Terence M. Murphy
Professor
tmmurphy@ucdavis.edu

Plant Biology

Office
2167 Life Sciences Addition
752-2413

Lab
752-6092


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Degrees:
1968 PhD University of California, San Diego Cell Biology
1964 BS California Institute of Technology Biology
Research Interests:

Effects of physical stresses on plant DNA, membrane transport, and oxygen metabolism. Enzymes of DNA repair.
Awards:
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research, 1999
Division of Biological Sciences Teaching Award, 2002-2003
Department and Center Affiliations:

 Department of Plant Biology
Professional Societies:
American Society of Plant Biologists
American Society for Photobiology
Scandinavian Society for Plant Physiology
American Association for the Advancement of Science
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Plant Biology  
Graduate Groups not Housed in CBS:
Forensic Science  
Publications:
  • Murphy, T.M. 2003. Cell culture and secondary metabolites. In: Encyclopedia of Rose Science (A. Roberts, S. Gudin, T. Debener, eds.) Academic Press, London.
  • Krasnow MN, Murphy TM 2004. Polyphenol glucosylating activity in cell suspensions of grape (Vitis vinifera) Journal of Agricultural And Food Chemistry 52:3467-3472.
  • Murphy, T.M. 2005. What's base excision repair good for?: Knockout mutants for FPG and OGG glycosylase genes in Arabidopsis. Physiologia Plantarum 123:227-232.
  • Murphy, T.M., George A. 2005. A comparison of two DNA base excision repair glycosylases from Arabidopsis thaliana. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 329:869-872.
  • Shu J., Schellhorn, H.E., Murphy, T.M. 2006. Stationary phase-induction of G --> T mutations in Escherichia coli. Mutation Research 596:106-112.
  • Rost, T.R., M.G. Barbour, C.R. Stocking and T.M. Murphy. 2006. Plant Biology, Second Edition. Thomson Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA, 603 pp.
  • Dunbar, M., Murphy, T.M. 2009. DNA analysis of natural fiber rope. Journal of Forensic Sciences 54:108-113.
  • Murphy TM, Belmonte M, Shu S, Britt AB, Hatteroth J 2009 Requirement for Abasic Endonuclease Gene Homologues in Arabidopsis Seed Development. PLoS ONE 4(1): e4297 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004297
Teaching Interests:
Introductory biology. Plant physiology. Plant molecular biology. Critical analysis of effective techniques in college teaching.
Courses:
BIS 001C Introductory Biology
PLB 111 Plant Physiology
BIS 001A Introductory Biology
BIS 105 Biomolecules and Metabolism