Works
Chapters
"Generation of transgenic soybean via particle bombardment of embryogenic cultures" In Current Protocols in Plant Biology. 2016.
"Transgenic Plant Production" In Plant Biotechnology and Genetics: Principles, Techniques and Applications. Edited by C. Neal Stewart. 2016.
Conferences
Hernandez-Garcia,Carlos,M; Nemes,Cheri; Jones,Michelle,L; Rushton,Paul,J; Finer,John,J, "Wound-induction of GmERF Promoters in Soybean" Society for In Vitro Biology 2012.
Hu,Bizhen; Scheerens,Joseph,C; Cardina,John; Finer,John,J, "Metabolite Production in Plant Cell Cultures of Burdock (Arctium sp.)" 2012.
De La Torre,Carola,M; Hernandez-Garcia,Carlos,M; Bouchard,Robert,A; Finer,John,J, "Dissection of the Strong Soybean Ubiquitin Promoter (Gmubi) Reveals Essential Regions Responsible for Regulating High Levels of Gene Expression" 2011.
Hernandez-Garcia,Carlos,M; Nemes,Cheri; De la Torre,Carola; Semsang,Nuananong; Jones,Michelle,L; Finer,John,J, "GmERF Promoters Give High Wound-inducible Expression in Transgenic Soybean" Society for In Vitro Biology 2011.
Zhang,Zhifen; Finer,John,J, "Development of a Transformation and Regeneration System for Sunflower (Helianthus annus)" 2011.
Waterland, NL, Finer, JJ, Jones, ML, "Abscisic Acid Applications Decrease Stomatal Conductance and Delay Wilting in Drought-stressed Chrysanthemums" 106th Annual Conference of the American-Society-for-Horticultural-Science 2010.
Bouchard,R,A; Chiera,J,M; Finer,J,J, "Isolation and characterization of a soybean (Glycine max) polyubiquitin (Gmubi) promoter." 2007.
Chiera,J,M; Finer,J,J, "Evaluation of an automated image analysis system for factors which stabilize gene expression." Society for In Vitro Biology 2006.
Chiera,J,M; Streeter,J,G; Nemes,C,A; Finer,J,J, "The effect of Myo-inositol concentration on pinitol levels in Inositol methyl transferase (imt)-containing transgenic embryonic soybean" Society for In Vitro Biology 2005.
Journal Articles
Zhang N, McHale LK, Finer JJ, "A leader intron of a soybean elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) gene interacts with proximal promoter elements to regulate gene expression" PLoS ONE 11 11 (2016) 1-20-1-20
Hernandez-Garcia,Carlos,M; Finer,John,J, "Identification and validation of promoters and cis-acting regulatory elements." Plant Science 217-218 (2014) 109-119-109-119
Hernandez-Garcia CM, Finer JJ, "Identification and validation of promoters and cis-acting regulatory elements" Plant Science 217–218 (2014) 109–119-109–119
Pomeranz M, Finer J, Jang J-C, "Putative molecular mechanisms underlying tandem CCCH zinc finger protein mediated plant growth, stress, and gene expression responses." Plant Signaling & Behavior 5 6 (2011) 644-648-644-648
Pomeranz M, Zhang L, Finer J, Jang J-C, "Can AtTZF1 act as a transcriptional activator or repressor in plants?" Plant Signaling & Behavior 5 6 (2011) 644-648-644-648
Rushton DL, Tripathi P, Rabara R, Lin J, Ringler P, Boken AK, Langum TJ, Schmidt L, Boomsma DD, Emme N, Chen X, Finer JJ, Shen QJ, Rushton PJ, "WRKY transcription factors: key components in abscisic acid signaling" Plant Biotechnology Journal 2 10 (2011) 2-11-2-11
Finer, J.J.; McMullen, M.D., "Transformation of soybean via particle bombardment of embryogenic suspension culture tissue" In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant 27 4 (1991) 175-182-175-182
Benzle KA, Finer KR, Marty DM, McHale LK, Goodner BW, Taylor CG, Finer JJ, "Isolation and characterization of novel Agrobacterium strains for soybean and sunflower transformation" Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture
Zhang Z, Finer JJ, "Soybean actin, heat shock protein and ribosomal protein promoters direct tissue-specific transgene expression in transgenic soybean" In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Plant
Hernandez-Garcia, CM, Finer JJ, "Identification and validation of promoters and cis-acting regulatory elements" Plant Science
Patents
Zhang Z and Finer JJ. Low inoculum, long coculture Agrobacterium mediated transformation of plants. Filed Jan 2016
Finer JJ, Benzle KA, Finer KR, Taylor CG. Agrobacterium Strains for Plant Transformation and Related Materials and Methods. Filed May 2015
Finer JJ, Benzle KA, Finer KR, Taylor CG. Agrobacterium Strains for Plant Transformation and Related Materials and Methods. Filed May 2014
John J. Finer and Robert A. Bouchard. Highly Active Soybean Promoters and Uses Thereof. Filed Feb 2013
John J Finer; Robert A Bouchard. Highly Active Soybean Promoters and Uses Thereof. 8395021 Filed May 2008 and Issued May 2013.
Finer,John,J; Trick,Harold,N. Method for transforming plant tissue by sonication. 5693512 Filed Mar 1996 and Issued Dec 1997.
Presentations
"Plant GMOs." In College of Wooster Undergraduate seminar. 2016.
"Development and use of an automated image capture system for semi-continuous monitoring of promoter-mediated gene expression." In Society for In Vitro Biology. 2016.
"Isolation and characterization of soybean promoters and their contributing cis-elements." In Invited seminar. 2016.
"Development of low inoculm, long co-culture method for sunflower transformation." In National Sclerotinia Initiative. 2016.
"Transgene expression analysis in soybean." In Department Seminar. 2015.
"A novel Agrobacterium strain for soybean transformation." In Bayer CropScience. 2015.
"The soybean tissue culture and genetic engineering center." In USB Nematode Project Meeting. 2015.
"Soybean tissue culture." In Soybean Doubled Haploids Workshop. 2015.
"Use of a Transformation System in Sunflower for Sclerotinia Resistance Studies." In National Sclerotinia Initiative. 2015.
"Isolation and evaluation of novel Agrobacterium strains for transformation of soybean and sunflower." In Crown Gall Meetings. 2014.
