Paul H. Moore, Ph.D.

​Senior Research Scientist
Management, Implementation and Guidance for Bio-technological and Physiological Research
Publications

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Academic Qualifications

• B.S., California State University, Long Beach, 1961
• M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1965
• Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1966

Professional Experience

• 2007-Present Senior Scientist, Hawaii, Agriculture Research Center, Kunia, HI
• 1998-2007     Research leader, USDA/ARS, PBARC, Tropical Plant Physiology, Pathology, and Production unit, Aiea, HI
• 4/2001-5/2002    Acting Center Director, US Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, HI
• 1997-1999         Acting Laboratory Director, Tropical Fruit, Vegetable & Ornamental Crops Laboratory, Hilo, HI
• 1996-1998         Research Leader, ARS Tropical Fruit, Vegetable & Sugarcane Research Unit, Aiea, HI
• 1986-Present     Head of Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Unit, HSPA, Aiea, HI
• Research Leader (Plant Phys)  ARS Sugarcane Research Unit, Aiea, HI
• 1967-1975         Supervisory Plant Physiologist  ARS Sugarcane Research Lab, Aiea, HI
• 1966-1967         Postdoctoral Research Associate, Plant Physiology, UCLA, CA
• 1963-1966         Teaching and Research Assistant, Plant Physiology, UCLA. CA
• 1964 summer    Biology Instructor, California State University, Long Beach, CA
• 1962 summer    Research Assistant, California State University, Long Beach. CA

Publications

Mangwende, T., Wang, ML, Borth, W., Hu, J., Moore, P.H., Albert, H.H. The P0 gene of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus encodes an RNA silencing suppressor with unique activities. Virology 384:38-50. 2009.

Wang, M-L, Uruu G, Xiong L, He X, Nagai C, Cheah KT, Hu JS, Nan G-L, Sipes BS, Atkinson HJ, Moore PH, Rohrbach KG, Paull RE. Production of transgenic pineapple (Ananas cosmos (L.) Merr.) plants via adventitious bud regeneration. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol – Plant 45:112-121. 2009.

Yu Q, Tong E, Skelton RL, Bowers JE, Jones MR, Murray JE, Hou S, Guan P, Acob RA, Luo MC, Moore PH, Alam M, Paterson AH, Ming R (2009) A physical map of the papaya genome with integrated genetic map and genome sequence. BMC genomics 10:371

Blas AL, Yu Q, Chen C, Veatch O, Moore PH, Paull RE, Ming R. Enrichment of a papaya high-density genetic map with AFLP markers. Genome 52:716-725. 2009.

Blas AL, Ming R, Liu Z, Veatch OJ, Paull RE, Moore PH, Yu Q. Cloning of the Papaya Chromoplast-Specific Lycopene b-Cyclase, CpCYC-b, Controlling Fruit Flesh Color Reveals Conserved Microsynteny and a Recombination Hot Spot. Plant Phys 152:2013-2022. 2010.

Waclawovski AJ, Sato PM, Lembke CG, Moore PH, Souza GM. Sugarcane for bioenergy production: an assessment of yield and regulation of sucrose content. J Plant Biotech 8:263-276. 2010.

Wai, CM, Ming R, Moore PH, Paull RE, Yu Q. Development of Chromosome-specific Cytogenetic Markers and Merging of Linkage Fragments in Papaya. Trop Plant Biol 3:171-181. 2010.

Zhu YJ, Agbayani R, Tang CS and Moore PH. Developing transgenic papaya with improved fungal disease resistance. Proc. IIIrd International Symposium on Trop. and Subtrop. Fruits, Acta Hort. (ISHS) 864: 39-44. 2010.

Suzuki JY, Tripathi S, Fermin GA, Jan F-J, Hou S, Saw JH, Ackerman CM, Yu Q, Schatz MC, Pitz KY, Yepes M, Fitch MMM, Manshardt RM, Slightom JL, Ferreira SA, Salzberg SL, Alam M, Ming R, Moore PH, and Gonsalves D. Efforts to deregulate Rainbow papaya in Japan: Molecular characterization of transgene and vector inserts. Proc. IIIrd International Symposium on Trop. and Subtrop. Fruits, Acta Hort. (ISHS) 864: 39-44. 2010.

Gschwend A, Yu Q, Moore P, Saski C, Chen C, Wang J, Na J-K and Ming R. "Construction of papaya male and female BAC libraries and application in physical mapping of the sex chromosomes," J Biomed Biotechnol 2011:1-7. 2011.

Fitch MMM, Leong TCW, He X, McCafferty HRK, Zhu YJ, Moore PH, Gonsalves D, Aldwinckle HS, and HJ Atkinson. Improved Transformation of Anthurium. Hort Sci 46(3):358-364. 2011.

Singh R, Irikura B, Nagai C, Albert HH, Kumagai M, Paull RE, Moore PH and Wang ML. 2011. Characterization of prolyl oligopeptidase genes differentially expressed between twp ci;tovars pf Cpffea arabica L. Trop Plant Biol 4:203-216.

Ming R, Yu Q, Moore PH, Paull RE, Wang M-L, Zhu YJ, Schuler MA, Jiang J and Paterson AH. Genome of papaya, a fast growing tropical fruit tree. Tree Genet and Genomics 8:445-462. 2012

Blas AL, Yu Q, Veatch OJ, Paull RE, Moore PH, and Ming R. Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling fruit size and shape in papaya. Molecular Breeding 29:457-466. 2012

Scheldeman X, Kyndt T, d'Eeckenbrugge GC, Ming R, Drew R., Van Droogenbroeck B, Van Damme P, Moore PH. Vasconcellea Chap 11. Pp. 213-249. In: Kole C (editor), Wild Crop Relatives: Genomic and Breeding resources, Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-20447-0_11, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. 2011.

Na JK, Wang J, Murray JE, Gschwend AR, Zhang WL, Yu Q, Pérez RN, Feltus AF, Chen C, Kubat Z. Moore PH, Jiang J, Paterson AH and Ming, R. Construction of physical maps for the sex-specific regions of papaya sex chromosomes. BMC Genomics 13:176 (http://biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/176).

Gschwend AR, Yu Q, Tong EJ, Zeng F, Han J, VanBuren R, Aryal R, Charlesworth D, Moore PH, Paterson AH, Ming R. (2012) Rapid divergence and expansion of the X chromosome in papaya. PNAS 109:13716-13721.

Wang J, Na J-K, Yu Q, Gschwend AR, Han J,  Zeng F, Aryal R, VanBuren R, Murray JE, Zhang W, Navajas Pérez R, Feltus FA, Lemke C, Tong EJ, Chen C, Wai CM, Singh R, Wang M-L, Min X, Alam M, Charlesworth D, Moore PH, Jiang J, Paterson AH, Ming R. (2012) Sequencing papaya X and Yh chromosomes reveals molecular basis of incipient sex chromosome evolution. PNAS 109:13710-13715.

Wai CM, Moore PH, Paull RE, Ming R, and Yu Q (2012) An integrated cytogenetic and physical map reveals unevenly distributed recombination spots along the papaya sex chromosomes. Chromosome Res 20:753–767.

Paterson, A. H., Moore, P.H. and Tew, T.L. (2013) The gene pool of Saccharum species and their improvement. pp; 43-72, In: (Paterson, A.H. ed.) Genomics of the Saccharinae, Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models. Springer, NY.

Moore, P.H. (2013) Phenotypic and genetic diversity of papaya. pp: 35-46. In: Ming, R. and Moore, P.H. (eds). Genetics and Genomics of Papaya: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models 10: Springer, NY.

Han J, Murray JE, Yu Q, Moore PH, and Ming R. (2013) The effects of gibberellic acid on sex expression and secondary sexual characteristics in papaya. HortScience (accepted 12/18/2013)

Moore PH, Paterson AH, and Tew T. (2014) Sugarcane: The Crop, the Plant, and Domestication. Chap 1, pp. 1-17. In: Moore PH and Botha F (Eds)  Sugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional Biology.

Botha FC, Lakshmanan P, O’Connell A, and Moore PH. (2014) Hormones and Growth Regulators. Chap 14, pp. 331-377. In: Moore PH and Botha F (Eds)  Sugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional Biology.

Moore PH and Berding N. (2014) Flowering. Chap 15, pp. 379-410. In: Moore PH and Botha F (Eds)  Sugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional Biology.

Botha FC and Moore PH (2014) Biomass and Bioenergy. Chap 19, pp. 521-540. In: Moore PH and Botha F (Eds)  Sugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional Biology.

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Books

Moore PH and Ming R (Eds): Plant Genetics, Genomics. Vol. 1. Genomics of Tropical Crop Plants, 2008. Springer, NY. 581 pp. 2008.

Ming, R and Moore P (Eds): Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models Vol. 10. Genetics and Genomics of Papaya, 2014. Springer, NY. 438 pp.

Moore PH and Botha F (Eds)  Sugarcane: Physiology, Biochemistry & Functional Biology 2014. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Ames, Iowa 693 pp.