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James Walker

 
Title: Professor in Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Addresses: The University of Texas at Austin
Section of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
2506 Speedway Stop A5000
A5000
Austin, TX 78712-1191
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Education:
Ph D 1960-1963 University of Texas, Austin, TX
B S 1956-1960 Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA
 
Academic Appointments:
1978-present: Professor, Microbiology, University of Texas, Austin, TX
1971-1978: Associate Professor, University of Texas, Austin, TX
 
Honors and Awards:
NIH Research Career Development Award (1971-1976)
Distinguished Service Award, Texas Branch, American Society for Microbiology (1995)
 
Other Experience and Professional Memberships:
1972-1973 Research Scientist, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Harvard Univesity, Cambridge, MA
1965-1967 Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
 
Completed Research Grants:
6/1/2003 - 5/31/2006 DnaA Protein - A DNA-Dependent ATP Hydrolase Which Initiates DNA Replication
Publications:
1. Walker JR, Severson KA, Hermandson MJ, Blinkova A, Carr KM, Kaguni JM Escherichia coli DnaA protein: specific biochemical defects of mutant DnaAs reduce initiation frequency to suppress a temperature-sensitive dnaX mutation (2006) Biochimie, 88:1-10.
2. Gnanam, A.. J., A. Blinkova and J.R. Walker Clostridium taeniosporum chromosomal fragment encoding endospore appendage components GP85 and P25b and possibly related proteins (2006) GenBank Accession,
3. Blinkova, A. L., A.J. Gnanam and J.R. Walker Chromosomal DNA fragment encoding the clostridium taeniosporum endospore appendage component protein P25a and possibly related other proteins (2006) GenBank Accession,
4. Walker, J.R. A.J. Gnanam, A.L. Blinikova, M.J. hermandson, M.A. Karymov, Y.L. Lyubchenko, P.R. Graves, T.A. Haystead and K.D. Linse Clostridium taeniosporum spore ribon-like appendage structure, composition and genes (2007) Molecular Biology, 63:629-643.