| DANIEL ELDEN KEATHLEY, Ph.D. | |
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Department of Forestry 126 Natural Resources Building Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan 48824
Phone: 517-355-0093 (office) Fax: 517-432-1143 E-mail: keathley@msu.edu |
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EDUCATION: |
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Ph.D. Genetics, The Ohio State University, 1981 M.S. Forest Genetics, The Ohio State University, 1977 B.S. Forestry (with distinction), The Ohio State University, 1977 |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: |
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| 1989-Date | Chairperson/Professor, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University |
| 1986-1989 | Associate Professor, Michigan State University. Teaching and research in tissue culture and population genetics. |
| 1981-1986 | Assistant Professor, Michigan State University. Teaching and research in tissue culture and population genetics. |
| 1978-1981 | Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant, Department of Genetics, Ohio State University. |
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PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY SOCITIES: |
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| American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
| Society of American Foresters | |
| Xi Sigma Pi (National Forestry Honorary) | |
| Gamma Sigma Delta (Honor Society of Agriculture) | |
| North Central Tree Improvement Association | |
| Sigma Xi | |
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COURSES TAUGHT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: |
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| Courses | Credits | Title | Years |
| Forestry 201 | 1 | Tenets of Forestry | 1992-present |
| Forestry 204 | 4 | Forest Vegetation | 1982-1988 |
| Forestry 428 | 1 | Undergraduate Seminar | 1988-1991 |
| Forestry 828 | 1 | Graduate Seminar | 1988-1991 |
| Forestry 940 | 4 | Theoretical Population Genetics | 1984-1989 |
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: |
| The development and incorporation of tissue culture and molecular genetics techniques into breeding systems. Current projects include studies on biochemical factors that affect root morphogenesis in conifers, the development of gene vector systems for woody plants using Agrobacterium tumefaciens, and restriction analysis of organelle DNA in Picea to study organelle inheritance. |
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: |
| NASULGC Commission on Forestry - Class of 1992 Member |
| NCA-10 International Committee Chairperson |
| NCR-147 Representative for Michigan State University |
| Co-chair of the International Symposium of Recent Advances in Forest Biotechnology, June 10-14, 1984 |
| Member of the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Vice-Provost and Dean Search Committee (1991) |
| Chairperson of the Society of American Foresters Accreditation Visiting Team for Iowa State University (1990) |
| Co-chair of the Fourth North Central Tree Improvement Association Conference, August, 1985 |
| Member of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Curriculum Committee (1985-1987) |
| Co-chair of the International Conference on the Genetic Manipulation of Woody Plants, June 21-25, 1987 |
| Member of the State of Michigan Research Excellence & Economic Development Fund's Research Advising Committee (1986-1988) |
| Member of the University Committee on General Education (1986-1988) |
| Member of the All University Traffic Committee (1990-91) |
| Member of Interdepartmental Plant Breeding and Genetic Program's Advisory Committee |
| Research proposal and article reviewer for several federal agencies and refereed journals |
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GRANT PROPOSALS FUNDED: |
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| Indirect Selection of Superior Aspen Genotypes Based on Callus Growth Characteristics | 16,000 | MSU Plant Breeding & Genetics Program |
| Cellular Differentiation and Organogenesis in Callus Cultures from Mature Spruce | 4,900 | MSU All University Research Initiation Grants |
| Genetic Structure and Adaptation of Natural Populations on Spruce | 161,000 | USDA Competitive Grants Program for Forest, Rangel & Renewable Resources |
| Increasing Growth in Red Pine Seedlings, by Exogenous Phytohormone Application | 37,600 | Mead Paper Corporation |
| Commercial Tissue Culture Production of Superior Trees | 40,723 | Michigan Department of Commerce |
| Breeding Scotch Pine for Superior Performance As Christmas Trees | 2,000 | Michigan Christmas Tree Association |
| Restriction Analysis of Chloroplast DNA to Study Plastid Inheritance in Picea | 26,200 | State of Michigan Research Excellence Fund |
| Innovative Teaching Proposal for Televised Dendrology Labs | 2,000 | Michigan State University |
| Genetic Structure and Adaptation of Natural Populations of Spruce | 125,478 | USDA Competitive Grants Program for Forest & Rangeland Renewable Resources |
| Isolation of Decay Resistance Genes from Black Locust | 40,000 | USDA Eastern Hardwoods Utilization Program |
| Enhancing Public Awareness and Practice of Forest Stewardship in Michigan | 92,136 | Department of Natural Resources State of Michigan |
| Biological Enhancement of Christmas Tree Production in Michigan | 149,643 | Michigan Agricultural Experiment SAPMA Proposal |