EDUCATION
1977 Bachelor of Science, Biological Science
1982 Doctor of Philosophy, Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
1982-1984 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara
1984-1985 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Kansas, Lawrence
1985-2016 Faculty member, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence
1995-1996 Visiting Scientist, Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
2004-2008 Chairperson, Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence
2016 Emeritus Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
1988-2013 Corporation Member, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
1991-1992 Member, NSF Neuronal and Glial Mechanisms Grants Advisory Panel
1990-1996 Member, NSF Molecular and Cellular Biology Grants Advisory Panel
2010-2014 Editorial Board, Biological Bulletin, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
AWARDS
1973-1977 New York State Regents Scholar, SUNY, Albany
1979-1982 Pratt, DuPont and NIH Predoctoral Fellow, University of Virginia
1982-1983 California Cancer Research Committee Postdoctoral Fellow
1983-1984 American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow
1986 Mortar Board Outstanding Educator Award, University of Kansas
1987, 1988 Marine Biological Laboratory Summer Fellow
1987, 1988 Robert Day Allen Fellow, Marine Biological Laboratory
1993-1994 Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Engineering Award, National Science Foundation
1995-1996 Career Advancement Award, National Science Foundation
1997-1998 Inez Jay Research Award, Higuchi Bioscience Center, University of Kansas
2003 International Union Against Cancer Award
2006 Inductee, University of Kansas Women’s Hall of Fame
FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING
National Institutes of Health RO1 (CA105305): “A yeast model for determining tubulin-drug interactions”. Himes, P.I., K. Suprenant, Co.I., G. Georg, Co.I., 2004-2008; Total award: $1,062,720.
National Science Foundation (MCB-9982377): “CeEMAP-95 function in the nematode, C. elegans”. Suprenant, P.I., 2000-2006, Total award: $661,000.
National Institutes of Health (IP20RR15563-01) “Center for Cancer Experimental Therapeutics”. Georg, P.I., Subproject: K. Suprenant, P.I. “On the Function of Vaults in Multi-drug Resistant Cancer Cells”. 2000-2003, Total direct costs: $278,324.
National Science Foundation (MCB-9315700): “Cell Cycle Regulation of Microtubule Assembly”. Suprenant, P.I., 1994-1999, Total award: $575,958.
National Science Foundation Career Advancement Award (MCB-9509865): “Modifiers of dynein function in Drosophila”. K. Suprenant, P.I., 1995-1996, Total award: $50,000.
National Science Foundation Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Engineering (MCB-9307112): “Polyribosome Targeting to Microtubules”. K. Suprenant, P.I., 1993-1994, Total award: $45,000.
National Science Foundation (DCB-9003544): “Cell Cycle Regulation of Microtubule Assembly”. Suprenant, P.I., 1990-1994, Total award: $280,000.
National Science Foundation (DCB-8616215): “Calcium homeostasis in the mitotic apparatus”. Suprenant, P.I., 1986-1990, Total award: $258,451
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Suprenant, K.A. and Dentler, W.L. (1982). Journal of Cell Biology 93:164-174.
Suprenant, K.A. and Rebhun, L.I. (1983). Journal of Biological Chemistry 258:4518-4525.
Suprenant, K.A. and Rebhun, L.I. (1984). Journal of Cell Biology 98:253-266.
Suprenant, K.A. and Rebhun, L.I. (1984). Cell Motility 4:333-350.
Suprenant, K.A., Hays, E., LeCluyse, E. and Dentler, W.L. (1985). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 82:6908-6912.
Suprenant, K.A. (1986). Methods in Cell Biology 27:189-215.
Dentler, W.L. and Suprenant, K.A. (1986). Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 466:813-831.
Suprenant, K.A. and Marsh, J.C. (1987). Journal of Cell Science 87:71-84.
Suprenant, K.A. and Dentler, W.L. (1988). Journal of Cell Biology 107:2259-2269.
Suprenant, K.A., Tempero, L.B., and Hammer, L.E. (1989). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 14:401-415.
Suprenant, K.A. (1991). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 19:207-220.
Suprenant, K.A. (1993). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 25:1-10.
Suprenant, K.A., Dean, K., McKee, J. and Hake, S. (1993). Journal of Cell Science. 104:445-456.
Wang, W., Suprenant, K. A., and Dentler, W. L. (1993). Journal of Biological Chemistry 268:24797-24807.
Tiwari, S. and Suprenant, K.A. (1993). Analytical Biochemistry 215:96-103.
Tiwari, S. and Suprenant, K.A. (1994). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 28:69-78.
Hamill, D., Davis, J., Drawbridge, J. and Suprenant, K.A. (1994). Journal of Cell Biology 127: 973-984.
Li, Q. and Suprenant, K.A. (1994). Journal of Biological Chemistry 269:31777-31784.
Suprenant, K.A. and Daggett, M. A. (1995). Current Topics in Developmental Biology 31:65-99.
Brisch, E., Daggett, M. A. F., and Suprenant, K. A. (1996). Journal of Cell Science 109, 2885-2893.
Hamill, D. and Suprenant, K. A. (1997). Developmental Biology 190:117-128.
Hamill, D. R., Howell, B., Cassimeris, L. and Suprenant, K. A. (1998). Journal of Biological Chemistry 273:9285-9291.
Daggett, M.A.F., Li, Q., Weaver, R. F. and Suprenant, K. A. (1998). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 41:57-67.
Brisch, E., Ahrens, D. P., and Suprenant, K. A. (1999). Journal of Experimental Zoology 283:258-269.
Lepley, D.M., Palange, J.M., and Suprenant, K.A. (1999). Gene 237:343-349.
Suprenant, K. A., Tuxhorn, J.A., Daggett, M. A. F., Ahrens, D. P., Hostetler, A., Palange, J. M., Van Winkle, C. E., and Livingston, B. T. (2000). Development, Genes and Evolution 210:2-10.
Eichenmüller, B., Ahrens, D., and Suprenant, K. A., (2001). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 50:161-72.
Eichenmüller, B., Everley, P., Palange, J., Lepley, D., and Suprenant, K. A. (2002). Journal of Biological Chemistry 277:1301-1309.
Bode, C. J., Gupta, M.L., Reiff, E.A., Suprenant, K. A., Georg, G.I., and Himes, R.H. (2002). Biochemistry 41: 3870-3874.
Gupta, M.L., Bode, C.J., Thrower, D.A., Suprenant, K.A., Bloom, K.S. and Himes, R.H. (2002). Biology of the Cell 13(8): 2919-32.
Bode, C., Gupta, M.L., Suprenant, K.A. and Himes, R.H. (2003). EMBO Reports 4:94-99.
Suprenant, K.A. (2002). Biochemistry 41: 14447-14454.
Eichenmüller, B., Kedersha, N., Solovyeva, E. Everley, P., Lang, J., Himes, R.H., and Suprenant, K.A. (2003). Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton 56:225-236.
Stewart, P.L., Makabi, M., Lang, J., Dickey-Sims, C., Robertson, A.J., Coffman, J.A. and Suprenant, K.A. (2005). BMC Developmental Biology 5:3.
Rodriguez, A.J., Seipel, S.A., Hamill, D.R., Romancino, D.R., Di Carlo, M., Suprenant, K.A. and Bonder, E.M. (2005). RNA 11:646-656.
Foland, T.B., Dentler, W.L., Suprenant, K.A., Gupta Jr., M., and Himes, R.H. (2005) Paclitaxel-induced microtubule stabilization causes mitotic block and apoptotic-like cell death in a paclitaxel-sensitive strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeast 22:971-978.
Dickensen, N., Moore, D., Suprenant, K., and Dunn, R.C. (2007). Photochem Photobiol. 83(3):686-91.
Suprenant, K.A., Bloom, N., Fang, J. and Lushington, G. (2007). Journal of Experimental Biology.210:946-955.
Hueston, J.L., Herren, G.P., Cueva, J.G., Buechner, M.J., Lundquist, E.A., Goodman, M.B., and Suprenant, K.A. (2008). BMC Developmental Biology 8:110.
Hueston JL and Suprenant KA. (2009). Dev Dyn. 2009 Aug;238(8):1878-86.
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