Faculty Profile

Pamela Padilla

Title
Vice President
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Science

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of New Mexico, 1998. 
Major: Biology/Molecular Genetics
Dissertation Title: Characterization of the SNZ and SNO gene families in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
BS, University of New Mexico, 1993. 
Major: Biology
Degree Specialization: Chemistry Minor





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 2023 
BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 2023 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BIOL 4910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2021 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2021 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2020 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2020 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 4910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    BIOC 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    BIOL 5005.004, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOC 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5905.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 5905.710, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 3996.710, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 4910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 4951.710, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 5905.710, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2012 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 5005.007, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2011 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 5905.710, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5950.710, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.501, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.503, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.504, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.505, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.507, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 4950.710, Honors Thesis in Biology, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.710, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 5460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4940.710, Honors Research in Biology, Fall 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.501, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.502, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.503, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.504, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.505, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.506, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 3452.507, Genetics Laboratory, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2007 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 5005.003, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 4910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 6910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2006 
                    

                    BIOL 4460.001, Eukaryotic Genetics, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 5905.750, Special Problems, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 5005.004, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 5005.794, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 3451.001, Genetics, Spring 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Spring 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Spring 2005 
                    

                    BIOL 4005.004, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.710, Individual Research, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 4900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 5900.710, Special Problems, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 5905.750, Special Problems, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 5910.710, Special Problems, Fall 2004 
                    

                    BIOL 5005.004, TOPICS IN BIOLOGY, Fall 2004 

          


          
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  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


  
Book Chapter
Padilla, P. A., Goy, J. M., Hajari, V. A. (2011). Anoxia-induced suspended animation in Caenorhabditis elegans in Anoxia. 
Journal Article
Bautista, N., Crespel, A., Padilla, P. A., Crossley, J., Burggren, W. W. (2020). Parental Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance related to dietary crude oil exposure in Danio rerio. Journal of Experimental Biology. jeb.222224. 
King, S. D., Gray, C. F., Song, L., Nechushtai, R., Gumienny, T. L., Mittler, R., Padilla, P. A. (2019). The cisd gene family regulates physiological germline apoptosis through ced-13 and the canonical cell death pathway in Caenorhabditis elegans. Other. 26(1), 162-178. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41418-018-0108-5
Sengupta, S., Nechushtai, R., Jennings, P. A., Onuchic, J. N., Padilla, P. A., Azad, R., Mittler, R.  (2018). Phylogenetic analysis of the CDGSH iron-sulfur binding domain reveals its ancient origin. Scientific Reports. 8, . 
Inupakutika, M. A., Sengupta, S., Nechushtai, R., Jennings, P. A., Onuchic, J. N., Azad, R. K., Padilla, P. A., Mittler, R.  (2017). Phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic NEET proteins uncovers a link between a key gene duplication event and the evolution of vertebrates.. Scientific Reports. 7, 42571. 
Verbeck, G. F., Hamilton, J., Gorishek, E., Mach, P., Sturtevant, D., Ladage, M., Suzuki, N., Padilla, P. A., Mittler, R., Chapman, K. D. (2016). Evaluation of a custom single Peltier-cooled ablation cell for elemental imaging of biological samples in laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). 31, 1030-1033. 
Ladage, M. L., King, S. D., Burks, D. J., Quan, D. L., Garcia, A. M., Azad, R. K., Padilla, P. A. (2016). Glucose or Altered Ceramide Biosynthesis Mediate Oxygen Deprivation Sensitivity Through Novel Pathways Revealed by Transcriptome Analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans.. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 6(10), 3149-3160. 
Toni, L. S., Padilla, P. A. (2016). Developmentally arrested Austrofundulus limnaeus embryos have changes in post-translational modifications of histone H3.. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 219(Pt 4), 544-52. 
Kanteti, R., Dhanasingh, I., El-Hashani, E., Riehm, J. J., Stricker, T., Nagy, S., Zaborin, A., Zaborina, O., Biron, D., Alverdy, J. C., Im, H. K., Siddiqui, S., Padilla, P. A., Salgia, R.  (2016). C. elegans and mutants with chronic nicotine exposure as a novel model of cancer phenotype.. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 17(1), 91-103. 
Garcia, A. M., Ladage, M. L., Dumesnil, D. R., Zaman, K., Shulaev, V., Azad, R. K., Padilla, P. A. (2015). Glucose induces sensitivity to oxygen deprivation and modulates insulin/IGF-1 signaling and lipid biosynthesis in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Genetics. 200(1), 167-84. 
Padmanabha, D., Padilla, P. A., You, Y. J., Baker, K.  (2015). A HIF-independent mediator of transcriptional responses to oxygen deprivation in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Genetics. 199(3), 739-48. 
Padilla, P. A., Garcia, A. M., Ladage, M. L., Toni, L. S. (2014). Caenorhabditis elegans: an old genetic model can learn new epigenetic tricks.. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 54(1), 52-60. 
LaRue, C. C., Padilla, P. A. (2012). IBI series winner. A mutant search--Caenorhabditis elegans and gene discovery.. Other. 338(6106), 487-8. 
Padilla, P. A., Ladage, M. L. (2012). Suspended animation, diapause and quiescence: arresting the cell cycle in C. elegans.. Other. 11(9), 1672-9. 
Garcia, A. M., Ladage, M. L., Padilla, P. A. (2011). Use of Time Lapse Microscopy to Visualize Anoxia-induced Suspended Animation in <em>C. elegans</em> Embryos. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (70), . MyJove Corporation. http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/4319
LaRue, B. L., Padilla, P. A. (2011). Environmental and genetic preconditioning for long-term anoxia responses requires AMPK in Caenorhabditis elegans.. PLOS One. 6(2), e16790. 
Hajeri, V. A., Little, B. A., Ladage, M. L., Padilla, P. A. (2010). NPP-16/Nup50 function and CDK-1 inactivation are associated with anoxia-induced prophase arrest in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 21(5), 712-24. 
Mendenhall, A. R., LeBlanc, M. G., Mohan, D. P., Padilla, P. A. (2009). Reduction in ovulation or male sex phenotype increases long-term anoxia survival in a daf-16-independent manner in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Physiological Genomics. 36(3), 167-78. 
Jud, M. C., Czerwinski, M. J., Wood, M. P., Young, R., Gallo, C. M., Bickel, J. S., Petty, E. L., Mason, J. M., Little, B. A., Padilla, P. A., Schisa, J. A. (2008). Large P body-like RNPs form in C. elegans oocytes in response to arrested ovulation, heat shock, osmotic stress, and anoxia and are regulated by the major sperm protein pathway.. Developmental Biology. 318(1), 38-51. 
Hajeri, V. A., Stewart, A. M., Moore, L. L., Padilla, P. A. (2008). Genetic analysis of the spindle checkpoint genes san-1, mdf-2, bub-3 and the CENP-F homologues hcp-1 and hcp-2 in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Cell Division. 3, 6. 
Mendenhall, A. R., LaRue, B., Padilla, P. A. (2006). Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mediates anoxia response and survival in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Genetics. 174(3), 1173-87. 
Hajeri, V. A., Trejo, J., Padilla, P. A. (2005). Characterization of sub-nuclear changes in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos exposed to brief, intermediate and long-term anoxia to analyze anoxia-induced cell cycle arrest.. BMC Cell Biology. 6, 47. 
Nystul, T. G., Goldmark, J. P., Padilla, P. A., Roth, M. B. (2003). Suspended animation in C. elegans requires the spindle checkpoint.. Other. 302(5647), 1038-41. 
Padilla, P. A., Nystul, T. G., Zager, R. A., Johnson, A. C., Roth, M. B. (2002). Dephosphorylation of cell cycle-regulated proteins correlates with anoxia-induced suspended animation in Caenorhabditis elegans.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(5), 1473-83. 
Padilla, P. A. (2001). Oxygen deprivation causes suspended animation in the zebrafish embryo. 
Padilla, P. A. (1998). The highly conserved, coregulated SNO and SNZ gene families in Saccharomyces cerevisiae respond to nutrient limitation. 
Padilla, P. A. (1997). Yeast bcy1 mutants with stationary phase-specific defects. 
Padilla, P. A. (1996). A stationary-phase gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a member of a novel, highly conserved gene family. 
Popular Press Article
Padilla, P. A. (2005). A Hand Up-Women Mentoring Women in Science. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Padilla, P. A. (Principal), Stuart, K. L. (Other), Ryals, A. J. (Other), "UNT GRISE T-32 Awarded to Kara Stuart (Graduate Student)," Sponsored by NIH sponsored by the UNT College of Science, University of North Texas, $80000 Funded. (August 2021 – Present).
Padilla, P. A. (Principal), Burggren, W. W. (Co-Principal), Hughes, L. E. (Co-Principal), Cisneros, G. (Co-Principal), "G-RISE at UNT," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health - NIGMS, Federal, $2187228 Funded. (May 1, 2021 – April 30, 2026).
Padilla, P. A. (Principal), Mittler, R. (Co-Principal), "Regulation of Mitochondrial Functions by Iron and Ceramides in C. elegans," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $992743 Funded. (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2021).
Azad, R. K. (Principal), Padilla, P. A. (Principal), "Molecular consequences of glucose diet and altered ceramide species impacting oxygen deprivation responses," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, $445343 Funded. (April 1, 2016 – December 31, 2020).
Padilla, P. A. (Principal), "CAREER: Use of C. elegans to Identify Alleles and Genotypes that Modulate Severe Anoxia Survival," Sponsored by National Sciences Foundation, Federal, $639556 Funded. (2008 – 2013).
Padilla, P. (Principal), "Genetic and Cellular Analysis of C. elegans Exposed to Anoxia," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health (RO1 GM069419-01A1), NIGMS, Federal, $894409 Funded. (August 2004 – July 2009).
Grant - Service   
Padilla, P. A. (Principal), Welch, C. (Co-Principal), Silveyra, P. (Co-Principal), "Culturally Responsive Academic and Career Trainings to Diversify the Biomedical Workforce -SACNAS R25 GM130515-01A1," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health, Federal, $2420935 Funded. (August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2025).
Hunt von Herbing, I. (Co-Principal), Padilla, P. (Principal), Golden, T. D. (Co-Principal), Lund, A. K. (Co-Principal), Philipose, U. (Co-Principal), Wang, X., "Women in Science Mentoring Group: Team Mentoring Grant (renewed for a second year - $5000 per year)," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (May 2018 – May 2020).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			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
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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