Rachel Larsen, Ph.D.
Official web page of the University of California, San Diego
Ph.D. Microbiology (1999)
University of Illinois, Urbana
M.S. Microbiology (1993)
B.A. Biology (1989)
Vassar College
(Please note that I have also published and presented as Rachel A.L. Lassy.)
Reese D.H., R.A. Larsen, and F.J. Hornicek. 1992. Control of alkaline phosphatase activity in C3H10T1/2 cells: role of retinoic acid and cell density. Journal of Cellular Physiology 151(2):239-248.
Lassy R.A.L. and C.G. Miller. 2000. Peptidase E, a peptidase specific for N-terminal aspartic dipeptides, is a serine hydrolase. Journal of Bacteriology 182(9):2536-2543.
Larsen, R.A., T.M. Knox, and C.G. Miller. 2001. Aspartic peptide hydrolases in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. Journal of Bacteriology 183(10):3089-3097.
Sluis, M.K., R.A. Larsen, J.G. Krum, R. Anderson, W.W. Metcalf, and S.A. Ensign. 2002. Biochemical, molecular, and genetic analyses of the acetone carboxylases from Xanthobacter sp. strain Py2 and Rhodobacter capsulatus strain B10. Journal of Bacteriology 184(11):2969-2977.
Larsen, R.A., M.M. Wilson, A.M. Guss, and W.W. Metcalf. 2002. Genetic analysis of pigment biosynthesis in Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2 using a new, highly efficient transposon mutagenesis system that is functional in a wide variety of bacteria. Archives of Microbiology 178(3):193-201.
Publications
University of Illinois, Urbana
Research Experience
Postdoctoral research (2001 - 2003)
Utah State University (Scott Ensign)
Postdoctoral research (1999 - 2001)
University of Illinois, Urbana (William Metcalf)
Graduate research (1991 - 1999)
University of Illinois, Urbana (Charles Miller)
AscI Corporation (1989 - 1991)
Biologist (EPA contractor) with David Reese
