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RandyDinkins

Randy D. Dinkins

Research Plant Molecular Biologist

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  • Contact Information
  • Directions to University of Kentucky, Lexington, KYUniversity of Kentucky, PSS
    Campus LocationAg. Science Bldg. North
    1100 Nicholasville Road (Office:N220C)
    Lexington, KY 40546-0091
    Phone(859) 257-1647
    Mobile(859) 421-1780
    Fax(859) 257-3334
    Emailrandy.dinkins@ars.usda.gov
 

Speciality

Education
1979 B.A. Philosophy; St. Andrews Presbyterian College, Laurinburg, NC.
1984 M.S. Agronomy; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
1992 Ph.D. Botany; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Genetic improvement of crop plants utilizing molecular biology, tissue culture and transformation approaches. Specific interests include forage-animal interactions, plant growth and development, gene discovery, plant metabolic engineering.

1992-1994: Canadian Government Visiting Fellow; Ag. Canada; Fredericton, NB, Canada.
1994-1995: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Agronomy; University of Kentucky.
1995-2003: Research Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky.
2003–2004: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky.
2004–Present: Research Plant Molecular Geneticist, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lexington KY.
2004–Present: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences. University of Kentucky.

Research/Teaching Publications

    Refereed Journal Articles

    Jia, X., Wang,W., Ren,L., Chen, Q., Mendu, V., Willcut, B., Dinkins, D., Tang,X., and Tang, G. 2009. Differential and dynamic regulation of miR398 and its targets in response to ABA and salt stress in Populus tremula and Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Molecular Biology 71: 51-59 Publication URL
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins Guiliang Tang
    Tavva VS, Collins GB, Dinkins RD. 2006. Targeted overexpression of the Escherichia coli MinC protein in higher plants results in abnormal chloroplasts. Plant Cell Rep. 25: 341-348.
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins Glenn Collins
    Tavva VS, Dinkins RD, Palli SR, Collins GB. 2006. Development of a methoxyfenozide responsive gene switch for applications in plants Plant J. 45: 457-469
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins Glenn Collins
    Tavva VS, Dinkins RD, Palli SR, Collins GB. 2006. Development of a methoxyfenozide responsive gene switch for applications in plants Plant J. 45: 457-469
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins Glenn Collins
    Tavva VS, Kim Y-H, Kagan IA, Dinkins RD, and Collins GB. 2006. Increased α-tocopherol content in soybean seed overexpressing Perilla frutescens -tocopherol methyltransferase gene. Plant Cell Reports online (DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0218-2).
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins Isabelle Kagan Glenn Collins
    Xu R, Zhao H, Dinkins RD, Cheng X, Carberry G, Li QQ. 2006. The 73kD subunit of the cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor (CPSF) complex affects reproductive development in Arabidopsis. Plant Mol. Biol. 61: 799-815. Publication URL
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins
    Senthil, G., B. Williamson, R.D. Dinkins, and G. Ramsay. 2004. An efficient transformation system for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Plant Cell Report 23:297-303.
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins
    Xu Q, Belcastro MP, Dolan SV, Dinkins RD, Dirk LMA, Clarke SG, Downie AB 2004. A second protein L-isoaspartyl (D-aspartyl) methyltransferase gene in Arabidopsis produces two transcripts whose products are targeted to the nucleus. Plant Physiol. 136: 2652-2664.
    Authors in PSS Dept.: Randy D. Dinkins

This person page last updated on 2008-12-08