Emily Smithers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of BiologyEducation
M.S., Ph. D. in Biological Sciences at S.U.N.Y. University at Buffalo
B.S. in Biology, Minors in Chemistry and Theology at Houghton College
Biography
About Dr. Smithers
Emily graduating from Houghton College in 2004, majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry and Theology. She then went on to earn a M.S. and Ph. D. from the University at Buffalo in Biological Sciences, studying under Dr. Margaret Hollingsworth. After successfully completing this program, Emily became part of the Biology faculty at Roberts Wesleyan College.
Outside of science, Emily enjoys reading, with some of her favorite authors being Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Frank Peretti, and Ted Dekker. Once the snow clears, you can find her hiking around all of the local parks in Rochester. She is also an active member of the Gates Wesleyan Church worship team, playing the guitar on a weekly basis. Emily also spends time throughout the summer volunteering at Camp Vick in Sandusky, NY. She is a board member for Vick and Pathfinder Ministries and an adult advisor for the American Baptist Churches of New York State Youth Ministries (ABY).
Professional Affiliations
RNA Society
American Society of Plant Biologists
American Scientific Affiliation
Research
Post-transcriptional control of chloroplast gene expression
Biolistic transformation of plants
Publications
Smithers, E., Baecker, J., Sneddon, J. Hollingsworth, M., 'Putative ribosome binding site and conserved regions in the atpI 5' untranslated region effect translation efficiency in vivo.' Planned submission 2011
Smithers, E., Hollingsworth, M. "Chloroplast ribonucleoproteins are present in the atpI 5'UTR complex." Poster presentation at Chemical Biology in the 21st Century Hauptman-Woodward Institute Minisymposium. (2009)
Smithers, E., Hollingsworth, M. "Trans-acting elements in post-transcriptional control of chloroplast gene expression." Oral presentation at UB Biological Sciences Student Symposium. (2008, 2010)
Smithers, E., Hollingsworth, M. "Role of Chloroplast Ribonucleoproteins in atpI 5'UTR Binding Complex." Poster presentation at UB Biological Sciences Student Symposium. (2009)
Smithers, E., Baecker, J., Hollingsworth, M. "Post-transcriptional control of chloroplast gene expression: 5' untranslated region cis and trans-acting elements." Poster presentation at NEASPB Annual Meeting and UB Biological Sciences Student Symposium. (2007)