Faculty/Staff Directory
Kerry B Dunbar, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology
- School of Arts & Sciences, Department of Life Science
Room 106
650 College Dr. Dalton, GA 30720
kdunbar@daltonstate.edu
706.272.2484
Degrees
Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.S. Purdue University
B.S. Purdue University
Biography
Prior to coming to Dalton State College, I served as a Crop Protection Specialist for the Kansas Agricultural Extension Service, worked for Ag-Vantage Div. of Chemlawn Corporation, taught high school science, and served as a Research Horticulturist with the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service. While working on a B.S. degree at Purdue University, I had the opportunity to work in Dr. Tom Turpin’s lab on research projects involving control of corn rootworm beetles and cutworms. While working for the Kansas Agricultural Extension Service I surveyed populations of European corn borer and sorghum aphids. My master’s degree research involved studying the anatomy of plant tissue cultures, embryogenesis, and laticifer development in milkweed species using fluorescence microscopy, immunological staining, and transmission electron microscopy. While working on my Ph.D., I worked on projects involving plant tissue culture of geranium and melon, protoplast culture of geranium, and developed and utilized an in vitro disease screening method for bacterial blight of geranium. My work with the USDA, ARS involved developing and utilizing virus elimination protocols for wild peanut species, developing and utilizing an in vitro technique for germplasm recovery from non-viable wild peanut seeds, and collaborating on the development of a protoplast regeneration technique for a wild peanut species.
While at Dalton State College I have assisted local industry with issues related to microbiology. I have also involved students in conducting plant and fungal surveys, and establishing the Dalton State College Herbarium.
Course Name/Overview
| Course Name | Course Overview |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3200K - Cellular Biology | |
| BIOL 2215K - Microbiology | |
| BIOL 1107K - Principles of Biology 1 | |
| BIOL 4251 - Human Evolution |
Achievements
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS AND BOOKS
Dunbar, K. B., R.N. Pittman, and J. B. Morris. 1993. In vitro culture of embryonic axes from Arachis species for germplasm recovery. Journal of Seed Technology 17:1-8.
Dunbar, K. B., 1993. Plant regeneration from protoplasts of Pelargonium species. pages 87-96 In: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry-Plant Protoplasts and Genetic Engineering III. Y.P.S. Bajaj ed. Springer-Verlag, New York.
Dunbar, K. B., D. L. Pinnow, J. B. Morris, and R.N. Pittman. 1993. Virus elimination from interspecific Arachis hybrids. Plant Disease 77:517-520.
Li, Z., R. L. Jarret, R.N. Pittman, K. B. Dunbar, and J. W. Demski. 1993. Efficient plant regeneration from protoplasts of Arachis paraguariensis Chod. et Hassi. using a nurse culture method. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 34: 83-90.
Dunbar, K. B., and R. N. Pittman. 1992. Adventitious shoot formation from mature leaf explants of Arachis species. Crop Science 32:1353-1356.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1992. Resistance in seedlings of the family Geraniaceae to bacterial blight of geranium. Plant Disease 76:693-695.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1991. Plant regeneration from callus-derived protoplasts of Pelargonium X domesticum. Plant Cell Reports 10:417-420.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1989. Shoot regeneration of hybrid geranium (Pelargonium X hortorum) and regal geranium (Pelargonium X domesticum) from primary callus cultures. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 19:13-21.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1989. An in vitro screen for detecting resistance in Pelargonium somaclones to bacterial blight of geranium. Plant Disease 73:910-912.
Niedz, R. P., S. S. Smith, K. B. Dunbar, C. T. Stephens and H. H. Murakishi.1989. Factors influencing shoot regeneration from cotyledonary explants of Cucumis melo. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture 18:313-319.
Dunbar, K. B., K. J. Wilson, B. H., Petersen and D. D. Biesboer.1986. Identification of laticifers in embryoids derived from callus and suspension cultures of Asclepias species (Asclepiadaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 73:847-851.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS FROM PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
Dunbar, K. B., R. N. Pittman, and J. B. Morris. 1993. In vitro culture of embryonic axes from Arachis species for germplasm recovery. Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society 25:83.
Pio-Ribiero, G., R.D.V.J. Prasada Rao, D.V.R. Reddy, R. Pittman, K. Dunbar, and J. W. Demski.1993. In vitro inoculation of peanut viruses. XXVI Congresso Brasleiro De Fitopathologia.
Li, Z., J. W. Demski, R. L. Jarret, R.N. Pittman, and K. B. Dunbar.1992. Plant regeneration from protoplasts of Arachis paraguariensis Chod. et Hassi. via nurse culture method. Proceedings ofthe American Peanut Research and Education Society 24:19.
Dunbar, K. B., and R.N. Pittman. 1992. Factors affecting adventitious shoot formation from mature leaf explants of Arachis villosulicarpa. Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society 24:63.
Li, Z., J. W. Demski, R. L. Jarret, R.N. Pittman, and K. B. Dunbar. 1992. Transformation of Peanut (Arachis species) with a peanut stripe virus coat-protein (PStV-CP) gene via particle Bombardment and polyethylene glycol (PEG) treatment of protoplasts. Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society 24:19.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1989. Regeneration of Pelargonium X hortorum plants from protoplasts and screening protoclones for resistance to bacterial blight. In Vitro 25:31A.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1989. Resistance of Pelargonium seedlings to bacterial blight of geranium. Phytopathology 79:1190.
Dunbar, K. B., and C. T. Stephens. 1988. Improved methods for regeneration of hybrid seed geraniums (Pelargonium X hortorum) and regal geraniums (Pelargonium X domesticum) from callus cultures. In Vitro 24:58A.
Dunbar, K.B., and C. T. Stephens. In vitro screening of geranium somaclones for resistance to bacterial blight. Phytopathology 78:1565.
Smith, S., K. Dunbar, R. Niedz, and H. Murakishi. 1988. Factors influencing shoot regeneration from cotyledonary explants of Cucumis melo. In Vitro 24:57A.
Wilson, K. J., and K. B. Dunbar. 1987. Histochemical observations of embryogenesis in suspension cultures of Asclepias tuberosa (Asclepiadaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 74:700.
Wilson, K. J., K. B. Dunbar, D. D. Biesboer, and B. H. Petersen. 1986. Preparation of antibodies against an embryogenic protein isolated from Asclepias tissue cultures. Amer. J. Bot. 73:725-726.
Dunbar, K. B., K. J. Wilson, B. H. Petersen, and D. D. Biesboer.1985. Laticifer differentiation in embryoids derived from tissue cultures of Asclepias curassavica (Asclepiadaceae). Indiana Acad. Sci. 95:90.
Dunbar, K. B., K. J. Wilson, B. H. Petersen, and D. D. Biesboer.1985. Identification oflaticifer-like cells in embryoids and callus of Asclepias syriaca L. tissue cultures by immunocytochemistry. Amer. J. Bot. 72:814.
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION BULLETIN
Dunbar, K. B. 1980. European Corn Borer Emergence. Kansas Insect Newsletter 16:3.