at Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal (Jan.-Aug., 2008) </p><p>Reviewer for Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences, Virginia (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) </p><p>Member of the Career Advisory Council for the Biotechnology program for Chesterfield Technical Center, Chesterfield, Virginia (2005-2009) </p><p>Supporting scientist for high school science teachers in Virginia with the StarNet High School Human Genome Sequencing program managed by the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (2002-2005) </p><p>Organizer of the Adopt-A-Stream semiannual river clean-up activities along the Appomattox River for Petersburg - Hopewell area, Virginia (2000-2010) </p><p>Board Member of the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River, Petersburg, Virginia (2004-2010)<br></p> | <p>I started my professional career by working on the ultrastructural analysis of plastid development using light and transmission electron microscopical methods. Then I joined a research team that focused on plant fatty acid and lipid metabolism. This enabled me to learn techniques used in molecular biological and biochemical studies of living systems.</p>
<h2>Grants</h2>
<p>Integrating Biology Learning Through Investigation, co-PI, NSF-DUE-CCLI (2006-2008)
</p><p>Equipment for Training in Health Sciences, PI, Cameron Foundation, (2004)
</p><p>Faculty Enhancement Travel Grant, American Society for Microbiology (2004)
</p><p>Biotechnology and Environment – Friends or Foes?, PI, Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program (2001) </p>
<h2>List of Poster Presentations, Lectures, Workshops (selected)</h2>
<p>Plant Biology 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii - “Partnership for Research and Education in Plants for Undergraduates”, poster
</p><p>5<sup>th</sup> Annual Fulbright Alumni Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan - “The Golden Age of Biology, Our Global Village and Education”, presentation, April 25-27, 2008
</p><p>Once a Fulbrighter, Always a Fulbrighter. A Conference of Fulbright Scholars, Jaipur, India, - “Biotechnology at Tribhuvan University”, presentation, March 17-19, 2008
</p><p>Biotechnology 2007 Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virgnia - “Let’s Make and Use a Biosensor in the Classroom” & “Pharmacologist First Step in a Quest for Miracle Drug”, workshops, July 12 - 21, 2007
</p><p>2007 National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Program, Boston, Massachusetts, - series of workshops for science teachers, May 2-7, 2007
</p><p>2006 Professional Development Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico – “Cooking Up Proteins and Sleuthing Scientists” and “Pennington’s Sweetie Pie and Wheelchair to Waltz (Parkinson’s Disease and GDNF)”, workshops, October 11, 2006
</p><p>2006 National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Program, Chicago, Illinois – workshops for science teachers, April 6-9, 2005.
</p><p>2005 National Biotechnology Teacher-Leader Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – workshops for science teachers, June 16-18, 2005.
</p><p>FALL VABE Meeting: Forensics in Virginia – “What Would Grissom Do?” – co-presenter with Mrs. Frame, workshop, Chesterfield, Virginia September 2005
</p><p>2005 Promotional and Educational Conference organized by Virginia Farm Bureau Federation - “Genetically Modified Organism – A Dreaded or Blessed Product?” – invited speaker, Williamsburg, Virginia, September 2005
</p><p>Biotechnology 2005 Conference. Fralin Biotech Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia – “Talkative Bacteria - Eavesdropping on Bacterial Conversations” – workshop, Fralin Biotech Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, July, 2005
</p><p>Virginia Association of Science Teachers Conference - “Plant tissue culture in teaching lab”, Roanoke, Virginia, November 2000
</p><p>Richard Bland College – “Plant Tissue Culture Techniques” – workshop co-hosted with Toby Horn, Petersburg, Virginia, September 2000
</p><p>Richard Bland College – “Fun with GeneBank” – workshop co-hosted, March 2000
</p><p>Adopt-A-Stream project – Petersburg’s Rotary Club Breakfast Meeting, presentation, City of Petersburg, Virginia, March 2000.
</p><p>Virginia Association of Biology Educators Spring Meeting – “Can We Make Plastics in Plants?”, Richard Bland College, Petersburg, Virgnia, 1999<br></p> | | | <p><strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong>, H. Imai, and J. Jaworski (1995) Oleoyl-CoA is not an immediate substrate for fatty acid elongation in developing seeds of <em>Brassica napus</em>. Plant. J. 8; 803-809
</p><p><strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong>, D. Post-Beittenmiller, and J.B. Ohlrogge (1992) Expression of Constitutive and Tissue-Specific Acyl Carrier Protein Isoforms in <em>Arabidopsis</em>. Plant Physiol. 98; 206-214
</p><p>J.B. Ohlroggge, D. Post-Beittenmiller, <strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong>, K.M. Schmid, and J. Jaworski (1990) Acyl Carrier Protein as a Probe of the Organization and Regulation of Plant Fatty Acid Synthesis. J. Cellular Biochem. Supplement 14E; 266
</p><p><strong>Hlousek-Radojcic</strong>, M.A. Post-Beittenmiller, and J.B. Ohlrogge (1989) Characterization of Acyl Carrier Protein Genes from <em>Arabidopsis</em>. Plant Physiol. Supplement 89; 402
</p><p>M.A. Post-Beittenmiller, <strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong>, and J.B. Ohlrogge (1989) DNA Sequence of a Genomic Clone Encoding and <em>Arabidopsis</em> Acyl Carrier Protein (ACP). Nucleic Acids Res. 17; 1777
</p><p><strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong> and N. Ljubesic (1988) The Development of Daffodil Chromoplasts in the Presence of Herbicides SAN 9789 and SAN 9785. Z. Naturforsch. 43c; 418-422
</p><p>M.Wrischer, N. Ljubesic, E. Marcenko, Lj. Kunst and <strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong> (1986) Fine Structural Studies of Plastids During Their Differentiation and Dedifferentiation. Acta Bot. Croat. 45; 43-54
</p><p>M.Wrischer, <strong>A. Hlousek-Radojcic</strong>, Lj. Kunst, and N. Ljubesic (1985) Differentiation of chloroplasts in leaves of aurea plants. In Proceedings of: International Meeting on the Regulation of Chloroplast Differentiation. G. Akoyounglou, H. Senger, eds. Rhodos, Greece, July 14-20. A.R.Liss Inc. New York, pp. 685-690.
</p><p><strong>A. Hlousek</strong> and N. Ljubesic (1985) The Effect of SAN 9789 on Tulip Tree Chromoplasts. Acta Bot. Croat. 44; 15-18<br></p> | | | <img alt="" src="/Images%20Bios/Screen%20shot%202012-08-24%20at%204.01.08%20PM.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | |
