PEER-REVIEWED publications:
S. Wang, R. Holzem and C.K. Gunsch, “Effects of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds on a Mixed Microbial Community Originating from a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant”, Environmental Science and Technology, 2008, 42(4):1091-1095. pdf file
C.K. Gunsch, K.A. Kinney, P.J. Szaniszlo and C.P. Whitman, “Relative Gene Expression Quantification in a Fungal Gas-Phase Biofilter”. Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2007. 98(1):101-111. pdf file
C.K. Gunsch, K.A. Kinney, P.J. Szaniszlo and C.P. Whitman, “Quantification of Homogentisate-1,2-Dioxygenase Expression in the Fungus Exophiala lecanii-corni”. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2006. 67(2):257-265. pdf file
C.K. Gunsch, Q. Cheng, K.A. Kinney, P.J. Szaniszlo and C.P. Whitman, “Identification of a Homogentisate-1,2-Dioxygenase Gene in the Fungus Exophiala lecanii-corni: Analysis and Implications”. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2005. 68(3):405-411. pdf file
M.F. Verce, C.K. Gunsch, A.S. Danko, D.L. Freedman, “Cometabolism of cis-1,2-Dichloroethene by Aerobic Cultures Grown on Vinyl Chloride as the Primary Substrate”. Environmental Science and Technology. 2002. 36(10)2171-2177. pdf file
POSTER Presentations:
S.J. Morey* and C.K. Gunsch, “Gene Silencing of Catechol-2,3-Dioxygenase in Pichia pastoris and Pseudomonas putida”, Accepted for presentation at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA (June 1-5, 2008).
K. Ikuma*, R. Pei and C.K. Gunsch, “Characterization of Toluene Biodegradation Following a Horizontal Gene Transfer Event in Escherichia coli DH5α”, Accepted for presentation at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA (June 1-5, 2008).
R. Pei* and C.K. Gunsch, “Horizontal Gene Transfer Occurences in a Mixed Microbial Community”, Accepted for presentation at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA (June 1-5, 2008). S. Wang* and C.K. Gunsch, “Effects of pharmaceutically active compounds on a mixed microbial community under different organic loadings”, Accepted for presentation at the 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Boston, MA (June 1-5, 2008).
S.J. Morey* and C.K. Gunsch, “Effect of ssDNA Concentration on Catechol-2,3-Dioxygenase Activity in Pichia pastoris DO2-1”, Institute of Biological Engineering 2008 Annual Conference, Chapel Hill, NC (March 6-9, 2008).
S. Wang* and C.K. Gunsch, “Antisense DNA: A Novel Gene Silencing Method”. Accepted for presentation at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Meeting, Blacksburg, Virginia (July 28-August 1, 2007).
S. Wang* and C.K. Gunsch, “Impact of Antisense Target DNA Length on Gene Silencing in Pseudomonas putida F1”. Accepted for presentation at the 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Canada (May 21-26, 2007).
R. Pei* and C.K. Gunsch, “Effects of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds on Activated Sludge Microorganisms”. Accepted for presentation at the 106th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Toronto, Canada (May 21-26, 2007).
S. Wang* and C.K. Gunsch, “Inhibitory Effect of Four Pharmaceutical Compounds on Microbial Growth”. Accepted for presentation at the 105th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Florida (May 21-25, 2006).
C.K. Gunsch*, K.A. Kinney, C.P. Whitman and P.J. Szaniszlo, “Nitrogen Regulated Gene Expression in the Fungus Exophiala lecanii-corni”. Abstracts from the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta, Georgia (June 5-9, 2005).
C.K. Gunsch*, Q. Cheng, K.A. Kinney, C.P. Whitman and P.J. Szaniszlo, “Metabolic Regulation of Ethylbenzene Degradation in the Fungus Exophiala lecani-cornii”. Abstracts from the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, Louisiana (May 24-27, 2004).
C.K. Gunsch*, Q.Cheng, E.A. Burkes, K.A. Kinney, P.J. Szaniszlo and C.P. Whitman, “Investigation of Ethylbenzene Biodegradation Pathway in Exophiala lecanii-corni”. Abstracts from the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, District of Columbia. (May 18-22, 2003).
Q.Cheng*, S. Wang, C.K. Gunsch, K.A. Kinney, C.P. Whitman and P.J. Szaniszlo, “Bacterial Catechol-2,3-Dioxygenase Gene Expression in Fungi”. Abstracts from the 103rd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Washington, District of Columbia. (May 18-22, 2003).
C.K. Gunsch*, J.R. Woertz, K.A. Kinney and P.J. Szaniszlo, “Growth Phase Control of Exophiala lecanii-corni using Farnesol”. Abstracts from the 102nd General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Salt Lake City, Utah. (May 19-23, 2002).
C.K. Gunsch*, M.F. Verce and D. L. Freedman. “Aerobic Cometabolism of dichloroethylenes and trichloroethylene by an isolate grown on vinyl chloride”, Abstracts from the 6th In situ and On-Site Bioremediation Symposia. A. Leeson, P. Johnson, R.E. Hinchee, L. Semprini and V.S. Magar (Eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio (2001).
D.L. Freedman*, J. Cox, L. Baiden, K. Carvalho, C.K. Gunsch, J. Hunt and R. Brigmon. "Potential for Bioremediation of Groundwater Contaminated with Landfill Leachate," pp. 109-116, in: Anaerobic Degradation of Chlorinated Solvents, Magar, V. S., Fennell, D. E., Morse, J. J., Alleman, B. C. and Leeson, A. (eds.), Battelle Press, Columbus, Ohio (2001).
J.R. Woertz, C.K. Gunsch*, R.M. Czerwinski, K.A. Kinney, P.J. Szaniszlo and C.P. Whitman. “Toluene and Ethylbenzene Biodegradation by Exophiala lecanii-corni in Biofilters”. Abstracts from the 101st General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Orlando, Florida. (May 20-24, 2001).
ORAL Presentations:
S. Wang and C.K. Gunsch*, “Sorption and Biodegradation of Selected Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in Batch Reactors Seeded with Activated Sludge”, Submitted for presentation at the 236th Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Philadelphia, PA (August 17-21, 2008). L. Pearson* and C.K. Gunsch, “Towards a Life Cycle Assessment of Algal Biodiesel as a Transportation Fuel Stock”, Pratt Fellows Forum, Duke University, Durham, NC (March 27, 2008). C.K. Gunsch*, “Mechanisms of Genetic Adaptation Following Exposure to Anthropogenic Contaminants”, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (March 10, 2008). K. Ikuma*, R. Pei and C.K. Gunsch, “Effect of Substrate Type on Toluene Biodegradation Following a Horizontal Gene Transfer Event in Escherichia coli DH5α”, Institute of Biological Engineering 2008 Annual Conference, Chapel Hill, NC (March 6-9, 2008).
C.K. Gunsch*. “Bacterial Conjugation in Aquatic Environments and its Relevance to Bioremediation”, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (October 19, 2007).
R.B. Fair*, A. Khlystov, C.K. Gunsch, R.D. Evans, N. Jokerst*, V. Srinivasan, V. Pamula, M.G. Pollack, P.B. Griffin and J. Zhou. “Chemical and Biological Pathogen Detection in a Digital Microfluidic Platform”, DARPA Workshop. (October 4, 2006)
C.K. Gunsch*, “Molecular Tools for Vapor-Phase Biofiltration”, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (October 2, 2006).
R. Holzem* and C.K. Gunsch, “The Effect of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds on Microbial Activity”, NSF REU Fellows Forum, Duke University, Durham, NC (July 27, 2006).
J. Sommer* and C.K. Gunsch. “Developing a New Paradigm for Evaluating the Health Risks of Mold Exposure”, Visible Thinking Research Forum, Duke University, Durham, NC (April 18, 2006).
C.K. Gunsch*. “Utilizing Molecular Biotechnology to Optimize Biological Treatment Performance”, The University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. (April 7, 2006)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Molecular Biotechnology and Environmental Engineering”, Nanotechnology and Biotechnology Symposium, Duke University, Durham, NC. (March 30, 2006)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in Biofiltration”. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. (February 28, 2005)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in Biofiltration”. Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC. (November 30, 2004) C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in Biofiltration”. Duke University, Durham, NC. (August 25, 2004)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in a Fungal Vapor-Phase Biofilter”. ExxonMobil, Upstream Division, Houston, Texas. (April 5, 2004)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in a Fungal Vapor-Phase Biofilter”. The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. (April 2, 2004)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in a Fungal Vapor-Phase Biofilter”. The University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. (March 5, 2004)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Linking Gene Expression to Performance in a Fungal Vapor-Phase Biofilter”. The University of California, Los Angeles, California. (March 1, 2004)
C.K. Gunsch*. "Linking Gene Expression to Performance in a Fungal Vapor-Phase Biofilter". Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. (February 3, 2004)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Monitoring Ethylbenzene Degradation by Quantitative Real-Time PCR”. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Departmental Seminar, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. (September 18, 2003)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Determining Gene Sequences by Gene Walking”. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Departmental Seminar, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. (September 12, 2002)
C.K. Gunsch*. “Methods for Pathway Determination”. Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Departmental Seminar, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. (September 29, 2001)
C.K. Gunsch*, M.F. Verce and D. L. Freedman. Modeling cometabolism of cis-dichloroethene by an isolate that uses Vinyl Chloride as a growth substrate. Quadrangle Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. (March 2000)