Prof. Michael K. Watters
Valparaiso University, USA
Email: michael.watters@valpo.edu
Qualifications
1993 Ph.D., University of Washington, USA
1986 B.A., University of Washington, USA
Publications (Selected)
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Control of Branching in Neurospora crassa. In Neurospora Genomics and Molecular Biology, Durgadas P. Kasbekar & Kevin McCluskey eds. (Norfolk, U.K., Caister Academic Press), 2013, pp. 23-44.
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Architecture and development of the Neurospora crassa hypha-a model cell for polarized Growth. Fungal Biology 2011, 115, 446-474. (with M. Riquelme, O. Yarden, S. Bartnicki-Garcia, B. Bowman, E. Castro-Longoria, S. Free, A. Fleißner, M. Freitag, R. Lew, R. Mouriño-Pérez, M. Plamann, C. Rasmussen, C. Richthammer; R. Roberson, E. Sánchez-León, S. Seiler) {impact factor: 2.921 (2012)}
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A screen for Neurospora knockout mutants displaying growth rate dependent branch density. Fungal Biology 2011, 115, 296-301 (with M. Boersma, M. Johnson, C. Reyes, E. Westrick & E. Lindamood) {impact factor: 2.921 (2012)}
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Strain-Dependent Relationship Between Growth Rate and Hyphal Branching in Neurospora crassa. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 2008, 117, 1-6 (with E. Lindamood, M. Muenich. and R. Vetor)
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Control of Branch Initiation in Neurospora. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 2006, 115, 7-12.
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Tests of a cellular model for constant branch distribution in the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2001, 67, 1788-1792. (with A. Griffiths) {impact factor: 3.829 (2012)}
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Branch initiation in Neurospora is influenced by events at the previous branch. Mycological Research. 2000, 104, 805-809. (with A. Virag, J. Haynes and A. Griffiths) {impact factor: 2.921 (2012)}
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A homeostatic set point for branching in Neurospora crassa. Mycological Research. 2000, 104, 557-563. (with C. Humphries, I. deVries and A. Griffiths) {impact factor: 2.921 (2012)}
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Action of Repeat-Induced Point Mutation on Both Strands of a Duplex and on Tandem Duplications of Various Sizes in Neurospora. Genetics, 1999, 153, 705-714. (with T. Randall, B. Margolin, E. Selker and D. R. Stadler) {impact factor: 3.889 (2012)}
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Spontaneous mutation during the sexual cycle of Neurospora crassa. Genetics, 1995, 139, 137-145. (with D. Stadler) {impact factor: 3.889 (2012)}