Richard E. Edelmann
Director of the Electron Microscopy Facility
Instructor in Botany
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Zoology
Web Page: Electron Microscopy Facility
or additonal Faculty Info.: Richard E. Edelmann
Ph.D.
(1993) Michigan State University, East Lansing
Areas of Expertise
Microscopy, ultrastructural imaging, mycology, and developmental morphology
Research Interests
My research interests center on all aspects of microscopy and ultrastructural imaging, including light microscopy (LM), transmission (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and scanning probe microscopies (SPM, STM, & AFM). In addition to conventional specimen preparation and imaging techniques, my work involves (1) developing and studying cryo-preservation techniques for biological specimens and (2) developing a high resolution digital imaging and analysis network within the Electron Microscopy Facility.
For biological test organisms I study the ultrastructural reproductive development of members of the fungal class Zygomycetes. As group of organisms, the Zygomycetes are some of the most commonly found organisms and yet some of the most understudied organisms sharing our planet. My long term goal in these organism is to elucidate the fundamental steps of sexual reproduction.
Selected Publications
Clark, M.E., R. E. Edelmann, M. L. Duley, J. D. Wall, and M. W. Fields. 2007. Biofilm Formation in Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough is Dependent upon Protein Filaments. Environ. Microbiol. 9: 2844-2854.
Kiss J.Z., P. Kumar, R.N. Bowman, M.K. Steele, M.T. Eodice, M.J. Correll, R.E. Edelmann. 2007. Biocompatibility studies in preparation for a spaceflight experiment on plant tropisms (TROPI). Advances in Space Research: Research 39: 1154-1160.
Palmieri, M., M.A. Schwind, M. H. H. Stevens, R. E. Edelmann and J. Z. Kiss. 2007. effects of the myosin ATPase inhibitor 2,3-butanedione monoxime on amyloplast kinetics and gravitropism of Arabidopsis hypocotyls. Physiologia Plantarum 130: 613–626.
Rhodes, E. R., R. E. Edelmann, L. A. Actis. 2007. Evaluation of different iron sources and their influence in biofilm formation by the dental pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 56,119-128.
Correll, M. J. , R. E. Edelmann, R. P. Hangarter, J. L. Mullen, and J.Z. Kiss. 2005. “Ground-based Studies of Tropisms in Hardware Developed for the European Modular Cultivation System (Emcs). Advances in Space Research, 36:1203-1210.
Edelmann, R. E. 2004. Microscopy 101: Removing trichomes for stomatal study. Microscopy Today 2004(6): 56.
Correll, M. J. , R. E. Edelmann, R. P. Hangarter, J. L. Mullen, and J.Z. Kiss. 2004. “Ground-based Studies of Tropisms in Hardware Developed for the European Modular Cultivation System (Emcs)” Advances in Space Research, In Press.
Xue, C., Dong, F., Edelmann, R., Makaroff, C.A. 2003. The Arabidopsis SYN1 Cohesin Protein is Required For Sister Chromatid Arm Cohesion and Homologous Chromosome Pairing. J Cell Science, 116: 2999-3007.
Tomaras, A.P., C.W. Dorsey, R.E. Edelmann, and L. A. Actis. 2003 Attachement to and biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces by Acinetobacter baumannii: involvement of achaperone-usher pili assembly system. Microbiology (2003), 149, 3473-3484
Kiss, J.Z. , M. J. Correll, J. Mullen, R. P. Hangarter, and R. E. Edelmann. 2003. “Root phototropism: how light and gravity interact in shaping plant form. Gravitational and Space Biology Bulletin 16(2): 1-6. June 2003.
Angus, S.P., Edelmann, R.E. and Pennock, D.G. 2001. Targeted Gene Knockout of Inner Arm 1 in Tetrahymena thermophila. European Journal of Cell Biology 80: 486-497.