CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Plant Biology - The University of Texas at Austin December 2016
Dissertation: Investigation of the Role of Extracellular Nucleotide Gradients in Plant Gravity Responses Supervisor: Dr. Stan Roux - B.S., Chemistry - Minor in Mathematics - Midwestern State University May 2011
Magna Cum Laude, Honors Program Graduate
WORK EXPERIENCE
- The University of North Texas, Denton, Texas - September 2016 - Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate - The University of Texas, Austin, Texas - August 2011 – August 2016
Graduate Research Assistant - The University of Texas, Austin, Texas - August 2011 – August 2016
Teaching Assistant - The Environmental Science Institute, Austin, Texas - August 2013 - May 2014
Graduate K-12 Fellow
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
- American Society for Gravitational and Space Research-Student Council
Member, Fall 2010 - Present
Journal Representative, November 2015 - Present
Vice-President, November 2014 – November 2015
Secretary, Novmeber 2013 – November 2014
- American Chemical Society- Student Affiliates
Member, January 2006- May 2011
President, August 2009 – May 2011
PUBLIATIONS
- Cannon AE, Salmi, ML, Cantero, A, Annamalai, V., Leggett, L., Morris, H., Slife, C., Cai, K., Clark, GB, Roux, SJ (In Preparation). Two Distinct Light Reactions Are Needed to Promote Germination in Spores of Ceratopteris richardii
- Cannon AE, Vanegas, DC, Wang J, Clark GB, McLamore, ES, Roux SJ (In Preparation). Polarized Distribution of Extracellular Nucleotides Promotes Gravity-Directed Polarization of Development in Spores of Ceratopteris richardii
- Cannon AE, Salmi ML, Clark GB, Roux SJ (2015). New Insights in Plant Biology Gained from Research in Space. Gravitational and Space Research. Journal of the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research.
- Vanegas DC, Clark G, Cannon AE, Roux SJ, Chaturvedi P, McLamore E (2015) A self-referencing biosensor for real-time monitoring of physiological ATP transport in plant systems. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2015.05.027
- Cannon AE, Salmi ML, Bushart TJ, Roux SJ (2015). Studying Molecular Changes During Gravity Perception and Response in a Single Cell. Methods in Molecular Biology. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2697-8_15
- Bushart TJ, Cannon A, Clark G, Roux SJ (2014). Structure and function of CrACA1, the major PM-type Ca2+-ATPase, expressed at the peak of the gravity-directed trans-cell calcium current in spores of the fern Ceratopteris richardii. Plant Biology. doi: 10.1111/plb.12107
- Bushart TJ, Cannon AE, ul Haque A, Miguel PS, Mostajeran K, Clark GB, Porterfield GM, Roux SJ (2013). RNA-seq analysis identifies potential modulators of gravity response in spores of Ceratopteris (Parkeriaceae): Evidence for modulation by calcium pumps and apyrase activity. American Journal of Botany. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1200292
- Yoo CM, Quan L, Cannon AE, Wen J., Blancaflor EB (2012). AGD1, a class 1 ARF-GAP, acts in common signaling pathways with phosphoinositide metabolism and the actin cytoskeleton in controlling Arabidopsis root hair polarity. Plant Journal. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2011.04856.x
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
- “A Gradient of Extracellular Nucleotides Directs the Gravity Response in Ceratopteris Spores.” Presented at the Annual American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Conference, November 14, 2015, Alexandria, Virginia
- “Gravity Induces an Asymmetrical Accumulation of Extracellular Nucleotides That Can Alter Polarization in Ceratopteris Spores.” Presented at the Annual American Society for Plant Biologists Conference, July 29, 2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- “Gravity Induced Release and Asymmetrical Accumulation of Extracellular Nucleotides Direct Polarization in Ceratopteris Spores.” Presented at the Annual American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Conference, October 25, 2014, Pasadena, CA
AWARDS, HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS, and SCHOLARSHIPS
- SS-ASPB 1st Place Graduate Student Presentation Spring 2016
- SBS – Teaching Excellence Award Spring 2015
- Tom K. Scott Award – ASGSR 1st Place Poster Fall 2015
- ESI Graduate K-12 Teaching Fellow Fall 2013-Spring 2014
- Molecular Biosciences Travel Grant Spring 2014
- Plant Biology Travel Grant 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- ASGSR Student Travel Award Fall 2012, 2013, 2015
- MSU’s Outstanding Analytical Chemistry Student May 2011
- Dr. Sund Outstanding Senior Chemistry Student Scholarship Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
- Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society Student Scholarship Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
- MSU’s Outstanding Chemistry Student Spring 2010, 2011
- John C. Johnson Award for Excellence in Student Research Spring 2010
- Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society Inducted: Fall 2009
- Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student Spring 2008
- Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honors Society Inducted: Spring 2008
- Welch Research Scholar Student Scholarship Fall 2008 – Spring 2011
- MSU’s Honors Program Scholarship Fall 2009 – Spring 2011
AFFILIATIONS
- American Society of Plant Biologists, Member July 2012 – Present
- American Society for Gravitational and Space Research, Member November 2010- Present
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