Dr. Rebecca Bullard-Dillard
Associate Professor and Chair,
Dept. of Biology,
School of Natural Science & Mathematics
Education
B.S, 1990
Biochemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Ph.D, 1996
Chemistry ( Biochem Emphasis), University of South Carolina
Professional Employment
1988-1990 Research Assistant, Biochemistry, North Carolina State University
6/90 - 8/90 Summer Research Assistant, Pathology,
Univ. of South Carolina Medical School
1990-1991 Teaching Assistant, Chemistry, University of South Carolina
1991-1996 Research Assistant, Chemistry, University of South Carolina
8/95 - 12/95 Adjunct Faculty, Chemistry, Midlands Technical College
5/96 - 8/96 Post-Doctoral Supervisor of Undergraduate Research,
Children's Cancer Research Laboratory, University of
South Carolina School of Medicine
1996 - 2001 Assistant Professor, Biology, Claflin University
1999 –Present Chair, Department of Biology, Claflin University
2000 – Present Director, Office of Research Development, Claflin University
2001 – Present Associate Professor, Biology Claflin University
Honors/Awards/Other Professional Activities
• 1989 North Carolina Academy of Sciences Student Research Grant award
• 1989 Gina Fenzi Memorial Summer Research Fellowship, Lupus Foundation of America
• 1990 Outstanding Biochemistry Student of the Year, NCSU
• Fall 1990 and Spring 1991, Joseph E Bouknight Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
• 1996, Nominated Claflin College Professor of the Year
• 1998, Appointed to the Medical University of South Carolina School of Allied Health
Diversity Board
• 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003 Who’s Who Among Americas College and University Teachers
• 1999, James E. Hunter Award for Excellence in Teaching, Claflin University
• 2001, Named to be placed on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “Wall of Tolerance Memorial” in Montgomery, Alabama
• 2002, Appointed to SC-BRIN Steering Committee
• 2002, South Carolina Governor’s Distinguished Professor for Claflin University Award
• 2003, South Carolina Governor’s Distinguished Professor for Claflin University Award
• 2004, Claflin University Nominee for Governor’s Award for Excellence in Science Awareness
• 2004, Appointed to Board of Directors for Palmetto Biotechnology Alliance
Editorial Boards
2002 Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Restoration (Society of Advocates for Sustainable Environment)
Memberships:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society of Microbiology
American Association of University Professors
Council on Undergraduate Research
National Science Teachers Association
Southern Poverty Law Center
Publications:
Total Number of Refereed Publications: 4 + 3 in prep Abstracts/Presentations: 139
selected
Bullard-Dillard, R., Chen, J., Pelsue, S., Dao, V., Agris, P.F. Anti-Sm autoantibodies of systemic lupus erythematosus cross-react with dietary plant proteins. Immunological Invest. 21(3): 193-202, 1992.
Scrivens, W. A., Tour, J.,
Scrivens, W. A., Tour, J.,Bullard-Dillard, R., Creek, K.E. In vivo metabolism studies of Buckminsterfullerenes using 14C-labeled C60. Presented at the 187th meeting of The Electrochemical Society, Reno, Nevada, May 21, 1995
Bullard-Dillard, R., Creek, K.E., Scrivens, W.L., Tour, J. In vivo effects of fullerenes using 14C-labeled C60. Bioorganic Chem. December, 1996.
Jenny, M.J., Keil, D.E., Warren, D.A., Bullard-Dillard, R, Eudaly, J. Effects of ammonium perchlorate in B6C3F1 Mice on thyroid, hematological and immunological parameters. Presented at the 33rd Annual MUSC Student Research Day '98, Friday, November 6, 1998
Jenny, M.J., Keil, D.E., Warren, D.A., Bullard-Dillard, R, Eudaly, J. Effects of ammonium perchlorate on thyroid, hematological and immunological parameters in B6C3F1 mice. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, New Orleans, Louisianna, March14th -18th, 1999.
Bagasra, O., Bullard-Dillard, R., Tisdale, V.A. Geslani, G., Hanson, J. In Situ PCR-Principles and Probe Design. Biomedical Engineering, Accepted for publication, 2002
Bagasra, O., Bullard-Dillard, R., Rishi, I., Baidouri, H., Abbasi, A., Kajdacsy-Balla, A., Pestaner, J.P., Skacel, M., Tubbs, R. Prostate cancer in African Americans is associated with the down-regulation of zinc transporters. Presented at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, San Francisco, California, April 6-10,2002
Bagasra, O., Bullard-Dillard, R., Rishi, I., Baidouri, H., Abbasi, J.A., Kajdacsy-Balla, A., Pestaner, J.P., Skecel, M., and Tubbs, R. Prostate Cancer in African American Men is Associated with the Down-Regulation of Zinc Transporters, Applied Immunochemistry and Molecular Morphology, 2003, Sept 121 (3) 253-60
Antley, P., Bagasra O., and Bullard-Dillard, R. The Effects of Melatonin on the Proliferation Rate of SiHa Cells. Presented at the 1st Annual SC-LIFE Colloquium of Undergraduate Research, Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, April 5th, 2003.
Michael J Dewey, Stephanie Napier, Julie L Weston, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Chantal Braithwaite, Hermes Exeter, and Travis C Glenn. “Development of Peromyscus Genomics: Peromyscus Genome Project Development of Expressed Sequence Tags”. Poster and Oral presentation, 2nd Annual HHMI Project SC-LIFE State Research Colloquium, Claflin University, Orangeburg SC, April 3, 2004
Michael J Dewey, Clifton M Ramsdell, Julie L Weston, Rebecca Bullard-Dillard, Chantal Braithwaite, Hermes Exeter, and Travis C Glenn. “Development of Peromyscus Genomics”. Poster Presentation, SC BRIN Bioinfomatics Research Conference, Wild Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, SC, March 15, 2004.
Research Projects Ongoing or Completed During the Last 3 Years Current
1. DAMD 17-02-1-0233 Department of Army “Role of Zinc in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer” P.I. Omar Bagasra, M.D., Ph.D., 04/26/02 to 04/25/05, $204,000/year. The Objective of this grant is to determine levels of expression of zinc transporters in African American vs Caucasian men. No Overlap
2. 1P20CA096426-01A1 NIH/NCI “Training of Claflin Minorities at USC Cancer Center” P.I. Omar Bagasra, M.D., Ph.D. 07/03/2003-06/30/2006 $ 390,476. This is a training grant to provide opportunities for training in cancer research to undergraduate students from Claflin University, a HBCU, at the South Carolina Cancer Center laboratories, at USC.
3. 2G11HD08340-04, National Institutes Of Health (NICHD Extramural Associates Program) “EARDA Phase II”. P.D. R. Bullard-Dillard, Ph.D. 01/01/2004 to 12/31/2006. $216,000. The objective of this grant is to continue the work of the Office of Research Development at the institution. This project is providing release time of 20% for Dr. Bullard-Dillard to work establishing research collaborations for faculty at Claflin University.
4. 1R01GM069601-01A1, National Institutes Of Health (NIGMS) “Development of Peromyscus Genomics”. P.I. Michael Dewey, Ph.D. 8/01/2004 to 7/31/2008. $320,000.00 sub-contract to Claflin University with Rebecca Bullard-Dillard as Co-PI. The objective of this grant is to produce an intermediate density map of the Peromyscus genome. No Overlap
Completed:
1. 1G11HD038340-01, National Institutes Of Health (NICHD Extramural Associates Program) “EARDA”. P.D. R. Bullard-Dillard, Ph.D. 8/25/2000 to 5/31/2003. $110,000. The objective of this grant is to increase the research infrastructure at Claflin University by establishing an Office of Research Development at the institution. No Overlap.
2. 1P20CA096426 National Institutes of Health (NCRR BRIN Program), John Baynes, University of South Carolina. P.I. , SC BRIN CRP Sub-Award for “The Peromyscus Genome Project: Development of a Core Research Group” 06/30/03 to 12/31/04, $75,000.00. The objective is to begin to map the Peromyscus genome. No overlap
