Name: Dr. James M. Dubbs

Office address: Laboratory of Biotechnology
54 Kamphaeng Phet 6 Talat Bang Khen, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210, Thailand
Tel: +66 25530 8555 (ext. 8364)
E-mail:

Research Scientist

Research Experience (Specialties)
2002-present Research Scientist, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Lak Si, Bangkok, Thailand — Supervisor: Prof. Skorn Mongkolsuk
1992-2002 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, The Department of Microbiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
1990-1991 Post-Doctoral Research Assistant, The Department of Biochemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
1985-1990 Graduate Research Assistant, Intercollegiate Program in Genetics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
1983-1985 Research Technician, The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USAEducation
Ph.D. (Genetics) The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA,. (December, 1990)
B.S. (Microbiology) The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA (May, 1983)Awards
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Training Workshop
1991 Molecular Genetics of Bacillus thuringiensis at Institute of Biological Control, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Japan.
1993 Amino acid sequencer and DNA sequencer, Biosystem Japan, Tokyo, Japan
1998 Plant Molecular Genetics, Department of Genetics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
2000 Bioremediation, AOTS, Yokohama, Japan

Publications
– Dubbs, J.M. and S. Mongkolsuk. 2012. Peroxide Sensing Transcriptional Regulators in Bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 194(20):  5495-5503.

– Sallabhan, R., J. Kerdwong, J. M. Dubbs, K. Somsongkul, W. Whangsuk, P. Piewtongon, and S. Mongkolsuk. 2012. The hdhA Gene Encodes a Haloacid Dehalogenase that is Regulated by the LysR-Type Regulator, HdhR, in Sinorhizobium meliloti. Mol. Biotechnol. DOI 10.1007/s12033-012-9556-1

– Wangsuk, W., J. M. Dubbs, R. Sal1abhan, K. Somsongkul, S. Mongkolsuk, and S. Loprasert. 2010. ChpR is a Chlorpyrifos-Responsive Transcription Regulator in Sinorhizobium meliloti. J. Mol. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 18: 141-147.

– Dubbs, J. M. and S. Mongkolsuk. 2007. Peroxiredoxins in Bacterial Antioxidant Defense. In “Peroxiredoxin Systems: Structures and Functions.” (R. Harris and L. Flohe, eds.) Springer, Netherlands. pp. 143-193.

– Loprasert, S., W. Wangsuk, J. M. Dubbs, R. Sallabhan, K. Somsongkul, and S. Mongkolsuk. 2007. HpdR Is a Transcriptional Activator of Sinorhizobium meliloti hpdA, Encoding a Herbicide-Targeted 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase. J. Bacteriol. 189: 3660-3664.

– Hrimpeng, K., B. Prapagdee, P. Banjerdkij, P. Vattanaviboon, J. M. Dubbs, and S. Mongkolsuk. 2006. Challenging Xanthomonas campestris with Low Levels of Arsenic Mediates Cross-Protection against Oxidant Killing. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 262: 121-127.

– Chuchue, T., W. Tanboon, B. Prapagdee, J. M. Dubbs, P. Vattanaviboon, and S. Mongkolsuk. 2006. ohrR and ohr Are the Primary Sensor/Regulator and Protective Genes against Organic Hydroperoxide Stress in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. J. Bacteriol. 188: 842-851.

– Mongkolsuk, S., J. M. Dubbs, and P. Vattanaviboon. 2005. Chemical Modulation of Physiological Adaptation and Cross-Protective Responses against Oxidative Stress in the Soil Bacterium and Phytopathogen, Xanthomonas. J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 6: 1-5.

– Dubbs, J. M., and F. R. Tabita. 2004. Regulators of Nonsulfur Purple Phototrophic Bacteria and the Interactive Control of CO₂ Assimilation, Nitrogen Fixation, Hydrogen Metabolism and Energy Generation. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 28(3): 353-376.