Douglas Cook
Professor
drcook@ucdavis.edu


Office
206 Robbins Hall
(530)754-6561


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Degrees:
1990 PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison Plant Pathology
1982 BS Santa Clara University Biology
Awards:
Human Frontier Science Program Organization Fellow
Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Professor, International Graduate School in Bioinformatics and Genome Research, Universitat Bielefeld, Germany
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Non-Resident Fellow, 2007-2012
Fulbright Scholar 2006, National University of Cuyo, Argentina
Department and Center Affiliations:
Department of Plant Pathology
Faculty Director, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Genomics Facility
Professional Societies:
American Society for Plant Biology
American Phytopathological Society
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Genetics  
Plant Biology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Plant Pathology, Viticulture and Enology  
Publications:
  • Selected Publications
  • Middleton, P., Jakab, J., Penmetsa, R.V., Starker, C., Doll, J., Kalo, P., Prabu, R., Marsh, J., Mitra, R., Kereszt, A., Dudas, B., VandenBosch, K., Long, S., Cook, D., Kiss, G., and Oldroyd, G. (2007) An ERF transcription factor in Medicago truncatula that is essential for Nod factor signal transduction. The Plant Cell 19:1-14.
  • Messinese, E., Mun, J.H., Yeun, L.H., Jayaraman, D., Lougnon, G., Rougé, P., Barre, A., Bono, J.J., Cook, D.R., and Ané, J.M. (2007) A novel nuclear protein interacting with the symbiotic DMI3 CCaMK. MPMI 20:912-21.
  • Riely, B.K., Lougnon, G., Ane, J.-M., Cook, D.R. (2007) The symbiotic ion channel homolog DMI1 functions in the nuclear membrane of Medicago truncatula roots. The Plant Journal 49:208-216.
  • Javot, H., Penmetsa, R.V., Terzaghi, N., Cook, D.R., and Harrison, M.J. (2007) Phosphate delivery by MtPT4 is indispensable for the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 104:1720-1725.
  • Cannon, SB, Sterck, L, Rombauts, S, Sato, S, Wang, X, Mudge, J, Vasdewani, J, Cheung, F, Gouzy, JP, Schiex, T, Spanngl, M, Schoof, H, Nicholson, C, Humphays, S, Mayer, K, Rogers, J, Quetier, F, Oldroyd, GE, Debelle, F, Cook, DR, Town, CD, Roe, BA, Tabata, S, Van de Peer, Y, Young, ND (2006) Legume genome evolution viewed through the Medicago truncatula and Lotus japonicus genomes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:14959-14964.
  • Choi, H.K., Luckow, M.A., Doyle, J., and Cook, D.R. (2006) Development of nuclear gene-derived molecular markers linked to legume genetic maps. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 276:56-70.
  • Debolt, S, Cook, DR, and Ford, CM (2006) L-Tartaric acid synthesis from vitamin C in higher plants. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103:5608-5613.
  • Mun, JH, Kim, DJ, Choi, HK, Gish, J, Debelle, F, Mudge, J., Denny, R., Endre, G, Denarie, J, Kiss, GB, Roe, B, Young, ND, and Cook , DR (2006) Distribution of microsatellites in the genome of Medicago truncatula: A resource of genetic markers that integrate genetic and physical maps. Genetics 172: 2541-2555.
  • Goes da Silva, F., Iandolino, A., Al-Kayal, F., Bohlmann, M.C., Cushman, M.A., Lim, H., Figueroa, R., Leslie, A., Xu, J., Kabuloglu, E.K., Tattersall, E., Ergul, A., Baek, J.M., Cramer, G.R., Cushman, J.C., Cook, D.R. (2005) Characterizing the grape transcriptome. Analysis of expressed sequence tags from multiple Vitis species and development of a compendium of expression during berry development. Plant Physiology 139: 574-597.
  • Ane, J.M., Kiss, G.B., Riely, B.K., Penmetsa, R.V., Ayax, C., Levy, J., Debelle, F., Baek, J.M., Kalo, P., Roseberg, C., Roe, B.A., Long, S.R., Denarie, J., and Cook, D.R. (2004). Medicago truncatula DMI1 required for bacterial and fungal symbioses in legumes. Science 303:1364-1367.
  • Riely, B., Ane, J-M., Penmetsa, R.V., and Cook, D.R. (2004) Genetic and genomic analysis in model legume systems bring Nod factor signaling to center stage. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 7:408-413.
  • Choi, H.-K., Mun, J.-H., Kim, D.-J., Zhu, H., Baek, J.-M., Mudge, J., Roe, B., Ellis, T.H.N., Doyle, J., Kiss, G.B., Young, N.D., and Cook, D.R. (2004) Estimating genome conservation between crop and model legume species. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101:15289-15294.
  • Penmetsa, R.V., Frugoli, J.A., Smith, L., Long, S.R., and Cook, D.R. (2003). Dual Genetic Pathways Controlling Nodule Number In Medicago truncatula. Plant Physiology 131:998-1008.
  • Zhu, H.Y., Cannon, S., Young, N.D., and Cook, D.R. (2002). Phylogeny and Genomic Organization of the TIR and non-TIR NBS-LRR Resistance Gene Family in Medicago truncatula, MPMI 15:529-539.
  • Wais, R.J., Galera, C., Catoira, R., Penmetsa, R.V., Cook, D., Gough, C., Dénarié, J., and Long, S.R. (2000). Early symbiosis mutants of Medicago truncatula show a block in Ca++ spiking. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 97: 13407-13412.
  • Catoira, R., Galera C., de Billy F., Journet E.P., Maillet F., Penmetsa, V., Rosenberg C., Gough, C., Cook D., and Denarie J. (2000). Identification of four genes of Medicago truncatula controlling steps in Nod factor transduction. Plant Cell 12, 1647-1665.
  • Cook, D. (1999). Medicago truncatula - a model in the making! Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2 (4) 301-304.
  • Penmetsa, R.V. and Cook, D. (1997). A legume ethylene-insensitive mutant hyperinfected by its rhizobial symbiont. Science 275, 527-530
Laboratory Personnel:
Please follow the "people" link on the Cook lab web site.
http://medicago.ucdavis.edu
Teaching Interests:
SAS20: Genetics and Society 1. To provide non-science majors with the basic concepts of genetic and modern methods of biotechnology, 2. To educate students in the process of scientific discovery and the public perception of the process. 3. Empower students to evaluate for themselves the present and future impact of genetics on society.
PBI 200C: Plant-microbe interactions, with a focus on the nature of signal exchange between plants and their microbial associates. Lectures include an overview of our current understanding of symbiotic and pathogenic interactions, including recent literature.
Courses:
PBI 200C Plant Biology Core Course Spring
SAS 020 Genetics and Socitey Fall
HON 090 Honors Genetics and Society Fall