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Department of Biological Sciences
University of Iowa
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Phone: 319-335-1214
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E-mail: Jeferson-Gross@uiowa.edu

Jeferson Gross

EDUCATION:

1° CYCLE: “Escola Estadual de 1o Grau Três de Outubro” (1977-1984). Porto Alegre, Brazil.

2° CYCLE: “Escola Técnica Parobé” (1985-1986); “Escola de 2o Grau Mauá” (1987). Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Undergraduate Studies:

Bachelor Art, Music- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (1988-1993). Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Bachelor Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences - UFRGS (1994- 1999). Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Graduate Studies:

Master Science, Program in Cell and Molecular Biology- Biosciences Institute, Center of Biotechnology,
UFRGS (March 2000 - April 2002). Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Ph.D. at the Botany Institute of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität-München (LMU) (April 2003-October 2006).
Munich, Germany.


RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Undergraduate Research Assistant (August 1997-December 1999):
Sequencing and analysis of the fixABCX operon involved in nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum brasilense.
Adviser: Dr. Jeverson Frazzon. Laboratory of Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Center for Biotechnology, UFRGS.

Master Science (March 2000-April 2002):
Analysis of computational tools for genome sequences data mining and application to the study of genes
related to the iron homeostasis in rice. Advisers: Dr. Arthur G. Fett-Neto and Dr. Janette P. Fett. Plant
Physiology Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology, UFRGS.

Ph.D. (April 2003-October 2006):
Molecular characterization of the phylloquinone system in plants. Analysis of the PHYLLO locus,
involved in the synthesis of phylloquinone, as a tetramodular fusion encoded in the nuclear genome
of Arabidopsis thaliana. Adviser: Dr PD Jörg Meurer. Botany Institute of Ludwig-Maximilians-
Universität- München (LMU).

Postdoc (October 2006-July 2007):
Phylogenetic study of proteins involved in the phylloquinone/menaquinone biosynthesis.
Reconstruction of the evolution of this metabolic pathway in photosynthetic eukaryotes as
established by a lateral operon transfer. Laboratory of Dr. PD Jörg Meurer. Botany Institute of
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität- München (LMU).


PUBLICATIONS:

Gross J, Stein JR, Fett-Neto AG and Fett JP. Iron homeostasis related genes in rice.
Genetic and Molecular biology, 26, 4, 477-497, 2003.

Sperotto RA, Gross J, Vedoy C, Passaglia LMP and Schrank IS. The electron transfer flavoprotein
fixABCX gene products from Azospirillum brasilense show a NifA-dependent promoter regulation.
Current Microbiology, 49, 267-273, 2004.

Gross J, Cho WK, Lezhneva L, Falk J, Krupinska K, Shinozaki K, Seki M, Herrmann RG and Meurer J.
A plant locus for phylloquinone biosynthesis originated from a fusion of four eubacterial genes.
J Biol Chem, 281, 17189-17196, 2006.


DISSERTATIONS AND THESIS:

Graduation Diploma:
Gross, J. Characterization of the fixABCX operon from Azospirillum brasilense Sp7. Porto Alegre: UFRGS,
Pharmacy school, 1999.

Master Science:
Gross, J. Computational analysis of genes related to the iron homeostasis in rice. Porto Alegre: UFRGS,
Program in Cell and Molecular Biology-Biosciences Institute, Center for Biotechnology, 2002.

Ph.D.:
Gross, J. The biosynthesis of phylloquinone (vitamin K1) in higher plants. Munich: Botany Institute, 2006.


FUNDINGS:

Undergraduate:
Training period as Undergraduate Research Assistant: scholarship PIBIC- CNPq - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (March to August, 1998) and FAPERGS- Rio Grande do Sul State Foundation for Research Support (April to December, 1999).

Masters degree scholarship:
Training period as Undergraduate Research Assistant: scholarship PIBIC- CNPq - National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (March to August, 1998) and FAPERGS- Rio Grande do Sul State Foundation for Research Support (April to December, 1999).

German language course:
DAAD scholarship for German language course at the Goethe Institute Mannheim (October 2002- March 2003).

Ph.D. scholarship:
DAAD- CAPES (April 2003- September 2006).

Postdoc:
Grant of the German Research Foundation (DFG) (October 2006- present).


TALKS:

8th Munich Meeting on Plant Science, 18.09.2006, Munich, Germany.

Tri-National Arabidopsis Meeting. 27.09.2006. Tübingen, Germany.