Charles Mallery Associate Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 200 Ashe Building; teaches in   Cox Science Center, Dept. of Biology 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33124 phone 305) 284-3188 laboratory website     Education and professional experience B.S. Botany, 1965, University of Georgia Ph.D., Plant Biological Chemistry, University of Georgia Postdoctoral Fellowshiop, 197-01972, Laboratory Quantitative Biology, University of Miami Faculty member, University of Miami, 1972-present  I have served as a technical swim official to the National Governing Body of Swimming in the United States, U.S.A. Swimming http://www.usswim.org and to the NCAA http://www.ncaa.org/ , where I have been the referee for over 25 National Championships, 4 U.S. Olympic Festivals, and 4 Olympic Trials.  I Worked as a technical swim official on the pool deck at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the 1994 Rome World Championships, the 1995 Pan Pacific Championships, the 1995, 1999, & 2003 Pan Am Games, the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the 1998 Goodwill Games, and as head referee for the Women's NCAA http://www.ncaa.org Swimming and Diving Championships since 1997.         Areas of Focus Tropical Biology Cell and molecular biology Research Interests My research interests include the study of the developmental changes that occur in the biochemistry and physiology of germinating plant root cells ; the molecular profiles of DNA, RNA and protein during root cell germination ; the role of transport ATPase enzymes in the adaptation of gill tissue to varying haline aquatic environments ; and the role of intracellular compartment kinetics in the ionic balance of mangroves to varying haline environments. Teaching Interests  Freshman biology for majors, Cell and Molecular Biology, Developmental Physiology and Biochemistry. Selected Publications Mallery,C.H. Ammonium Stimulated Properties of a K-dependent ATPase in Opsanus beta, a Teleost with a NH4/Na Exchange Pump.  American Zoologist. 19:944, 1979 Mallery,C.H.  HCO3-stimulated ATPase in Gill Microsomal membranes of Opsanus beta.  Federation Proceedings.  40:474, 1981 Evans,D.H., Claiborne,J.B., Farmer,L, Mallery,C.H., and Krasny,E.J.  Fish Gill Ionic Transport: Methods and Models.  Biological Bulletin.  163:108-130, 1982      Mallery,C.H.   A Carrier Basis for Ammonium Extrusion in a Teleost Gill.  NH4-stimulated Na-dependent ATPase Activity in Opsanus beta. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 74A:889-897, 1983 Mallery,C.H. and Teas,H.J.   The Mineral Ion Relations of Mangroves:  I.  Root Compartments and Ion Exclusion at Low Salinity.  Plant and Cell Physiology.  25:1123-1135, 1985.