Department of Biology

Dr. James Rayburn

Curriculum Vitae

James R. Rayburn

Education

1987 B.S. Major; Biology-Chemistry, Minor Math, Honor Graduate; Louisiana College, Pineville LA 71360.

1990 Master of Science Zoology (emphasis on Toxicology-Physiology) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK 74078. Thesis-Synergism and antagonism of the developmental toxicity of t-retinoic acid and 6-aminonicotinamide using FETAX with three carrier solvents

1994 Ph.D. in Zoology (emphasis on Developmental Toxicology) Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK 74078. Dissertation-An Evaluation of the developmental toxicity of potato glycoalkaloids using the Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus

Publications

John A. Bantle, Douglas J. Fort, James R. Rayburn, Donna J. DeYoung, and Shirley J. Bush. Further Validation of FETAX: Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity of Five Known Mammalian Teratogens and Non-teratogens. Drug and Chemical Toxicology 13 (4), 267-282, 1990.

J. R. Rayburn, D. J. Fort, R. McNew, and J. A. Bantle. Synergism and Antagonism induced by Three Carrier Solvents with t-Retinoic Acid and 6-Aminonicotinamide Using FETAX. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46:625-632, 1991.

J.R. Rayburn, D.J. DeYoung, D.J. Fort, R. McNew, and J.A. Bantle. Altered Developmental Toxicity Caused by Three Carrier Solvents. Journal of Applied Toxicology, Vol. 11(4), 253-260, 1991.

Mendel Friedman, J. R. Rayburn, and J. A. Bantle. Developmental Toxicology of Potato Alkaloids in the Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus (FETAX). Food and Chemical Toxicology - 29(8):537-547, 1991.

D.J. Fort, J.R. Rayburn, D.J. DeYoung, and J.A. Bantle. Assessing the Efficacy of an Aroclor 1254-Induced Exogenous Metabolic Activation System for FETAX. Drug and Chemical Toxicology 14(1&2) 143-160, 1991.

M. Friedman. J.R. Rayburn and J.A. Bantle. Structure-Activity relationships of Solanum alkaloids in the frog embryo (Xenopus). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 40(9): 1617-1624, 1992.

J.T. Blankemeyer, B.K. Stringer, J.R. Rayburn, J.A. Bantle, and M. Friedman. Effect of Potato Glycoalkaloids, -Chaconine and -Solanine, on membrane potential of frog embryos. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 40(10): 2022-2025, 1992.

Douglas J. Fort, James R. Rayburn, John A. Bantle. Evaluation of Acetaminophen-induced Developmental Toxicity using FETAX. Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 15(4), 329-350, l992.

Douglas J. Fort, Enos L. Stover, James R. Rayburn, Mendi Hull, and John A. Bantle. Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity of Trichloroethylene and Detoxification Metabolites Using Xenopus. Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis 13: 35-45 1993.

John A. Bantle, Dennis T. Burton, Douglas A. Dawson, James N. Dumont, Robert A. Finch, Douglas J. Fort, Greg Linder, James R. Rayburn, David Buchwalter, Margaret A. Maurice, and Steven D. Turley. Initial Interlaboratory Validation Study of FETAX: Phase I Testing. Journal of Applied Toxicology 14(3), 213-223 1994.

James R. Rayburn, John A. Bantle, Mendel Friedman. The role of the carbohydrate side chains of potato glycoalkaloids in developmental toxicity. J. Agric. Food. Chemistry 42, 511-515 1994.

John A. Bantle, Dennis T. Burton, Douglas A. Dawson, James N. Dumont, Robert A. Finch, Douglas J. Fort, Greg Linder, James R. Rayburn, David Buchwalter, Angela M. Gaudet-Hull, Margaret A. Maurice, and Steven D. Turley. FETAX Interlaboratory Validation Study: Phase II Testing. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Vol. 13, No. 10, 1629-1637, 1994.

James R. Rayburn, John A. Bantle, Mendel Friedman. The Synergism in Xenopus Embryos on the developmental toxicity caused by two potato glycoalkaloids. J. Food and Chemical Toxicology Vol. 33 No. 12, pp. 1013-1019 1995.

James R. Rayburn, John A. Bantle, Charles W. Qualls Jr., Mendel Friedman. Glucose-6-phosphate and NADP protection of the developmental toxicity caused by -chaconine. J. of Food and Chemical Toxicology Vol. 33 No. 12, pp. 1021-1025. 1995

John A. Bantle, Dennis T. Burton, Douglas A. Dawson, James N. Dumont, Robert A. Finch, Douglas J. Fort, Greg Linder, James R. Rayburn, David Buchwalter, Angela M. Gaudet-Hull, Margaret A. Maurice, and Steven D. Turley. FETAX Interlaboratory Validation Study: Phase III Testing. Journal of Applied Toxicology, Vol 16, Iss 6, pp 517-528 1996

James R. Rayburn, P.S. Glas, S.S. Foss, W.S. Fisher. Characterization of Grass Shrimp Embryo Toxicity Tests Using the WSF of number 2 fuel oil. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 12, pp. 860-866, 1996

P.S. Glas, L. Cortney, James R. Rayburn, W.S. Fisher. Embryonic Coat of the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. Biolgical Bulletin, 192: 231-242, April, 1997.

J.R. Rayburn and W.S. Fisher. The Developmental Toxicity of three carrier solvents using embryos of the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Vol. 33, No. 2, 217-221 August 1997

S.S. Foss and J.R. Rayburn. Effects of Culture Duration on Toxicity of Ethanol to Developing Embryos of the Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 59:467-471 1997.

D.J. Fort, E.L. Stover, J.A. Bantle, J.R. Rayburn, M.A. Hull, R.A. Finch, DT Burton, S.D. Turley, DA Dawson; Phase III interlaboratory study of FETAX, Part 2: Interlaboratory validation of an exogenous metabolic activation system for Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay--Xenopus (FETAX). Drug and Chemical Toxicology Vol. 21 No. 1 pp. 1-14 1998.

J.T. Blankemeyer, M.L. McWilliams, J.R. Rayburn, M. Weissenberg, and Mendel Friedman. Developmental Toxicology of Solamargine and Solasonine Glycoalkaloids in Frog Embryos. Food and Chemical Toxicology (Vol. 36) 1998 pp. 383-389

James Rayburn and W.S. Fisher Developmental Toxicity of Copper Chloride, Methylene Chloride, and 6-aminonicotinamide to embryos of the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Vol. 18 No. 5 1999 pp. 950-957.

Andrea Wolfe and James Rayburn: The Developmental Toxicity of Meclizine Using the Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus (FETAX). Alabama Academy of Sciences. Vol. 72 No. 1 December 2001 pp. 27-38.

K.A. Reinsel, P.S. Glas, James Rayburn, M.K. Pritchard and W.S. Fisher. Effects of food availability on survival, growth, and reproduction of the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio: a laboratory study. Marine Ecology Progress Series Vol. 220:231-239, September 2001.

J.R. Rayburn and R. Aladdin: Developmental Toxicity of Copper, Chromium and Aluminum using the Shrimp Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Palaemonid with artificial Seawater. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 2003. Vol. 71 Number 3: 481-488.

Gibson, Greg and James Rayburn, Activity of Cytochrome P-450 in Xenopus laevis embryos as determined by modified enzyme assay. Vol 76, No. 1, pp. 48-55 Alabama Academy of Sciences Jan 2004.

McCallum, Malcolm and James Rayburn, A simple method for housing Xenopus during oviposition and obtaining eggs for use in FETAX. 2006. Herpetological Review. 37 (3): 332-332.

Moser and Rayburn, Evaluation of Developmental Toxicity of Interaction between Caffeine and Pseudoephedrine Using Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus (FETAX) Bios 78(1) 1-9 2007.

David Steffy and James Rayburn, Remediation of Lnapl-contaminated sand by using Humic acid as a surfactant. The journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, Jan 2008, Vol. 79 No 1. pp 23-35

Presentations 2007-2009 (>160 career total)

James Rayburn, George Cline, And Clifford Webb. Jacksonville State University-Snorkel/scuba survey of historic hellbender streams (What to do when hellbenders don′t come?) ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 84th Annual Meeting, Tuskegee University, February 28-March 2, 2007

Bernice Moser, James R. Rayburn, George Cline, and Mitijaba Hamissou A preliminary analysis of a novel assay for vitellogenin in Xenopus laevis plasma. . ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 84th Annual Meeting, Tuskegee University, February 28-March 2, 2007

Kaci L Rodgers, James R Rayburn, George Cline, and Mijitaba Hamissou A preliminary comparison of freshwater jellyfish, marine jellyfish and sea anemone ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 84th Annual Meeting, Tuskegee University, February 28-March 2, 2007

Justin B Whisante, James R Rayburn (Mentor), The developmental toxicity of hand soap to Palaemonetes pugio embryos. Jacksonville State University. JSU Symposium.

Justin B Whisante, James R Rayburn The developmental toxicity of hand soap to Palaemonetes pugio embryos., ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 84th Annual Meeting, Tuskegee University, February 28-March 2, 2007.

Bernice Moser and James Rayburn Vitellogenin Induction In Xenopus Laevis And Detection Using Pro-Q Diamond. Southeast Regional meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Athens GA, April 2007

James Rayburn. Comparison of Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) Populations in the Mobile Bay area. Southeast Regional meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Athens GA, April 2007.

George Cline, James Rayburn, And Clifford Webb. Jacksonville State University-Snorkel/scuba survey of historic hellbender streams (What to do when hellbenders don’t come?) Association of Southeastern Biologist, Columbia, South Carolina. April 2007.

Dr. George R. Cline and Dr. James R. Rayburn. Update on the Alabama Hellbender Survey. 3^rd Hellbender Symposium Wheeling WV. June 2007.

Dr. James R Rayburn and Dr. George R. Cline. Stream Quality at Historic Hellbender Sites in Alabama 3^rd Hellbender Symposium Wheeling WV. June 2007

Moser B., J. Rayburn, G.R. Cline, M. Hamissou Impacts of surface water on the development and metamorphosis of Xenopus laevis., Biology Department, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. National Society of Environmental toxicity and Chemistry meeting in Milwaukee WI. Nov 2007.

J.R. Rayburn, G.R. Cline, Stream Quality in the Tennessee Drainage of North Alabama; Potential impact on an aquatic salamander National Society of Environmental toxicity and Chemistry meeting in Milwaukee WI. Nov 2007

J.R. Rayburn The use of a student response system for teaching general biology, Alabama Academy of Sciences, 85^th annual meeting in Birmingham AL, March 2008

G. Cline, J.R. Rayburn, and C. Murdock, Herpetology at Jacksonville State University, Alabama Academy of Sciences, 85^th annual meeting in Birmingham AL March 2008

J.R. Rayburn, The use of a student response system for teaching general biology, Association of Southeastern biologist meeting, Spartanburg, South Carolina, April 2008

JR Rayburn and Moser B., Detection of Vitellogenin in Blood Plasma from Xenopus laevis Exposed to selected Northeast Alabama Surface Waters, Regional SE-SETAC meeting, Gainesville, FL, May 2008

JR Rayburn, Moser, BL Hamissou, M. Cline, G., The use of Pro-Q-Diamond gel stain for detection of vitellogenin in blood plasma from amphibians exposed to selected northeast Alabama surface waters. National SETAC Meeting, Tampa Bay, FL, November 2008.

K. Shirey, S. Jones, and J. Rayburn Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species (Haplopelma lividium and Grammostola rosea) on embryo/larvae of Xenopus laevis. JSU Student Symposium, Jacksonville, AL, March 2009. (BEST STUDENT PRESENATION IN BIOLOGY).

K. Shirey, S. Jones, and J. Rayburn Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species (Haplopelma lividium and Grammostola rosea) on embryo/larvae of Xenopus laevis. Alabama Academy of Sciences, Livingston, AL, March 2009.

L. Cara, K. King, L. Kirkland, J.R. Rayburn, and F. Romano, Comparison of marine species at St. Andrew State Park and the Dry Tortugas National Park. Alabama Academy of Sciences, Livingston, AL, March 2009.

S. Jones K. Shirey and JR Rayburn The effect of pine tree extract on Xenopus laevis. Jacksonville State University. Alabama Academy of Sciences, Livingston, AL, March 2009.

K. Shirey, S. Jones, and J. Rayburn Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species (Haplopelma lividium and Grammostola rosea) on embryo/larvae of Xenopus laevis. Association of Southeastern Biologist meeting, Birmingham AL, April 2009

L. Cara, K. King, L. Kirkland, J.R. Rayburn, and F. Romano, Comparison of marine species at St. Andrew State Park and the Dry Tortugas National Park. Association of Southeastern Biologist meeting, Birmingham AL, April 2009

Shirey KD, Jones SM, and Rayburn JR. Toxicity of venom from two tarantula species (Haplopelma lividium and Grammostola rosea) on embryo/larvae of Xenopus laevis. Southeastern Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Columbus GA, May 2009

Jones, SM, Shirey, KD, Rayburn, JR. The Effects of Pine Tree Extract on Xenopus laevis. Southeastern Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Columbus GA, May 2009 (BEST STUDENT POSTER AWARD).