EDUCATION
Graduate- University of Tennessee (Microbiology)
EXPERIENCE
Senior Research Assistant, Center
for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee. 1992- Present
Dental Assisting Instructor. 1985- Present
Hazardous Waste Personnel Certification (40 hour course)
PUBLICATIONS
Dionisi, H.M., C.S. Chewning, K.H. Morgan, F. Menn, J.P. Easter, G.S. Sayler. 2004. Abundance of Dioxygenase Genes Similar to Ralstonia sp. Strain U2 nagAc Is Correlated with Naphthalene concentrations in Coal Tar-Contaminated Freshwater Sediments. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70(7): 3988-3995.
Raman, D. R., E. L. Williams, A.
C. Layton, R. T. Burns, J. P. Easter, A. S. Daugherty, M. D. Mullen, and G.
S. Sayler. 2004. Estrogen content of dairy and swine wastes. Environmental Science
&
Technology 38(13): 3567 – 3573
V.M. Vulava, L.D. McKay, F. Menn, and J.P. Easter. Fate and transport of coal tar contaminants in Chattanooga Creek Floodplain. 13th Tennessee Water Resources Symposium, Burns, Tennessee, April 9-11, 2003.
Layton, A.C., J. Sanseverino, B.W. Gregory, J.P. Easter, G.S. Sayler, and T.W. Schultz. 2002. In Vitro estrogen receptor binding of PCBs: Measured activity and detection of hydroxylated metabolites in a recombinant yeast assay. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 180:157-163.
Raman, D.R., A.C. Layton, L.B. Moody, J.P. Easter, G.S. Sayler, R.T. Burns, and M.D. Mullen. 2001. Degradation of estrogens in dairy waste solids: Effects of acidification and temperature. Transactions of the ASAE. 44(6):1881-1888
Ripp, S., D.E. Nivens, Y. Ahn, C. Werner, J. Jarrell IV, J. P. Easter, C.D. Cox, R. S. Burlage, and G.S. Sayler. 2000. Controlled field release of a bioluminescent genetically engineered microorganism for bioremediation process monitoring and control. Environ. Science Tech. 34 (5), p. 846-853
Menn, F.-M., J.P. Easter, and G.S. Sayler. Genetically Engineered Microorganisms and Bioremediation. 2000. In: (H.-J Rehm and G. Reed, eds.) Biotechnology: Environmental Processes II: Soil Decontamination. p.442-463.
Menn, F.-M., J.P. Easter, and G.S. Sayler. Bacterial Activity Enhancement and Soil Decontamination. 2000. In: (H.-J Rehm and G. Reed, eds.) Biotechnology: Environmental Processes II: Soil Decontamination. p.425-439
Layton, A.C., C.A. Lajoie, J.P. Easter, M. Muccini, and G.S. Sayler. 1998. An integrated surfactant solubilization and PCB bioremediation process for soils. Bioremediation Journal. 2(1):43-56.
Beck, M.J., A.C. Layton, C.A. Lajoie, J.P. Easter, G.S. Sayler, J. Barton, and M. Reeves. 1997. An integrated treatment system for polychlorinated biphenyls remediation. . In: Biotechnology in the Sustainable Environment. Eds. G. Sayler, J. Sanseverino, and K. Davis. Plenum Press. p. 73-84.
Lajoie, C.A., A.C. Layton, J.P. Easter, F. Menn, and G.S. Sayler. 1997. Degradation of nonionic surfactants and polychlorinated biphenyls by recombinant field application vectors. J. Industrial Microbiol. Biotechnol. Vol. 19, p. 252-262.
Sayler, G.S., U. Matrubutham, C. Steward, A. Layton, C. Lajoie, J. Easter, and B. Applegate. 1995. Towards Field Release of Engineered Strains for Bioremediation. Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Environmental Releases of Biotechnology Products: Risk Assessment Methods and Research Progress. ORD/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL.
Layton, A.C., C.A. Lajoie, J.P. Easter, R. Jernigan, M.J. Beck and G.S. Sayler. 1994. Molecular Diagnostics for Polychlorinated Biphenyl Degradation in Contaminated Soils. Recombinant DNA Technology II, Vol. 721, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. p. 407-422.
Layton, A.C., C.A. Lajoie, J.P. Easter, R. Jernigan, J. Sanseverino, and G.S. Sayler. 1994. Molecular Diagnostics and Chemical Analysis for Assessing Biodegradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Contaminated Soils. J. Indust. Microbiol. 13:392-401.