Dr. Baerson works on the characterization and genetic regulation of biosynthetic genes involved in plant secondary metabolic pathways, as well as the metabolic engineering of these pathways using both model and crop species.

SCOTT R. BAERSON

USDA-ARS                                                                                       
Natural Products Utilization Research Unit                      
Rm. 2021 Natural Products Center                                                                
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-7965                                                                      
FAX: (662) 915-1035
E-mail: sbaerson@ars.usda.gov

Education

Research Experience

Teaching Experience

Publications

Agarwal, A.K., Rogers, P.D., Baerson, S.R., Jacob M.R., Barker, K., Cleary, J.D., Walker, L.A., Nagle, D.G., Clark, A.M. (2003).  Genome-wide expression profiling of the response to polyene, pyrimidine, azole, and echinocandin antifungal agents in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, in press. 

Jander, G., Baerson, S.R., Hudak, J.A., Gonzalez, K.A., Gruys, K.J., Last, R. L. (2003).   Ethylmethanesulfonate saturation mutagenesis in Arabidopsis to determine frequency of herbicide resistance.  Plant Physiology 131(1), 139-146.

  Baerson, S.R., Rodriguez, D.J., Tran, M., Feng, Y., Biest, N.A., and G.M. Dill (2002).   Glyphosate-resistant goosegrass. Identification of a mutation in the target enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase.  Plant Physiology 129(3), 1265-1275.

Baerson, S.R., Rodriguez, D.J., Biest, N.A., Tran, M., Kreuger, R.W., Dill, G.M., Pratley, J.E., and K.J. Gruys (2002).  Investigating the mechanism of glyphosate resistance in rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum). Weed Science (2002), 50(6), 721-730.

Baerson, S.R., Vander Heiden, M.G. and G.K. Lamppa (1998).  Overlapping yet distinct promoter activities of two Arabidopsis genes coding for nearly identical isoforms of the acyl carrier protein. Int. J. Plant Sci. 159(4), 533-538.

Baerson, S.R., Vander Heiden, M.G. and G.K. Lamppa  (1994).  Identification of domains in an Arabidopsis  acyl carrier protein gene promoter required for maximal organ-specific expression. Plant Molecular Biology  26, 1947-1959.

Baerson, S.R. and G.K. Lamppa (1993).  Developmental regulation of an acyl carrier protein gene promoter in vegetative and reproductive tissues.  Plant Molecular Biology 22, 255-267.

Baerson, S.R. and L.S. Kaufman (1990).  Increased rRNA gene activity during a specific window of early pea leaf development.  Molecular and Cellular Biology 10, 842-845.

Piller, K.J., Baerson, S.R., Polans, N.O., and L.S. Kaufman (1990).  Analysis of the short rDNA length variant in Pisum sativum.  Nucleic Acids Research 18, 3135-3145.

Patents  

Heck, G.R., Baerson, S.R., and J. You (2003).  Promoter Molecules for use in plants. U.S. patent application filed August 2003.

Jander, G., Durrett, T.P., Baerson, S.R. (2003).  Transgenic plants expressing mutant acetolactate synthase (ALS) for imidazolinone resistance.  # US  2003097692.

Baerson, S.R., Heck, G.R. and D.J. Rodriguez (2001).  Methods for making plants tolerant to glyphosate herbicide by expressing 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS).  #WO 2001066704.            .

Baerson, S.R., Brown, S.M., Elich, T.D., Heck, G.R., Kishore, G.M., Logush, E.W., Logush, S.J., Piller, K.J.
Rao, S., and J.E. Ream (1999).  Methods for controlling gibberellin levels.  #US20020053095A1. 

Reviews

Duke, S.O., Baerson, S.R., Dayan, F.E.; Rimando, A.M., Scheffler, B.E., et al. (2003).  United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service research on natural products for pest management.  Pest Management Science 59 (6/7), 708-717.

Duke, S.O., Baerson, S.R., Dayan, F.E., Kagan, I.A., Michel, A., Scheffler, B.E. (2001).  Biocontrol of weeds without the biocontrol agents.  NATO Science Series, Series I: Life and Behavioural Sciences 339,  96-105.

Recent Abstracts  

Baerson, S.R., Dayan, F.E., Smith, H., Rimando, A.M., and S.O. Duke (2003). A functional genomics approach for the identification of genes involved in the biosynthesis of the allelochemical sorgoleone.  Abstracts, Seventh International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Barcelona, Spain.

Baerson, S.R., Gruys, K.J., Dill, G.M., and S.O. Duke (2002). Investigating the molecular basis for glyphosate resistance in Rigid Ryegrass and Goosegrass.  Abstracts, 57^th North Central Weed Science Society Meeting, St. Louis, MO.

Baerson, S.R., Reynolds, T.L., Rodriguez, D.J., Taylor, N.A., Tran, M. and G.M. Dill (2000).  Characterization of a glyphosate-resistant Eleusine indica biotype from Malaysia.  Abstracts, Third International Weed Science Congress, Iguasso Falls, Brazil.

Baerson, S.R., Tran, M., Rodriguez, D.J., Gonzalez, K.A., Schafer, D.E., Krupa, D.M., Gruys, K.J., Stalker, D.M., Taylor, N.B. and G.M. Dill (1999).  Comparison of frequencies of individuals resistant to imazethapyr, chlorsulfuron, and glyphosate in ems-mutagenized populations of Arabidopsis.  Abstracts, Tenth International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, 1999, Melbourne, Australia.

Awards and Honors

Platform Speaker, 57 ^th North Central Weed Science Society Meeting, 2002, St. Louis, MO.

Presentation “Characterization of a glyphosate-resistant Eleusine indica biotype from Malaysia” selected as outstanding contribution to weed science, Third International Weed Science Congress, 2000, Iguasso Falls, Brazil.

Ceregen Achievment Award for Outstanding Contributions to Monsanto, Ceregen Postdoctoral Symposium, 1997.

Platform Speaker, National Plant Lipid Cooperative – Plant Lipid Symposium, 1993, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Best Graduate Student Presentation, Midwest Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists, 1989 annual meeting.

Platform Speaker,  Joint Annual Meeting of the American and Canadian Societies of Plant Physiologists, 1989, Toronto, Canada.

Memberships

International Society for Plant Molecular Biology

American Society of Plant Biologists

International Weed Science Society

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