Contact Information
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512) 863-1627 (office)
Office: Fondren-Jones 422A
woodwara@southwestern.edu
Andrew Woodward
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Areas of expertise
I am a plant developmental geneticist studying plant hormone signaling, peroxisome biogenesis, and the regulation of gene expression by microRNAs.Education
PhD, Rice University 2005
BA, Rice University 2001
Positions
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Southwestern University
August 01, 2008 - present
Research Scientist
Rice University
June 01, 2009 - July 01, 2009
HHMI Educational Program Coordinator and Instructor
Rice University
July 01, 2007 - August 01, 2008
Postdoctoral Fellow
The University of Texas at Austin
May 01, 2006 - July 01, 2007
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Rice University
May 01, 2005 - May 01, 2006
Courses: Fall 2009
Cell Biology
Plant Physiology
Professional Work
Publications:
Mingxiong Pang, Andrew W. Woodward, Vikram Agarwal, Xueying Guan, Misook Ha, Vanithrani Ramachandran, Xuemei Chen, Barbara A. Triplett, David M. Stelly, and Z. Jeffrey Chen. Genome-wide analysis reveals rapid and dynamic changes in miRNA and siRNA sequence and expression during ovule and fiber development in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L). (2009) Genome Biology 10(11):R122.
Jinsuk J. Lee, Andrew W. Woodward, and Z. Jeffrey
Chen. Gene expression changes and early events in cotton fibre development.
(2007) Annals of Botany 100(7):1391-1401. (review article)
Andrew W. Woodward, Sarah E. Ratzel, Erin E.
Woodward, Yousif Shamoo, and Bonnie Bartel. Mutation of E1-CONJUGATING ENZYME-RELATED1 decreases RELATED TO UBIQUITIN conjugation and alters
auxin response and development. (2007) Plant Physiology 144:976-987.
Joshua A. Udall, Lex E. Flagel, Foo
Cheung, Andrew W. Woodward, Ran Hovav, Ryan A. Rapp, Jordan M. Swanson, Jinsuk
J. Lee, Alan R. Gingle, Dan Nettleton, Christopher D. Town, Z. Jeffrey Chen,
and Jonathan F. Wendel. Spotted
cotton oligonucleotide microarrays for gene expression analysis. (2007) BMC
Genomics 8:81.
Rebekah A. Rampey*, Andrew W. Woodward*, Brianne Hobbs, and
Bonnie Bartel. ILR3, a basic
helix-loop-helix protein modulating auxin conjugate response and metal
homeostasis in Arabidopsis. (2006) Genetics 174(4):1841-1857. *These authors contributed equally to this article.
Andrew W. Woodward and Bonnie Bartel. A receptor for auxin. (2005) Plant
Cell 17(9):2425-2429. (current perspectives essay)
Andrew W. Woodward and Bonnie Bartel. Auxin: Regulation, action, and
interaction. (2005) Annals of Botany
95:707-735. (review article)
Andrew W. Woodward and Bonnie Bartel. The Arabidopsis peroxisomal targeting signal type 2 receptor PEX7 is necessary for peroxisome function and dependent on PEX5. (2005) Molecular Biology of the Cell 16:573-583.
undergraduate authors underlined
Invited lectures:
"Mechanisms and effects of polyploidy in plants" Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Departmental Retreat, Smithville, TX,
April 2007.
"RUB modification of SCF complexes regulates plant
hormone signaling" Texas Genetics Society, Galveston, TX, April 2006.
"E1 conjugating
enzyme-related1 is necessary for many aspects of plant development" Ubiquitin,
Ubiquitin-like Proteins, and Cancer, Houston, TX, February 2006.
"Plant development is regulated by the hormone auxin" Harding University, Searcy, AR, October 2005.
"Genetic hypersensitivity to the plant hormone auxin" Beckman Symposium, Irvine, CA, July 2001.
Poster presentations:
"Characterization and mapping of Arabidopsis peroxisome mutants" Marta Bjornson, Andrew W.
Woodward, Monique Gill, and Bonnie Bartel. American Society of Plant Biologists Southern Section
Meeting, Austin, TX, March 2009.
"Isolation of Arabidopsis thaliana mutants that are auxin resistant when ethylene
signaling is blocked" James Liu,
Andrew W. Woodward, and Bonnie Bartel.
American Society of Plant Biologists Southern Section Meeting, Austin,
TX, March 2009.
"Expression, cloning, and characterization of small
RNAs from cotton" Andrew W. Woodward and Z. Jeffrey Chen. American Society of Plant Biologists,
Chicago, IL, July 2007.
"Functional genomic analysis of early events in cotton
fiber development" Andrew W. Woodward, Zhiguo Han, Jinsuk J. Lee, S. Samuel
Yang, Foo Cheung, Barbara Triplett, David M. Stelly, Peggy Thaxton, Sing-Hoi
Sze, Christopher D. Town, and Z. Jeffrey Chen. Plant and Animal Genome, San Diego, CA, January 2007.
"RUB modification of SCF complexes regulates plant
hormone signaling" Andrew W. Woodward,
Erin E. Woodward, and Bonnie
Bartel. Post Transcriptional
Regulation of Plant Gene Expression, Austin, TX, June 2005.
"RUB modification of SCF complexes regulates plant
hormone signaling" Andrew W. Woodward, Erin E. Woodward , and Bonnie
Bartel. Ubiquitin and Signaling,
Taos, NM, February 2005.
"Mutations in peroxisomal targeting signal type 1 and
2 receptors cause deficient PTS2 import and peroxisomal defective phenotypes" Andrew W. Woodward and Bonnie Bartel.
15th International Conference on Arabidopsis Research,
Berlin, Germany, July 2004.
"Genetic analysis of peroxisome biogenesis and
function in Arabidopsis" Andrew W. Woodward, Bethany K. Zolman, and Bonnie
Bartel. American Society of Plant
Biologists, Honolulu, HI, July 2003.
"Genetic analysis of peroxisome biogenesis and
function in the model plant Arabidopsis" Andrew W. Woodward, Bethany K. Zolman,
and Bonnie Bartel. Texas Genetics
Society, Austin, TX, March 2003.
"Cloning and
characterization of Arabidopsis peroxin
(pex) mutants" Andrew W.
Woodward, Bethany K. Zolman, and Bonnie Bartel. American Society of Plant Biologists, Denver, CO, August
2002.
"Genetic studies of auxin homeostasis: IAA conjugate
resistance and auxin supersensitivity" Mónica Magidin, Andrew W. Woodward, and
Bonnie Bartel. 12th
International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Madison, WI, June 2001.
"Auxin homeostasis" Mónica Magidin, Andrew W.
Woodward, and Bonnie Bartel. 11th
International Conference on Arabidopsis Research, Madison, WI, June 2000.
"Comparative incidence of fibrosis in irradiated colorectum of murine strains" Andrew W. Woodward, Wendy Fang, Jeff Russell, and Elizabeth Travis. King Foundation Conference, Houston, TX, August 1998.
undergraduate authors underlined
Community outreach:
"The environmental impacts of plants" Lexington Garden Club, Lexington, TX, June 2009.
"Working as a biology professor and researcher" Lexington Elementary School, Lexington, TX, October 2009.
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Postdoctoral Platform Presentation Award,
Texas Genetics Society Conference, 2006.
Schroepfer Award for Outstanding Published Research in
Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, 2005.
Travel Award, 15th International Conference
on Arabidopsis Research, 2004.
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Scholarship, 2003.
Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation
Predoctoral Fellowship, 2001 and 2002.
Outstanding Senior in Cell Biology Award, Department
of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 2002.
Phi Beta Kappa, 2002.
Beckman Scholar, 2000-2001.
Rice Undergraduate Scholar, 2000-2001.
President's Honor Roll, six semesters.
Lower Colorado River Authority scholarship and
internship in environmental sciences, 1999.
Robert A. Welch Foundation undergraduate biochemistry scholarship, 1998-2002.
