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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2005 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Vicki L. Chandler is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research spans key areas in both the Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, focusing on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, and clinical topics related to nursing education and diagnostic processes.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Chandler has contributed extensively to subfields such as:

  • Plant Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Issues, ethics and legal aspects
  • Physiology
  • Family Practice

Chandler's research topics cover a diverse set of themes, including:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant tissue culture and regeneration
  • Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
  • Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

Their recent publications span both plant genetics and nursing education. Notable papers include:

  • "Transcribed enhancer sequences are required for maize p1 paramutation," published in 2024 in Genetics
  • "Using Peer Discussion to Create a SOAP Note in Graduate Clinical Nursing Education," published in 2020 in Nursing Education Perspectives
  • "Expanding Nursing Faculty Development Through a Fitness Initiative," published in 2022 in Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chandler include:

  • Lyudmila Sidorenko
  • Xiujuan Wang
  • Thomas Peterson
  • Tracy Collins
  • Felesha Perry

Their work has been published in a range of scientific journals, particularly:

  • Genetics
  • Nursing Education Perspectives
  • Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal

Chandler has received several honors throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists (2009)
  • National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award (2005)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)

Best Publications

  • DNA sequences bound specifically by glucocorticoid receptor in vitro render a heterologous promoter hormone responsive in vivo

    Vicki L. Chandler;Bonnie A. Maler;Keith R. Yamamoto

  • Functional analysis of the transcriptional activator encoded by the maize B gene: evidence for a direct functional interaction between two classes of regulatory proteins.

    Stephen A. Goff;Karen C. Cone;Vicki L. Chandler

  • An RNA-dependent RNA polymerase is required for paramutation in maize

    Mary Alleman;Lyudmila Sidorenko;Karen McGinnis;Vishwas Seshadri;Vishwas Seshadri

  • DNA modification of a maize transposable element correlates with loss of activity.

    Vicki L. Chandler;Virginia Walbot

  • Two regulatory genes of the maize anthocyanin pathway are homologous: isolation of B utilizing R genomic sequences.

    V L Chandler;J P Radicella;T P Robbins;J Chen

  • Identification of the residues in the Myb domain of maize C1 that specify the interaction with the bHLH cofactor R.

    E. Grotewold;M. B. Sainz;L. Tagliani;J. M. Hernandez

  • Transactivation of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes following transfer of B regulatory genes into maize tissues.

    S. A. Goff;T. M. Klein;B. A. Roth;M. E. Fromm

  • Paramutation: From Maize to Mice

    Vicki L. Chandler

  • Differential chromatin structure within a tandem array 100 kb upstream of the maize b1 locus is associated with paramutation.

    Maike Stam;Christiane Belele;Jane E. Dorweiler;Vicki L. Chandler

  • Mutations in the pale aleurone color1 Regulatory Gene of the Zea mays Anthocyanin Pathway Have Distinct Phenotypes Relative to the Functionally Similar TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1 Gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Charles C. Carey;Josie T. Strahle;David A. Selinger;Vicki L. Chandler

  • Chromatin conversations: mechanisms and implications of paramutation.

    Vicki L Chandler;Maike Stam

  • Evidence for direct activation of an anthocyanin promoter by the maize C1 protein and comparison of DNA binding by related Myb domain proteins.

    Manuel B. Sainz;Erich Grotewold;Vicki L. Chandler

  • mediator of paramutation1 Is Required for Establishment and Maintenance of Paramutation at Multiple Maize Loci

    Jane E. Dorweiler;Charles C. Carey;Charles C. Carey;Kenneth M. Kubo;Jay B. Hollick;Jay B. Hollick

  • Distinct size distribution of endogeneous siRNAs in maize: Evidence from deep sequencing in the mop1-1 mutant.

    Kan Nobuta;Cheng Lu;Roli Shrivastava;Manoj Pillay

  • Comparative Analysis of SET Domain Proteins in Maize and Arabidopsis Reveals Multiple Duplications Preceding the Divergence of Monocots and Dicots

    Nathan M. Springer;Carolyn A. Napoli;David A. Selinger;Ritu Pandey

  • Paramutation in maize.

    Vicki L. Chandler;William B. Eggleston;Jane E. Dorweiler

  • Paramutation, an allelic interaction, is associated with a stable and heritable reduction of transcription of the maize b regulatory gene.

    G I Patterson;C J Thorpe;V L Chandler

  • Paramutation and related allelic interactions

    Jay B. Hollick;Jane E. Dorweiler;Vicki L. Chandler

  • Gene expression analyses in maize inbreds and hybrids with varying levels of heterosis

    Robert M Stupar;Jack M Gardiner;Aaron G Oldre;William J Haun

  • Different mechanisms participate in the R-dependent activity of the R2R3 MYB transcription factor C1.

    J. Marcela Hernandez;George F. Heine;Niloufer G. Irani;Antje Feller

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia Walbot
Virginia Walbot Stanford University
Craig S. Pikaard
Craig S. Pikaard Indiana University
Shawn M. Kaeppler
Shawn M. Kaeppler University of Wisconsin–Madison
Nathan M. Springer
Nathan M. Springer University of Minnesota
Erich Grotewold
Erich Grotewold Michigan State University
Jeffrey L. Bennetzen
Jeffrey L. Bennetzen University of Georgia
Blake C. Meyers
Blake C. Meyers University of California, Davis
Keith R. Yamamoto
Keith R. Yamamoto University of California, San Francisco
Susan R. Wessler
Susan R. Wessler University of California, Riverside
Pamela J. Green
Pamela J. Green University of Delaware

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