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Richard E. Edelmann

Electron Microscopy Facility Supervisor and Instructor
Department of Botany
Miami University
Office: 352 Pearson
Oxford, Ohio
Phone (513) 529-5712
email edelmare@muohio.edu

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Richard Edelmann

Research Interests

  • Electron, Confocal, and Light Microscopy
  • Digital Imaging
  • Cellular and Developmental Ultrastructure
  • Gravitropism and Space Flight Biology
  • Mycology

My research interests center on all aspects of microscopy and ultrastructural imaging, including light microscopy (LM), transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM & SEM), and scanning probe microscopies (SPM, STM, & AFM). In addition to conventional specimen preparation and imaging techniques, my work involves

  1. developing and studying cryo-preservation techniques for biological specimens and
  2. developing a high resolution digital imaging and analysis network within the Electron Microscopy Facility.
Zygomycetes Structural Nomenclature Definitions

For biological test organisms I study the ultrastructural reproductive development of members of the fungal class Zygomycetes. As group of organisms, the Zygomycetes are some of the most commonly found organisms and yet some of the most understudied organisms sharing our planet. My long term goal in these organism is to elucidate the fundamental steps of sexual reproduction. Each of the Zygomycetes gamete cells contain from 10-60 haploid nuclei, which after under going karyogamy and subsequent meiosis, some how result in the production of only 1 to a few genotypes following sexual reproduction. The central question remains of exactly how does this happen?

Selected References

  • Kiss, J. Z., and R. E. Edelmann. 1999. Spaceflight experiments with Arabidopsis starch-deficient mutants support a statolith-based model for graviperception. Advances in Space Research, (in press).
  • Swatzell, L. J., R. E. Edelmann, C. A. Makaroff, and J. Z. Kiss. 1998. Integrin-like proteins are localized to membrane fractions, not plastids, in Arabidopsis. Plant and Cell Physiology (in press).
  • Brush, L., L. A. Sadowski, R.E. Edelmann, and N. P. Money. 1998. Melanin synthesis and invasive hyphal growth in Wangiella dermatitidis. ASM meeting May 1998.
  • Edelmann, R. E. 1998. Microscopy 101: Stacking collodion layers when making films. Microscopy Today 98(6):36-37.
  • Katembe W. J., R. E. Edelmann, E. Brinckmann, J.Z. Kiss. 1998. The development of spaceflight experiments with Arabidopsis as a model system in gravitropism studies. Journal of Plant Research 111: 463-470.
  • Kiss, J. Z., R. E. Edelmann, W. J. Katembe, and P. C. Wood. 1998. Gravity perception in Arabidopsis during experiments on the space shuttle. 32nd COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Nagoya, Japan, July 1998.
  • Kiss, J. Z., W. J. Katembe, and R. E. Edelmann. 1998. Development of Arabidopsis seedlings in microgravity. American Soc. Of Plant Physiologists, Madison, WI June 1998.
  • Kiss, J. Z., W. J. Katembe, and R. E. Edelmann. 1998. Gravitropism and development of wild-type and starch-deficient mutants of Arabidopsis during space flight. Physiologia Plantarum 102(4), pp. 493-502.
  • Kiss, J. Z., P. C. Wood, R. E. Edelmann, and W. J. Katembe. 1998. Gravitropism and development of Arabidopsis during space flight. American Society of Plant Physiologists. (abstract).
  • Katembe, W. J., R. E. Edelmann, L. J. Swatzell, and J. Z. Kiss. 1997. The development of spaceflight experiments with starch-deficient mutants of Arabidopsis. American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology / ASGSB Bulletin 10:
  • Kiss, J. Z., W. J. Katembe, and R. E. Edelmann. 1997. Development of Arabidopsis seedlings in microgravity. Plant Physiol. 114(s):133
  • C. McGowan and J. Whallon. 1996. Microbe Zoo: CD-ROM collection of Microbial images"., Michigan State Univeristy, East Lansing, MI.
  • R. E. Edelmann and K. L. Klomparens. 1995. Low Temperature scanning electron microscopy of the ultrastructural development of zygospores and sporangiospores in Mycotypha africana, and the effects of cultural conditions on sexual versus asexual reproduction. Mycological Research 99(5), pp. 539-548.
  • R. E. Edelmann and K. L. Klomparens. 1995. Zygosporogenesis in Zygorhynchus heterogamus, with a proposal for standardization of structural nomenclature. Mycologia, 87(3), pp. 304-318.
  • D. W. Domaschko, R. E. Edelmann, and E. B. Khale. 1995. Ultrastructural analysis of satellite cells in skeletal muscle of obese and lean LA/N-facp rats. Proc. Microscopy and Microanalysis 1995. Eds. G. W. Bailey, M.H. Ellisman, R.A. Hennigar, and N. J. Zaluzec, Jones & Begell Pub., (New York) pp. 914-915.
  • R. E. Edelmann and K. L. Klomparens. 1994. The ultrastructural development of sporangiospores in multispored sporangia of Zygorhynchus heterogamus. Mycologia, 86(1), pp. 57-71.
  • R. E. Edelmann. 1993. Zygosporogenesis in Zygorhynchus heterogamus, and sporangiosporogenesis in Mycotypha africana. Ph.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 139 pp.
  • R. E. Edelmann and K. L. Klomparens. 1992. Developmental studies on sexual and asexual reproduction in Mycotypha africana (Zygomycetes). Inoculum, 43:1,2,3, p.30.
  • R. E. Edelmann, K. J. Czymmek, and K. L. Klomparens. 1991. Some advantages and uses of cryopreservation techniques for ultrastructural studies in mycology. Proc. of the 49th annual meeting of the Electron Microscopy Society of America. Ed. G. W. Bailey, San Francisco Press, Inc., (San francisco, California). p. 70-71.
  • R. E. Edelmann, R. T. Hanlin and K. L. Klomparens. 1989. The ultrastructural development of homothallic "zygospore" formation in Zygorhynchus heterogamus vuillemin. Mycological Society of America Newsletter, 40:1, p. 28.
  • R. E. Edelmann. 1988. The ultrastructural development of sporangiospores in multispored sporangia of Zygorhynchus heterogamus. M.S. Thesis, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 54 pp.
  • R. E. Edelmann, and M. E. Hogan. 1988. A comparative study of fixation and dehydration techniques for the preservation of conidial structures in fungi for SEM. Mycological Society of America Newsletter, 39:1, p. 27.
  • R. E. Edelmann and K. L. Klomparens. 1988. Sporangiosporogenesis in Zygorhynchus heterogamus Vuillemin - a third piece to the puzzle. Mycological Society of America Newsletter, 39:1, p. 27.
  • C. J. Pazur and R. E. Edelmann. 1988. An ultrastructural study of the zone of interaction between compatible and incompatible isolates of Leucostoma persoonii (Nits.) Hohn. Mycological Society of America Newsletter, 39:1, p. 43.
  • R. E. Edelmann, and M. E. Hogan. 1987. A comparative study of fixation and dehydration techniques for the preservation of conidial structures in fungi for SEM. Proc. of the 45th annual meeting of the Electron Microscopy Society of America. Ed. G. W. Bailey, San Francisco Press, Inc., (San francisco, California). p. 982-983.
  • R. E. Edelmann and T. M. Hammill. 1986. Light and transmission electron microscopy of nuclear behavior during zygosporogenesis in Mucor mucedo (Zygomycetes; Mucorales). Mycological Society of America Newsletter, 37:1, p. 26.
  • R. E. Edelmann and T. M. Hammill. 1986. Light and transmission electron microscopy of nuclear behavior during zygosporogenesis in Mucor mucedo (Zygomycetes; Mucorales). Quest 1986 Proceedings, S.U.N.Y. Oswego, Oswego, N.Y.
  • R. E. Edelmann (1985). Nuclear behavior during zygosporogenesis in Mucor mucedo. Quest 1985 proceedings, S.U.N.Y. Oswego, Oswego, N.Y.

Contributions to Published Works

  • Electron micrographs for Medical Mycology and Human Mycoses. 1996. E. S. Beneke and A. L. Rogers. Star Publishing Company, Belmont, California.
  • Electron Micrographs for Introduction to the Fungi. 1994. C. Minns.
  • Electron Micrographs for Microbe Zoo CD-ROM and WWW site. 1996.

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