David W Galbraith
- Faculty Associate
- (520) 621-9153
- FORBES, Rm. 303
- TUCSON, AZ 85721-0036
- galbraith@arizona.edu
Biography
Brief statement of professional interests.
I have a long track record of devising novel methods and platforms for the analysis of the different cell types found within complex eukaryotic organisms. I further have a long history of collaborative research activity, research publication, and a 30+ year record of continuous federal funding, from single investigator to complex multi-investigator, multi-institution projects. I provide unique molecular expertise for the study of gene expression in normal development and in disease, focused on biological and biomedical instrumentation. I am interested in all kingdoms of life, including plants and animals, and recently have developed interests in devising methods and instruments for detection of pathogens.
Degrees
- Ph.D. Plant Biochemistry
- Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
- Membranes of soybean callus
- M.A. Plant Biochemistry
- Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
- B.A. Natural Sciences Tripos (Biochemistry)
- Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
Work Experience
- Henan University, School of Life Sciences (2018 - Ongoing)
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (1989 - Ongoing)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska (1984 - 1988)
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska (1978 - 1984)
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (1976 - 1978)
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2022-23 Courses
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Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2022) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
GENE 539 (Fall 2022) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
MCB 539 (Fall 2022) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PCOL 539 (Fall 2022) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PLS 539 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Senior Capstone
PLS 498 (Spring 2022) -
Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2021) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
GENE 539 (Fall 2021) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
MCB 539 (Fall 2021) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PLS 539 (Fall 2021) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PSIO 539 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Senior Capstone
PLS 498 (Spring 2021) -
Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2020) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
GENE 539 (Fall 2020) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
MCB 539 (Fall 2020) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PCOL 539 (Fall 2020) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PLS 539 (Fall 2020) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PSIO 539 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2019) -
Rsrch Meth Biomed Engr
BME 597G (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2019) -
Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2018) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
GENE 539 (Fall 2018) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
MCB 539 (Fall 2018) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PLS 539 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Spring 2018) -
Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2017) -
Rsrch Meth Biomed Engr
BME 597G (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Feed & Clothe 9-Billion People
PLS 195A (Fall 2016) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
GENE 539 (Fall 2016) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PLS 539 (Fall 2016) -
Mthd Cell Bio+Genomics
PSIO 539 (Fall 2016) -
Special Topics in Science
HNRS 195I (Fall 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- More infoSubcellular Fractionation and Analysis of Function: D.W. Galbraith, J. Sheen, R.J. Grebenok, G.M. Lambert, and J. Sheen, Flow Cytometric Analysis of Transgene Expression in Higher Plants: Green Fluorescent Protein. W.F.J. Vermaas, Functional Effects of Structural Changes in Photosystem II as Measured by Chlorophyll Fluorescence Kinetics. J.-K. Zhu, R.A. Bressan, and P.M. Hasegawa, Determination of Protein Isoprenylation in Vitro and in Vivo. W.H. Outlaw, Jr., Extraction and Assay of Protein from Single Plant Cells. J. Feldwich, A. Vente, N. Campos, R. Zettl, and K. Palme, Photoaffinity Labeling and Strategies for Plasma Membrane Protein Purification. S. Lucretti and J. Dolezel, Cell Cycle Synchronization, Chromosome Isolation, and Flow-Sorting in Plants. W.L. Crosby and P. Schorr, Principles and Applications of Recombinant Antibody Phage Display Technology to Plant Biology. T.J. Guilfoyle, Isolation and Characterization of Plant Nuclei. J.C. Cushman, Isolation of Nuclei Suitable for in Vitro Transcriptional Studies. G.E. Schaller and N.D. DeWitt, Analysis of H+-ATPase and Other Proteins of the Arabidopsis Plasma Membrane. J.M. Ward and H. Sze, Isolation and Reconstitution of the Vacuolar H+-ATPase. J.M. Gualberto, H. Handa, and J.M. Grienenberger, Isolation and Fractionation of Plant Mitochondria and Chloroplasts: Specific Examples. H. Wein, B. Brady, and W.Z. Cande, Isolating the Plant Mitotic Appratus: A Procedure for Isolating Spindles from the Diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis. C.A. Price, N. Hadjeb, L.A. Newman, L.A. Newman, and E.M. Reardon, Chromoplasts. E. Davies and S. Abe, Methods for Isolation and Analysis of Polyribosomes. S. Abe and E. Davies, Methods for Isolation and Analysis of the Cytoskeleton. B.L. Epel, B. Kuchuck, G. Kotlizky, S. Shurtz, M. Erlanger, and A. Yahalom, Isolation and Characterization of Plasmodesmata. K. Waegemannand J. Soll, Characterization and Isolation of the Chloroplast Protein Import Machinery. E. Glaser, C. Knorpp, M. Hugosson, and E. Stedingk, Macromolecular Movement into Mitochondria. J.C. Carrington, Targeting of Proteins to the Nucleus. A. Ceriotti, E. Pedrazzini, M. Silvestris, and A. Vitale, Import into the Endoplasmic Reticulum. J.W. Gillikin, E.P.B. Fontes, and R.S. Boston, Protein-Protein Interactions in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. G.J. Lee, Assaying Proteins for Molecular Chaperone Activity. J. Denecke and A. Vitale, The Use of Protoplasts to Study Protein Synthesis and Transport by the Plant Endomembrane System. M.E. Vayda, Assessment of Translational Regulation by Run-Off Translation of Polysomesin Vitro. Molecular Methods for Analysis of Cell Function in Vivo: G.W. Bates, Electroporation of Plant Protoplasts and Tissues. P. Christou, Particle Bombardment. C. Maas, C. Reichel, J. Schell, and H.-H. Steinbisse, Preparation and Transformation of Monocot Protoplasts. R. Fischer and R. Hain, Tobacco Protoplast Transformation and Use for Functional Analysis of Newly Isolated Genes and Gene Constructs. C. Gatz, Novel Inducible/Repressible Gene Systems. C. Suter-Crazzolara, M. Klemm, and B. Reiss, Reporter Genes. M.K. Thorsness and J.B. Nasrallah, Cell-Specific Ablation in Plants. P. Steinecke and P.H. Schreier, Ribozymes. R. Kunze, H. Fusswinkel, and S. Feldmar, Expression of Plant Proteins in Baculoviral and Bacterial Systems. R. Serrano and J.-M. Villalba, Expression and Localization of Plant Membrane Proteins in Saccharomyces. G. Galili, Y. Altschuler, and A. Ceriotti, Synthesis of Plant Proteins in Heterologous Systems: Xenopus laevis Oocytes. J.I. Schroeder, Heterologous Expression of Higher Plant Transport Proteins and Repression of Endogenous Ion Currents in Xenopus Oocytes. Chapter References. Subject Index.
Chapters
Journals/Publications
Proceedings Publications
- More infoDigital flow cytometry offers the flexibility to explore novel feature extraction and classification schemes for efficient sorting of biological cells. A prototype of a second-generation digital data acquisition system (DDAPS-2) - a mixed-signal design operating at 40 MHz - was built to interface to a commercial flow cytometer. The DDAPS-2 intercepts the analog signal from the photomultiplier tube and preamp, performs analog-to-digital conversion, extracts various features and then feeds these extracted features into one of the several pattern classification algorithms. This paper describes the design and operation of the various sub-systems that constitute the DDAPS-2. The novelty of the DDAPS-2 is the use of dual-buffering FIFO memories to acquire digital samples of the pulse voltage signal. Experimental results demonstrate the improvement in the pulse capture performance of DDAPS-2 over DDAPS-1, which used a single-buffering FIFO memory.
