Faculty Profile

Jyoti Shah

Title
Chair
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Science

    

Education

PhD, University of Notre Dame, 1992.
Major: Biological Sciences
Dissertation Title: The Cloning and Molecular and Genetic Characterization of th & Saccharomyces Cerevisias Sporulation Gene IME4
MS, University of Bombay, 1985.
Major: Microbiology
BS, University of Bombay, 1983.
Major: Microbiology

Current Scheduled Teaching*

BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2024
BIOL 6910.700, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

BIOC 6600.001, Advanced Molecular Biology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2023
BIOC 6900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2023
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2023
BIOC 6900.707, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2023
BIOL 1720.003, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 1720.004, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2023
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2022 SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2022
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2022
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2022 Syllabus
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2022
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2022
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2022
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2021 SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2021
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2021
BIOC 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 3996.739, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2021
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2021
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2021
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2020
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2020
BIOL 6710.001, Signaling Mechanism in Plants, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2020
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2020 Syllabus
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2020
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2020
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2020
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2019
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 8W2 2019
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2019
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2019
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2019
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2019
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2019
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2019
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2019
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2018 SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2018
BIOL 4910.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2018
BIOL 1720.001, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 3996.739, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2018
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2018
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2018
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2017 SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2017
BIOL 6710.001, Signaling Mechanism in Plants, Fall 2017 SPOT
BIOL 1720.001, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2017
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2017
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2017
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2016 SPOT
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2016
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2016
BIOL 6700.001, Plant Interaction with Environment, Fall 2016 SPOT
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2016
BIOL 1720.001, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 3996.739, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2016
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2016
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2016
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2015 SPOT
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2015
BIOL 6710.001, Signaling Mechanism in Plants, Fall 2015 SPOT
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2015
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2015
BIOL 1720.001, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
BIOL 1720.211, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015
BIOL 1720.212, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015
BIOL 1720.213, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015
BIOL 1720.217, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015 Syllabus
BIOL 1722.205, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2015
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2015
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2015
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2014
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2014
BIOL 6700.001, Plant Interaction with Environment, Fall 2014
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2014
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2014
BIOL 1720.001, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 1720.807, Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Biology for Science Majors II, Spring 2014 Syllabus
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2014
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2014
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2013
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2013
BIOL 6710.001, Signaling Mechanism in Plants, Fall 2013
BIOL 4910.707, Special Problems, Fall 2013
BIOL 5900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2013
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2013
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2013
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2013
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 1722.205, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1722.205, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2013
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.001, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 1720.211, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.211, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.212, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.212, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.213, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.213, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.217, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 1720.217, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2013
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2012 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2012
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2012
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2012
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2012
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012 Syllabus
BIOL 1722.205, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2012
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2012
BIOC 5950.707, Master's Thesis, Spring 2012
BIOL 1720.001, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012 Syllabus
BIOL 1720.211, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012
BIOL 1720.212, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012
BIOL 1720.213, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012
BIOL 1720.217, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2012
BIOC 5910.707, Special Problems, Spring 2012
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2011 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2011
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2011
BIOC 6900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2011
BIOL 5005.005, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2011
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2011
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2011
BIOC 5910.707, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2011
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2011 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2011
BIOL 1720.001, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2011 Syllabus
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2011
BIOL 5900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2011
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2010 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2010
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2010
BIOL 4950.707, Honors Thesis in Biology, Fall 2010
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2010
BIOC 6910.707, Special Problems, Fall 2010
BIOL 4910.707, Special Problems, Fall 2010
BIOL 5900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2010
BIOL 5005.005, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2010
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W2 2010
BIOC 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2010
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2010
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2010
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2010
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2010
BIOL 6900.707, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2010
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2010
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2010
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2010
BIOL 1720.001, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2010
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2009
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Fall 2009
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2009
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2009
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Fall 2009
BIOL 4910.707, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2009
BIOL 6950.707, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2009
BIOL 1722.003, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2009
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2009
BIOL 1720.001, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2009
BIOC 5680.001, Selected Topics in Biochemistry, Spring 2009
BIOL 4900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2009
BIOL 4005.007, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2008
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2008
BIOL 5005.007, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2008
BIOL 1722.001, Honors Principles of Biology II, Spring 2008
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Spring 2008
BIOL 1720.002, Principles of Biology II, Spring 2008
BIOL 6940.707, Individual Research, Fall 2007

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Abstracts and Proceedings
Mittal, I., Alam, S. T., Berg, K., Dong, Y., Trick, H., Kolomiets, M., Scofield, S., Shah, J. (2024). Characterizing the contribution of plant 9-lipoxygenase in susceptibility to the Fusarium head blight fungus, Fusarium graminearum. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(3), . American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(24)01281-X/fulltext
Girija, A., Nair, S., Shah, S., Alapatt, B., Twayana, M., Shah, J. (2024). ER-PM contact site regulate plasmodesmal localization of an insect resistance protein in Arabidopsis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(3), Supplement 106719. American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(24)01192-X/fulltext
Shah, J. (2011). Engineering defense regulatory genes and host susceptibility factors for enhancing FHB resistance in wheat.
Shah, J. (2011). Testing transgenic spring wheat and barley lines for reaction to Fusarium head blight: 2011 field nursery report..
Shah, J. (2010). Functional genomics play significant role in disease signaling and defense response against fungal pathogen (Fusarium graminearum) in plants..
Shah, J. (2001). A Fatty Acid Desaturase Modulates the Activation of Defense Signaling Pathways in Plants.
Shah, J. (2000). Nitric oxide and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense.
Shah, J. (2000). Nitric oxide and salicylic acid signaling in plant defense.
Book
Shah, J., Walling, L. (2017). Advances in Plant-Hemipteran Interactions. Other. Lausanne: Frontiers Media.
Book Chapter
Shah, J., Chowdhury, Z., Chaturvedi, R., Venables, B. J., Giri, M. K., Mohanty, D., Nayek, S., Norton, H., Chao, A., Koh, A., Shah, A., Yagnamurthy, A., Patel, E., Sarowar, S. (2016). Contribution of an Abietane Diterpenoid in Long-distance Signaling Associated with Systemic Acquired Resistance and Transition to Flowering in Plants. Anais da VIII Reunião Brasileira Sobre Inducão de Resistência em Plantas a Patógenos. (Chapter 2), 89-105. Goiania: Gráfica UFG.
Shah, J. (2014). Lipases in signalling plant defense responses..
Shah, J. (2013). Long-distance signalling in systemic acquired resistance..
Shah, J. (2012). Arabidopsis thaliana - Aphid Interaction.
Shah, J. (2008). Processes in plant resistance to invasive pathogens and probing insects. In "Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions", Volume 6.
Shah, J. (2007). "Lipid profiling: Analysis of gene function and physiological responses in Arabidopsis." , bibl. pp. 287-291, Book Published of Collection: C. Benning, J. Ohlrogge, "In Current Advances in the Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Plant Lipids".
Shah, J. (2007). Lipidomics: ESI-MS/MS-based profiling to determine the function of genes involved in metabolism of complex lipids. In "Concepts in Plant Metabolomics".
Shah, J. (2006). Salicylic acid in plant disease resistance. In "Salicylic Acid-A Plant Hormone" ed. S. Hayat and A. Ahmad, pp 335-370.
Shah, J. (2005). High throughput lipid profiling to identify and characterize genes involved in lipid metabolism, signaling, and stress response. In "Functional Lipidomics", L. Feng and G.D. Prestwich, eds.
Shah, J. (2002). SA- and NO-mediated signaling in Plant Disease Resistance. In "Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions", Vol. 3, pp 78-82, ed. S. A. Leong, C. Allen, and E.W. Triplett.
Shah, J. (2000). Salicylic acid- and nitric oxide-mediated signal transduction in disease resistance. pp. 201-207In "Signal Transduction in Plants: Current Advances", ed. Sopory, S.K., Oelmuller, R., and Maheshwari, S.C., Kluwer.
Shah, J. (1999). Salicylic acid: Signal perception and transduction. In "Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Plant Hormones" Vol 33 pg 513-541, ed. K. Libbenga, M. Hall and P. J. J. Hooykaas.
Shah, J. (1998). Salicylic acid-mediated signal transduction in Plant Disease Resistance In "Recent Advances in Phytochemistry: Phytochemical signals and Plant-Microbe Interaction", Vol. 32, pp 119-137, ed. J.T.Romeo, K.R. Downum and R. Verporte.
Shah, J. (1996). Studies of the salicylic acid signal transduction pathway. In: Biology of Plant Microbe Interactions. pp 33-38, ed. G. Stacey, B. Mullin and P. M. Gresshoff.
Conference Proceeding
Marpu, S., Kolailat, S., Charturvedi, R., Shah, J., Hu, Z., Omary, M. A. (2010). Antimicrobial studies of biocompatible colloidal silver nanoparticles with tunable visible to near-infrared plasmonic absorptions. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 240, .
Critical Review
Nalam, V., Louis, J., Shah, J. (2019). Plant defense against aphids, the pest extraordinaire. Plant Science. 279, 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.04.027
Shah, J., Chaturvedi, R. (2018). Lipid signals in plant-pathogen interaction. Annual Plant Reviews. Book series: Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance, .
Editorial
Goggin, F. L., Shah, J., Gillaspy, G. (2022). Editorial: Lipid Metabolism and Membrane Structure in Plant Biotic Interactions. Frontiers in Plant Science. Lipid Metabolism and Membrane Structure in Plant Biotic Interactions.
Journal Article
Archer, L., Mondal, H., Behera, S., Twayana, M., Louis, J., Nalam, V., Keereetaweep, J., Chowdhury, Z., Shah, J. (2023). Interplay between MYZUS PERSICAE INDUCED LIPASE 1 and OPDA signaling in limiting green peach aphid infestation on Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Experimental Botany. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad355
Lusk, H., Neumann, N., Colter, M., Roth, M., Tamura, P., Yao, L., Shiva, S., Finnigan, G., Shah, J., Schrick, K., Durrett, T., Welti, R. (2022). Lipidomic Analysis of Arabidopsis T-DNA Insertion Lines Leads to Identification and Characterization of C-Terminal Alterations in FATTY ACID DESATURASE6. Plant Cell Physiology. 63(9), 1193-1204. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcac088
Alam, S. T., Sarowar, S., Mondal, H., Makandar, R., Chowdhury, Z., Louis, J., Shah, J. (2022). Opposing effects of MYZUS PERSICAE-INDUCED LIPASE 1 and jasmonic acid influence the outcome of Arabidopsis thaliana-Fusarium graminearum interaction. Molecular Plant Pathology. 23, 1141-1153. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.13216
Dongus, J. A., Bhandari, D., Penner, E., Lapin, D., Harzen, A., Stolze, S., Patel, M., Archer, L., Dijkgraaf, L., Shah, J., Nakagami, H., Parker, J. E. (2022). Cavity surface residues of PAD4 and SAG101 contribute to EDS1 dimer signaling specificity in plant immunity. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. Wiley.
Twayana, M., Girija, A. M., Mohan, V., Shah, J. (2022). Phloem: At the center of action in plant defense against aphids. Journal of Plant Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2022.153695
Vu, H. S., Shiva, S., Samarakoon, T., Li, M., Sarowar, S., Roth, M., Tamura, P., Honey, S., Lowe, K., Poras, H., Prakash, N., Roach, C., Stuke, M., Wang, X., Shah, J., Gadbury, G., Wang, H., Welti, R. (2022). Specific changes in Arabidopsis thaliana rosette lipids during freezing can be associated with freezing tolerance. Metabolites. (12), 385. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12050385
Chaturvedi, R., Giri, M., Chowdhury, Z., Mohanty, D., Venables, B. J., Petros, R., Shah, J. (2020). CYP720A1 function in roots is required for flowering time and systemic acquired resistance in the foliage of Arabidopsis. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71(20), 6612–6622.
Shiva, S., Samarakoon, T., Lowe, K., Roach, C., Vu, H. S., Colter, M., Poras, H., Hwang, C., Roth, M., Tamura, P., Li, M., Schrick, K., Shah, J., Wang, X., Wang, H., Welti, R. (2020). Leaf lipid alterations in response to heat stress of Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants. 9(7), 845. MDI. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/7/845
Chowdhury, Z., Mohanty, D., Giri, M., Venables, B. J., Chaturvedi, R., Chao, A., Petros, R. A., Shah, J. (2020). Dehydroabietinal promotes flowering time and plant defense via the autonomous pathway genes FLD, FVE and REF6. Journal of Experimental Botany. 71, 4903-4913. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa232
Dongus, J. A., Bhandari, D., Patel, M., Archer, L., Dijkgraaf, L., Deslandes, L., Shah, J., Parker, J. E. (2020). Arabidopsis PAD4 lipase-like domain is a minimal functional unit in resistance to green peach aphid. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 33(2), 328-335.. American Phytopathological Society.
Sarowar, S., Alam, S. T., Makandar, R., Lee, H., Trick, H. N., Dong, Y., Shah, J. (2019). Targeting the pattern-triggered immunity pathway for enhancing resistance to Fusarium graminearum. Molecular Plant Pathology. 20(5), 626–640. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12781
Nalam, V., Louis, J., Patel, M., Shah, J. (2018). Arabidopsis-green Peach Aphid Interaction: Rearing the Insect, No-choice and Fecundity Assays, and Electrical Penetration Graph Technique to Study Insect Feeding Behavior. Bio-Protocol. 8(15), 1-24. www.bio-protocol.org/e2950
Gallego-Giraldo, L., Pose, S., Pattahil, S., Peralta, A. G., Hahn, M. G., Ayre, B. G., Sunuwar, J., Hernandez, J., Patel, M., Shah, J., Rao, X., Knox, J., Dixon, R. (2018). Elicitors and defense gene induction in plants with altered lignin compositions. New Phytologist. 219, 1235-1251.
Mondal, H., Louis, J., Archer, L., Patel, M., Nalam, V., Sarowar, S., Sivapalan, V., Root, D. D., Shah, J. (2018). Arabidopsis thaliana ACTIN DEPOLYMERISING FACTOR 3 is required for controlling aphid feeding from the phloem. Plant Physiology. 176, 879-890. American Society of Plant Biologists.
Marpu, S., Kolailat, S. S., Korir, D., Kamras, B. L., Chaturvedi, R., Joseph, A., Smith, C. M., Palma, M. C., Shah, J., Omary, M. A. (2017). Photochemical formation of chitosan-stabilized near-infrared-absorbing silver Nanoworms: A "Green" synthetic strategy and activity on Gram-negative pathogenic bacteria.. Other. 507, 437-452.
Shah, J., Walling, L. (2017). Editorial: Advances in plant-hemipteran interactions. Frontiers in Plant Science. Advances in plant-hemipteran interactions. 8, 1652.
Nalam, V. J., Sarowar, S., Shah, J. (2016). Establishment of a Infection Model in Arabidopsis Leaves and Floral Tissues. Bio-Protocol. 6(14), e1877. http://www.bio-protocol.org/e1877
Shah, J. (2015). Facilitation of Fusarium graminearum infection by 9-lipoxygenases in Arabidopsis and wheat. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 28, 1142-1152.
Shah, J. (2015). Modifications of membrane lipids in response to wounding of Arabidopsis thaliana leaves.. Plant Signaling & Behavior. 10, e1056422.
Shah, J. (2015). Plant defense against aphids: The PAD4 signaling nexus. Journal Experimental Botany. 66, 449-454. http://jxb.oxfordjournals.org/content/66/2/449
Shah, J. (2015). The combined action of ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1, PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4 and SENESCENCE-ASSOCIATED101 promotes salicylic acid-mediated defenses to limit Fusarium graminearum infection in Arabidopsis thaliana.. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 28, 943-953.
Shah, J. (2015). Using lipidomics to probe lipid metabolism. FASEB Journal. 29(Supplement 220.3), .
Shah, J. (2014). Evaluation of the efficiency of Pd/H2-catalyzed benzylic H/D exchange of dehydroabietinal with D2O and synthesis of a tritium-labeled analogue..
Shah, J. (2014). Lipid changes after leaf wounding in Arabidopsis thaliana: Expanded lipidomic data form the basis for lipid co-occurrence analysis..
Shah, J. (2014). Signaling small metabolites in systemic acquired resistance.
Shah, J. (2013). Arabidopsis thaliana - Myzus persicae interaction: shaping the understanding of plant defense against phloem-feeding aphids..
Shah, J. (2013). Arabidopsis thaliana FLOWERING LOCUS D is required for systemic acquired resistance..
Shah, J. (2013). Emerging role of roots in plant responses to aboveground insect herbivory ..
Shah, J. (2013). Exploration of reactant-product pairs in mutant-wild type lipidomics experiments.
Shah, J. (2013). Long-distance communication and signal amplification in systemic acquired resistance..
Cao, T., Lahiri, I., Singh, V., Louis, J., Shah, J., Ayre, B. G. (2013). Metabolic engineering of raffinose-family oligosaccharides in the phloem reveals alterations in carbon partitioning and enhances resistance to green peach aphid. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4(263), . http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/Abstract.aspx?s=907&name=plant_physiology&ART_DOI=10.3389/fpls.2013.00263!!!
Shah, J. (2013). Metabolic engineering of raffinose-family oligosaccharides in the phloem reveals alterations in carbon partitioning and enhances resistance to green peach aphid..
Shah, J. (2013). Temporal-spatial interaction between ROS and ABA controls rapid systemic acclimation in plants..
Shah, J. (2013). The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, acquires a LIPOXYGENASE5-derived oxylipin from Arabidopsis thaliana, which promotes colonization of the host plant..
Suzuki, N., Miller, G., Salazar, C., Mondal, H. A., Shulaev, E., Cortes, D. F., Shuman, J. L., Luo, X., Shah, J., Schlauch, K., Shulaev, V., Mittler, R. (2013). Temporal-spatial interaction between reactive oxygen species and abscisic acid regulates rapid systemic acclimation in plants.. The Plant Cell. 25(9), 3553-69.
Shah, J. (2012). An abietane diterpenoid is a potent activator of systemic acquired resistance.
Shah, J. (2012). Biochemical and molecular-genetic characterization of the Arabidopsis thaliana SFD1-encoded dihydroxyacetone phosphate reductase..
Shah, J. (2012). Direct infusion mass spectrometry of oxylipin-containing Arabidopsis thaliana membrane lipids reveals varied patterns in different stress responses..
Shah, J. (2012). Discrimination of Arabidopsis PAD4 activities in defense against green peach aphid and pathogens.
Shah, J. (2012). Green peach aphid infestation induces Arabidopsis PHYTOALEXIN-DEFICIENT4 expression at site of insect feeding..
Shah, J. (2012). Root-derived oxylipins promote aphid performance on Arabidopsis thaliana foliage.
Shah, J. (2012). Salicylic acid regulates basal resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat..
Shah, J. (2012). Tomato responds to green peach aphid infestation with the activation of trehalose metabolism and starch accumulation..
Shah, J. (2011). Arabidopsis thaliana cdd1 mutant uncouples constitutive activation of salicylic acid signaling from growth defects.
Shah, J. (2011). TREHALOSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE11 -dependent trehalose metabolism promotes Arabidopsis thaliana defense against the phloem-feeding insect, Myzus persicae..
Singh, V., Louis, J., Ayre, B. G., Reese, J., Shah, J. (2011). TREHALOSE PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE11-dependent trehalose metabolism regulates Arabidopsis thaliana defense against the phloem-feeding insect, Myzus persicae. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology. 67, 94-104.
Shah, J. (2010). Antibiosis against the green peach aphid requires the Arabidopsis thaliana MYZUS PERSICAE-INDUCED LIPASE1 gene..
Shah, J. (2010). Involvement of salicylate and jasmonate signaling pathways in Arabidopsis interaction with Fusarium graminearum..
Shah, J. (2010). PAD4 -dependent antibiosis contributes to the ssi2-conferred hyper-resistance to the green peach aphid..
Shah, J. (2010). Resistance against various fungal pathogens and reniform nematode in transgenic cotton plants expressing Arabidopsis NPR1..
Shah, J. (2009). Host factors contributing to resistance and susceptibility to Fusarium graminearum- role of lipoxygenases.
Shah, J. (2009). Plants under attack: systemic signals in defense.
Shah, J. (2009). Transgenic field trials for FHB resistance and related research in wheat and barley..
Shah, J. (2008). High level expression of a virus resistance gene, RCY1, confers extreme resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Shah, J. (2008). Lipid signals in plant-pathogen interaction.
Shah, J. (2008). Overexpression of the Arabidopsis thaliana EDS5 gene enhances resistance to viruses.
Shah, J. (2008). Plastid w -3 desaturase-dependent accumulation of a systemic acquired resistance inducing activity in petiole exudates of Arabidopsis thaliana is independent of jasmonic acid.
Shah, J. (2007). Phloem-based resistance to green peach aphid is controlled by Arabidopsis PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4 without its signaling partner ENHANCED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY1.
Shah, J. (2007). Plant lipidomics: discerning biological function by profiling plant complex lipids using mass spectrometry.
Shah, J. (2006). Genetically engineered resistance to Fusarium head blight in wheat by expression of Arabidopsis NPR1.
Shah, J. (2006). Single amino acid alterations in Arabidopsis thaliana RCY1 compromise resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus, but differentially suppress hypersensitive response-like cell death.
Shah, J. (2006). Wounding stimulates the accumulation of glycerolipids containing oxophytodienoic acid and dinor-oxophytodienoic acid in Arabidopsis leaves.
Shah, J. (2005). Lipids, lipases and lipid modifying enzymes in plant disease resistance.
Shah, J. (2005). Premature leaf senescence modulated by the Arabidopsis thaliana PAD4 gene is associated with defense against the phloem-feeding green peach aphid.
Shah, J. (2005). The Arabidopsis ssi2-conferred susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea is dependent on EDS5 and PAD4.
Shah, J. (2004). Antagonistic interactions between the SA- and JA-signaling pathways in Arabidopsis modulate expression of defense genes and gene-for-gene resistance to cucumber mosaic virus.
Shah, J. (2004). Enhanced resistance to Cucumber mosaic virus in the Arabidopsis thaliana ssi2 mutant is mediated via an SA-independent mechanism.
Shah, J. (2004). Salicylic acid signaling in plant defense: the lipid connection. In "Biology of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interaction", Vol. 4, pp 391-393, ed. I. Tikhonovich, B. Lugetenberg, and N. Provorov.
Shah, J. (2004). The Arabidopsis thaliana dihydroxyacetone phosphate reductases gene SUPPRESSOR OF FATTY ACID DESATURASE DEFICIENCY1 is required for glycerolipid metabolism and for the activation of systemic acquired resistance.
Shah, J. (2004). Up-regulation of Arabidopsis thaliana NHL10 in the hypersensitive response to Cucumber mosaic virus infection and in senescing leaves is controlled by signaling pathways that differ in salicylate involvement.
Shah, J. (2003). Ethylene and jasmonic acid signaling pathways affect NPR1-independent expression of defense genes without impacting resistance to Pseudomonas syringae and Peronospora parasitica in the Arabidopsis ssi1 mutant.
Shah, J. (2003). The Arabidopsis thaliana sfd Mutants Affect Plastidic Lipid Composition and Suppress Dwarfing, Cell Death and the Enhanced Disease Resistance Phenotypes Resulting from the Deficiency of a Fatty Acid Desaturase.
Shah, J. (2003). The SA loop in plant defense.
Shah, J. (2002). A gain-of-function mutation in an Arabidopsis Toll Interleukin1 receptor-nucleotide binding site-Leucine-rich repeat type R gene triggers defense responses and results in enhanced disease resistance.
Shah, J. (2002). Future prospects for developing disease resistant plants.
Shah, J. (2002). RCY1 , an Arabidopsis thaliana RPP8/HRT family resistance gene, conferring resistance to cucumber mosaic virus requires salicylic acid, ethylene and a novel signal transduction mechanism.
Shah, J. (2001). A recessive mutation in the Arabidopsis SSI2 gene confers SA- and NPR1-independent expression of PR genes and resistance against bacterial and oomycete pathogens.
Shah, J. (2001). Environmentally-sensitive SA-dependent defense responses in the cpr22 mutant of Arabidopsis.
Shah, J. (2000). Npr1 differentially interacts with members of the TGA/OBF family of transcription factors which bind an element of the PR-1 gene required for induction by salicylic acid.
Shah, J. (2000). Resistance to turnip crinkle virus in Arabidopsis requires two host genes and is salicylic acid dependent but NPR1, ethylene and Jasmonate independent.
Shah, J. (1999). Salicylic acid and disease resistance in plants.
Shah, J. (1999). Salicylic acid and disease resistance in plants.
Shah, J. (1999). The Arabidopsis ssi1 mutation restores pathogenesis-related gene expression in npr1 plants and renders defensin gene expression SA dependent.
Shah, J. (1997). Characterization of a salicylic acid-insensitive mutant (sai1) of Arabidopsis thaliana identified in a selective screen utilizing the salicylic acid-inducible expression of the tms2 gene.
Shah, J. (1997). Salicylic acid and disease resistance in plants.
Shah, J. (1997). Signal perception and transduction in plant defense responses.
Shah, J. (1996). Identification of a salicylic acid-responsive element in the promoter of the tobacco pathogenesis-related 1,3-glucanase gene, PR-2d.
Shah, J. (1992). IME4, a gene that mediates MAT and nutritional control of meiosis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Shah, J. (1990). An RME1-independent pathway for sporulation control in Saccharomyces cerevisiae acts through IME1 transcript accumulation.
Shah, J. (1989). Characterization and cellular localization of sporulation glucoamylase of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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Shah, J., Giri, M., Chowdhury, Z., Venables, B. J. (2016). Signaling function of dehydroabietinal in plant defense and development. Phytochemistry Reviews. 15, 1115–1126. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11101-016-9466-0
Proceedings
Montoya, B., Mittal, I., Scofield, S., Shah, J., Meckes, B. (2022). Spherical Nucleic Acids for Fusarium graminearum gene regulatio. Other. Minneapolis, Minnesota: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Mittal, I., Alam, S., Chabra, B., Shulaev, E., Mohan, V., Girija, A., Rawat, N., Dong, Y., Trick, H. N., Scofield, S., Shah, J. (2022). Targeting Susceptibility Genes in Wheat to Enhance Resistance Against Fusarium Head Blight. Other. Minneapolis, Minnesota: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Montoya, B., Mittal, I., Shah, J., Meckes, B. (2021). Development of Biocompatible siRNA Nanoparticles to Mitigate FHB in Wheat. Other. 50. US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative. https://scabusa.org/forum/2021/2021NFHBForumProceedings.pdf
Mittal, I., Alam, S., Chabra, B., Shulaev, E., Mohan, V., Dong, Y., Scofield, S., Rawat, N., Shah, J. (2021). Knockdown of Lpx3 Function in Wheat Enhances FHB Resistance and Lowers DON Content. Other. 49. Denton: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative. https://scabusa.org/forum/2021/2021NFHBForumProceedings.pdf
Mohan, V., Alam, S., Shulaev, E., Lee, H., Trick, H. N., Shah, J. (2020). Enhancing wheat resistance to Fusarium graminearum via host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) of the fungal virulence gene FGL1. Other. St. Paul, MN: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Mittal, I., Alam, S., Chabra, B., Shulaev, E., Mohan, V., Rawat, N., Shah, J. (2020). Targeting Wheat Genes Associated with Susceptibility to Fusarium graminearum for Enhancing FHB Resistance. Other. Denton: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative. 1155 Union Circle, #305220
Shah, J., Alam, S., Mohan, V., Shulaev, E., Nagarajan, A., Gill, J., Tyagi, N., Lee, H., Trick, H. N. (2019). Targeting fungal virulence genes via host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) for enhancing plant resistance to Fusarium graminearum.. Other. St. Paul, MN: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Shah, J., Alam, S., Chabra, B., Mohan, V., Shulaev, E., Nagarajan, A., Gill, J., Rawat, N. (2019). Targeting Wheat Genes Associated with Susceptibility to Fusarium graminearum for Enhancing FHB Resistance. Other. Denton: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative. 1155 Union Circle, #305220
Dill-Macky, R., Curland, R. D., Zargaran, B., Muehlbauer, G. J., Bethke, G., Funnell-Harris, D., Shah, J., McLaughlin, J., Tumer, N. (2019). Testing Transgenic Spring Wheat and Barley Lines for Reaction to Fusarium Head Blight: 2019 Field Nursery Report.. Other. St. Paul, MN: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Alam, S., Tyagi, N., Trick, H. N., Shah, J. (2018). Host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) for enhancing resistance to Fusarium graminearum. Other. St. Paul, MN: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Alam, S., Chabra, B., Rawat, N., Shah, J. (2018). Targeting Wheat Genes Associated with Susceptibility to Fusarium graminearum for Enhancing FHB Resistance. Other. St. Paul, MN: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.
Shah, J., Rawat, N., Alam, S. (2017). Targeting wheat genes associated with susceptibility to Fusarium graminearum for enhancing FHB resistance. Other. 52. Lexington, KY: US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Ayre, B. G., McGarry, R. C., Macias, V. M., Horn, P., Shah, J., "A Laser Microdissection System to Enhance Agricultural and Food Research in the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma Region," Sponsored by USDA NIFA Equipment Grants Program, Federal, $341019 Funded. (September 1, 2023August 31, 2027).
Ayre, B. G. (Principal), McGarry, R. C. (Co-Principal), Shah, J. (Co-Principal), "Generating pathogen- and pest-resistant non-GMO cotton through targeted genome editing of oxylipin signaling pathways," Sponsored by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), Federal, $294000 Funded. (January 1, 2021December 31, 2024).
Shah, J. (Principal), "Facilitation of Fusarium graminearum invasiveness by 9-lipoxygenase," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $493867 Funded. (November 15, 2020November 14, 2024).
Shah, J. (Principal), "Mitigate FHB in wheat by knockdown of defense repressors," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $134435 Funded. (August 1, 2022July 31, 2024).
Shah, J. (Principal), Meckes, B. (Co-Principal), "Spherical nucleic acid nanomaterials as fungicide and FHB resistance-promoting agents," Sponsored by Agricultural Research Service, Federal, $115942 Funded. (August 1, 2022July 31, 2024).
Shah, J. (Principal), Rawat, N. (Co-Principal), "Wheat Variants Deficient in a FHB Susceptibility Factor," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $145634 Funded. (July 9, 2020July 8, 2022).
Shah, J. (Principal), "RNA-Interference Targeting of Fungal Genes for Enhancing FHB Resistance," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $84886 Funded. (July 9, 2020July 8, 2021).
Meckes, B. (Co-Principal), Shah, J. (Co-Principal), "Plant Exosome Mimics for Gene Regulation in Fungal Species Affecting Crops," Sponsored by COS-CENG, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (June 16, 2021March 15, 2021).
Shah, J., "Developing Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $63650 Funded. (July 10, 2019December 9, 2019).
Shah, J. (Principal), "RNA-Interference Targeting of Fungal Genes for Enhancing FHB Resistance," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $35486 Funded. (July 9, 2018July 8, 2019).
Shah, J. (Principal), Rawat, N. (Co-Principal), "Wheat Variants Deficient in a FHB Susceptibility Factor," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $54000 Funded. (July 9, 2018July 8, 2019).
Hao, H. (Principal), Shah, J. (Principal), "Abietane Diterpenoid Regulated Signaling Gene Network in Plant Development and Defense," Sponsored by College of Science, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (May 2, 2018October 1, 2018).
Shah, J. (Principal), "RNA-Interference Targeting of Fungal Genes for Enhancing FHB Resistance," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $24955 Funded. (July 9, 2017July 8, 2018).
Shah, J. (Principal), Rawat, N. (Co-Principal), "Wheat Variants Deficient in a FHB Susceptibility Factor," Sponsored by US Department of Agriculture, Federal, $21802 Funded. (July 9, 2017July 8, 2018).
Shah, J. (Principal), "Engineering scab resistance in wheat with defense signaling genes," Sponsored by USDA and US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative, Federal, $174824 Funded. (May 10, 2013May 9, 2018).
Shah, J. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Lipidomic Profiling, Dynamics, and Functions of Head-Group Acylation of Membrane Lipids in Plant Stress Responses," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $75517 Funded. (20142016).
Shah, J. (Principal), "Dehydroabietinal Signaling in Plant Defense," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $299999 Funded. (April 2012March 2016).
Shah, J. (Principal), "REU: Role of the Arabidopsis thaliana TPS11 gene and trehalose," Sponsored by NSF-IOS, Federal, $6000 Funded. (20122014).
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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