Paul G. Wolf  - Curriculum Vitae

 

Address:                     Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322

                                    Phone: (435) 797 4034 Email: Wolf@biology.usu.edu

 

Education:                   Post doctoral, University of California, Irvine: 1990-1991

                                    Ph.D. Botany, Washington State University: 1990.

                                    M.A. Botany (honors), University of Kansas: 1986.

                                    B.Sc. Biological Sciences (honors), University of Leicester: 1982.

 

Professional experience:

            Professor, Department of Biology, Utah State University: 2005 - present

            Three month research visitor, National Insitute for Basic Biology, Okazaki Japan, Sept.-Dec. 2003.

            Sabbatical visitor, Université Joseph Fourier, France, 1999 – 2000.

            Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Utah State University: 1998 - 2005.

            Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Utah State University: 1992 - 1998.

            Post-doctoral Researcher, Washington State University: 1991-1992

            Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of California, Irvine: 1990-1991.

            Research assistant, Teaching assistant, Washington State University: 1986-1990. 

            Teaching assistant, University of Kansas: 1983-1986.

 

Awards and Honors:

            Utah State University Mortar Board, Top Professor, 1998

            Washington State University Summer Research Assistantship, 1989.

            University Travel Award, Washington State University. 1987: $250.

            Hannah Aase Fellowship, Washington State University, 1986: $2000.

            Graduated with honors, University of Kansas, 1986.

            Graduated with honors, University of Leicester, 1982.

 

Grants:

            2003:    Japanese Ministry (MEXT) : Ą1,840,000 (~ US$ 17,000)

            2003:    National Science Foundation, supplement : $14,311

2003:   US Fish and Wildlife $25,000 (2002 – 1007)

2002:   National Science Foundation $306,000 (2002 – 1007)

2002:    Utah State CURI Award $34,500

2002:   US Fish and Wildlife $24,869

2001:    Utah State Mineral Lease Grant: $25,000.

2001:   Utah State University Biotechnology Center Challenge Grant: $50,000

            1998:    Nature Conservancy, Nevada: $29,904 1998 - 2000

            1997:    National Science Foundation, Dissertation Improvement Grant, $10,000 (1997 – 1999)

                        National Science Foundation: REU supplement, $5,000

                        Challenge Cost Share agreement with BLM: $6,000

            1996:    National Science Foundation: $94,990 (1996 – 1999)

                        National Park Service: $960  (with Laura Hickerson)

            1995:    Challenge Cost Share agreement with BLM: $2,400

            1994:    Challenge Cost Share agreement with BLM: $5,000

                        National Science Foundation: travel supplement, $2,000

            1993:    Challenge Cost Share agreement with BLM: $6,300

                        Utah State University Faculty Research Grant:  $14,614

                        National Science Foundation: $182,615 (1993 – 1996)

                        Eccles Foundation (with E. E. Hood): $62,824

                        NATO Collaborative Research Grant (with E. Sheffield), 200,000 Belgian F ($5600)

            1992:    United States Forest Service (1992):       $6,000

                        Utah State University Faculty Research Grant: $12,821

                        Challenge Cost Share agreement with BLM: $2,000

            1988:    NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant (awarded with P.S. Soltis): $8,250.

                                                                                                    

Membership in professional societies:

                        American Society of Plant Taxonomists

                        Society for the Study of Evolution

                        Society of Systematic Biologists

                        Society of Conservation Biology            

                        Botanical Society of America

                        Genetics Society of America

                        Northwest Scientific Society

                        American Fern Society

                        Sigma Xi

 

Non peer-reviewed articles

3. Wolf, P. G.  2001. Profile: Buying used lab equipment. The Scientist 15: 27-28

2. Wolf, P. G.  2001.  Number crunching : Statistical analysis software aids data interpretation. The Scientist 15: 22-26

1. Sinclair, R. B. and P. G. Wolf.  2000. A thousand points of light: novel fluorescent probes, tags, and molecular beacons.  The Scientist 14: 19-22

 

Peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters:

52. Wolf, P.G, K.G. Karol, D. F. Mandoli, J. Kuehl, K. Arumuganathan, M. W. Ellis, B. D. Mishler, D. G. Kelch, R. G. Olmstead, J. L. Boore. 2005. The first complete chloroplast genome sequence of a lycophyte, Huperzia lucidula (Lycopodiaceae). Gene 350: 117-128.

51. Wolf, P. G. , C. A. Rowe, M. Hasebe. 2004. High levels of RNA editing in a vascular plant chloroplast genome: analysis of transcripts from the fern Adiantum capillus-veneris. Gene 339: 89-97

50. Pryer, K. M., E. Schuettpelz, P. G. Wolf, H. Schneider, A. R. Smith, R. Cranfill,. 2004. Phylogeny and evolution of ferns (monilophytes) with a focus on the early leptosporangiate divergences. American Journal of Botany 91: 1557-1581

49. Nishiyama, T., M. Kugita, R. B. Sinclair, M. Sugita, C. Sugiura, T. Wakasugi, P. G. Wolf, K. Yamada, K. Yoshinaga, and M. Hasebe. 2004. Bryophytes are monophyletic and land plants comprise two extant lineages. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 21 (10): 1813-1819

48. Wolf, P. G., B. Doche, L. Gielly and P. Taberlet. 2004.Genetic structure of Rhododendron ferrugineum at a wide range of spatial scales. Journal of Heredity 95: 301-308

47. Wolf, P. G. , C. A. Rowe, R. B. Sinclair, M. Hasebe. 2003. Complete nucleotide sequence of the chloroplast genome from a leptosporangiate fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris L. DNA Research 10 (2): 59-64.

46. Schneider, H., K. M. Pryer, R. Cranfill, A. R. Smith, P. G. Wolf.  2002.  Phylogeny of vascular plants and the evolution of their body plans. [Book chapter] In Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution. Q. Cronk, R. M. Bateman, J. A.  Hawkins  (Eds.) Taylor and Francis, London.

45. Rowe, D. L., M. T. Murphy, R. C. Fleischer, and P. G. Wolf. 2001. High frequency of extra-pair paternity in Eastern Kingbirds. Condor 103: 845-851.

44.  Wolf, P. G.  2001. Plasmid DNA the high throughput way. The Scientist 15: 21-26.

43.  Sipes, S. D. and P. G. Wolf.  2001.  Phylogenetic relationships within Diadasia, a group of specialist bees.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 19: 144-156.

42. Smith, A. R., H. Tuomisto, K. M. Pryer, J. S. Hunt, P. G. Wolf.  2001. Metaxya lanosa, a second species in the genus and fern family Metaxyaceae. Systematic Botany 26: 480-486.

41. Archibald J.K., P.G. Wolf, V. J. Tepedino, and J. Bair.  2001. Genetic relationships and population structure of the endangered steamboat buckwheat, Eriogonum ovalifolium var. williamsiae (Polygonaceae). American Journal of Botany 88: 608-615.

40. Wolf, P. G.,  D. R. Campbell, N. M. Waser, S. D. Sipes, T. R. Toler, and J. K. Archibald. 2001.  Tests of pre-and post-pollination barriers to hybridization between sympatric species of Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae). American Journal of Botany 88: 213-219.

39. Wolf, P. G., H. Scheneider, and T. A. Ranker.  2001. Geographic distributions of homosporous fern taxa: does dispersal obscure evidence of vicariance? Journal of Biogeography 28: 263-270.

38. Pryer, K. M., H. Schneider, A. R. Smith, R. Cranfill, P. G. Wolf, J. S. Hunt, and S. D. Sipes. 2001. Horsetails and ferns are a monophyletic group and the closest relatives to seed plants. Nature 409: 618-622.

37. Wolf, P. G., S. D. Sipes, M. R. White, M. L. Martines, K. M. Pryer, A. R. Smith, K. Uedo.  1999. Phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic fern families Hymenophyllopsidaceae and Lophosoriaceae:  evidence from rbcL nucleotide sequences.  Plant Systematics and Evolution 219: 263-270.

36. Soltis, P. S.,  D. E. Soltis, P. G. Wolf, D. L. Nickrent, S-M. Chaw, and R. L. Chapman. 1999. The Phylogeny of land plants inferred from 18S rDNA sequences:  pushing the limits of rDNA signal? Molecular Biology and Evolution 16: 1774 - 1784.

35. Bobowski, B. R., D. Hole, P. G. Wolf, and L. Bryant. 1999. Identification of roots of woody species using polymerase chain reaction.  Molecular Ecology 8: 485-491.

34. Shelly, J. S., P. Lesica, P. G. Wolf, P. S. Soltis, and D. E. Soltis.  1998. Systematic studies and conservation status of Claytonia lanceolata var. flava (Portulacaceae). Madrońo 45: 64-74.

33. Campbell, D. R., N. M. Waser, P. G. Wolf.  1998.  Pollen transfer by natural hybrids and parental species in an Ipomopsis hybrid zone.  Evolution 52: 1602-1611.

32. Hickerson, L.L. and P.G. Wolf. 1998. Population genetic structure of Arctomecon californica Torrey & Frémont (Papaveraceae) in fragmented and unfragmented habitats. Plant Species Biology 13: 21-33.

31. Wolf, P. G., K. M. Pryer, A. R. Smith, and M. Hasebe. 1998.  Phylogenetic studies of extant pteridophytes. In: Molecular Systematics of Plants, Second Edition.  P. S. Soltis, D. E. Soltis, J. J. Doyle (Eds). Chapman and Hall, pp 541-556.

30. Kropp, B. R., D. R. Hansen, P. G. Wolf, K. M. Flint, S. V. Thomson. 1997. A study on phylogeny of the dyer's woad rust fungus and other species of Puccinia.  Phytopathology 87: 565-571.

29. Wolf, P. G.  1997.  Evaluation of atpB nucleotide sequences for phylogenetic studies of ferns and other pteridophytes.  American Journal of Botany 84: 1429-1440.

28. Sipes, S. D. and P. G. Wolf.  1997. Clonal structure and patterns of allozyme diversity in the rare endemic Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii (Apocynaceae). American Journal of Botany 84: 401-409.

27. Wolf, P. G. and R. B. Sinclair.   1997. Highly differentiated populations of the narrow endemic, Maquire primrose (Primula maguirei). Conservation Biology 11: 375-381

26. Wolf, P. G., R. A. Murray, and S. D. Sipes.  1997. Species-independent, geographic structuring of chloroplast DNA haplotypes in a montane herb, Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae).  Molecular Ecology 6: 283-291.

25. Perault, D. R., P. G. Wolf, and T. C. Edwards.  1997. An analysis of genetic variation and population structure in the least (Eutamias minimus) and Uinta (E. imbrinus) chipmunks.  Journal of Mammalogy 78: 134-145.

24. Wolf, P. G.  1996.  Pteridophyte phylogenies based on analyses of DNA sequences: A multiple gene approach.  (Book Chapter).  In Pteridology in Perspective. 1996. J.M. Camus, M. Gibby and R.J. Johns (eds). pp 203 - 215. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

23. Lanoue, K. Z., P. G. Wolf, S. Browning, and E. E. Hood.  1996.  Phylogenetic analysis of restriction site variation in wild and cultivated Amaranthus species (Amaranthaceae).  Theoretical and Applied Genetics 93: 722-732.

22. Hasebe, M. P. G. Wolf et al. 1995.  Fern phylogeny based on rbcL nucleotide sequences.  American Fern Journal 85: 134-181

21. Wolf, P. G. 1995.  Phylogenetic analyses of rbcL and nuclear ribosomal RNA gene sequences in Dennstaedtiaceae.  American Fern Journal 85: 306-327

20. Wolf, P. G. and D. R. Campbell. 1995. Hierarchical analysis of allozymic and morphometric variation in a montane herb,Ipomopsis aggregata (Polemoniaceae). Journal of Heredity 86: 386-394.

19. Wolf, P. G., E. Sheffield and J. A. Thomson and R. B. Sinclair.  1995.  Chapter 3. Bracken taxa in Britain: a molecular analysis. Chapter 3 (pp. 16-20) in  "Bracken: An Environmental Issue" Eds.: R. T. Smith and J. A. Taylor.  University of Leeds.

18. Sheffield, E., P.G. Wolf and T. A. Ranker.  1995. Genetic analysis of bracken in the Hawaiian Islands. Chapter 5 (pp. 29-32).  in  "Bracken: An Environmental Issue".  Eds.: R. T. Smith and J. A. Taylor. University of Leeds.

17. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis, D. E. Soltis.  1994. Phylogenetic relationships of Dennstaedtioid Ferns: Evidence from rbcL sequence variation.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 3: 383-392.

16. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1993. Phylogenetic significance of chloroplast DNA restriction site variation in the Ipomopsis aggregata complex and related species (Polemoniaceae).  Systematic Botany 18: 652-662

15. Sheffield, E, P. G. Wolf, F. J. Rumsey, D. J. Robson, T. A. Ranker, S. M. Challinor.  1993.  Spatial distribution and reproductive behavior of a triploid bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) clone in Britain.  Annals of Botany 72: 231-237

14. Wolf, P. G. and P. S. Soltis. 1992.  Estimates of gene flow among populations, geographic races, and species in the Ipomopsis aggregata complex (Polemoniaceae). Genetics 130: 639-647.

13. Soltis, P. S., D. E. Soltis, P. G. Wolf. 1991. Allozymic and chloroplast DNA analysis of polyploidy in Polystichum. I. The origins of P. californicum and P. scopulinum. Systematic Botany 16: 245-256.

12. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1991. Genetic relationships and patterns of allozyme divergence in the Ipomopsis aggregata complex and related taxa (Polemoniaceae). American Journal of Botany 78: 515-526.

11. Wolf, P. G., E. Sheffield and C. H. Haufler. 1991. Estimates of gene flow, genetic substructure and population heterogeneity in bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). Biolical Journal of the Linnean Society 42: 407-423.

10. Soltis, P. S., D. E. Soltis and P. G. Wolf. 1990. Allozymic divergence in North American Polystichum (Dryopteridaceae). Systematic Botany 15: 205-215.

9. Wolf, P. G., D. E. Soltis and P. S. Soltis. 1990. Chloroplast DNA and allozymic variation in diploid and autotetraploid Heuchera grossulariifolia (Saxifragaceae) American Journal of Botay 77: 232-244.

8. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1989. Tetrasomic inheritance and chromosome pairing behavior in the naturally occurring autotetraploid Heuchera grossulariifolia (Saxifragaceae). Genome 32: 655-659.

7. Sheffield, E., P. G. Wolf and C. H. Haufler. 1989. How big is a bracken plant? Weed Research 29: 455-460.

6. Sheffield, E., P. G. Wolf, C. H. Haufler, T. A. Ranker and A. C. Jermy. 1989. A re-evaluation of plants referred to as Pteridium herediae (Colmeiros) Löve and Kjellquist. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 99: 377-386.

5. Soltis, P. S., D. E. Soltis, P. G. Wolf and J. M. Riley. 1989. Electrophoretic evidence for interspecific hybridization in Polystichum. American Fern Journal 79: 7-13.

4. Wolf, P. G., C. H. Haufler and E. Sheffield. 1988. Genetic variation and mating system of the clonal weed Pteridium aquilinum  (L.) Kuhn (bracken). Evolution 42: 1350-1355.

3. Wolf, P. G., C. H. Haufler and E. Sheffield. 1987. Electrophoretic evidence for genetic diploidy in the bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum). Science 236: 947-949.

2. Sheffield, E., P. G. Wolf, C. H. Haufler. 1986. Pteridium herediae: A dangerous diploid bracken? In: Bracken - Ecology, land use and control technology. R. T. Smith and J. A. Taylor (eds.). Parthenon Publishing Group.

1. Windham, M. D., P. G. Wolf, and T. A. Ranker. 1986. Factors affecting prolonged spore viability in herbarium collections of three species of Pellaea. American Fern Journal 76: 141-148.

 

Reports and Conference Proceedings:

Sipes, S. D., Wolf, P. G., and V. J. Tepedino. 1996.  The Pollination and reproduction of Spiranthes diluvialis: implications for conservation of four populations.   Final report submitted to the Bureau of Land Management.

Tepedino, V. J., J. L. Barnes, P. G. Wolf.  1995.  Gene flow among rare plant populations as a measure of pollinator movement: Mirabilis macfarlenei (Nyctaginaceae).  Annual Report of Cooperative Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management Project. USDA-APHIS, Boise, ID.

Wolf, P. G. 1995. Use of molecular data in evolutionary studies of pteridophytes. Introduction to symposium. American Fern Journal 85: 101-103.

Barnes, J. L., P. G. Wolf, and V. J. Tepedino.  1994.  Genetic diversity and gene flow: implications for the rare plant Mirabilis macfarlanei (Nyctaginaceae). Final report to Wallowa Whitman National Forest USDA.

Sipes, S. D.,Wolf, P. G., and V. J. Tepedino. 1992.  Population genetics of Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii.  Final report submitted to the Bureau of Land Management.

Wolf, P. G., E. Sheffield and C. H. Haufler. 1990. Genetic attributes of bracken as revealed by enzyme electrophoresis. In: Bracken - Biology and management. J. A. Thomson and R.T. Smith (eds.) Australian Institute of Agricultural Science Publ, No. 40: 71-78.

 

Presentations at conferences:

56. Roper, J. M. S. K. Hansen, Sterling, J. L. Boore, J. V. Kuehl, D. F. Mandoli, K. G. Karol, R. G. Olmstead, P. G. Wolf. 2005. The chloroplast genome sequence of the Marattioid fern Angiopteris. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

55. Murdock, A., B. D. Mishler, A. R. Smith, K. S. Renzaglia, S. Schuette, C. J. O'Kelly, J. M. Roper, S. K. Hansen, P. G. Wolf. 2005. Phylogeny of the land plants: analysis of a new comprehensive morphological matrix in relation to nucleotide sequence data and comparative organellar genomics. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

54. Ellis, M. W., J. M. Roper, R. E. Gainer, P. G. Wolf. 2005. Genetic analyses of Eriogonum corymbosum populations. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

53.  Wolf, P. G., C. A.Rowe, S. A. Kelchner, M. Hasebe. 2004. RNA editing and intron splicing in transcripts from a fern chloroplast genome. Presented at the International Pteridophyte Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland.

52. Dean, K, B. D. Mishler,  A. Driskell, P. G. Wolf. 2004. Inferring phylogeny using genomic characters: a case study using land plant plastomes. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

51. Bjerregaard, L and P. G. Wolf. 2004. Highly structured populations of a narrow endemic primrose.Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

50. Mishler, B. D. and P. G. Wolf. 2004. Resolving the green branch of life: Current progress and future challenges. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

49. Wolf, P. G., C. A. Rowe, M. Hasebe. 2004. RNA editing in a fern chloroplast genome. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

48. Wolf, P. G, J. V. Kuehl, B. D.Mishler, D. F. Mandoli, K. Arumuganathan, R. G. Olmstead, K. Renzaglia, A. K. Manne, M.W. Ellis, K. G. Karol, J.L. Boore. 2004. The complete chloroplast genome sequence of the lycopod, Huperzia lucidula (Lycopodiaceae): implications for land plant phylogeny. RNA editing in a fern chloroplast genome. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

47. Mandoli, D., Olmstead, R., Mishler, B., Boore, J. L., Smith, A. R., Renzaglia, K, Wolf, P. G., Donoghue, M. J., O'Kelley, C.  2003. Making BAC libraries from algae, non-seed and seed plants: fundamental public resources for plant science Toward resolution of the fuzzy nodes in green plant phylogeny.  Presented at :

§         Plant Genetics, Snowbird October 22-26, 2003

§         Presented at the American Society for Plant Biologists, Ann. Natl Meeting. Honolulu, HI

§         Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America. Gleneden Beach, OR

§         Fourth International Symposium on Grass Systematics and Evolution. Santa Ana, CA.

§          Plant and Animal Genome Conference XI San Diego, CA. January 11-14, 2003.

 

46. Mandoli, D. , R. Olmstead, B. Mishler, J. L. Boore, A. R. Smith, K. Renzaglia, P. G. Wolf, M. J. Donoghue, C. O'Kelley. 2003.  Toward resolution of the fuzzy nodes in green plant phylogeny. Presented at :

§         Plant Genome Conference. Kew Gardens, England.

§         Plant Genetics, Snowbird, UT.

§         Society Protozoologists. Gleneden Beach, OR.

§         Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons

§         American Society for Plant Biologists

§         Plant and Animal Genome Conference XI San Diego, CA

45. Pryer, K. M., E. Schuettpelz, R. C. Cranfill, P.G.Wolf, A.R.Smith, H.Schneider. 2003. Phylogeny of early-diverging leptosporangiate ferns based on morphology and multiple genes: rbcL, atpB, rps4, and 18S. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

44. Wolf, P. G., C. A. Rowe, R. B. Sinclair, M. Hasebe. 2003. Complete nucleotide sequence of the chloroplast genome from a leptosporangiate fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris L. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

43. Mandoli, D. , R. Olmstead, B. Mishler, J. L. Boore, A. R. Smith, K. Renzaglia, P. G. Wolf, M. J. Donoghue, C. O'Kelley. 2003.  Toward resolution of the fuzzy nodes in green plant phylogeny. Presented at Annual Meeting of the Phycological Society of America

42. Mandoli, D. , R. Olmstead, B. Mishler, J. L. Boore, A. R. Smith, K. Renzaglia, P. G. Wolf, M. J. Donoghue, C. O'Kelley. 2003.  Toward resolution of the fuzzy nodes in green plant phylogeny. Presented at Third International Conference on the Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons.

41. Mandoli, D. , R. Olmstead, B. Mishler, J. L. Boore, A. R. Smith, K. Renzaglia, P. G. Wolf, M. J. Donoghue, C. O'Kelley. 2003.  Toward resolution of the fuzzy nodes in green plant phylogeny. Presented at the Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, CA.

40. Speer, W. D. and P. G. Wolf.  2002. A phylogenetic study of the genus Equisetum using chloroplast and nuclear DNA.  Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America

39. Speer, W. D. and P. G. Wolf.  2002. Analysis of basal vascular plant phylogeny using chloroplast genome sequences.  Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America

38. Speer, W. D. and C. R. Werth, E. Sheffield. P. G. Wolf.  2002. North American Pteridium: insights on population structure and systematic relationships from morphology, isozymes, and chloroplast DNA.  Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America

37. Wolfe, A. D., R. Reiland, C. R. Randle, F. J. Smith, P. G. Wolf.  2001.  Conservation genetics of Penstemon bicolor ssp. bicolor. Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

36. Wolf, P. G. B. Doche, L. Gielly, P. Taberlet.  2001.  Genetic structure of alpine Rhododendron across a wide range of spatial scales.  Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

35. Speer, W. D., E. Sheffield, P. G. Wolf.  2001.  Relationships among northern hemisphere Pteridium : some new perspectives. Annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.

34. Pryer, K.M., H. Schneider, A.R. Smith, P. G. Wolf, R. C. Cranfill, J. S. Hunt & S.D. Sipes. 2000. The closest living relative to seed plants: insights from four genes and morphology. American Journal of Botany 87 (Suppl): 151.

33. Schneider, H., Pryer, K.M., A.R. Smith, P. G. Wolf, R. C. Cranfill. 2000. Phylogeny of vascular plants and the evolution of their body plans. Symposium on Developmental Genetics and Plant Evolution, Natural History Museum, London, UK, September, 2000.

32. Schneider, H., Pryer, K.M., P.G. Wolf. 1999.  Phylogeny of basal tracheophytes and ferns inferred from four large datasets:  morphology, 18S nrDNA, RBCL, and ATPB. Presented at the Internional Symposium of the German Botanical Society, Jena, 6-10 September 1999.

31. Schneider, H., Pryer, K.M., P.G. Wolf. 1999.  Phylogeny of basal tracheophytes and ferns inferred from four large datasets:  morphology, 18S nrDNA, RBCL, and ATPB. Presented at the XVIII meeting of the Hennig society, Goettingen, 12-17 September 1999.

30. Sipes, S. D., P. G. Wolf, V. J. Tepedino.  1999. Has host-switching been common or rare in specialist bees? A molecular phylogenetic analysis of Diadasia (Hymenoptera: Apidae)? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Evolution.

29. Wolf, P. G., Schneider, H. amd T. A. Ranker.  1999.  The roles of vicariance and long-distance dispersal in the origin of fern distributions. Presented at the International Botanical Conference.  American Journal of Botany

28. Pryer, K.M., H. Schneider, J.S. Hunt, L. Sappelsa, P.G. Wolf, S. D. Sipes, and A. R. Smith. 1999.  Phylogeny of basal tracheophytes and ferns inferred from four large datasets:  morphology, 18S nrDNA, RBCL, and ATPB. Presented at the International Botanical Conference.  American Journal of Botany

27.  J.S. Hunt, K.M. Pryer, A. Vaghani, A.R. Smith, and P.G. Wolf. 1999. Fern DNA database: using Filemaker pro to coordinate DNA-availability, DNA-sequence data, voucher and source information for large-scale and collaborative phylogeny studies.  Presented at the International Botanical Conference.  American Journal of Botany

26. Sipes, S. D., P. G. Wolf, V. J. Tepedino.  1998.  Evolution of host choice in Diadasia, a genus of oligolectic bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Enotomological Society of America.

25. Roberts, M. D., P. G.Wolf, and and M. P. Oneill.  1998.  Hydrogeomorphic influences on clonal recruitment of cottonwood (Populus angustifolia) in a mountain stream setting.  Presented to the American Geophysical Union, San Francisco.

24. Roberts, M. D., P. G.Wolf, and and M. P. Oneill. 1998. Clonal reproduction of Populus angustifolia in a mountain stream setting. Presented to the Ecologcal Society of America.

23. Wolf, P. G. and K. M. Pryer.  1997.  Multiple gene approaches to fern phylogeny.  American Journal of Botany 84: 160

22. Kropp, B. R., D. Hansen, P. G. Wolf, S. V. Thomson.  1996.  Phylogenetic relationships among species of Puccinia pathogenic on crucifers, based on sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region.  Phytopathology: (In Press).  Presented at the annual meeting of the American Phytopathological Society, Indianaoplis, IN.

21. Bobowski, B. R., P.J. Urness, L.D. Bryant , P. G. Wolf And D. Hole.  1996. Identification of belowground woody structures using molecular biomarkers.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America.

20. Hickerson, L. L., V. J. Tepedino, P. G. Wolf.  1996.  Reproductive biology and patterns of genetic variation in the rare endemic plant Arctomecon californica.  American Journal of Botany  83: 83

19. Wolf, P. G. 1996.  Nucleotide sequences from atpB provide useful data for fern systematics.  American Journal of Botany  83: 133

18. Sipes, S. D., P. G. Wolf, and V. J. Tepedino.  1995.  Population genetics and reproduction of the threatened Jones' Cycladenia.  Presented at the Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plant Conference, Flagstaff, AZ.

17. Wolf, P. G.  1995.  Pteridophyte phylogenies based analyses of DNA sequences: A multiple gene approach.  Presented at the International Pteridophyte Symposium, Kew Gardens, U.K.

16. Wolf, P. G., E. Sheffield and J. A. Thomson.  1994.  Bracken taxa in Britain: a molecular analysis.  Proceedings of Bracken '94 Conference, Aberystwyth, UK.

15. Sheffield, E., P. G. Wolf and T. A.  Ranker.  1994.  Genetic analysis of bracken in the Hawaiian islands.  Proceedings of Bracken '94 Conference, Aberystwyth, UK.

14. Wolf, P. G. and D. S. Conant.  1994. Use of Molecular data in evolutionary studies of pteridophytes.  1994.  Presented at the Annual meeting of the AIBS.  Amer. J. of Botany 81 (6): 119

13. Hasebe, M. et al. 1994.  A global analysis of fern phylogeny based on rbcL nucleotide sequences.  American Journal of Botany 81 (6): 120.

12. Wolf, P. G. 1994.  Relationships among genera in the Dennstaedtiaceae and Lindsaeaceae based on gene sequence variation. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. American Journal of Botany 81 (6): 123-124

11. Chapman, R. L., T. A. J. Hedderson, W. L. Rootes, and P. G. Wolf.  1994.  The green algae and land plants: two major lineages and monophyly of the land plants.  Presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Evolutionary Protistology.  Halifax.

10. Barnes, J. L. and P. G. Wolf. 1994. The effect of population isolation on genetic diversity, gene flow, and pollination: implications for the rare plant Mirabilis macfarlanei (Nyctaginaceae). (Abstract of paper presented to the annual meeting, Northwest Scientific Association). NW Sci. 68: 114

9. Wolf, P. G., R. A. Murray, S. D. Sipes.  1993.  A molecular test of secondary intergradation in hybrid zones of Ipomopsis.  Presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution.

8. Wolf, P.G., D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis.  1992.  Relationships among dennstaedtioid ferns based on rbcL  sequence variation.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Internat. Org. of Plant Biosystematists.

7. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis.  1992.  Molecular phylogeny of dennstaedtioid ferns using DNA sequence analysis. (Abstract of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences). Amer. J. Bot. 79: 122.

6. Wolf, P. G. and D. R. Campbell.  1991.  A hierarchical analysis of allozymic and morphometric variation in Ipomopsis aggregata.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution.

5. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1989. Patterns of allozymic divergence and levels of gene flow in the Ipomopsis aggregata complex (Polemoniaceae). (Abstract of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences). Amer. J. Bot. 76: 284- 285.

4. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1988. Autopolyploidy and tetrasomic inheritance in Heuchera grossulariifolia (Saxifragaceae). (Abstract of paper presented to the annual meeting of the Northwest Scientific Association). NW Sci. 62: 78.

3. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1988. Chloroplast DNA variation in Heuchera grossulariifolia (Saxifragaceae). (Abstract of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences). Amer. J. Bot. 75: 218

2. Wolf, P. G., P. S. Soltis and D. E. Soltis. 1987. Autopolyploid evolution in Heuchera  grossulariifolia (Saxifragaceae). (Abstract of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences). Amer. J. Bot. 74: 767.

1. Wolf, P. G. 1985. Analysis of the polyploid nature of bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum). (Abstract of paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences). Amer. J. Bot. 72: 930

 

Invited presentations at meetings:

Wolf, P. G. and R. J. Duff. 2005. RNA editing in land plant organellar genomes and its effect on phylogenetic analysis. Invited symposium talk at the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Austin TX.

K.M. Pryer, H. Schneider, J.S. Hunt, P.G. Wolf, & A.R. Smith. 1999. Basal tracheophytes and the phylogeny of "pteridophyte" lineages.  Symposium on the Phylogeny of Green Plants and International Workshop on Advances on the Phylogeny of Bryophytes, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

Wolf, P. G., H. Schneider, and T. A. Ranker.  1999.  The roles of vicariance and long-distance dispersal in the origin of fern distributions. Presented at the International Botanical Conference.  American Journal of Botany

Wolf, P. G. and K. M. Pryer.  1997.  Multiple gene approaches to fern phylogeny.  Presented as part of Symposium on Relationships and fossil history of ferns, organized by the Botanical Society of America, Montreal Conference.

Soltis, D. E, P. S. Soltis and P. G. Wolf. 1990.  Isozyme evidence for genetic diploidy in homosporous pteridophytes. Presented at the International Pteridological Conference.

Soltis, P. S, D. E. Soltis and P. G. Wolf. 1990. Allozymic and chloroplast DNA analyses of polyploidy in Polystichum.  Presented at the International Pteridological Congress.

Wolf, P. G., L. Sheffield and C. H. Haufler. 1989.  Genetic attributes of bracken as revealed by enzyme electrophoresis. Presented at the International Bracken Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Wolf, P. G., C. H. Haufler and L. Sheffield.  1988.  Maintenance of genetic variation in the clonal weed Pteridium aquilinum (bracken). Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, New Orleans, LA.

 

Workshops:

2001                 Phyloinformatics workshop, San Diego Supercomputer Center, 11-12 Feb, 2001.

                        Integrating plant phylogenetics and plant genomics, San Francisco, 17 Feb 2001.

1998                 Fern phylogeny database coordination workshop - Field Museum, Chicago, Ill.

1997                 Green Plant Phylogeny Research Coordination Group workshop, Montreal.

1996                 Green Plant Phylogeny Research Coordination Group workshop, Seattle, WA

1995                 Smithsonian Institution workshop on tropical biosystematics. 

                        Human Genome Diversity Worshop – Colorado Springs.

Invited Seminars:

2004:                Utah State University, Department of Biology – Brown Bag lunch

2003:                National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan

Idaho State University

                        Utah State University

2002:                University of Louisville, KY

                        University of California, Berkeley

                        Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA

2001:                University of Manchester, UK

1999:                Brigham Young University

                        Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

1998:                University of Vermont

                        Texas A & M University

                        University of Michigan

                        Boise State University

1997:                Utah State University, Department of Biology and Molecular Biology Program

1995:                Utah State University, Department of Biology

1994:                Utah State University, Department of Biology and Molecular Biology Program

                        University of British Columbia, Vancouver

1993:                University of Utah, University of Kansas

1992:                Utah State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

1991:                Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, CA.

                        Utah State University, Department of Biology

                        Indiana University, Bloomington

1991:                University of Hawaii, Manoa

                        University of California, Riverside

1990:                University of California, Riverside, Washington State University, Pullman

                        University of California, Irvine, University of Texas, Austin

1988:                University of Manchester, England

 

Courses taught:

Principles of genetics (undergraduate lecture)

Genetics lab (undergraduate lab)

Population Genetics (undergraduate/graduate lecture)

General Ecology (graduate lecture)

Principles of Phylogenetic Systematics (seminar)

Phylogenetic systematics (graduate lecture)

Molecular Population genetics Laboratory (graduate lab)

History of population genetics (seminar)

Alternative approaches to phylogenetic analysis (seminar)

Current topics in population genetics (seminar)

Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences (seminar)

 

 

 

Reviewer for journals:

            Evolution                                               Proceedings of the National Acad. of Sciences, U.S.A.

            Systematic Botany                                 American Journal of Botany

            Conservation Biology                             Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

            American Naturalist                              Canadian Journal of Botany

            Molecular Ecology                                 Molecular Biology and Evolution

            Sexual Plant Reproduction                     Plant Species Biology

            Genetica

Researchers visiting laboratory from other institutions:

            Frederick Rumsey (University of Manchester, England) - April - June, 1992

            Dr. Simon Emms (Ohio State University) - May - June, 1993

            Dr. Paul Peterson (Smithsonian Institution, Wash. DC), June - Sept. 1993

            Dr. Elizabeth Sheffield, University of Manchester - sabbatical visitor (Jan - May, 1994)

            Dr. Laurence Smith (Idaho State University) – sabbatical visitor (2000)

 

Service Duties:

            Seach Committee, Spatial Ecologist, Dept. Biology (2003-2004)

USU Genomics Task Force, 2001.

            Search Commmittee, Quantititive Geneticist, Dept Biology (2000-01)

            Search Committee, Ecosystem Ecologist, Dept. Biology, 1998-1999

            Chair, Search Committee, Quantititive Geneticist, Dept Biology (1996-97)

            Graduate Programs Committee, Department of Biology, 1995 - 1999

            Health Professions Evaluation Committee, 1996-

            Search Committee, Department of Biology, for Insect Systematist (1995-96)

            Search Committee, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, for Conservation Geneticist (1993,94)

            Molecular Biology Program Student Travel Awards Committee (1992-1993)

            Student Advisory Council, Washington State University, 1988-1990.

            Botany Graduate Student Representative to Faculty, Washington State University, 1988-1989. 

            Botany Graduate Student Organization, President, University of Kansas, 1985-1986.

 

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