Responsibilities
- Adapt online informatics resources for use in education.
- Conduct nationwide training program for teachers.
- Coordinate nationwide training program for research scientists.
Professional Experience
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2000-present
Manager, iPlant EOT and External Affairs, DNA Learning Center (2008-present)
Assistant Dean, Watson School of Biological Sciences (2007-2008)
Assistant Director, DNA Learning Center (2005-2007)
Manager, DNA Learning Center West (2004-2005)
BioMedia Educator, DNA Learning Center (2000-2005)
University of Arizona, 1992-2000
Instructional Programs Coordinator, Veterinary Science and Microbiology (1996-2000)
Adjunct Instructor, Agricultural Education (1996)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Pathology (1992-1995)
Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding, 1991-1992
Research Associate, Molecular Basis of Plant Breeding (1991-1992)
Research Expertise
- Molecular biology of plant-microbe interactions.
- Molecular biology of filamentous fungi.
- Molecular biology of bacterial nitrogen fixation, nitrogen assimilation and hydrogen uptake.
Selected Publications
- Hacisalihoglu, G., Hilgert, U., Nash, E.B., Micklos, D.A. (2008) An Innovative Plant Genomics and Gene Annotation Program for High School, Community College & University Faculty. Cell Biology Ed-LSE 7: 310-316.
- Hilgert, U. (2002). Bioinformatics in Education. Paper presented at the O’Reilley Bioinformatics Conference in Tucson, Arizona.
- Hilgert U., VanEtten H.D. (1995). Reduced viability of Neurospora crassa Ergosterol mutants on Vogel's minimal medium. Fungal Genetics Newsletter 42: 32-33.
- Doctorate thesis, 1991: Regulation of nitrogen fixation, nitrogen assimilation, and hydrogen uptake in Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571.
- deVries, W., Ras, J., Stam, H., van Vlerken, M.M.A., Hilgert, U., de Bruijn, F.J., Stouthamer, A.H. (1988). Isolation and characterization of hydrogenase-negative mutants of Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS571. Archives of Microbiology 150:595-599
- Hilgert, U., Schell, J., de Bruijn, F.J. (1987). Isolation and characterization of Tn5-induced NADPH-glutamate synthase (GOGAT) mutants of Azorhizobium sesbaniae ORS571 and cloning of the corresponding glt locus. Molecular and General Genetics 210: 195-202.
Education
- Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany; Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology, 1991
- Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany; M.S., Biology,1986
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