Computational Analysis of Protein Function

Amino Acid Properties related to protein function

Other Research Projects:

Developing web-based Bioinformatics Tools.
Exploring computational approaches to identify the function of
proteins from their primary structure.
Using antisense RNA expression to inhibit the function of genes.
Disection of genomic functions of the Southern Bean Mosaic Virus (SBMV)

Student Researchers:

Teaching Expertise:

Molecular Biology
Molecular Genetics
Recombinant Gene Technology
Biological Instrumentation
Virology
Plant Physiology

Education:

Ph.D, Department of Botany, University of Georgia, 1984.
M.S., Department of Botany, Brigham Young University, 1980.
B.S., Department of Microbiology, Brigham Young University, 1977.

Student Career Outcomes:

Michael Brockman - PhD program in Bioinformatics - Boston University

Will Bush - PhD program in Structural Biology - Vanderbilt University

Publications:

"Astrobiology as a tool for getting high school students interested in science" (2000) BW Van der Meer, JJ Alletto, D Bryant, M Carini, L
Elliott, R Gelderman, W Mason, K McDaniel, CH McGruder III, C Rinehart, R Tyler, L Walker, In Instruments, Methods, and Missions for
Astrobiology III, Richard B. Hoover, Editor, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4137, page 106-112 (2000).
Crossover - Concepts and Applications in Genetics, Evolution and Breeding: An Interactive Computer-Based Laboratory Manual. (1994)
Staub, J.E., Braunschweig, K., and Rinehart, C.A., The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI.
An Expert System Apporoach to Teaching Problem Solving in Biological Instrumentation. (1993) Rinehart, C.A., Annals of the New York Academy of Science, vol. 701, "Promoting Active Learning in the Life Science Classroom" Eds. H.I. Nodell, J.A. Michael, New York Academy of Science, New York, NY.
Microcomputer simulation of expected gains from 8 methods of intrapopulation recurrent selection. (1989) Coors, J.G., Staub, J.E.,
Senalik, D., and Rinehart, C.A., Agronomy Journal 81, 317-320.
Sequence and organization of southern bean mosaic virus genomic RNA. (1987) Wu, S., Rinehart, C.A., Kaesberg, P.K., Virology 161, 73-80.
Immunological determination of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, the large and small subunits of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in
leaves of the C4 plant pearl millet during greening of etiolated seedlings. (1985) Bassett, C.L., Rinehart, C.A., and Rawson, J.R.Y.,
Plant Physiology 77: 828-832.
Variability of reaction kinetics for ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase in a barley population. (1983) Rinehart, C.A., Tingey,
S.V., and Andersen, W.R., Plant Physiology 72: 76-79.
Cloning and restriction endonuclease mapping of the ribosomal RNA genes and short single copy DNA sequence of the chloroplast RNA of
pearl millet. (1981) Rawson, J.R.Y., Clegg, M.T., Thomas, K., Rinehart, C.A., Wood, B., Gene 16: 11-19.
A method for obtaining the 14C-isotope distribution in malate (C-2,3). (1977) Kent, S.S., Rinehart, C.A., and Andersen, W.R., Analytical
Biochemistry 80: 176-182.