Curriculum vitae

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1997

M.A. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1988

B.A. Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Integrative Biology, Basel, Switzerland 10/97-12/99

Ph.D. Student, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1/93-10/97

Research Associate, DAKO Corporation, Carpinteria, California, 9/88-1/93

Research Assistant II, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, 4/88-8/88

Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, 9/85-12/87

Internship, Product Development Dept., Hybritech Inc, La Jolla, California, 6/84-9/84

Laboratory Assistant, Dept. of Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, 1/83-6/84, 9/84-9/85

TEACHING:

Plant physiology, Advanced practical course, taught summer semesters 1993-1999

Molecular Ecology, Advanced practical course, taught winter semesters 1993-1999

Guest lectures in Symbiosis, Plant physiology, Biodiversity, 1993-1999

In situ hybridization Technology- Courses for the sales force and customers of DAKO Corporation 9/88-1/93

General Biology- Undergraduate practical course, taught fall, winter and spring semester, 9/85-12/87

SUPERVISION:

3 laboratory technicians, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 7/95-12/99

1 diploma (masters) student, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland 10/94-10/95

23 field and laboratory assistants, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, summer 1995

7 practical students, 3 months each, DAKO Corporation, Carpinteria, California

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Interaction between the endophytic fungus Epichloe bromicola and the grass Bromus erectus: effects of endophyte infection, fungal concentration and environment on grass growth and flowering, Symposium on Host-Parasite Interactions, Zoology Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1999

Effects of small-scale habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity of an endophytic fungus (Epichloe bromicola) infecting Bromus erectus grass. Symposium on Grass Endophytes, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1998

Dynamics of a plant-pathogen relationship (Bromus-Epichloe) in changing environments II, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1997

Effects of small-scale habitat fragmentation on the pathogenicity of an endophytic fungus (Epichloe bromicola) infecting Bromus erectus grass, Symposium on Grass Endophytes, Geobotanic Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997

Dynamics of a plant-pathogen relationship (Bromus-Epichloe) in changing environments I. Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1995

Interdisciplinary research, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, spring 1995

An integrated approach to the study of plant-pathogen interactions, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Switzerland, 1995

The effects of habitat fragmentation on the population dynamics and genetic diversity of Epichloe endophytes, Symposium on the effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Plant and Animal Populations, Zoology Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1995

Reciprocal adaptation between host plants and their microbial pathogens as a promoter of genetic diversity in natural communities III, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1994

Development of molecular markers for studies of biodiversity in pathogenic fungi, Symposium on Statistical Methods for Ecological Research, Zoology Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1994

Reciprocal adaptation between host plants and their microbial pathogens as a promoter of genetic diversity in natural communities II, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1993

Reciprocal adaptation between host plants and their microbial pathogens as a promoter of genetic diversity in natural communities I, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, spring 1993

PCR technology, Symposium on Molecular Techniques, Biocenter, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1993

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, 1995

Fifth International Mycological Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 1994

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry, San Diego Conference, USA, 1992

Papillomavirus Workshop, Seattle, Washington, USA, 1991

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Effects of habitat fragmentation on choke disease (Epichloe bcomicola) in the grass Bromus erects. K Groppe, T Steinger, B Schmid, B Baur, T Boller. Journal of Ecology 89 (2), 247-255

Interaction between the endophytic fungus Epichloe bcomicola and the grass Bromus Erectus: effects of endophyte infection, fungal concentration and environment on grass growth and flowering. K Groppe, T Steinger, I Sanders, B Schmid, A Wiemken, T Boller. Molecular ecology 8 (11), 1827-1835

Genetic variation in response to elevated CO2 in three grassland perennials- a field experiment with two competition regimes. T Steinger, C Lavigne, A Birrer, K Groppe, B Schmid. Acta Oecologica 18 (3), 263-268

PCR assay based on a microsatellite-containing locus for detection and quantification of Epichloe endophytes in grass tissue. K Groppe, T Boller. Applied and environmental microbiology 63 (4), 1543-1550

Plant-pathogen interactions in a Changing Environment. K Groppe, 1997

A micrsatellite marker for studying the ecology and diversity of fungal endophytes (Epichloe app) in grasses. K Groppe, I Sanders, A Wiemken, T Boller. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61 (11), 3943-3949

Identification of ribosomal DNA polymorphisms among and within spores of the Glomales: application to studies on the genetic diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. IR Sanders, M Alt, K Groppe, T Boller, A Wiemken. New Phytologist 130 (3), 419-427

The genetic diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in natural ecosystems: a key to understanding the ecology and functioning of the mycorrhizal symbiosis (1996) IR Sanders, M Alt, K Groppe, T Boller, New Phytol 133: 123-134

Genotype-specific responses of Bromus erectus to elevated CO {sub 2} at different levels of biodiversity and endophyte infection-a field experiment (1995) T Steinger, K Groppe, B Schmid, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 76(CONF-9507129--)

**Histone mRNA as a marker of proliferation status in tissues: a nonisotopic in situ hybridization method** (1992) Groppe, K., and Spaulding, D. Clinical Chemistry, 39: 742

**Determination of human papilloma virus: in situ hybridization**. (1992) Kirven, K. American Clinical lab.May 92.

**Multiple HPV infection: microanatomy by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.** Hinrichs,S., Smith, L., Ghuzvini, S. Kirven, K., Pallidino, H. and Spaulding, D. (1992). . Modern Pathology, 5: 257-261

Isolation and characterization of a cellulase gene family member expressed during avocado fruit ripening. Cass, L., Christoffersen, R., and Kirven, K. (1990). Molecular and General Genetics, 223: 76-86

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Botany, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1997

M.A. Biochemistry-Molecular Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1988

B.A. Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1985

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:

Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Integrative Biology, Basel, Switzerland 10/97-12/99

Ph.D. Student, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1/93-10/97

Research Associate, DAKO Corporation, Carpinteria, California, 9/88-1/93

Research Assistant II, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara, 4/88-8/88

Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, 9/85-12/87

Internship, Product Development Dept., Hybritech Inc, La Jolla, California, 6/84-9/84

Laboratory Assistant, Dept. of Biology, University of California Santa Barbara, 1/83-6/84, 9/84-9/85

TEACHING:

Plant physiology, Advanced practical course, taught summer semesters 1993-1999

Molecular Ecology, Advanced practical course, taught winter semesters 1993-1999

Guest lectures in Symbiosis, Plant physiology, Biodiversity, 1993-1999

In situ hybridization Technology- Courses for the sales force and customers of DAKO Corporation 9/88-1/93

General Biology- Undergraduate practical course, taught fall, winter and spring semester, 9/85-12/87

SUPERVISION:

3 laboratory technicians, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. 7/95-12/99

1 diploma (masters) student, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland 10/94-10/95

23 field and laboratory assistants, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, summer 1995

7 practical students, 3 months each, DAKO Corporation, Carpinteria, California

INVITED PRESENTATIONS:

Interaction between the endophytic fungus Epichloe bromicola and the grass Bromus erectus: effects of endophyte infection, fungal concentration and environment on grass growth and flowering, Symposium on Host-Parasite Interactions, Zoology Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1999

Effects of small-scale habitat fragmentation on the genetic diversity of an endophytic fungus (Epichloe bromicola) infecting Bromus erectus grass. Symposium on Grass Endophytes, Botanic Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1998

Dynamics of a plant-pathogen relationship (Bromus-Epichloe) in changing environments II, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1997

Effects of small-scale habitat fragmentation on the pathogenicity of an endophytic fungus (Epichloe bromicola) infecting Bromus erectus grass, Symposium on Grass Endophytes, Geobotanic Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997

Dynamics of a plant-pathogen relationship (Bromus-Epichloe) in changing environments I. Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1995

Interdisciplinary research, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, spring 1995

An integrated approach to the study of plant-pathogen interactions, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Switzerland, 1995

The effects of habitat fragmentation on the population dynamics and genetic diversity of Epichloe endophytes, Symposium on the effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Plant and Animal Populations, Zoology Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1995

Reciprocal adaptation between host plants and their microbial pathogens as a promoter of genetic diversity in natural communities III, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1994

Development of molecular markers for studies of biodiversity in pathogenic fungi, Symposium on Statistical Methods for Ecological Research, Zoology Institute, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, 1994

Reciprocal adaptation between host plants and their microbial pathogens as a promoter of genetic diversity in natural communities II, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, fall 1993

Reciprocal adaptation between host plants and their microbial pathogens as a promoter of genetic diversity in natural communities I, Workshop for the Swiss Priority Program Environment- Integrated Project Biodiversity, spring 1993

PCR technology, Symposium on Molecular Techniques, Biocenter, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 1993

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:

Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, 1995

Fifth International Mycological Congress, Vancouver, Canada, 1994

The American Association for Clinical Chemistry, San Diego Conference, USA, 1992

Papillomavirus Workshop, Seattle, Washington, USA, 1991

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Effects of habitat fragmentation on choke disease (Epichloe bcomicola) in the grass Bromus erects. K Groppe, T Steinger, B Schmid, B Baur, T Boller. Journal of Ecology 89 (2), 247-255

Interaction between the endophytic fungus Epichloe bcomicola and the grass Bromus Erectus: effects of endophyte infection, fungal concentration and environment on grass growth and flowering. K Groppe, T Steinger, I Sanders, B Schmid, A Wiemken, T Boller. Molecular ecology 8 (11), 1827-1835

Genetic variation in response to elevated CO2 in three grassland perennials- a field experiment with two competition regimes. T Steinger, C Lavigne, A Birrer, K Groppe, B Schmid. Acta Oecologica 18 (3), 263-268

PCR assay based on a microsatellite-containing locus for detection and quantification of Epichloe endophytes in grass tissue. K Groppe, T Boller. Applied and environmental microbiology 63 (4), 1543-1550

Plant-pathogen interactions in a Changing Environment. K Groppe, 1997

A micrsatellite marker for studying the ecology and diversity of fungal endophytes (Epichloe app) in grasses. K Groppe, I Sanders, A Wiemken, T Boller. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 61 (11), 3943-3949

Identification of ribosomal DNA polymorphisms among and within spores of the Glomales: application to studies on the genetic diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities. IR Sanders, M Alt, K Groppe, T Boller, A Wiemken. New Phytologist 130 (3), 419-427

The genetic diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in natural ecosystems: a key to understanding the ecology and functioning of the mycorrhizal symbiosis (1996) IR Sanders, M Alt, K Groppe, T Boller, New Phytol 133: 123-134

Genotype-specific responses of Bromus erectus to elevated CO {sub 2} at different levels of biodiversity and endophyte infection-a field experiment (1995) T Steinger, K Groppe, B Schmid, Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 76(CONF-9507129--)

Histone mRNA as a marker of proliferation status in tissues: a nonisotopic in situ hybridization method (1992) Groppe, K., and Spaulding, D. Clinical Chemistry, 39: 742

Determination of human papilloma virus: in situ hybridization. (1992) Kirven, K. American Clinical lab.May 92.

Multiple HPV infection: microanatomy by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Hinrichs,S., Smith, L., Ghuzvini, S. Kirven, K., Pallidino, H. and Spaulding, D. (1992). . Modern Pathology, 5: 257-261

Isolation and characterization of a cellulase gene family member expressed during avocado fruit ripening. Cass, L., Christoffersen, R., and Kirven, K. (1990). Molecular and General Genetics, 223: 76-86

**Histone mRNA as a marker of proliferation status in tissues: a nonisotopic in situ hybridization method** (1992) Groppe, K., and Spaulding, D. Clinical Chemistry, 39: 742

**Determination of human papilloma virus: in situ hybridization**. (1992) Kirven, K. American Clinical lab.May 92.

**Multiple HPV infection: microanatomy by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry.** Hinrichs,S., Smith, L., Ghuzvini, S. Kirven, K., Pallidino, H. and Spaulding, D. (1992). . Modern Pathology, 5: 257-261