Education
Ph.D. Zoology — ecology, evolution, and behavior emphasis, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. – 1997
M.S. Natural Resources — wildlife science emphasis, School of Natural Resources, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. – 1990
B.S. Animal Ecology with Honors & Distinction — biotechnology emphasis, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. – 1989
Research Interests
Environmental effects of heavy metals and mutagens, and using massively parallel DNA sequencing to characterize DNA damage
Selected Publications
Thomas, J. C. IV, A. Oladeinde, T. J. Kieran, J. W. Finger Jr., N. J. Bayona-Vasquez, [5 others] and T. C. Glenn. 2020. Co-occurrence of antibiotic, biocide, and heavy metal resistance genes in bacteria from metal and radionuclide contaminated soils at the Savannah River Site. Microbial Biotechnology 13(4):1179-1200.
Louha, S., D. A. Ray, K. Winker and T. C. Glenn. 2020. A high-quality genome assembly of the North American Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. G3 10(4):1159-1166.
Kieran, T. J., K. M. H. Arnold, J. C. Thomas IV, C. P. Varian, A. Saldaña, J. E. Calzada, T. C. Glenn, and N. L. Gottdenker. 2019. Regional biogeography of microbiota composition in the Chagas disease vector Rhodnius pallescens. Parasites & Vectors 12(1):504.
Glenn, T. C., R. Nilsen, T. J. Kieran, J. G. Sanders, N. J. Bayona-Vasquez, et al. 2019. Adapterama I: Universal stubs and primers for 384 unique dual-indexed or 147,456 combinatorially-indexed Illumina libraries (iTru & iNext). PeerJ 7:e7755.
Glenn, T. C., T. W. Pierson, N. J. Bayona-Vásquez, T. J. Kieran, S. L. Hoffberg, et al. 2019. Adapterama II: Universal amplicon sequencing on Illumina platforms (TaggiMatrix). PeerJ 7:e7786.
Bayona- Vásquez*, N. J., T. C. Glenn*, T. J. Kieran, T. W. Pierson, S. L. Hoffberg, et al. 2019. Adapterama III: Quadruple-indexed, double/triple-enzyme RADseq libraries (2RAD/3RAD). PeerJ 7:e7724. *equal co-authorship
Finger, J. W. Jr., M. T. Hamilton, M. D. Kelley, N. Stacey, T. C. Glenn, and T. D. Tuberville. 2019. Examining the effects of chronic selenium exposure on traditionally used stress parameters in juvenile American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 77 (1):14-21.
Kolli, R. T., T. C. Glenn, B. T. Brown, S. P. Kaur, L. M. Barnett, L. H. Lash, and B. S. Cummings. 2019. Bromate-induced changes in p21 DNA methylation and histone acetylation in renal cells. Toxicological Sciences 168(2): 460-473.
Finger, J. W. Jr., M. T. Hamilton, M. D. Kelley, Y. Zhang, A. N. Kavazis, T. C. Glenn, and T. D. Tuberville. 2018. Dietary selenomethionine administration and its effects on the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): oxidative status and corticosterone levels. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 75(1):37-44.
Wang, J., L. Tang, H. Zhou, J. Zhou, T. C. Glenn, C.-L. Shen, J.-S. Wang. 2018. Long-term treatment with green tea polyphenols modifies the gut microbiome of female sprague-dawley rats. Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 56:55-64.
Green, R.E., E.L. Braun, J. Armstrong, et al. 2014. Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs. Science 346:1335.
Jarvis, E.D., S. Mirarab, A.J. Aberer, et al. 2014. Whole genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds. Science 346:1320-1331.
Smith, B. T., J. E. McCormack, A. M. Cuervo, et al. 2014. The drivers of tropical speciation. Nature 515:406-409.
Alföldi, J., F. Di Palma, M. Grabherr, et al. 2011. The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals. Nature 477: 587-591.
Glenn, T. C. 2011. Field guide to next-generation DNA sequencers. Molecular Ecology Resources 11(5):759-769.
Glenn, T. C. and N. A. Schable. 2005. Isolating microsatellite DNA loci. Methods in Enzymology 395:202-222.
Grant Support
Direct genome-wide detection of carcinogen induced alkyl DNA adducts by Single Molecule Real Time Sequencing. National Institutes of Health. W. Czaja, T. Glenn, C. Bergman. 07/2018-06/2021.
Capturing the genomic variation present in Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis. NIH. R01 J. Kissinger and T. Glenn (multi-PI). 07/2020 – 06/2025.
Collaborative Research: Enhancers and the convergent evolution of limb reduction in squamates. National Science Foundation. C. Infante (UAZ), B. Faircloth (LSU), and D. Menke & T. Glenn (UGA). 08/2018 – 07/2021.
