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Aguila, J.R.; Suszkou, J.; Gibbs, A.G.; and Hoshizaki, D.K. (2007). The role of larval fat cells in adult Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Experimental Biology, in press.

Coates, S.S.A.; Lehnert, B.E.; Sharma, S.; Kindell, S.M.; and Gary, R.K. (2007). Beryllium induces premature senescence in human fibroblasts. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. (provisionally accepted Dec. 22, 2006).

Elekonich, M.M. (in press). Honey Bees as a Biomedical Model, in Sourcebook of Models for Biomedical Research, Michael Conn, ed.; Totowa, N.J: Humana Press, invited chapter.

Elekonich, M.M., and Roberts, S.P. (2005). Physiological Underpinnings of Behavioral Development in Honey Bees, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: A, 141 (4), 362–371.

Gary, R.K., and Jensen, DA. (2005). The p53 inhibitor pifithrin-alpha forms a sparingly soluble derivative via intramolecular cyclization under physiological conditions. Mol. Pharm. 2: 462–474.

Gefen, E. (2007). Respiratory regulation and water balance in the sand scorpion, Smeringurus mesaensis (Vaejovidae) during prolonged food deprivation. Journal of Insect Physiology, submitted.

Gefen, E.; Marlon, A.J.; and Gibbs, A.G. (2006). Selection for desiccation resistance in adult Drosophila melanogaster affects larval development and metabolite accumulation. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 3,293–3,300.

Guadagnoli, J.A.; Tobita, L.; and Reiber, C.L. (2007). Changes in cardiac performance during hypoxic exposure in the grass shrimp, Paleamonetes pugio. Submitted to Am. Journal of Physiology: Comparative 2-2007.

Guadagnoli, J.A.; Tobita, L.; and Reiber, C.L. (2007). Assessment of the pressure area relationship of the single ventricle of the grass shrimp Paleamonetes pugio. Submitted to Journal of Experimental Biology 7-2006. In revision.

Guadagnoli, J.A.; Jones, L.; and Reiber, C.L. (2005). The influence of reproductive state on cardiac parameters and hypoxia tolerance in the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. J. Functional Ecology 19 (6): 976–981.

Guadagnoli, J.A.; Braun, A.M.; and Reiber, C.L. (2005). Environmental hypoxia influences hemoglobin subunit structure in the Brachiopod Crustacean, Triops longicaudatus. J. Exp. Biol. 208: 3,543–3,551.

Guadagnoli, J.A., and Reiber, C.L. (2005). Changes in cardiac output and hemolymph flow during hypoxic exposure in the gravid grass shrimp, palaemonetes pugio. J. Comp. Physiol. 175: 313–322.

Harper, S.L., and Reiber, C.L. (2006). Metabolic, respiratory and cardiovascular responses to acute and chronic hypoxic exposure in tadpole shrimp, Triops longicaudatus. J. Exp. Biol. 209: 1,639–1,650.

Harper, S.L., and Reiber, C.L. (2006). Ontogeny of cardiac physiology and aerobic metabolism in the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 176 (5): 405–414.

Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium (2006). Insights into social insects from the genome of the honey bee Apis mellifera, Nature 433, 931–949.

Reiber, C.L., and Roberts, S.P. (2005). Ontogeny of physiological regulatory mechanisms: fitting into the environment. Comp. BioChem. Physiol. 141A: 359–361.

Roberts, S. P., and Elekonich M.M. (2005). Commentary: Behavioral Development and the Ontogeny of Flight Capacity in Honey Bees. Journal of Experimental Biology, 208, 4,193–4,198; invited paper.

Ross, C.A., and Shen, Q.J.: Computational prediction and experimental verification of HVA1-like abscisic acid responsive promoters in rice (Oryza sativa). Plant Molecular Biology, 2006, 62: 233–246.

Ross, C.A.; Liu, Y.; and Shen, Q.J.: The WRKY Gene Family in Oryza sativa. J. Integrative Plant Biology, in press.

Shen, Q.J., and Wang, J.: Engineering for drought tolerance in horticultural and ornamental plants: lessons from the studies with model plants. Journal of Crop Improvement, Edited by Yi Li and Yan Pei, Haworth Press Inc., Binghamton, NY. 2006, 17 (1): 121–153. This volume is simultaneously published as a book titled Plant Biotechnology in Ornamental Horticulture.

Velickovska, V., and van Breukelen, F. Characterization of ubiquitylation in hibernators. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, in review.

Sinclair, B.J.; Gibbs, A.G.; and Roberts, S.P. (2007). Gene transcription during exposure to, and recovery from, cold and desiccation stress in Drosophila melanogaster. Insect Molecular Biology, submitted.

Wang, W.Z.; Fang, X.H.; Stephenson, L.L.; Khiabani, K.T.; and Zamboni, W.A. Microcirculatory effects of BH4 in rat skeletal muscle after prolonged ischemia. Microsurgery, accepted.

Wang, W.Z.; Fang, X.H.; Stephenson, L.L.; Khiabani, K.T.; and Zamboni, W.A. Melatonin Reduces I/R-Induced Superoxide Generation in Arterial Wall and Cell Death in Skeletal Muscle. J Pineal Res, 41 (3): 255–260, 2006.

Wang, W.Z., and Zamboni, W.A. Discussion for PDGF gene therapy enhances expression of VEGF and bFGF genes and activates NF-KB gene in signal pathways in ischemic flaps. Wang, X.T.; Liu, P.Y.; and Tang, J.B. Plast Reconstruc Surg, 117 (1): 138–139, 2006.

Wang, W.Z.; Fang, X.H.; Stephenson, L.L.; Baynosa, R.C.; Khiabani, K.T.; and Zamboni, W.A. Microcirculatory Effects of Melatonin in Rat Skeletal Muscle after Prolonged Ischemia. J Pineal Res, 39: 57–65, 2005.

Wang, W.Z.; Fang, X.H.; Stephenson, L.L.; Khiabani, K.T.; and Zamboni, W.A. Acute Microvascular Action of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Skeletal Muscle Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury. Plast Reconstruc Surg. 115: 1,355–1,365, 2005.

Williams, J.B.; Roberts, S.P.; and Elekonich, M.M. (in press). Heat Shock Proteins and Their Role in Generating, Maintaining and Even Preventing Alternative Insect Phenotypes. In: Whitman, D.W., and Ananthakrishnan, T.N., eds. Phenotypic Plasticity of Insects: Mechanism and Consequences. Enfield, N.H.: Science Publishers Inc., invited chapter, peer reviewed.

Xie, Z.; Zhang, Z.L.; Hanzlik, S.; Cook, E.; and Shen, Q.J.: Salicylic acid inhibits gibberellin-induced alpha-amylase expression and seed germination via a pathway involving an abscisic-acid-inducible WRKY gene. Plant Molecular Biology (provisionally accepted).

Xie, Z.; Zhang, Z.L.; Zou, X.L.; Yang, G.X.; Komatsu, S.; and Shen, Q.J.: Interactions of two abscisic-acid induced WRKY genes in repressing gibberellin signaling in aleurone cells. Plant Journal, 2006, 46: 231–242.

Yeruva, L.; Pierre, K.J.; Carper, S.W.; Elegbede, J.A.; Toy, B.J.; and Wang, R.C. Jasmonates induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in non-small cell lung cancer lines. Exp Lung Res. 2006, November–December; 32 (10): 499–516.

Zou, X.; Shen, Q.J.; and Neuman, D. An ABA inducible WRKY gene integrates responses of creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) to elevated [CO2] and abiotic stresses. Plant Science (provisionally accepted).