Dr. Tom Hammond
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Office
SLB Science Labratory Building 250
Office Hours
by appointment
Office Phone
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Biography
Dr. Hammond studies fundamental processes of meiosis using fungi as model organisms.
Current Courses
BSC 204.002 Biological Investigations
BSC 219.001 Genetics
BSC 299.003 Independent Honor Study
BSC 499.003 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
BSC 287.040 Independent Study
BSC 290.040 Research In Biological Sciences
BSC 599.003 Research In The Biological Sciences
BSC 495.002 Graduate Research In Biological Sciences
BSC 299.011 Independent Honor Study
BSC 499.003 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
BSC 499.103 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis Last Term
BSC 350.001 Molecular Biology
BSC 447.001 Molecular Biology
BSC 420.001 Molecular Biology Methods
BSC 290.040 Research In Biological Sciences
BSC 599.003 Research In The Biological Sciences
Teaching Interests & Areas
Genetics, Molecular Biology, Programming for Biologists
Research Interests & Areas
Genome defense processes, Selfish genetic elements, gene drivers
Post-Doc (Genetics)
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
PhD (Plant Pathology)
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
MS (Biochemistry)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA
BA (Biochemistry)
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Book, Chapter
Hammond, T., & Keller, N. RNA silencing in the Aspergilli. S. Osmani and G. Goldman (EDs), The Aspergilli: Genomics, Medical Aspects, Biotechnology and Research Methods. CRC Press (2007): 197-210.
McDonald, T., Noordermeer, D., Zhang, Y., Hammond, T., & Keller, N. The ST cluster revisited: Lessons from a genetic model. H. Abbas. (EDs), Aflatoxin and Food Safety. Marcel Dekker, Inc. (2005)
Hall, L., Hammond, T., & Keller, N. Aspergillus nidulans as a model system to study secondary metabolism. J.T. Romeo (EDs), Recent Advances in Phytochemistry volume 38:Secondary Metabolism in Model Systems. Elsevier Ltd. Oxford 38 (2004): 197-222.
Journal Article
Rhoades, N., & Hammond, T. RNA editing controls meiotic drive by a Neurospora Spore killer. BioRXiv (2021)
Rhoades, N.A., T.-S. Nguyen, G. Witz, G. Cecere, T. Hammond, A. K. Mazur, and E. Gladyshev (2021) “Recombination-independent recognition of DNA homology for meiotic silencing in Neurospora crassa” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 118 (33) e2108664118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2108664118
Svedberg, J., A. A. Vogan, N. A. Rhoades, D. Sarmarajeewa, D. J. Jacobson, M. Lascoux, T. M. Hammond, and H. Johannesson (2021) “An introgressed gene causes meiotic drive in Neurospora sitophila” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A 118 (17) e2026605118; PMID: 33875604 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2026605118
Boone, E., Xiao, H., Vierling, M., Decker, L., Hammond, T., & Shiu, P. An NCBP3-Domain Protein Mediates Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA. G3 (Genetics Society of America) 10 (2020): 1919–1927.
Rhoades, N., Webber, E., & Hammond, T. A nonhomologous end-joining mutant for Neurospora sitophila research. Fungal Genet. Rep. (New Prairie Press) 64.1 (2020): Article 1.
Presentations
Recombination-independent recognition of DNA homology for Repeat-Induced Point mutation and meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA. Neurospora 2018. (2018)
Investigating the RNA molecules of meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD). 28th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar. Genetics Society of America. (2015)
Sequencing and molecular dissection of Sk-2 in Neurospora. 28th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar. Genetics Society of America. (2015)
Efficient detection of unpaired DNA during meiosis requires a component of the homologous recombination machinery. Neurospora conference 2014. The Fungal Genetics Stock Center. (2014)
Efficient detection of unpaired DNA during meiosis requires a component of the homologous recombination machinery. Neurospora conference 2014. The Fungal Genetics Stock Center. (2014)
Investigating Spore Killer of Fusarium verticillioides. 2014 North Central Division of the American Phytopathological Society. The American Phytopathological Society. (2014)
Investigating a DNA homology search process in the Model Organism Neurospora crassa. 16th Annual DNA Repair Symposium. Wayne State University. (2014)
SAD-6: an SNF2-family protein involved in meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA. 16th Annual DNA Repair Symposium. Wayne State University. (2014)
Searching for a Spore killer: A meiotic drive element in Neurospora fungi. 2014 North Central Division of the American Phytopathological Society. The American Phytopathological Society. (2014)
Grants & Contracts
MRI: Acquisition of a laser scanning confocal microscope within a core facility for research and training at Illinois State University. National Science Foundation. Federal. (2018)
Identifying and characterizing proteins that detect unpaired DNA during meiosis.. NIH. Federal. (2013)