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Michael S. Manak
Birthday: April 13,1975
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska
Education:
Honor Society:
Graduate student member of the University of Florida chapter of
Gamma Sigma
Delta Agricultural Honor Society
Publications:
Master’s Thesis: Transgenic Arabidopsis Adh/GFP reporter gene produced for
studying space biology telemetrically
 Manak
MS, Paul AL, Sehnke PC, Ferl RJ.
Remote sensing of gene expression in Planta: transgenic plants as monitors of
exogenous stress perception in extraterrestrial environments. Life Support Biosph Sci. 2002; 8(2):83-91.
Ferl,
R.J., Manak M.S., and Reyes, M.F. 2002. The 14-3-3's. Genome Biology 3(7):
reviews3010.1-3010.7
Fernando
J. Gomez, Michael S. Manak, Khalil A. Abboud, and Kenneth B. Wagener, "Aryloxide
Ligand Modification: New Classical Catalytic Systems for Olefin Metathesis",
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 160, 145-156 (2000).
Presentations:
| ASGSB 2000 |
Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants for Studying Extraterrestrial
Environments Video capture of Green Fluorescent Protein Reporting In Vivo, Real
Time Gene Expression, M. S. Manak, A-L. Paul, P. C. Sehnke, J. M. DeLille, and
R. J. Ferl. |
| Grad Astronomy Org. Colloquium |
“Use of Genetically Modified Arabidopsis as a Biomarker for a Mission to Mars"
, Department of Astronomy, UF. M.S. Manak, M.F. Reyes, R.J. Ferl,. |
| IAPTC&B 2002 |
Biotechnology for Answering Space Biology Questions. Michael S. Manak, Anna-Lisa Paul, Paul C. Sehnke, and Robert J. Ferl. |
| Master’s thesis exit seminar |
Transgenic Arabidopsis Adh/GFP reporter gene
produced for studying space biology telemetrically. |
| PMCB Workshop 2003 |
Effects of Divalent Cations on Recombinant Arabidopsis
14-3-3 Proteins and Phosphopeptide Interaction. Michael S. Manak, Paul C. Sehnke,
and Robert J. Ferl. |
Extra Curricular activity:
Reduced Gravity Flight Researcher for Plant Growth Investigations in
Microgravity aboard KC-135 parabolic flight.
Click here to see pictures!
Research Assistant at NASA’s Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program
2001, 2002
Graduate Student Council representative for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
2000-2004
President of the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology student organization
2003-2004
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