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Biodata
Born
in Little Rock, Arkansas
Married to Bonnie Sue Gunn
Daughters: Verónica Faye Gunn and Heather Angela Gunn
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Professional
Experience
Associate
Professor, Tenured. Sept 1994-Present. University of Texas-Pan
American, Department of Biology. Duties include teaching
various courses, and advising students for the health professions.
Assistant
Professor. Sept. 1989 - Aug. 1994. Department of Biology,
University of Texas-Pan American. Duties include all phases of
teaching and advising students.
Research
Geneticist (Insects). Sept. 1986 - Aug. 1989. U. S. Department
of Agriculture,
Agriculture Research Service, U.S. Livestock Insects Laboratory.
Genetic research of ticks.
Visiting
Assistant Professor. June 1986 - Aug. 1986. Depaartment of
Biology, Texas A&M University. Duties included all phases
of teaching of Mammalian Anatomy (219) and advising students.
Graduate
Teaching Assistant. Jan. 1983 - May 1986 (less the summers
of 1984 and 1985). Dept. of Biology, Texas A&M University.
Duties included preparation and teaching of laboratories in Mammalian
Anatomy (219) (2 semesters, 3 sections each), Mammalian Physiology
(220) (1 semester, 3 sections), Cordate Anatomy (318) (3 semesters,
2 sections each), and the preparation and administration of night
laboratories in Introductory Biology Laboratory (123, 123H, and
124) (2 semesters, 14 sections and 9 sections).
Graduate
Research Assistant. June 1980 - Dec. 1983 (plus summers 1984
and 1985). Department of Biology, Texas A&M University. Duties
included the daily operation and maintenance of a cytogenetics/tissue
culture laboratory and a starch gel electrophoresis laboratory,
summers involved research projects on the DNA content of Peromyscus
based on flow cytometric analysis and investigations on the morphological
variation of Peromyscus from the Pacific Northwest.
Graduate
Research Assistant. Jan. 1979 - May 1980. Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University. Duties included
testing potential solutions to prevent large-rodent cable-gnawing
problems in seismic research.
Animal
Care Technician. Sept. 1977 - Aug. 1978. Basic Animal Services
Unit, Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little
Rock. Duties included all areas of animal care, facility maintenance
and administration.
Student
Curator of Mammals. Sept. 1976 - Sept. 1977. Mammal Range,
Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Duties included preparation of specimens, accessioning, cataloging,
installing, and maintenance of the mammal range and associated
vertebrate collections.
Laboratory
Teaching Assistant. Sept. 1976 - Dec. 1977. Department of
Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Duties included
the preparation and teaching of undergraduate laboratories in
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Formal
Academic Training
Postdoctoral
Research Fellow. USDA, ARS, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock
Insect Research Laboratory, Kerrville, Texas. Sept. 1986 - Aug.
1989.
Doctor
of Philosophy (Zoology), Texas A&M University, Department
of Biology. Ph.D. Dissertation : "Chromosomal Evolution and its
Systematic Implications Among Insular Populations of Peromyscus
from Washington State and British Columbia, Canada." Sept. 1980
- May 1986.
Master
of Science (Wildlife Sciences), Texas A&M University,
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Master's Thesis
: "Laboratory Testing of Repellents to Prevent Nutria Damage to
Seismic Cable." Sept. 1978 - Aug. 1980.
Bachelor
of Science (Biology), University of Arkansas at Little Rock,
Department of Biology, Little Rock, Arkansas. Sept. 1972 - May
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Publications
Gunn,
S.J., and L.R. Hilburn. 1995. Cytosystematics of five North
American Amblyomma
(Acarina: Ixodidae) species. J. Parasitol., 81:25-29.
Greenbaum,
I.F., S.J. Gunn, S.A. Smith, B.F. McAllister, D.W. Hale, R.J.
Baker, M.D.
Engstrom, M.J. Hamilton, W.S. Modi, L.W. Robbins, D.S. Rogers,
O.G. Ward, W.D. Dawson, F.F.B Elder, M.R. Lee, S. Pathak, and
F.B. Stangl, Jr. 1994. Cytogenetic nomenclature of deer mice,
Peromyscus (Rodentia): Revision and review of the standard
karyotype. Cytogenet. Cell Genet., 66:181-195.
Gunn,
S.J., L.R. Hilburn, and B.S. Burbach. 1993. Homology within
the X chromosome of Boophilus microplus (Canestrini)
and B. annulatus (Say). J. Heredity 84: 232-235.
Gunn,
S.J., and L.R. Hilburn. 1991. Parthenogenesis and karyotypic
evolution in the
cayenne tick, Amblyomma cajennense (F.): model for the
production of karyotypic changes through a parthenogenetic pathway.
J. Med. Entomol., 28: 340-349.
Gunn,
S.J., and L.R. Hilburn. 1991. Karyotypic variation in laboratory
lines of Amblyomma cajennense: aneuploidy and evidence
of an autosomal translocation. J. Med. Entomol., 28: 350-356.
Gunn,
S.J., and L.R. Hilburn. 1990. Cytosystematics of five North
American Dermacentor
(Acarina: Ixodidae) species. J. Medical Entomol., 27: 620-627.
Hilburn,
L.R., S.J. Gunn, and R.B. Davey. 1989. The genetics of New World
Boophilus
microplus (Canestrini) and B. annulatus
(Say) in their possible control. Bull. Soc. Vector Ecol., 14:
222-231.
Gunn,
S.J., and L.R. Hilburn. 1989. Differential staining of tick
chromosomes: Techniques
for C-banding and silver-staining and karyology of Rhipicephalus
sanguineus (Latreille). J. Parasitol. 75: 239-245.
Hilburn,
L.R., S.J. Gunn, and C. Castillo. 1989. A comparison of the
isozyme phenotypes of the morphologically similar ticks Amblyomma
cajennense (F.) and A. imitator Kohls (Acari
: Ixodidae) from South Texas. J. Med. Entomol. 26: 23-29.
Gunn,
S.J. 1988. Chromosomal variation and differentiation among insular
populations of
Peromyscus from the Pacific Northwest. Can. J. Zool.
66: 2726-2733.
Allard,
M.W., S.J. Gunn, and I.F. Greenbaum. 1987. Mensural discrimination
of
chromosomally characterized Peromyscus oreas and P.
maniculatus. J. Mamm. 68: 402-406.
Gunn,
S.J., and I.F. Greenbaum. 1986. Systematic implications of karyotypic
variation in
mainland Peromyscus from the Pacific Northwest. J. Mamm.
67: 294-304.
Rogers,
D.S., I.F. Greenbaum, S.J. Gunn, and M.D. Engstrom. 1984. Cytosystematic
value of chromosomal inversion data in the genus Peromyscus
(Rodentia : Cricetidae). J. Mamm. 65: 457-465.
Gunn,
S.J., and D.J. Schmidly. 1984. Preventing nutria damage to seismic
cables with
chemical and physical repellents. Texas J. Sci. 36: 205-213.
Hobart,
H.H., S.J. Gunn, and J.W. Bickham. 1982. Karyology of some North
American
Blackbirds (Icteridae : Passeriformes). Auk 99: 514-518.
Manuscripts
Submitted
Gunn,
S.J. 1999. G-band homology within the X chromosome of several
North American ticks of the genera Boophilus and Amblyomma.
J. Med. Entomol., pp. 22. |
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Technical
Reports
Gunn,
S.J., and D.J. Schmidly. 1981. Animal damage relating to seismic
cables : A
literature review. In : Investigations to determine solutions
for large-rodent cable-gnawing problems. Technical Report submitted
to ten Petroleum Exploration Companies. 191 pp.
Gunn,
S.J. 1981. Laboratory testing of repellents to prevent nutria
damage to seismic cable. In: Investigations to determine
solutions for large-rodent cable-gnawing problems. Technical
Report submitted to ten Petroleum Exploration Companies. 191
pp.
Gunn,
S.J., and D.J. Schmidly. 1981. Field testing of repellents to
prevent nutria damage to seismic cables. In: Investigations
to determine solutions to large-rodent cable-gnawing problems.
Technical Report submitted to ten Petroleum Exploration Companies.
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Funded
Research Grants
1994-98
A grant from the National Institutes of Health - Minority Biomedical
Research Support to study "Chromosome variation in disease carrying
tick cell lines." S.J. Gunn. $284,568.00 over 4 years.
1995-98
A grant from the National Institutes of Health - Requests for
Applications to participate in the "Bridges to the Future" through
UT-HSC-San Antonio. Collaborative Investigator with D. Herbert
$85,0880.00 for 3 years.
1993-95
A grant from the National Institutes of Health - Requests for
Applications to participate in the "Bridges to the Future" through
UT-HSC-San Antonio. Collaborative Investigator with M. Medina.
$299,940.00 for 2 years.
1991-92
A grant from the U.T.-P.A. Faculty Research Council to study
"Distribution and abundance of naturally occurring tick species
in South Texas." S.J. Gunn. $2,400.00 for 1 year.
1990
A grant from the U.T.-P.A. Faculty Research Council to study
"Chromosomal investigations of the mayfly, Campusurus decoloratus
(Hagen) (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcyidae)." S.J. Gunn and B.C.
Henry. $2,500.00 for 1 year.
1990-94
A grant from the National Institutes of Health - Minority Biomedical
Research Support to study "Cytogenetic analysis of disease vectoring
tick species." S.J. Gunn. $314.211.00 over 4 years.
1979
A grant from Superior Oil Co. and several associated geophysical
exploration companies to study "Solutions to large-rodent cable-gnawing
problems" D.J. Schmidly, A.F. Gangi and S.J. Gunn. $40,000.00
for 2 years.
Research
Grants Submitted
1998
A preposal to the National Institutes of Health - Minority Biomedical
Research Support to study "RAPD-PCR Fingerprinting of Hard Ticks"
S.J. Gunn. $362,027.00 over 3 years. |
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Educational
Grants
1998.
A grant from the University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston,
Hispanic Center of Excellence in support of an Academic Enrichment
Program for rising sophomores. $24,952 for 1 year.
1997.
A grant from the University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston,
Hispanic Center of Excellence in support of an Academic Enrichment
Program for rising sophomores. $21,756 for 1 year.
1996.
A grant from the University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston,
Hispanic Center of Excellence in support of an Academic Enrichment
Program for rising sophomores. $25,272 for 1 year.
1996.
A grant from the University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio, Medical Hispanic Center of Excellence in support
of a MCAT Review Program for prespective medical students. $26,480
for 1 year. |
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Awards
1998.
UT-Pan American Outstanding Faculty Award for Service.
1987.
Terry B. Kinney Post-doctoral Fellowship. U.S.D.A., A.R.S.,
Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory,
Tick Research Unit.
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Invited
Presentations 1993.
Basic genetics and haptoglobin. 19-21 April. Workshop of the
Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists. South Padre
Island, Texas.
1992.
Molecular genetics in modern society. 11 February. Science:
the Next Voyages of Discovery. McAllen International Museum,
McAllen, Texas.
1992.
Tick biology and public health. 17 January. National Science
Foundation, MMSEC at the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg,
Texas.
1989.
Chromosomal variation in ticks of veterinary importance and
it's potential as a control mechanism. 15 August. USDA, ARS,
Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insect Research Laboratory,
Kerrville, Texas.
1988.
Chromosomal evolution in Metastriate ticks. 13 Dec. Biology
Department, Pan American University, Edinburg, Texas.
1987.
Chromosomal evolution in Metastriate ticks. 2 Dec. 34th Annual
Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Formal Conference
on Genetics and Molecular Biology, Boston, Massachusetts. |
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Presentations
1997.
Homology among the autosomal chromosomes of Boophilus annulatus
(Say) and B. microplus (Canestrini). 10 April. Annual meeting
of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. Fayetteville,
Arkansas (Poster Session).
1996.
G-band homology within the X chromosome of several North American
ticks of the
genera Boophilus and Amblyomma. 19 April. Annual
meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. McAllen,
Texas (Poster Session).
1988.
Parthenogenetic reproduction and it's effect on chromosomal
evolution in the cayenne tick. 3 Dec. Annual meeting of the
Entomological Society of America. Louisville, Kentucky.
1988.
Parthenogenetic reproduction and it's effect on chromosomal
evolution in the Cayenne tick (Amblyomma cajennense).
6 June. Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California.
1985.
Chromosomal evolution in Peromyscus. 20 August. 4th International
Theriological Congress. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Poster Session).
1985.
The taxonomic status of Peromyscus oreas and P. m.
austerus from the Pacific Northwest. 17 June. 65th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Orno, Maine.
1984.
Karyotypic variation in and the identification of a new species
of Peromyscus in the Pacific Northwest. 25 June. 64th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. Arcata,
California.
1984.
Karyotypic variation in and the identification of a new species
of Peromyscus in the Pacific Northwest. 13 April. 14th
Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists.
Texas Tech Biological Station, Junction, Texas.
1983.
Chromosomal variation in Peromyscus maniculatus from
Vancouver Island. 19 June. 63rd Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Mammalogists. Gainesville, Florida.
1983.
Karyotypic variation in Peromyscus maniculatus from Vancouver
Island. 16 April. 13th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association
of Naturalists. Little Rock, AR. |
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Society
Affiliations
- American Society
of Mammalogists. 1976 - Present
- Ex-member: Committee
for the Standardization of Chromosomes of Peromyscus
- Southwestern Association
of Naturalists. 1979 - Present
- Society for the Study
of Evolution. 1980 - Present
- Society of Systematic
Zoology. 1980 - Present
- Lower Laguna Madre
Foundation. 1991 - Present
- American Genetic
Association. 1993 - Present
- The Texas Academy
of Science. 1994 - Present
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Courses
Taught
- Scientism
(BIOL 6319) U.T.-Pan American
- Molecular
Genetics (BIOL 6316) U.T.-Pan American
- Genetics
(BIOL 3413) U.T.-Pan American
- Genetics
Lab (BIOL 3413) U.T.-Pan American
- Anatomy
and Physiology (BIOL 2404) U.T.-Pan American
- Anatomy
and Physiology Lab (BIOL 2404) U.T.-Pan American
- General
Biology (BIOL 1402) U.T.-Pan American
- Mammalian
Anatomy (BIOL 219) Texas A&M University
- Mammalian
Anatomy Lab (BIOL 219) Texas A&M University
- Mammalian
Physiology Lab (BIOL 220) Texas A&M University
- Cordate
Anatomy Lab (BIOL 318) Texas A&M University
- Introductory
Biology Lab (BIOL 123 and 124) Texas A&M University
- General
Mammalogy Lab (BIOL 4404) U.A. at Little Rock
- Vertebrate
Natural History Lab (BIOL 3409) U.A. at Little Rock
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Thesis
Committees
Undergraduate
Honors Thesis Committees
Jason
I. Cerelli Dana Gonzalez (Head)
Maria D. Juarez (Head) Christina de la Fuente
(Head)
Noe Olevara (Head) Grace Cortez
Master
Thesis Committees
Enrico
Garza (Head) Cheryl Saliaz (Head) Monica Valdez
Sandy Sefcik (Head) Patricia del Gado Jesus A.
Garcia
Santiago Trevino (Head) Nancy Ochoa
Raul Ruiz (Head) Jessis Munoz |
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