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| Gladys Completo, Ph.D.
The Scripps Research Institute 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, MEM-L71 La Jolla, CA 92037 858-784-9638(phone) 858-784-9690 (FAX) completo@scripps.edu |
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EDUCATION: 2008 - Ph. D. Organic Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada) 1998 - M.S. Agricultural Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: July 2007 to Present - Postdoctoral Fellow, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA (Advisor: Prof. James C. Paulson) 2002 - 2007 - Doctoral Candidate, The Ohio State University, USA and University of Alberta, Canada (Advisor: Prof. Todd L. Lowary) 2001 - 2007 - Teaching Assistant, The Ohio State University, USA and University of Alberta, Canada 1999 - 2001 - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines 1996 - 1998 - Research Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines (Advisors: Prof. Aurora M. Baltazar and Prof. Florinia E. Merca) 1991 - 1995 - Instructor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines 1991 - University Research Associate, National Institutes of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines (Advisor: Dr. Pham Binh Chay) ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONORS: 2006: Graduate Student's Association Professional Development Award from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2006: J Gordin Kaplan Graduate Student Award from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2003: Alberta Research Council Graduate Scholarship in Carbohydrate Chemistry from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 1996-1998: Philippine Rice Research Institute Fellowship from International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines 1994-1998: Dept of Science and Technology-Engineering and Science Education Program Scholarship from University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines 1987-1990: Dept of Science and Technology- Science Education Institute Scholarship from University of the Philippines Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines PUBLICATIONS: Completo, G. C., Lowary, T. L. (2008). Synthesis of Galactofuranose Containing Acceptor Substrates for Mycobacterial Galactofuranosyltransferases. J Org Chem., 73:4513-4525. Rose, N. L., Zheng, R. B., Pearcey, J.; Zhou, R., Completo, G. C., Lowary, T. L. (2008). Development of a coupled spectrophotometric assay for GlfT2, a bifunctional mycobacterial galactofuranosyltransferase. Carbohydr Res., 340:2130-2139. Belanova, M., Dianiskova, P., Brennan, P. J., Completo, G. C., Rose, N. L.; Lowary, T. L., Mikusova, K. (2008). Galactosyl transferases in mycobacterial cell wall synthesis. J Bacteriol., 190:1141-1145. Voehringer, D., Stanley, S. A., Cox, J. S., Completo, G. C., Lowary, T. L. & Locksley, R. M. (2007). Nippostrongylus brasiliensis: Identification of intelectin-1 and -2 as Stat6-dependent genes expressed in lung and intestine during infection. Exp Parasitol, 116(4):458-466. Rose, N. L., Completo, G. C., Lin, S. J., McNeil, M., Palcic, M. M. & Lowary, T. L. (2006). Expression, purification, and characterization of a galactofuranosyltransferase involved in Mycobacterium tuberculosis arabinogalactan biosynthesis. J Am Chem Soc., 128:6721-6729. Joe, M., Sun, D., Taha, H., Completo, G. C., Croudace, J. E., Lammas, D. A., Besra, G. S. & Lowary, T. L. (2006). The 5-deoxy-5-methylthio-xylofuranose residue in mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan. absolute stereochemistry, linkage position, conformation, and immunomodulatory activity. J Am Chem Soc., 128:5059-572. Completo, G. C., Ponto, J. A. & Lowary, T. L. (2005). Synthesis of Oligosaccharide Fragments of the Lipoarabinomannan from Rhodococcus rubber. J Carbohydr Chem., 24:517-527. Completo, G. C., Merca, F. E. & Baltazar, A. M. (1999). Effect of Fenoxaprop on Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Activity in Rice and Two Grass Weeds. Philipp Agric Scientist, 82:300-312. |
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