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Faculty Profile Last Modified Time: 12:38:38 PM Fri, 1 Aug 2008   Contact Information Dr. Kelsey Downum Senior Associate Vice President for Research     701 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX 76019     Mail Box: 19162, Davis Hall, Room No.: 348    downum@uta.edu     817-272-1021     817-272-2625    Plant biology, botanical medicines, plant-derived antimicrobials/antiinfectives, phytochemistry, plant natural products.    Associated Profiles Professional Preparation Research and Expertise Publications Presentations and Projects Affiliations Appointments Support News Conferences/Symposia Organized Honors/Awards/Professional Service  Professional Preparation  Degree Major Institution Year  PostDoc Chemical Ecology University of California, Irvine 1983-1984  PostDoc Plant Chemical Ecology University of Kentucky 1981-1983  Ph.D. Plant Biochemistry/Botany University of British Columbia 1981  M.S. Botany/Plant Pathology Colorado State University 1978  B.S. Botany/Plant Pathology Colorado State University 1975  Research and Expertise Research Interests   Isolation/identification of biologically-active compounds from plants; Chemical/biochemical ecology; Role of plant natural products in mediating interactions between organisms (plant-insect, plant-microbe, plant-plant, etc); Biological activities/mechanisms of action of phytochemicals; Plants as sources of antimicrobial/ anti-infective natural products. International Research Experience   Brazil, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Mexico (Baja California & mainland), Gabon (Africa), and Oceania (Tonga, Fiji, Samoas)  Publications   Category  AllBook ChapterContributed PaperDoctoral DissertationEdited BooksGeneral ArticleRefereed Journal Articles  Type AllOtherPeer reviewedConference paperBookBook chapters Publications per page    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next>> 16>>    Year Publication   Type 2006 Published Adonizio AL, Downum K, Bennett BC, Mathee K (2006). Anti-quorum sensing activity of medicinal plants in southern Florida. J. Ethnopharmacol. 105:427-435. Category: Refereed Journal Articles Peer reviewed 2004 Published Zhang W, Cai Y, Downum KR, Ma LQ (2004) Arsenic complexes in the arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata (Chinese brake fern). J. Chromatog. A 1043:249-254. Category: Refereed Journal Articles Peer reviewed 2004 Published Zhang W, Cai Y, Downum KR, Ma LQ (2004).Thiol synthesis & arsenic hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata (Chinese Brake fern).Environ. Pollution 131:337-345. Category: Refereed Journal Articles Peer reviewed 2001 Published Cantonwine EG, Downum KR (2001) Phenylheptatriyne variation in Bidens alba var. radiata. J. Chem. Ecol. 27:313-326. Category: Refereed Journal Articles Peer reviewed 2001 Published Downum KR, Lee D, Halle F, Quirke M, Towers GHN (2001) Sampling plant secondary compounds in a tropical rainforest canopy by hot air dirigible. J. Trop. Ecol. 17:477-481. Category: Refereed Journal Articles Peer reviewed  Presentations and Projects Identification of quorum sensing inhibitors in S. Florida medicinal plants.    7/2004. Adonizio, A, Downum, KR, Bennett, B, and Mathee, K. Society for Economic Botany/Internat'l Society for Ethnobotany/Internat'l Society for Ethnopharmacognosy, Kent, UK. Screening Florida plants for inhibition of bacterial virulence factors.    5/2006. Graham, JG, Bennett, BC, Plano, G and Downum, KR.  7th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Biodefense Researchers,Clearwater Beach, FL Anti-infective potential of phytochemicals.    5/2005. Graham J, Quave C, Adonizio A, Edwards A, Bennett BC, and Downum KR. 6th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Biodefense Researchers,Clearwater, FL. Antimicrobials from Florida invasive plants.    5/2004. Graham J, Bruck I, Gray R, Bennett BC, Downum KR. 5th Annual Meeting of the Consortium of Biodefense Researchers,Clearwater, FL. Arsenic hyperaccumulation in Chinese Brake fern: a mechanistic approach.    4/2003. Cai Y, Zhang W, Su J, Downum KR, Ma LQ. American Chemical Society, New Orleans,. Arsenic complex in arsenic hyperaccumulator – Pteris vittata.    4/2003. Zhang W, Cai Y, Downum K, Ma L. American Chemical Society, New Orleans. Unique arsenate and arsenite uptake systems in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata.    3/2006. Zhang, W, Scinto, LJ, Downum, K, Ma, LQ and Cai, Y. American Chemical Society, Atlanta, CA.  Affiliations Academic Associate Editor. Journal of Chemical Ecology, Kluwer/Plenum Publishing (00-present). Member. International Society of Chemical Ecology (85-present). Member. Phytochemical Society of North America (80-present). Administrative Participant. Council of Governmental Relations (COGR; 04-06). Member. National Council of University Research Administrators (99-present). Member. Council of Colleges of Liberal Arts & Sciences (99-04).  Appointments Duration Rank Department / School College / Office University / Company 2007-present Interim Vice President for Research   Office of the Vice President for Research The University of Texas at Arlington 2006-present Professor Biology College of Science The University of Texas at Arlington 2006-2007 Associate Vice President for Research   Office of the Vice President for Research The University of Texas at Arlington 2004-2006 Associate Vice President for Research   Office of the Vice President for Research Florida International University 1997-2006 Professor Department of Biological Sciences   Florida International University 1988-2006 Research Collaborator     Fairchild Tropical Garden 1999-2004 Associate Dean for Research   College of Arts & Sciences Florida International University 1997-1999 Chair Department of Biological Sciences   Florida International University 1993-1997 Graduate Program Director Department of Biological Sciences   Florida International University 1989-1997 Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences   Florida International University 1985-1989 Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences   Florida International University 1983-1984 Postdoctoral Research Associate Ecol. Evol. Biol.   University of California, Irvine 1981-1983 Postdoctoral Research Fellow School of Biological Sciences   The University of Kentucky 1978-1981 Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Botany   University of British Columbia 1976-1978 Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant Department of Botany & Plant Pathology   Colorado State University  Support  Duration Title Sponsor Amount Status 2003-2006 Antibacterial evaluation of Florida invasive plant species. Downum KR (PI), co-PI’s Bennett, BC, Graham, J. Center for Biological Defense - Univ. of S. Florida $400,000 Previous 2001-2006 Training in Alternative Tropical Botanical Medicine. Bennett, BW (Proj. Dir.). Co-PI’s Downum KR, Mathee K, Quirke M, Smith S. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines NIH $1.2M Previous  News Articles Eau de Rain Forest The New York Times Magazine 20 May 1999  Conferences/Symposia Organized 1997. Plant Communication with the Environment, Leiden, The Netherlands. (co-org. w/ J. Romeo and R. Verpoorte). 1992. Phytochemical Potential of Trop. Plants, Miami Beach, FL (co-org. w/ J. Romeo). 1992. 2nd joint meeting of Phytochemical Societies of Europe/North America, Miami Beach, FL (co-org. w/ J. Romeo). 1986. Light-Activated Pesticides – Amer. Chem. Soc., Anaheim, CA (co-org. w/ J. Heitz)  Honors/Awards/Professional Service Various. Internal Advisory Boards            NIH-NIGMS Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (00-present);            NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program (LTER, 00-04);            NIH-NIEHS Marine/Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center (Univ. of Miami; 00-present);            NIH-NIEHS Advanced Cooperation in Environmental Health (ARCH, 01-present);            Center for Diversity in Engineering (01-02). Various. Session Chair.            American Chemical Society (Anaheim, CA, 9/86 & 4/95);            PSNA (8/82, 6/88 & 6/91);            Chem/Biol of Naturally-Occurring Acetylenes (Aarhus, DENMARK, 7/87). Various. Gordon Conferences on Chem. of Plant Herbivore Interactions. Oxnard, CA (83, 86, & 01). 1997. Excellence in Teaching Award. FIU. 1994-1997.  Advisory Committee – Phytochemical Society of North America. 1993-1994.  President - Phytochemical Society of North America. 1992-1994.  Exec. Committee - Phytochemical Society of North America. 1990.  Outstanding Achievement & Performance Award. FIU. 1989-1991. Treasurer - Phytochemical Society of North America. 1989.  Honorary Faculty Member. Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society. 1989.  External Ph.D. Examiner. Ottawa University, Ottawa, ONT., Canada. 1989  Excellence in Teaching Award. FIU. 1987. Selection Committee for Outstanding Student Paper. PSNA, Tampa, FL. 1984. Outstanding Ph.D. Paper. Phytochemical Society of North America, Boston, MA.