Department of Biological Sciences

Robert V. Gessner, Professor Emeritus

Mycology

Contact Information:

Robert Gessner  R-Gessner@wiu.edu


Personal Homepage:
www.wiu.edu/users/mfrvg/


Degree:
Ph.D. - Rhode Island, 1975


Research Interests:

Mycology, plant pathology.


Publications:

Kuhrts, A. M. J.-K. Huang, Robert V. Gessner, and Kenneth C. Keudell.  2003.  Partial purification of  lipoxygenase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa WIU-JS. Experimental Biology Meeting, San Diego. (abstract)

Sershon, V. C., A. M. Kuhrts, J.-K. Huang, Robert V. Gessner, Kenneth C. Keudell, and L. Wen.  Partial Purification of lipoxygenase from Pseudomonas  aeruginosa, WIU-JS. , 14th   Annual Illinois Student Research Conference
Western Illinois University, Macomb. (abstract)

Kuhrts, A. M., J. Huang, Robert V. Gessner, and Kenneth C. Keudell.  2003.  Partial purification of enzyme from Pseudomonas aeruginosa (WIU-JS) responsible for bioconversion of Oleic Acid to 7-hydroxy-8-octadecenoic acid and 7,10-dihydroxy-8(e)-octadecenoic acid. Illinois State Academy of Science, 95th Annual Meeting, Normal, IL. (abstract)


Graduate Student Research:

Fungi in air and on indoor surfaces


Undergraduate Student Research:

 Fungi in air and on indoor surfaces


Former Students:

Kuhrts, Amber M. 
Williamson, Terry J.
Wells, Keven D.
James Holman 
Shepard, David Andrew
Sim, Jeonggu 
Jung, Sung-whon
Castlebury, Lisa Ann
Roberts, James
Welter, Loretta 
Calvert, Darla 
Michaelis, Kevin Carl 
Zare-Maivan, Hassan 
Goss, George Robert 
Onyile, Afiong Bassey
Kouyoumdzoglu, A.
Augustine, A.M.
Schulz, R.W.
Moser, R.K.