Katrina Cornish

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Katrina Cornish

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cornish.19@osu.edu

330-263-3982

Office:

118 FABE

1680 Madison Avenue

Professional Information

Degrees & Credentials:

B.Sc.(1st class hons), The University of Birmingham, UK, Biological Sciences

Ph.D.The University of Birmingham, UK, Plant Biology

Research Area(s):

Rubber

Waste utilization

Sustainable fillers

Biofuels

Hydroponics

Crop domestication

Extension Specialization(s):

Alternate rubber crops

Biography:

Director, Program of Excellence in Natural Rubber Alternatives

Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers, and American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., is a global expert on alternate rubber and latex production, processing and products with >30 years in rubber biosynthesis, physiology, germplasm improvement, production systems innovation, and alternative feedstocks in the Government, Commercial and University sectors. Her inventions and leadership provide the foundation of the current world wide efforts to develop alternative natural rubber crops. Currently, she is Ohio Research Scholar/Endowed Chair Bioemergent Materials at The Ohio State University, a fellow of the National academy of Inventors and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and founder and CEO of EnergyEne, Inc, and several other start up companies. She leads a program on alternate rubber production, bio-based fillers, and exploitation of opportunity feedstocks from agriculture and food processing wastes for value-added products and biofuels. She has >250 papers and ~20 patents.

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Works

Journal Articles

Rozalén, J.; García, M.M.; Zalacain, A.; López-Córcoles, H. et al., "Future trends for the analysis of guayulins in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) resins" Industrial Crops and Products 159 (2021)

Ren, X.; Barrera, C.S.; Tardiff, J.L.; Gil, A. et al., "Liquid guayule natural rubber, a renewable and crosslinkable processing aid in natural and synthetic rubber compounds" Journal of Cleaner Production 276 (2020)

Zhao, X.; Cornish, K.; Vodovotz, Y., "Narrowing the Gap for Bioplastic Use in Food Packaging: An Update" ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 54 8 (2020) 4712-4732-4712-4732

Okonkwo, C.C.; Ujor, V.; Cornish, K.; Ezeji, T.C., "Inactivation of the Levansucrase Gene in Paenibacillus polymyxa DSM 365 Diminishes Exopolysaccharide Biosynthesis during 2,3-Butanediol Fermentation." Appl Environ Microbiol 86 9 (2020)

Jara, F.M.; Cornish, K.; Carmona, M., "Potential Applications of Guayulins to Improve Feasibility of Guayule Cultivation" AGRONOMY-BASEL 9 12 (2019)

Barrera, C.S.; Cornish, K., "Characterization of Agricultural and Food Processing Residues for Potential Rubber Filler Applications" J. Compos. Sci. 3 4 (2019)

Cherian, S.; Ryu, S.B.; Cornish, K., "Natural rubber biosynthesis in plants, the rubber transferase complex, and metabolic engineering progress and prospects" PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 17 11 (2019) 2041-2061-2041-2061

Ren, X.; Geng, Y.; Soboyejo, A.B.O.; Cornish, K., "REINFORCED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA AND EGGSHELL FILLED GUAYULE NATURAL RUBBER COMPOSITES" RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY 92 4 (2019) 687-708-687-708

Cornish, K., "Rubber Dandelions" NATURAL HISTORY 127 9 (2019) 16-21-16-21

Ren, X.; Cornish, K., "Eggshell improves dynamic properties of durable guayule rubber composites co-reinforced with silanized silica" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 138 (2019)

Zhao, X.; Ji, K.; Kurt, K.; Cornish, K. et al., "Optimal mechanical properties of biodegradable natural rubber-toughened PHBV bioplastics intended for food packaging applications" FOOD PACKAGING AND SHELF LIFE 21 (2019)

Bates, G.M.; McNulty, S.K.; Amstutz, N.D.; Pool, V.K. et al., "Planting Density and Growth Cycle Affect Actual and Potential Latex and Rubber Yields in Taraxacum kok-saghyz" HORTSCIENCE 54 8 (2019) 1338-1344-1338-1344

Ramirez-Cadavid, D.A.; Cornish, K.; Hathwaik, U.; Kozak, R. et al., "Development of novel processes for the aqueous extraction of natural rubber from Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TK)" JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 94 8 (2019) 2452-2464-2452-2464

Junkong, P.; Matsushima, Y.; Phakkeeree, T.; Cornish, K. et al., "INFLUENCE OF STRAIN-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION ON STRESS SOFTENING OF SULFUR CROSS-LINKED UNFILLED GUAYULE AND DANDELION NATURAL RUBBERS" RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY 92 2 (2019) 388-398-388-398

Zhao, X.; Venoor, V.; Koelling, K.; Cornish, K. et al., "Bio-based blends from poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and natural rubber for packaging applications" JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 136 15 (2019)

Zhao, X.; Cornish, K.; Vodovotz, Y., "Synergistic Mechanisms Underlie the Peroxide and Coagent Improvement of Natural-Rubber-Toughened Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Mechanical Performance" POLYMERS 11 3 (2019)

Cornish, K.; Bates, G.; Slutzky, J.L.; Meleshchuk, A. et al., "Extractable protein levels in latex products, and their associated risks, emphasizing American dentistry" Biology and Medicine 11 2 (2019)

Bates, G.M.; Cornish, K., "Rapid and complete removal of guayule (Parthenium argentatum) leaves by cryodefoliation, and freeze and thaw induction of rubber particle coagulation" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 125 (2018) 491-495-491-495

Cornish, K.; Scott, D.J.; Xie, W.; Mau, C.J.D. et al., "Unusual subunits are directly involved in binding substrates for natural rubber biosynthesis in multiple plant species." Phytochemistry 156 (2018) 55-72-55-72

Ramirez-Cadavid, D.A.; Valles-Ramirez, S.; Cornish, K.; Michel, F.C., "Simultaneous quantification of rubber, inulin, and resins in Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TK) roots by sequential solvent extraction" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 122 (2018) 647-656-647-656

Luo, Z.; Iaffaldano, B.J.; Zhuang, X.; Fresnedo-Ramirez, J. et al., "Variance, Inter-Trait Correlation, Heritability, and Marker-Trait Association of Rubber Yield-Related Characteristics in Taraxacum kok-saghyz" PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER 36 4 (2018) 576-587-576-587

Adams, R.T.; TeBeest, A.K.; McNulty, S.; Holmes, W. et al., "Geographic variation in natural rubber yields in natural populations of Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae, Sunflowers)" Phytologia 100 1 (2018) 62-70-62-70

Iaffaldano, B.; Cardina, J.; Cornish, K., "Hybridization potential between the rubber dandelion Taraxacum kok-saghyz and common dandelion Taraxacum officinale" ECOSPHERE 9 2 (2018)

Luo, Z.; Iaffaldano, B.J.; Cornish, K., "Colchicine-induced polyploidy has the potential to improve rubber yield in Taraxacum kok-saghyz" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 112 (2018) 75-81-75-81

Barrera, C.S.; Soboyejo, A.B.O.; Cornish, K., "QUANTIFICATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF FILLER CHARACTERISTICS TO NATURAL RUBBER REINFORCEMENT USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS" RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY 91 1 (2018) 79-96-79-96

Debat, H.; Luo, Z.; Iaffaldano, B.J.; Zhuang, X. et al., "Molecular Identification and Characterization of Two Rubber Dandelion Amalgaviruses" Annals of Applied Biology (2017)

Ramirez-Cadavid, D.A.; Comish, K.; Michel, F.C., "Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TK): compositional analysis of a feedstock for natural rubber and other bioproducts" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 107 (2017) 624-640-624-640

Barrera, C.S.; Cornish, K., "Processing and mechanical properties of natural rubber/waste-derived nano filler composites compared to macro and micro filler composites" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 107 (2017) 217-231-217-231

Cornish, K.; Li, Z., "Guayule medical radiation attenuation glove" Rubber and Plastics News October 2, 2017 Technical Note (2017) 20-25-20-25

Barrera, C.S.; Cornish, K., "Alternate Reinforcing Fillers can Reduce Power Consumption during Compounding" Rubber & Plastics News Technical Note October 30, 16-18, 2017. (2017) 75-81-75-81

Sikandar, S.; Ujor, V.C.; Ezeji, T.C.; Rossington, J.L. et al., "Thermomyces lanuginosus STm: A source of thermostable hydrolytic enzymes for novel application in extraction of high-quality natural rubber from Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Rubber dandelion)" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 103 (2017) 161-168-161-168

Luo, Z.; Iaffaldano, B.J.; Zhuang, X.; Fresnedo-Ramirez, J. et al., "Analysis of the first Taraxacum kok-saghyz transcriptome reveals potential rubber yield related SNPs" SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 7 (2017)

Junkong, P.; Ohashi, T.; Phakkeeree, T.; Sakaki, Y. et al., "Comparative study on strain-induced crystallization behaviours of sulphur cross-linked guayule natural rubber and synthetic isoprene rubber." KGK-Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe 07-8 (2017) 38-43-38-43

Iaffaldano, B.J.; Zhang, Y.; Cardina, J.; Cornish, K., "Genome size variation among common dandelion accessions informs their mode of reproduction and suggests the absence of sexual diploids in North America" PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION 303 6 (2017) 719-725-719-725

Sikandar S, Ujor, VC, Ezeji TC, Rossington J, Michel FC Jr., McMahan CM, Ali N and Cornish K, "Thermomyces lanuginosus STm: a source of thermostable hydrolytic enzymes for novel application in extraction of high-quality natural rubber from Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Rubber dandelion)" Industrial Crops and Products 103 (2017) 161-168-161-168

Cornish, K., "Rubber Production" Encyclopedia of Applied Plant Sciences, 3 (2017)

Junkong, P.; Cornish, K.; Ikeda, Y., "Characteristics of mechanical properties of sulphur cross-linked guayule and dandelion natural rubbers" RSC ADVANCES 7 80 (2017) 50739-50752-50739-50752

Benzle, K.; Cornish, K., "Improved axenic hydroponic whole plant propagation for rapid production of roots as transformation target tissue." Plant Methods 13 (2017) 37-37

Modi, S., Cornish, K., Koelling, K., Vodovotz, Y., "Mechanical and rheological properties of PHBV bioplastic composites engineered with invasive plant fibers." Transactions of the ASABE 59: 1883-1891 6 (2016) 1883-1891-1883-1891

Monadjemi, S.M.A., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., "Monadjemi, S.M.A., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K. Effect of Non-Rubber Constituents on Guayule and Hevea Rubber Intrinsic Properties." Journal of Research Updates in Polymer Science 5 (2016) 87-96-87-96

Modi, S., Cornish, K., Koelling, K., Vodovotz, Y., "Thermal and morphological analysis of novel composites made with fibers from invasive wet-lands plants and poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate))" Transactions of the ASABE 59 (2016) 1451-1458-1451-1458

Modi, S.J.; Cornish, K.; Koelling, K.; Vodovotz, Y., "Fabrication and improved performance of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) for packaging by addition of high molecular weight natural rubber" JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 133 37 (2016)

Cornish. K., Kopicky, S.L., McNulty, S.K., Amstutz, N., Chanon, A.M., Walker, S., Kleinhenz, M.D., Miller, A.R., Streeter, J.G., "Temporal diversity of Taraxacum kok-saghyz plants reveals high rubber yield phenotypes." Biodiversitas 17 (2016) 847-856-847-856

Malhotra, K., Subramaniyan, M., Rawat, K., Kalamuddin, Md., Qureshi, M.I., Malhotra, P., Mohammed, A., Cornish, K., Daniell, H., Kumar, S., "Compartmentalized metabolic engineering for artemisinin biosynthesis and effective malaria treatment by oral delivery of plant cells." Molecular Plant 2016 (2016) o line-o line

Ikeda, Y., Preeyanuch, J., Ohashi, T., Phakkeeree, T., Sakaki, Y., Tohsan, A., Kohjiya, S., Cornish, K., "Strain-induced crystallization behaviours of natural rubbers from guayule and rubber dandelion revealed by simultaneous time-resolved WAXD/tensile measurements: indispensable function for sustainable resources." Royal Society of Chemistry Advances 6 (2016) 95601-95610-95601-95610

Abdul Ghaffar, M.A., Meulia, T., Cornish, K., "Abdul Ghaffar, M.A., Meulia, T., Cornish, K. Laticifer and Rubber Particle Ontogeny in Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Rubber Dandelion) Roots" Microscopy and Microanalysis 22(S3) (2016) 1034-1035-1034-1035

Barrera, C.S., Katrina Cornish, K., "High performance waste-derived filler/carbon black reinforced guayule natural rubber composites" Industrial Crops and Products 86 (2016) 132-142-132-142

Thuong, N.T., Nghia,P.T., Cornish, K., Kawahara, S., "Effect of naturally occurring crosslinking junctions on green strength of natural rubber." Polymers for Advanced Technologies 2016 (2016) on line-on line

Modi, S., Cornish, K., Koelling, K., Vodovotz, Y. ), "Fabrication and improved performance of poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) for packaging by addition of high molecular weight natural rubber. )" J. Applied Polymer Science 133 37 (2016) on line-on line

Iaffaldano, B.J., Zhang,Y., Cardina, J., Cornish, K., "CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing of rubber producing dandelion Taraxacum kok-saghyz using Agrobacterium rhizogenes without selection." Industrial Crops and Products 98 (2016) 356-362-356-362

Modi, S.; Cornish, K.; Koelling, K.; Vodovotz, Y., "MECHANICAL AND RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PHBV BIOPLASTIC COMPOSITES ENGINEERED WITH INVASIVE PLANT FIBERS" TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASABE 59 6 (2016) 1883-1891-1883-1891

Baral, N.R.; Slutzky, L.; Shah, A.; Ezeji, T.C. et al., "Acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation of corn stover: current production methods, economic viability and commercial use" FEMS microbiology letters 363 (2016)

Barrera, C.S.; Cornish, K., "Waste derived reinforcing fillers in guayule and Hevea natural rubber" Rubber World 255 (2016) 29-34-29-34

Modi, S.; Cornish, K.; Koelling, K.; Vodovotz, Y., "THERMAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF NOVEL COMPOSITES MADE WITH FIBERS FROM INVASIVE WETLAND PLANTS AND POLY-(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-3-HYDROXYVALERATE)" Transactions of the ASABE 59 5 (2016) 1451-1458-1451-1458

Barrera, C., Cornish, K., "Novel Mineral and Organic Materials from Agro-industrial Residues as Fillers for Natural Rubber" Journal of Polymers and the Environment 23 (2015) 437-448-437-448

Ujor,Victor; Bharathidasan,Ashok,K; Michel,Frederick,C; Ezeji,Thaddeus,C; Cornish,Katrina, "Butanol production from inulin-rich chicory and Taraxacum kok-saghyz extracts: Determination of sugar utilization profile of Clostridium saccharobutylicum P262" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 76 (2015) 739-748-739-748

Cornish, K., Xie, W., Kostyal, D., Shintani, D., Hamilton, R.G., "Immunological analysis of the alternate natural rubber crop Taraxacum kok-saghyz indicates multiple proteins cross-reactive with Hevea brasiliensis latex allergens" Biotechnology and Biomaterials 5 4 (2015) 201-207-201-207

Ujor, V., Bharathidasan, A.K., Michel, F.C.Jr., Ezeji. T.C., Cornish, K, "Butanol production from inulin-rich chicory and Taraxacum kok-saghyz extracts: determination of sugar utilization profile of Clostridium saccharobutylicum" Industrial Crops and Products 76 (2015) 739-748-739-748

Zhang, Y., Iaffaldano, B.J., Xie, W., Blakeslee, J.J., Cornish, K., "Rapid and hormone-free Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation in rubber producing dandelions Taraxacum kok-saghyz and T. brevicorniculatum" Industrial Crops and Products 66 (2015) 110-118-110-118

McMahan, C.M., Kostyal, D., Lhamo, D., Cornish, K., "Protein Influences on Guayule and Hevea Natural Rubber Sol and Gel" Journal of Applied Polyme Science 132 (2015) 42051-42057-42051-42057

McMahan, C.; Kostyal, D.; Lhamo, D.; Cornish, K., "Protein influences on guayule and Hevea natural rubber sol and gel" Journal of Applied Polymer Science 132 23 (2015)

Cornish, K., Chalid, M., "Editorial, Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering" Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering 54 3 (2015) 233-233-233-233

Ujora,V., Bharathidasan, A.K., Cornish, K., Ezeji, T.C., "Feasibility of producing butanol from industrial starchy food wastes" Applied Energy Journal 136 (2014) 590-598-590-598

Turan, S., Cornish, K., Kumar, S., "Highly efficient callus-mediated genetic transformation of Parthenium argentatum Gray, an alternate source of latex and rubber" Industrial Crops and Products 62 (2014) 212-218-212-218

Ujor,Victor; Bharathidasan,Ashok,Kumar; Cornish,Katrina; Ezeji,Thaddeus,Chukwuemeka, "Feasibility of producing butanol from industrial starchy food wastes" APPLIED ENERGY 136 (2014) 590-598-590-598

Slutzky, J.L., Sobojeyo, A., Cornish, K., "Analysis of natural rubber latex films" Rubber and Plastics News 6 (2014) 27-32-27-32

Cornish, K., Palu, S., "Hypoallergenicity of guayule natural rubber and latex" Rubber Asia Margma Special Issue (2014) 74-87-74-87

Chiang, C.C.K., Barkakaty, B., Puskas, J.E., Xie. W. Cornish, K., Peruch, F., Deffieux, A., "Unraveling the mystery of natural rubber biosynthesis.Part ii: investigation of the composition and growth of in vitro natural rubber using high resolution size exclusion." Rubber Chemistry and Technology 87 3 (2014) 451-458-451-458

Ujor, V., Bharathidasan, A.K., Cornish, K., Exeji, T.C., "Evaluation of industrial dairy waste (milk dust powder) for acetone-butanol-ethanol production by solventogenic Clostridium species" SpringerPlus 3 (2014) 387-396-387-396

Ujora, V., Bharathidasan, A.K., Cornish, K., Ezeji, T.C., "Evaluation of industrial dairy waste (milk dust powder) for acetone-butanol-ethanol production by soventogenic Clostridium species" Springer Plus 3 (2014) 387-392-387-392

Ujor,Victor; Bharathidasan,Ashok,Kumar; Cornish,Katrina; Ezeji,Thaddeus,Chukwuemeka, "Evaluation of industrial dairy waste (milk dust powder) for acetone-butanol-ethanol production by solventogenic Clostridium species" SPRINGERPLUS 3 (2014) 387-387

Turan, S., Kumar, S., Cornish, K., "Photosynthetic response of in vitro guayule plants in low and high lights and the role of non-photochemical quenching in plant acclimation." Industrial Crops and Products 54 (2014) 266-271-266-271

Cornish, K., Bates, G.M., McNulty, S.K., Kopicky, S.E., Grewal, S., Rossington, J., Michel, F.C,Jr. Walker, S, Kleinhenz, M.D., "Buckeye Gold storage: A study into rubber production in Taraxacum kok-saghyz with an emphasis on post-harvest storage." USATire Technology International 2013 10 (2013) 36-38-36-38

Dong, N., Ponciano, G., McMahan, C.M., Coffelt, T.A., Johnson, L., Creelman, R.A., Whalen, M.A., Cornish, K., "Overexpression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in Parthenium argentatum (guayule)" Industrial Crops and Products 1 46 (2013) 15-24-15-24

Pearson, C.H., Rath, D.J., Cornish, K., "How pressure and filter material affect extraction of sunflower latex rubber" Industrial Crops and Products 47 (2013) 102-105-102-105

Dong, N., Ponciano, G., McMahan, C.M., Coffelt, T.A., Johnson, L., Creelman, R.A., Whalen, M.A., Cornish, K., "Overexpression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in Parthenium argentatum (guayule)." Industrial Crops and Products 46 (2013) 15-24-15-24

Pearson, C.H., Rath, D.J., Cornish, K., "How pressure and filter material affect extraction of sunflower latex" Industrial Crops and Products 47 (2013) 102-105-102-105

Cornish, K.; Pearson, C.H., Rath, D.J., "Accurate quantification of guayule resin and rubber requires sample drying below a critical temperature threshold." Industrial Crops adn Products 41 (2013) 158-164-158-164

Pearson, C.H., Cornish, K., Rath, D.J., "Extraction of natural rubber and resin from guayule using an accelerated solvent extractor" Industrial Crops and Products 43 (2013) 506-510-506-510

Cornish, K., "Assessment of the risk of Type I latex allergy sensitization or reaction duringus of products made from latex derived from guayule and other alternate rubber-producing species" Rubber Science 25(2) (2012) 139-155-139-155

Chiang, C.C.K., Barkakaty, B., Puskas, J.E., Xie. W. Cornish, K., Peruch, F., Deffieux, A., "Investigation of the structure and composition of guayule rubber." Proceedings of the International Elaomer Conference 2012 (2012) 1-12-1-12

Turan, S., Cornish, K., Kumar, S., "Salinity Tolerance in Plants: Breeding and Genetic Engineering" Australian J. Crop Science 6 (2012) 1337-1348-1337-1348

Chiang, C.C.K., Barkakaty, B., Puskas, J.E., Xie. W. Cornish, K., Peruch. F., Deffieux, A, "Investigation of the structure and composition of guayule rubber" Proceedings of the 181th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, Cincinnati, Ohio 6 (2012) 1337-1348-1337-1348

Collins-Silva, J., Nural, A.s., Skaggs, A., Scott, D.J., Hathwai, U., Woolsey, R., Schegg, K., McMahan, C.M., Whalen, M, Cornish, K., Shintani, D.K., "Altered levels of the Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Russian dandelion) small rubber particle protein, TkSRPP3, result in qualitative and quantitative changes in rubber metabolism." Phytochemistry Vol.79 (2012) 46-56. (3.35)-46-56. (3.35)

Cornish, K., "Biopolymers, Bioproducts and Biofuels in Alternate Rubber-Producing Species" PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 50 5 (2012) 669-669-669-669

Kostyal, D., Cornish, K., Horton, K., "The guayule ELISA." Latex Polymer Dispersions Conference, RAPRA 1 (2012) xx-xx

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L., Dasan, A.K.B., Kamenik, R.S., "Biological and physical properties and performance of latices from different botanical sources, and effectiveness of some biobased fibers and fillers" Proceedings of the Latex Polymer Dispersions Conference 1 (2012) xx-xx

Kumar, S., Hahn, F.M.,Baidoo, E., Kahlon,T.S., Wood, D.F., McMahan, C.M.,Cornish,K., Keasling, J.D., Daniell, H., Whalen, M.C., "Remodeling the isoprenoid pathway in tobacco by expressing the cytoplasmic mevalonate pathway in chloroplasts" Metabolic Engineering 14 1 (2012) 19-28-19-28

Cornish, K., Xie, W., "Natural rubber biosynthesis in plants: rubber transferase." Methods in enzymology 515 (2012) 63-82-63-82

Kumar, S., Hahn, F.H., Baidoo, E., Kahlon, T.S., Wood, D.F., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Keasling, J.D., Daniell, H., Whalen, M.C, "Remodeling the isoprenoid pathway in tobacco by expressing the cytoplasmic mevalonate pathway in chloroplasts." Metabolic Engineering 14 1 (2011) 19-28-19-28

Cornish, K., "Alternative NR latices: Safety and performance" Rubber World 245 2 (2011) 19-22-19-22

Cornish, K., "Natural rubber lattices: safety and performance," Rubber World (2011)

Albertini, A.; Cornish, K.; Liao, W., "Meet the editors: Views on industrial biotechnology" Industrial Biotechnology 7 1 (2011) 17-19-17-19

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J.J., "Rubber Biosynthesis in Plants" The AOCS Lipid Library 1 http://lipidlibrary.aocs.org/plantbio/plantlip.html (2011) No. 10-No. 10

Cornish, K.,, "Alternative Natural Rubber Latices: Safety and Performance" Rubber Latex Technology 1 (2011) 78-86-78-86

Cornish, K., "Performance related biochemical regulation of rubber production in Hevea brasiliensis and/or alternative rubber plants." Rubber Latex Technology 1 (2011) 87-98-87-98

Cornish, K., "Characterization and development of alternative sources of natural rubber." Tire Technology Review (2011)

Pearson,Calvin,H; Cornish,Katrina; McMahan,Colleen,M; Rath,Donna,J; Brichta,Jenny,L; Van Fleet,Jennifer,E, "Agronomic and natural rubber characteristics of sunflower as a rubber-producing plant" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 31 3 (2010) 481-491-481-491

Pearson,C,H; Cornish,K; McMahan,C,M; RATH,D,J; Whalen,M, "Natural rubber quantification in sunflower using an automated solvent extractor" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 31 3 (2010) 469-475-469-475

Pearson, C.H., Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Rath, D.J., Brichta, J.L., Van Fleet, J.E., "Agronomic and natural rubber characteristics of sunflower as a rubber-producing crop" Industrial Crops and Products 31 (2010) 481-491-481-491

Hamilton,Robert,G; Cornish,Katrina, "Immunogenicity studies of guayule and guayule latex in occupationally exposed workers" Industrial Crops and Products 31 1 (2010) 197-201-197-201

Boateng,Akwasi,A; Mullen,Charles,A; McMahan,Colleen,M; Whalen,Maureen,C; Cornish,Katrina, "Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) pyrolysis and analysis by PY-GC/MS" JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS 87 1 (2010) 14-23-14-23

Pearson, C.H., Cornish. K., McMahan, C.M., Rath, D.J., Whalen, M.C., "Natural rubber quantification in sunflower using an automated solvent extractor" Industrial Crops and Products 31 (2010) 469-475-469-475

Boateng,Akwasi,A; Mullen,Charles,A; Goldberg,Neil,M; Hicks,Kevin,B; McMahan,Colleen,M; Whalen,Maureen,C; Cornish,Katrina, "Energy-dense liquid fuel intermediates by pyrolysis of guayule (Parthenium argentatum) shrub and bagasse" FUEL 88 11 (2009) 2207-2215-2207-2215

Salvucci,Michael,E; Coffelt,Terry,A; Cornish,Katrina, "Improved methods for extraction and quantification of resin and rubber from guayule" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 30 1 (2009) 9-16-9-16

Coffelt,T,A; Nakayama,F,S; Ray,D,T; Cornish,K; McMahan,C,M, "Post-harvest storage effects on guayule latex, rubber, and resin contents and yields" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 29 2-3 (2009) 326-335-326-335

Xie, W., McMahan, C. M., DeGraw, A. J., Distefano, M. D. Cornish, K., Whalen, M. C., Shintani, D. K., "Initiation of rubber biosynthesis: in vitro comparisons of benzophenone-modified diphosphate analogues in three rubber-producing species" Phytochemistry 69 (2009) 2539-2545-2539-2545

Kumar, S., Hahn, F.M., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Whalen, M.C., "Comparative analysis of the complete sequence of the plastid genome of Parthenium argentatum and identification of DNA barcodes to differentiate Parthenium species and lines." BMC Plant Biology 9 (2009) 131-143-131-143

Salvucci, M., Coffelt, T.A., Cornish, K., "Improved methods for extraction and quantification of resin and rubber from guayule." Industrial Crops and Products 30 (2009) 9-16-9-16

Cornish, K., Williams, J.L., Kirk. M., Teetor, V.H., Ray, D.T., "Evaluation and control of potential sensitizing and irritating chemical components in natural rubber latex extracted from the industrial crop guayule" Industrial Biotechnology 5 (2009) 184-191-184-191

Boateng, A.A., Mullen C.A., Goldberg, N., Hicks, K.B., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Whalen, M., "Producing energy-dense liquid fuel intermediates from guayule plant (Parthenium argentatum) and its latex-extracted bagasse by fast pyrolysis" Fuel 88 (2009) 2207-2215-2207-2215

Coffelt, T.A., Nakayama, F., S., Ray, D.T., Cornish, K. McMahan, "Post-harvest storage effects on guayule latex, rubber, and resin contents and yields." Industrial Crops and Products 29 (2009) 326-335-326-335

Distefano, M., Henry, O., Lopez-Gallego, F., Agger, S., Schmidt-Dannert, C. Sen, S., Shintani, D., Cornish, K., "A versatile photoactivatable probe designed to label the diphosphate binding site of farnesyl diphosphate utilizing enzymes." Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 17 (2009) 4797-4805-4797-4805

Coffelt, T.A., Nakayama, F., S., Ray, D.T., Cornish, K. McMahan, C.M., Williams, C.F.,, "Plant population, planting date, and germplasm effects on guayule latex, rubber, and resin yields" Industrial Crops and Products 29 (2009) 255-260-255-260

Cornish, K., Williams, J.L., Hall, J.L., McCoy R.G.Jr., "Production and properties of yulex® – the natural solution to latex allergy" Rubber Chemistry & Technology 81 (2008) 709-723-709-723

Cornish, K., "Materials: Natural rubber native US crop has medical uses" Biomedical Materials JUNE (2008) 1-1

da Costa, B.M.T. Cornish, K., Keasling, J.D., "Manipulation of intracellular magnesium levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with deletion of magnesium transporters." Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 77 (2008) 411-425-411-425

Pearson, C. H., Rath, D. J., McMahan, C. M., Cornish, K., and Whalen, M., "Standard operating protocol for growing transgenic sunflower plants in contained environments." Crop Management on line (2008) on line-on line

da Costa,Bernardo,MT; Cornish,Katrina; Keasling,Jay,D, "Manipulation of intracellular magnesium levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae with deletion of magnesium transporters" APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 77 2 (2007) 411-425-411-425

McMahan, C.M., Williams, J., Cornish, K., "Guayule latex: physical and chemical properties" Rubber and Plastics News 37 (2007) 16-18-16-18

DeGraw, A.J., Zhao, Z., Strickland, C.L., Taban, A.H., Hsieh, J., Jeffries, M., Xie, W., Shintani, D.K., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Distefano, M.D., "A photoactive isoprenoid diphosphate analogue containing a stable phosphonate linkage: synthesis and biochemical studies with prenyltransferases." Organic Chemistry 72 (2007) 4587-4595-4587-4595

Espy,Stephanie,C; Keasling,Jay,D; Castillon,Javier; Cornish,Katrina, "Initiator-independent and initiator-dependent rubber blosynthesis in Ficus elastica" ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS 448 1-2 (2006) 13-22-13-22

Da Costa, B.M.T., Keasling, J.D. McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., "Magnesium ion regulation of in vitro rubber biosynthesis by Parthenium argentatum Gray" Phytochemistry 67 (2006) 1621-1628-1621-1628

Bushman, S.B., Scholte, A.A., Cornish, K., Scott, D.J., Brichta, J.L., Vederas, J.C., Ochoa, O., Michelmore, R.W., Shintani, D.K., Knapp, S.J., "Identification and Comparison of Natural Rubber from Two Lactuca Species." Phytochemistry 67 (2006) 2590-2596-2590-2596

McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., McCoy III, R.G., Brichta, J.L., Coffelt, T.A., Nakayama , F.S., Ray, D.T., "Guayule latex quality during post-harvest storage." Industrial Crops and Products 24 (2006) 321-328-321-328

McMahan, C. M., Cornish, K., Coffelt, T. A, Nakayama, F.S., McCoy III, R. G., Brichta, J. L., Ray, D. T., "Post-harvest storage effects on guayule latex quality from agronomic trials" Industrial Crops and Products 24 (2006) 321-328-321-328

Dong, N., Montanez, B., Creelman, R.A., Cornish, K., "Low light and low ammonium are key factors for guayule leaf tissue shoot organogenesis and transformation." Plant Cell Reports 25 (2006) 26-34-26-34

Cornish, K., Williams, J., "Guayule latex: Effective substitute for natural rubber latex to produce medical goods." Global Handbook and Directory on NR and SR Lattices 2006 (2006) 71-74-71-74

Cornish,K; Scott,D,J, "Biochemical regulation of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 22 1 (2005) 49-58-49-58

Cornish, K, Scott, D.J., "Biochemical regulation of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)" Industrial Crops and Products 22 (2005) 49-58-49-58

da Costa,B,MT; Keasling,J,D; Cornish,K, "Regulation of rubber biosynthetic rate and molecular weight in Hevea brasiliensis by metal cofactor" BIOMACROMOLECULES 6 1 (2005) 279-289-279-289

Veatch, M.E., Ray, D.T., Mau, C.J.D., Cornish K., "Growth, rubber and resin evaluation of two-year-old transgenic guayule." Industrial Crops and Products 22 (2005) 65-74-65-74

Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Pearson, C.H., Ray, D.T., Shintani, D.K., "Biotechnological development of domestic rubber-producing crops." Rubber World November 2005 (2005) 40-44-40-44

Cornish, K., Van Fleet, J.E., Chapman, M.H., Brichta, J.L., Knuckles, B.E., "Latex yield and quality during storage of guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) homogenates." Industrial Crops and Products 22 (2005) 75-85-75-85

Cornish,K; Myers,M,D; Kelley,S,S, "Latex quantification in homogenate and purified latex samples from various plant species using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 19 3 (2004) 283-296-283-296

Cornish, K. and Schloman, W.W. Jr., "Guayule Rubber" Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology 4 (2004) pst486-pst486

Cornish, K., Myers, M.D., Kelley, S.S., "Quantification of rubber latex in homogenate and purified samples using near infrared spectroscopy." Industrial Crops and Products 19 (2004) 283-296-283-296

da Costa, B.M.T., Keasling, J.D., Cornish, K., "Regulation of rubber biosynthetic rate and molecular weight in Hevea brasiliensis by metal cofactor." Biomacromolecules 6 (2004) 279-289-279-289

Mau,C,JD; Garneau,S; Scholte,A,A; Van Fleet,J,E; Vederas,J,C; Cornish,K, "Protein farnesyltransferase inhibitors interfere with farnesyl diphosphate binding by rubber transferase" European Journal of Biochemistry 270 19 (2003) 3939-3945-3939-3945

Scott,D,J; da Costa,B,MT; Espy,S,C; Keasling,J,D; Cornish,K, "Activation and inhibition of rubber transferases by metal cofactors and pyrophosphate substrates" Phytochemistry 64 1 (2003) 123-134-123-134

Cornish,K; Backhaus,R,A, "Induction of rubber transferase activity in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) by low temperatures" INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS 17 2 (2003) 83-92-83-92

Cornish, K., Backhaus, R.A., "Induction of rubber transferase activity in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray) by low temperatures." Industrial Crops and Products 17 (2003) 83-92-83-92

Cornish,K; Wood,D,F, "Visualization of the malleability of the rubber core of rubber particles from Parthenium argentatum Gray and other rubber-producing species under extremely cold temperatures" JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 10 4 (2002) 155-162-155-162

Cornish,K; Brichta,J,L, "Some rheological properties of latex from Parthenium argentatum Gray compared with latex from Hevea brasiliensis and Ficus elastica" JOURNAL OF POLYMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 10 1-2 (2002) 13-18-13-18

Cornish, K., Brichta, J.L., "Rheological properties of latex from Parthenium argentatum Gray compared with latex from other Rubber-Producing Species." Journal of Polymers and the Environment 10 (2002) 13-18-13-18

Cornish, K., Wood, D.F., "Visualization of the Malleability of the Rubber Core of Rubber Particles from Parthenium argentatum Gray and Other Rubber-Producing Species under extremely cold temperatures." Journal of Polymers and the Environment 10 (2002) 155-162-155-162

Cornish,K, "Biochemistry of natural rubber, a vital raw material, emphasizing biosynthetic rate, molecular weight and compartmentalization, in evolutionarily divergent plant species" Natural Product Reports 18 2 (2001) 182-227-182-227

Krishnakumar, R., Cornish, K., Jacob, J., "Rubber biosynthesis in tapping panel dryness affected Hevea trees." Journal of Rubber Research 4 (2001) 131-139-131-139

Cornish, K., "Similarities and differences in rubber biochemistry among plant species." Phytochemistry 57 (2001) 1123-1134-1123-1134

Cornish, K., Brichta, J.L., Yu, P., Wood, D.F., McGlothlin, M.W., Martin J.A., "Guayule latex provides a solution for the critical demands of the non-allergenic medical products market." Agro-Food-Industry hi-tech 12 (2001) 27-31-27-31

Mau,C,JD; Scott,D,J; Cornish,K, "Multiwell filtration system results in rapid, high-throughput rubber transferase microassay" PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS 11 6 (2000) 356-361-356-361

Castillon,J; Cornish,K, "A simplified protocol for micropropagation of guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)" IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT 36 3 (2000) 215-219-215-219

Wood,D,F; Cornish,K, "Microstructure of purified rubber particles" INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES 161 3 (2000) 435-445-435-445

Mooibroek,H; Cornish,K, "Alternative sources of natural rubber" APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 53 4 (2000) 355-365-355-365

Cornish,K, "Biochemistry of natural rubber biosynthesis." ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 219 (2000) U278-U278-U278-U278

Mooibroek, H., Cornish, K., "Alternative sources of natural rubber." Applied Microbiology and Biochemistry 53 (2000) 335-365-335-365

Mau, C.J.D., Scott, D.J., Cornish, K., "Multiwell filtration system results in rapid, high-throughput rubber transferase microassay." Phytochemical Analysis 11 (2000) 1-6-1-6

Cornish, K., Castillón, J., Scott D.J., "Rubber molecular weight regulation, in vitro, in plant species that produce high and low molecular weights in vivo." Biomacromolecules 1 (2000) 632-641-632-641

Cornish,K; Castillon,J; Scott,D,J, "Rubber molecular weight regulation, in vitro, in plant species that produce high and low molecular weights in vivo" BIOMACROMOLECULES 1 4 (2000) 632-641-632-641

Wood, D.F,. Cornish, K., "Microstructure of purified rubber particles." International Journal of Plant Sciences 161. (2000) 435-445-435-445

Castillón, J., Cornish, K., "A simplified protocol for micropropagation of guayule (Parthenium argentatum, Gray)." In Vitro Plant Cellular and Developmental Biology - PLANT 36 (2000) 215-219-215-219

Cornish, K., Chapman M.H., Brichta, J.L., Vinyard, S.H., Nakayama, F.S., "Post-harvest stability of latex in different sizes of guayule branches." Industrial Crops and Products 12 (2000) 25-32-25-32

Cornish,K; Lytle,C,D, "Viral impermeability of hypoallergenic, low protein, guayule latex films" JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH 47 3 (1999) 434-437-434-437

Cornish,K; Wood,D,F; Windle,J,J, "Rubber particles from four different species, examined by transmission electron microscopy and electron-paramagnetic-resonance spin labeling, are found to consist of a homogeneous rubber core enclosed by a contiguous, monolayer biomembrane" PLANTA 210 1 (1999) 85-96-85-96

Castillon,J; Cornish,K, "Regulation of initiation and polymer molecular weight of cis-1,4-polyisoprene synthesized in vitro by particles isolated from Parthenium argentatum (Gray)" PHYTOCHEMISTRY 51 1 (1999) 43-51-43-51

Cornish, K., Chapman, M. H., Nakayama, F. S., Vinyard, S. H., Whitehand, L. C., "Latex quantification in guayule shrub and homogenate." Industrial Crops and Products 10 (1999) 121-136-121-136

Cornish, K., Lytle, C.D., "Viral impermeability of hypoallergenic, low protein, guayule latex films." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 47 (1999) 434-437-434-437

Castillón, J., Cornish, K., "Regulation of initiation and polymer molecular weight of cis-1,4-polyisoprene synthesized in vitro by particles isolated from Parthenium argentatum, Gray." Phytochemistry. 51 (1999) 43-51-43-51

Cornish, K., Wood, D.F., Windle, J.J., "Rubber particles from four different species, examined by transmission electron microscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spin labeling, are found to consist of a homogeneous rubber core enclosed by a contiguous, monolayer biomembrane." Planta 210 (1999) 85-96-85-96

Cornish,K; Bartlett,D,L, "Stabilisation of particle integrity and particle bound cis-prenyl transferase activity in stored, purified rubber particles" PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS 8 3 (1997) 130-134-130-134

Siler, D. J., Goodrich-Tanrikulu, M., Cornish, K., Stafford, A. E., Mckeon, T. A., "Composition of rubber particles of Hevea brasiliensis, Parthenium argentatum, Ficus elastica and Euphorbia lactiflua indicates unconventional surface structure." Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 35 (1997) 281-290-281-290

Cornish, K., Bartlett, D. L., "Stabilisation of particle integrity and particle-bound cis-prenyl transferase activity in stored, purified rubber particles." Phytochemical Analysis. 8 (1997) 130-134-130-134

Irving, D. W., Cornish, K., "Microstructure of rubber particles using cryo and conventional high-resolution scanning electron microscopy." SCANNING 97 (1997) 169-179-169-179

Siler,D,J; Cornish,K; Hamilton,R,G, "Absence of cross-reactivity of IgE antibodies from subjects allergic to Hevea brasiliensis latex with a new source of natural rubber latex from guayule (Parthenium argentatum)" JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY 98 5 (1996) 895-902-895-902

Siler, D.J.; Cornish, K.; Hamilton, R.G., "Absence of cross-reactivity of IgE antibodies from subjects allergic to Hevea brasiliensis latex with a new source of natural rubber latex from guayule (Parthenium argentatum)." J Allergy Clin Immunol 98 5 Pt 1 (1996) 895-902-895-902

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "Alternative natural rubber" CHEMTECH 26 8 (1996) 38-44-38-44

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "Characterization of cis-prenyl transferase activity localised in a buoyant fraction of rubber particles from Ficus elastica latex" PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 34 3 (1996) 377-384-377-384

Siler, D. J., Cornish, K., Hamilton, R. G., "Absence of cross-reactivity of IgE antibodies from Hevea brasiliensis latex allergic subjects with a new source of natural rubber latex from guayule (Parthenium argentatum)." Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 98 (1996) 895-902-895-902

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J., "Characterisation of cis-prenyl transferase activity localised in a buoyant fraction of rubber particles from Ficus elastica latex." Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 34 (1996) 377-384-377-384

Aamir, R.; Safadi, G.S.; Melton, A.L.; Wagner, W.O. et al., "Shared IgE-binding sites among separated components of natural rubber latex" International Archives of Allergy and Immunology 111 1 (1996) 48-54-48-54

Nakayama, F. S., Cornish, K., Schloman, W. W., "Guayule natural rubber: a promising source of latex for medical products." Journal of Arid Land Studies 5 (1996) 203-206-203-206

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J, "Hypoallergenic latex: a gateway to guayule commercialization." The Plant Genetics News Letter. August1996 (1996)

Aamir, R., Safadi, G. S., Mandelik, J., Cornish, K., Melton, A. L., Pien, L., Wagner, W. O., Battisto, J. R., "A guinea pig model of hypersensitivity to allergenic fractions of natural rubber latex." International Archives of Allergy and Immunoloy 110 (1996) 187-194-187-194

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "Advances in alternative natural rubber production" AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS AS RENEWABLE RESOURCES 647 (1996) 141-156-141-156

Aamir, R., Safadi, G. S., Melton, A. L., Wagner, W. O. Pien, L., Cornish, K., L., Battisto, J. R., "Shared IgE-binding epitopes in natural rubber latex." International Archives of Allergy and Immunology 111 (1996) 48-54-48-54

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J., "Alternative natural rubber." Chemtech 26 (1996) 38-44-38-44

Schloman, W. W., Wyzgoski, F., McIntyre, D., Cornish, K, Siler, D. J., "Characterization and performance testing of guayule latex." Rubber Chemistry and Technology. 69 (1996) 215-222-215-222

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "Effect of different allylic diphosphates on the initiation of new rubber molecules and on cis-1,4-polyisoprene biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)" JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 147 3-4 (1995) 301-305-301-305

Siler,D,J; Cornish,K, "MEASUREMENT OF PROTEIN IN NATURAL-RUBBER LATEX" ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 229 2 (1995) 278-281-278-281

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "DOMESTIC NATURAL-RUBBER PRODUCTION THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY" ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 209 (1995) 60-BTEC-60-BTEC

Siler, D. J., Cornish, K., "Measurement of protein in natural rubber latex." Analytical Biochemistry 229 (1995) 278-281-278-281

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J., "Effect of different allylic diphosphates on the initiation of new rubber molecules and on cis-1,4-polyisoprene biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)." Journal of Plant Physiology 147 (1995) 301-305-301-305

Pan, Z., Durst, F., Werck-Reichhart, D., Gardner, H. W., Camara, B., Cornish, K., Backhaus, R. A., "The major protein of guayule rubber particles is a cytochrome P450: Characterization based on cDNA cloning and spectroscopic analysis of the solubilized enzyme and its reaction products." Journal of Biological Chemistry 270 (1995) 8487-8494-8487-8494

Carey, A. B., Cornish, K., Schrank, P. J., Ward, B, Simon, R. A., "Cross reactivity of alternate plant sources of latex in subjects with systemic IgE mediated sensitivity to Hevea brasiliensis latex." Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 74 (1995) 317-320-317-320

Siler,D,J; Cornish,K, "IDENTIFICATION OF PARTHENIUM-ARGENTATUM RUBBER PARTICLE PROTEINS IMMUNOPRECIPITATED BY AN ANTIBODY THAT SPECIFICALLY INHIBITS RUBBER TRANSFERASE-ACTIVITY" PHYTOCHEMISTRY 36 3 (1994) 623-627-623-627

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J; GROSJEAN,O,KK, "IMMUNOINHIBITION OF RUBBER PARTICLE-BOUND CIS-PRENYL TRANSFERASES IN FICUS-ELASTICA AND PARTHENIUM-ARGENTATUM" PHYTOCHEMISTRY 35 6 (1994) 1425-1428-1425-1428

Siler, D. J., Cornish, K., "Identification of Parthenium argentatum rubber particle proteins immunoprecipitated by an antibody that specifically inhibits rubber transferase activity." Phytochemistry 36 (1994) 623-627-623-627

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J., Grosjean, O. K., "Immunoinhibition of rubber particle-bound cis-prenyl transferases in Ficus elastica and Parthenium argentatum (Gray)." Phytochemistry 35 (1994) 1425-1428-1425-1428

Siler, D. J, Cornish, K., "Hypoallergenicity of guayule rubber particle proteins compared to Hevea latex proteins." Industrial Crops and Products 2 (1994) 307-313-307-313

Cornish,K, "THE SEPARATE ROLES OF PLANT CIS AND TRANS PRENYL TRANSFERASES IN CIS-1,4-POLYISOPRENE BIOSYNTHESIS" EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 218 1 (1993) 267-271-267-271

Siler,D,J; Cornish,K, "A PROTEIN FROM FICUS-ELASTIC A RUBBER PARTICLES IS RELATED TO PROTEINS FROM HEVEA-BRASILIENSIS AND PARTHENIUM-ARGENTATUM" PHYTOCHEMISTRY 32 5 (1993) 1097-1102-1097-1102

Cornish, K., "The separate roles of plant cis and trans prenyl transferases in cis-1,4-polyisoprene biosynthesis." European Journal of Biochemistry 218 (1993) 267-271-267-271

Siler, D. J., Cornish, K., "A protein from Ficus elastica rubber particles is related to proteins from Hevea brasiliensis and Parthenium argentatum." Phytochemistry 32 (1993) 1097-1102-1097-1102

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J., Grosjean, O. K., Goodman, N., "Fundamental similarities in rubber particle architecture and function in three evolutionarily divergent plant species." Journal of Natural Rubber Research 8 (1993) 275-285-275-285

Cornish,K, "NATURAL-RUBBER BIOSYNTHESIS - A BRANCH OF THE ISOPRENOID PATHWAY IN PLANTS" REGULATION OF ISOPENTENOID METABOLISM 497 (1992) 18-26-18-26

Cornish,K, "NATURAL-RUBBER BIOSYNTHESIS - A BRANCH OF THE ISOPRENOID PATHWAY IN PLANTS" ACS SYMPOSIUM SERIES 497 (1992) 18-26-18-26

Cornish,K; Backhaus,R,A; Goodman,N; Light,D,R, "DIVERSION OF ISOPRENOID COMPOUNDS TO NATURAL-RUBBER BIOSYNTHESIS IN PLANTS" ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 201 (1991) 109-BIOT-109-BIOT

Backhaus,R,A; Pan,Z,Q; Cornish,K, "MOLECULAR-CLONING OF THE ABUNDANT RUBBER PARTICLE PROTEIN FROM GUAYULE" ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 201 (1991) 68-AGFD-68-AGFD

Backhaus, R.A.; Cornish, K.; Chen, S.F.; Huang, D.S. et al., "Purification and characterization of an abundant rubber particle protein from guayule" Phytochemistry 30 8 (1991) 2493-2497-2493-2497

Cornish, K.; Radin, J.W.; Turcotte, E.L.; Lu, Z. et al., "Enhanced photosynthesis and stomatal conductance of pima cotton (Gossypium barbadense L.) bred for increased yield" Plant Physiology 97 2 (1991) 484-489-484-489

Cornish,K; Backhaus,R,A, "RUBBER TRANSFERASE-ACTIVITY IN RUBBER PARTICLES OF GUAYULE" PHYTOCHEMISTRY 29 12 (1990) 3809-3813-3809-3813

Cornish, K.; Zeevaart, J.A., "Phenotypic expression of wild-type tomato and three wilty mutants in relation to abscisic Acid accumulation in roots and leaflets of reciprocal grafts." Plant Physiol 87 1 (1988) 190-194-190-194

Cornish, K.; Zeevaart, J.A., "Abscisic Acid Accumulation by in Situ and Isolated Guard Cells of Pisum sativum L. and Vicia faba L. in Relation to Water Stress." Plant Physiol 81 4 (1986) 1017-1021-1017-1021

Cornish, K.; Zeevaart, J.A., "Abscisic Acid Accumulation by Roots of Xanthium strumarium L. and Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. in Relation to Water Stress." Plant Physiol 79 3 (1985) 653-658-653-658

Cornish K., King, A I., Reid, M. S., Paul, J. L, "Role of ABA in stress-induced reduction of water loss from potted Chrysanthemum plants." Acta Horticulturae 167 (1985) 381-386-381-386

Cornish, K.; Zeevaart, J.A.D., "Abscisic acid metabolism in relation to water stress and leaf age in Xanthium strumarium" Plant Physiology 76 4 (1984) 1029-1035-1029-1035

Abdul Ghaffar, M.A.; Cornish, K., "Histological study of laticifer development in Taraxacum kok-saghyz roots" J. of Rubber Science

Zhang, Y., Iaffaldano. B.J., Zhuang, X., Cardina, J., Cornish, K., "Chloroplast genome resources and molecular markers differentiate rubber dandelion species from weedy relatives." BMC Plant Biology

Santanuchat, Santanu, Mahata, D., Cornsih, K., Golok, B., Chattopadhyay, "Phosphorylated Cardanol Prepolymer Grafted Guayule Natural Rubber: an Advantageous Green Natural Rubber"

Zhang, Y, Iaffaldano, B, Xie, W, Blakeslee, JJ, Cornish, K, "Rapid and hormone-free Agobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation in rubber producing dandelions Taraxacum kok-saghyz and T. brevicorniculatum"

Cornish, K., "Alternative natural rubber crops: why should we care?" Technology and Innovation

Zhao, X.; Venoor, V.; Koelling, K.; Cornish, K. et al., "Peroxide Induced Dynamically Vulcanized Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV)/Natural Rubber Blends for Food Packaging Applications" European Polymer Journal.

Zhang,Y., B. J. Iaffaldano, X. Zhuang, John Cardina, and K. Cornish, "Chloroplast genome resources and molecular markers differentiate rubber dandelion species from weedy relatives" BMC Plant Biology

Chapters

"Lignocellulose degrading thermophilic fungi and their prospects in natural rubber extraction from plants" In Fungi in Extreme Environments: Ecological Role and Biotechnological Significance. 2018.

"Waste conversion into sustainable and reinforcing fillers for rubber composites." In Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials. 2018.

"Biosynthesis of natural rubber (NR) in different rubber-producing species" In Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber. Edited by Kohjiya, S.; Ikeda, Y.. 2014.

"Commonalities and complexities in rubber biosynthesis" In Chemistry, manufacture and applications of natural rubber. Edited by Shinzo Kohjiya and Yuko Ikeda. 2013.

"Natural Rubber Biosynthesis in Plants: Rubber Transferase" In Methods in Enzymology. Edited by Hopwood, D.A.. 2012.

"Membrane-bound cis-prenyl transferase activity: regulation and substrate specificity." In Biochemical Principles and Mechanisms of Biosynthesis and Biodegradation of Polymers. Edited by A. Steinbüchel. 1999.

"Advances in alternative natural rubber production." In Agriculture as a Renewable Source of raw Materials.. Edited by G. Fuller, D. D. Bills and T. A. McKeon. 1996.

"Hypoallergenic guayule latex: research to commercialization." In Progress in New Crops, ASHS.. Edited by J. Janick. 1996.

"Molecular cloning of a portion of the gene for the abundant rubber particle protein of guayule." In Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Secondary Metabolite Natural Products.. Edited by R.J. Petroski. 1992.

"Natural rubber biosynthesis: A branch of the isoprenoid pathway in plants" In Regulation of Isopentenoid Metabolism.. Edited by W. D. Nes, E. J. Parish and J. M. Trzaskos. 1992.

"From metabolism to organism: An integrative view of water stress emphasizing abscisic acid." In Environmental Injury to Plants.. Edited by F. Katterman. 1990.

"Metabolism of abscisic acid." In Plant Growth Substances,. 1986.

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"Commonalities and complexities in rubber biosynthesis" In Chemistry, manufacture and applications of natural rubber.

Conferences

Li, Z.; Cornish, K., "A guayule rubber radiation medical glove." International Latex Conference 2017.

Barrera, C., Cornish, K, "Waste-derived Reinforcing Fillers in Guayule and Hevea Natural Rubber." 90th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, 2016.

Ramirez-Cadavid, D.A., Cornish, K., Michel Jr., F.C., "Compositional Analysis of Taraxacum kok-saghyz Roots, an Alternative Source of Natural Rubber." 190th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2016.

Cornish, K., "Alternative and sustainable reinforcing fillers for natural rubber. Cutting Edge Concerns: Emergent Materials and Intelligent Tires Workshop." RAPRA Carbon Black World, 2016.

Cornish, K., "Biobased emergent materials" RAPRA Carbon Black World Conference, May 25, 2016 2016.

Barrera, C., Cornish, K., "Characterization of Bio-Based Natural Rubber Nanocomposites Made from Agro-Industrial Byproducts" 188th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, Inc. 2015.

Michel, R., Cornish. K., "Comparative durability and abrasion resistance of natural and synthetic latex gloves" International Latex Conference 2015.

Slutzky, J.L., Sobojeyo, A., Cornish, K., "Canonical correlation analysis of Type I and Type IV hypoallergenic natural rubber thin films" International Latex Conference 2015.

Cornish, K., Xie, W., Kostyal, D., Shintani, D.K., Hamilton, R.G, "Immunochemical analysis of latex from Taraxacum kok-saghyz" International Latex Conference 2015.

Fakoullah, G., Cherif, B.I. Cornish. K., "Comparative durability and abrasion resistance of natural and synthetic latex gloves" International Latex Conference 2015.

Ghaffar, M.A.A., Meulia, T., Cornish, K., "Hormonal Approaches to Influence Rubber Production of Taraxacum kok-saghyz roots. Proceedings of the Plant Growth Regulator Society of America" Plant Growth Regulator Society of America 2015.

Bates, G.M., Cornish, K., "Cold temperature performance of guayule (Parthenium argentatum) natural rubber" Tire Technology, Cologne, Germany 2015.

Barrera, C.S., Cornish, K., "Mechanical and thermal properties of vulcanized natural rubber, reinforced with biobased fillers" Tire Technology 2015.

Xie, W., Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Whalen, M.C., Shintani, D.K., Coffelt. T.A., Mattoso, L.H.C., "Magnesium affects rubber biosynthesis and particle stability in Ficus elastica, Hevea brasiliensis and Parthenium argentatum" Joint Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Washington, D.C. 2015.

Xie, W., McMahan, C.M., Moreno, R.M.B., da Costa, B.M.T., de Souza Gonçalves, P., Mattoso, L.H.C., Cornish, K, "Studies of the Latex of Brazilian IAC Series Clones from Hevea brasiliensis" New Crops: Bioenergy, Biomaterials, and Sustainability, Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Washington, D.C. 2015.

Barrera. C.S., Cornish, K, "Effect of Fillers Obtained from Agricultural, Industrial and Food Processing Wastes on Natural Rubber Mechanical Properties" New Crops: Bioenergy, Biomaterials, and Sustainability, Proceedings of the Joint Annual Meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops and the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Washington, D.C. 2015.

Cornish, K., "Challenges and Progress in Alternative Rubber Crop R&D" ITEC 2014 Tire Manufacturing Conference 2014.

Barrera, C.S., Cornish, K., "Performance of Guayule and Hevea Natural Rubber Composites made with Waste-derived Fillers" Proceedings of the 186th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2014.

Cornish, K., Michel, F.C. Jr., "Using Research and Development to Advance Taraxacum kok-saghyz (Buckeye Gold) As a Viable Source of Ohio Natural Rubber" Proceedings of the 186th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2014.

Shirin M. A. Monadjemi, S.M.A., McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., "Effect of non-rubber constituents on guayule and Hevea rubber intrinsic properties" 186th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2014.

Mutepe, R. D., Ndimba, B., Cornish, K.,, "Proteome analysis of guayule: Towards its cultivation and processing in SA" Proceedings of Agricultural Research Council Professional Development Programme 1st Conference 2014.

Cornish, K., McNulty, S.K., Bates, G.M., Amstutz, N., Wolfe, S.J., Kopicky, S.E., Kleinhenz, M.D., Walker, S.D., Cardina, J., Bennett, M.A., Grassbaugh, E.M., Jourdan, P.S., Rossington, J., Michel, F.C.Jr., "Buckeye gold (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) in northeast Ohio" Proceedings of Tire Technology 2014 2014.

Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Lhamo, D., Kostyal, D., "Naturally-occurring proteins in natural rubber" Proceedings of Tire Technology, Cologne, Germany 2014.

Modi, S.J.; Cornish, K.; Koelling, K.; Vodovotz, Y., "Fabrication and improved performance evaluation of Poly-(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) with High Molecular Weight Natural rubber for novel composites" 2014.

Cornish, K., "Biotechnological approaches to improving natural rubber production." RubberCon 2013 2013.

Mutepe, R., Mulaudzi, T., Cornish, K., Ndimba, B., "The establishment of a micropropagation procedure for guayule (Parthenium argentatum) vegetative cultivation" University of the Western Cape Research Open Day 2013.

Slutzky, J.L., Soboyejo, A., Cornish, K., "Type I and Type IV Hypoallergenic Natural Rubber Thin Films: Multivariate Comparative Analysis of Ultra-low Protein Hevea Latex vs. Circumallergenic Guayule Latex" Fall 183nd Technical Meeting & Educational Symposium, ACS Rubber Division, Cleveland, Ohio 2013.

Cornish, K., "Biological and Mineral Waste-derived Latex Fillers" 14 International Latex Conference 2013.

Cornish, K., "Expression of the cytoplasmic mevalonate pathway in chloroplasts to reduce substrate limitations for cytoplasmically-produced terpenoid secondary products" 3rd International Symposium on Chloroplast Genomics and Genetic Engineering 2013.

Cornish, K., "Alternate Natural Rubber and Biosynthesis of Naturally Occurring cis-1,4-polyisoprene" 3rd Thailand-Japan Rubber Symposium 2013.

Cornish, K., "Alternate natural rubber and biosynthesis of naturally-occurring cis-1.4-polysioprene." 3rd Thailand-Japan Rubber Symposium 2013.

Cornish, K., "Alternate natural rubber and biosynthesis o naturally occurring Cis-1,4-polyisoprene" 3rd Thailand-Japan Rubber Symposium 2013.

Cornish, K., Bates, G.M., McNulty, S.K., Kopicky, S.E., Grewal, S., Rossington, J., Michel, F.C,Jr. Walker, S, Kleinhenz, M.D., "Buckeye Gold storage: A study into rubber production in Taraxacum kok-saghyz with an emphasis on post-harvest storage." Tire Technology International 2013 2013.

Cornish, K., "Cultural practices and alternative rubber biosynthesis, yield and quality" Tire Technology Conference 2013.

Cornish, K., Xie, W., Slutsky, J.L., Kamenik, R.S., Ohlemacher, C.J., Kostyal, D., Collins-Silva, J., Shintani, D.K., Kleinhenz, M., Michel, F., Hamilton, R.G., "Alternative natural rubber sources to Hevea natural rubber – quality and allergenicity" 181th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2012.

Slutzky, J.L., Cornish, K., "Type 1 and Type IV circumallergenic natural rubber latex thin films" Proceeding of the 181st Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, Cincinnati, Ohio 2012.

Slutzky, J.L., Cornish, "Type I and Type IV circumallergenic natural rubber latex thin films" 181th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2012.

Xie, W., Slutxky, J.L., Kamenik, R.S., Ohlemacher, C.J., Kostyal, D., Collins-Silva, J., Shintani, D.K., Kleinhenz, M., Michel, F., Hailton, R.G., "Alternative natrual rubber sources to Hevea natural rubber - quality and allergenicity" Proceedings for the 181th technical Meeting of the Rubber Division fo the American Chenical Society 2012.

Chiang, C.C.K., Barkakaty, B., Puskas, J.E., Xie, W., Peruch, F., Deffieux, A., "Investigation of the structure and composition of guayule rubber." 181st Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society 2012.

Cornish, K., "BIOPOLYMERS, BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOFUELS IN ALTERNATE RUBBER-PRODUCING SPECIES" 2012.

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L., Dasan, A.K.B., Kamenik, R.S., "Biological and physical properties and performance of latices from different botanical sources, and effectiveness of some biobased fibers and fillers" Latex Polymer Dispersions Conference 2012.

Kostyal, D., Cornish, K., Horton, K, "RAPRA" Latex Polymer Dispersions Conference 2012.

Cornish, K., "Alternative Natural Rubber Latices: Safety and Performance" Rubber Latex Technology 2011.

Cornish, K., "Performance related biochemical regulation of rubber production in Hevea brasiliensis and/or alternative rubber plants." Rubber Latex Technology 2011.

Kostyal, D.A., Horton, K., Cornish, K.,, "Development of an Immunological Assay for the presence of Guayule Proteins." Proceedings of the 14th International Latex Conference, July 26-25, Fairlawn, Ohio, 2011. 2011.

Cornish, K., Xie, W., Sellers, K., Mathias, R., Castaneda, R., Boyd, M., Slutzky, J.L., Bates, G., Meleshchuk, A., "Extractable Protein Levels in Latex Products." Proceedings of the 14th International Latex Conference, July 26-25, Fairlawn, Ohio, 2011. 2011.

Linton, D., Chavan, V., Xie, W., McMahan, C.M, Cornish, K., Quirk, R., Puskas, J.E.,, "A study on synthetic isoprene incorporation into natural rubber." Proceedings International Symposium on Ionic Polymerizations Conference 2011.

Puskas, J.E., Linton, D.S., Chavan, V., Xie, W., Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Deffieux, A., Benko, D., Feher, F.J., "A study on synthetic isoprene incorporation into natural rubber." Proceedings international Symposium on Establishment of Carbon-Cycle-System with Natural Rubber 2011.

McMahan,Colleen; Boateng,Akwasi,A; Cornish,Katrina, "Fast pyrolysis of guayule biomass" 2010.

McMahan, C.; Boateng, A.A.; Cornish, K., "Fast pyrolysis of guayule biomass" 2010.

McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Shintani, D.K., Whalen, M., "Natural rubber from alternative crops. Naturkautschuk aus alternativen pflanzen." Proceedings of the International Rubber Conference 2009 2009.

Whalen,M; Kumar,S; MCMAHAN,C; Cornish,K, "Engineering Rubber Production in Plants." 2009.

Cornish,Katrina; Williams,Jali; Hall,Julie,L; Mccoy,Raymond,G, "PRODUCTION AND PROPERTIES OF YULEX (R) - THE NATURAL SOLUTION TO LATEX ALLERGY" Fall Meeting of the Rubber-Division-of-the-American-Chemical-Society 2008.

Nguyen, K.C., Williams, J.L, Wavrin, J.L., Cornish, K., "Effect of the cure temperature, time, and film thickness on Yulex latex." Proceedings 11th International Latex Conference 2008.

Cornish, K.; Mitchell, J., "AGFD 28-Sustainable guayule production for circumallergenic (TM) latex and other medical, consumer and industrial products" 2008.

McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Whalen, M., "Parthenium argentatum as a source of Bio-based Products" Proceedings of the Agricultural Biomass, Biobased Products, and Biofuels Symposium 2007.

McMahan,Colleen,M; Cornish,Katrina; Whalen,Maureen, "AGRO 173-Parthenium argentatum as a source of biobased products" 2007.

Pearson, C.H., Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M, Whalen, M., Rath, D.J., Dong, N., Wong, S., "Transforming Sunflower into a Rubber-Producing Crop." Proceedings of the Sixth National New Crops Symposium. 2007.

McMahan,C,M; Cornish,K; Coffelt,T,A; Nakayama,F,S; McCoy,R,G; Brichta,J,L; Ray,D,T, "Post-harvest storage effects on guayule latex quality from agronomic trials" 17th Annual Meeting of the Association-for-the-Advancement-of-Industrial-Crops 2006.

Pearson, C. H., Cornish, K., McMahan, C. M., Dong, N., Rath, D., Wong, S. R., Whalen, M. C, "Transforming sunflower into a rubber-producing crop" Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops 2006.

Whalen, M., McMahan, C.M. Cornish, K., Pearson, C.H., Shintani, D.K.,. Xie, W., Brichta, J.L., "Interspecific Comparisons for Alternative Rubber Crops" Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops 2006.

McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Pearson, C. L., Brichta, J.L., Shintani, D.K., Xie, W., Whalen, M, "Natural rubber from plants: interspecific comparisons and metabolic engineering strategies," International Workshop on Plant Biotechnology for Production of Industrial Materials 2006.

Cornish, K., Pearson, C.H., Rath, D.J., Dong, N., McMahan, C.M., Whalen, M.,, "The potential for sunflower as a rubber-producing crop for the United States." Proceedings of First Conference on Industrial Uses of Sunflower 2006.

Nguyen, K.C., Williams, J.L., Wavrin, R.L., Fishman, B.S., Cornish, K, "Guayule (NRG) Yulex® Latex Product Performance." Proceedings of the 9th International Latex Conference 2006.

McMahan, C.M., Williams, J.L., Cornish, K, "Guayule Latex; Physical, Chemical, and Rheological Properties." Proceedings of the 9th International Latex Conference, 2007. 2006.

Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Xie, W., Williams, J., Nguyen, K.C., Kostyal, D., Horton, K., Marsh, D.T, "ASTM D1076 Category 4 Latex and quantifying guayule (NRG) and Hevea (NR) latex protein" Proceedings 9th International Latex Conference, 2006.

Cornish, K., Williams, J., Hall, J.L., McCoy III, R.G., "Production and properties of guayule latex - the natural solution to latex allergy." Proceedings of the 168th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society 2005.

Cornish, K., Xie, W., Shintani, D.K., Hamilton, R.G., "Absence of cross-reactivity between natural rubber latex from production lots of Hevea brasiliensis (Hev-b) and Parthenium argentatum (Guayule)." Industrial Crops and Rural Development. Proceedings Assoc for Advancement of Industrial Crops 2005.

da Costa, B.M.T., Keasling, J.D., Cornish, K., "Magnesium regulation of in vitro rubber synthesis by Parthenium argentatum." Industrial Crops and Rural Development. Proceedings of the Association for Advancement of Industrial Crops 2005.

McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., McCoy, R. G. III, Brichta, J. L., Wilson, S., Coffelt, T. A., Nakayama, F. S., Ray, D. T., "Effect of Post-Harvest Storage on Guayule Latex Quality from Agronomic Trials" Industrial Crops and Rural Development: Proceedingsof the Association for Advancement of Industrial Crops 2005.

Cornish, K., Williams, J., Martin, J.A., "Commercialization of Yulex Natural Rubber Latex™: the improving margin structure of guayule latex products." Proceedings of the 8th International Latex Conference 2005.

Cornish,K; Scott,D,J, "Biochemical regulation of rubber biosynthesis in guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)" Symposium on Guayule in honor of Francis Nakayama held at the AAIC Annual Meeting 2005.

McMahan, C.M., Cornish, K., Pawlowski, H., Williams, J., "Dymanic mechanical properties of latex films." Proceedings of the 167th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society 2005.

Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Pearson, C.H., Ray, D.T., Shintani, D.K., "Biotechnological Development of Domestic Rubber-Producing Crops." Proceedings of the 167th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society 2005.

da Costa, B.M.T., Keasling, J.D., Cornish, K., "Magnesium regulation of in vitro rubber biosynthesis by Hevea brasiliensis and Parthenium argentatum." Proceedings of the 167th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society 2005.

Rath, D.J., Pearson, C. H., Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., Scott, D.J., "Quantifying natural rubber in Helianthus annuus L. using the Dionex ASE 200" Proceedings of the 167th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society 2005.

Dong,Niu; Williams,Noemesha; McMahan,Colleen; Rath,Donna; Pearson,Calvin; Cornish,Katrina, "Factors affecting agrobacterium-mediated sunflower transformation" 2005.

Cornish, K., "Research, development and commercialization of guayule latex the natural solution to latex allergy." 2005.

Dong, N., Williams, N., McMahan, C.M., Rath, D. J., Pearson, C. H., Cornish, K., "Factors Affecting Agrobacterium-mediated Sunflower Transformation." 2005 In Vitro Biology Meeting 2005.

Cornish, K., McMahan, C. M., McCoy, R. G. III, Van Fleet, J., Martin, J., Fowler, J. L., "Properties of Latex Extracted from New Mexico Plantings of Parthenium argentatum (Gray)." Proceedings of the Bio Environmental Polymer Society 2004.

Cornish, K., Dong, N., Mau, C.D., McMahan, C. M., da Costa, B. M. T., Keasling, J., Veatch, M. E., Ray, D.T., Scott, D. J., Shintani, D. K., Hamilton, R. G., "Biotechnological Development of Guayule as an Alternative Rubber-Producing Crop" Proceedings of the Bio Environmental Polymer Society Meeting 2004.

Cornish, K., McMahan, C.M., McCoy, R.G. III, Van Fleet, J.E., Martin, J.A., Fowler, J.L., "Characterization of guayule latex: variation across lines and plant tissues." Proceedings of the 7th International Latex Conference 2004.

Imam, S.H., Glenn, G.M., Shey, J., Klamczynski, A., Nguyen, T.T., Cornish, K., Orts, W.J.,, "Characterization and performance of starch-poly-(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) blends with agricultural waste fiber." Proceedings of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2004.

Cornish, K., da Costa, B.M.T., Scott, D.J., "Biotechnological production of domestic natural rubber-producing industrial crops: regulation of biosynthetic rate and molecular weight." Proceedings of the 6th International Latex Conference 2003.

Cornish K., Brichta, J.L., Chapman, M.H., Scott, D.J., Van Fleet, J.E., Xie, W., Wood, D.F, "Guayule latex: a clinically-proven, natural solution to Type I latex allergy." Proceedings of Latex 2002 2002.

Cornish K., Brichta, J.L., Chapman, M.H., Scott, D.J., Van Fleet, J.E., Wood, D.F., Xie, W., "Biological and physical characteristics of Parthenium argentatum (guayule) latex in comparison with latex from Hevea brasiliensis and Ficus elastica." Proceedings of the 5th International Latex Conference, July 30 -31, 2002 2002.

Cornish, K., "Physical characteristics of guayule latex and rubber in comparison with rubber from other plant species." 2002.

Cornish, K., Brichta, J.L., "Purification of hypoallergenic latex from guayule shrub." Trends in New Crops and New Uses. Proceedings of the 5th National Symposium on New Crops and New Uses: Strength in Diversity 2001.

Cornish,K; Chapman,M,H; Brichta,J,L, "Purification and quality testing of hypoallergenic latex from guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)." 2000.

Cornish,K; Chapman,M,H; Brichta,J,L; Scott,D,J, "Effect of postharvest conditions on the yield of hypoallergenic latex from guayule (Parthenium argentatum Gray)." 2000.

Mau,C,JD; Scott,D,J; Cornish,K, "Multiwell filtration system results in rapid, high-throughput rubber transferase microassay." 2000.

Scott,D,J; Cornish,K, "Activation and inhibition of rubber transferase activity in relationship to the concentrations of metal cosubstrate and diphosphate substrates." 2000.

Cornish,K; Scott,D,J; Chapman,M,H; Siler,D,J, "Modeling the rubber transferase active site using enzyme kinetics." 2000.

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "Advances in alternative natural rubber production" Symposium on Agriculture as a Renewable Source of Raw Materials, at the 209th National Meeting of the American-Chemical-Society 1996.

Siler,D,J; Cornish,K, "BIOCHEMICAL-STUDIES OF CIS-1,4-POLYISOPRENE (NATURAL-RUBBER) BIOSYNTHESIS IN PARTHENIUM-ARGENTATUM, A NEW SOURCE OF HYPOALLERGENIC LATEX" 1995.

Siler,D,J; Cornish,K; GOODRICHTANRIKULU,M; Stafford,A,E; McKeon,T,A; Windle,J,J, "BIOCHEMICAL AND ELECTRON-PARAMAGNETIC-RESONANCE STUDIES OF NATURAL-RUBBER PARTICLES" 1995.

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "DOMESTIC NATURAL-RUBBER PRODUCTION THROUGH BIOTECHNOLOGY" 1995.

Cornish,K; Siler,D,J, "2 DISTINCT BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES, REVEALED THROUGH KINETIC-ANALYSIS, UNDERLIE MEMBRANE-BOUND LONG-CHAIN CIS-1,4-POLYISOPRENE BIOSYNTHESIS" 1995.

Cornish, K., Siler, D. J., "Hypoallergenic guayule latex provides the only immediate natural rubber solution to life-threatening latex allergy." Proceedings of the III International Symposium of Industrial Crops and Products. 1995.

SCHRANK, P.J.; CAREY, A.B.; SIMON, R.A.; WARD, B. et al., "SKIN-TEST CROSS-SENSITIVITY WITH DIFFERENT LATEX PLANT SOURCES IN LATEX SENSITIVE SUBJECTS" 1993.

BER, D.J.; MUNEMASA, K.H.; HAMILTON, R.G.; CORNISH, K. et al., "ALLERGY TO LATEX" 1993.

Siler, D. J., Cornish, K., "Potential for allergy amelioration by rubber particle purification from Hevea brasiliensis, and for allergy circumvention by use of alternate rubber-producing plants." Proceedings of the International Latex Conference: Sensitivity to Latex in Medical Devices, 1992.

Cornish, K., "Natural rubber biosynthesis: Improving natural rubber production by biotechnology." Natural and Synthetic Latexes. A Symp. of the International Rubber Hall of Fame 1992.

Cornish, K., Pan, Z., Backhaus, R. A., "Engineering new domestic sources of natural rubber." Proceedings of the Second National Symposium on New Crops 1992.

CORNISH, K., "PLANT-RESPONSES TO WATER-STRESS - FROM ORGANISM TO METABOLISM" 1988.

Cornish, K., "Why does photosynthesis decline with leaf age?" Proceedings of the Beltwide Cotton Production Research Conferences. National Cotton Council 1988.

Cornish, K.; Zeevaart, J.A.D., "THE EFFECT OF WATER STRESS ON THE MOVEMENT OF ABSCISIC ACID INTO THE APOPLAST" 1984.

Cornish, K., "Calcium effects on Puccinellia distans plants of different salt tolerance." 3rd Annual Symposium on Biochemistry and Physiology 1984.

Ramirez-Cadavid, D., Michel, F., Cornish, K., "Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TK) as a feedstock for natural rubber and other bioproducts" ASABE Annual International Meeting

Cornish, K., "Natural Rubber Biosynthesis and the Development of Alternative Sources." Indonesian Polymer Association (HPI) International Conference and Exhibition on Innovation in Polymer Science and Technology 2013 (IPST2013)

Patents

Sikandar, Shomaila; Ali, Naeem; Cornish, Katrina. Fungal Treatment of Enhance Extractable Rubber Yield from Plants. Filed Jun 2015

Sikandar, Shomaila; Ali, Naeem; Cornish, Katrina. Fungal Treatments for Extracting Rubber from Plants. Filed Jun 2015

Cornish, K., Barrera-Martinez, C., Slutzky, J.L., Bates, G., Kamenik, R. Filler-Natural Rubber Composites. Filed Oct 2014 and Issued Apr 2015.

Blakeslee, J., Cornish, K., Han, E.H. Functional Expression of Rubber Transferase Complexes in Plant, Microbial, and Cell-Free Systems. Filed Aug 2014

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J. Engineering Plants with Rate Limiting Farnesene Metabolic Genes. Filed Jul 2014

Cornish, K., Barrera-Martinez, C. Methods to Extract Natural Rubber from Guayule and Other Plants Using Differential Flocculation. Filed Jul 2014

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J. Engineering Plants with Rate Limiting Farnesene Metabolic Genes. Filed Jul 2014

Cornish, K. The DamSafe: a Device for Removing Soluble Protein from Dental Dams. Filed Mar 2014

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J. Engineering Plants to Produce Farnesene and Other Terpenoids. Filed Mar 2014

Cornish, K. Bioprocessing of Harvested Plant Materials for Extraction of Biopolymers and Related Materials and Methods. Filed Feb 2014 and Issued Aug 2014.

Nair, R., Crasta, O., Folkerts, O., Blakeslee, J., Cornish, K. Engineering Plants to Produce Farnesene and Other Terpenoids. 14086713 Filed Nov 2013 and Issued May 2014.

N. Dong, C. McMahan, M.C. Whalen, K. Cornish, T.A. Coffelt. Transgenic Guayule For Enhanced Isoprenoid. Filed Nov 2013

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J. Engineering Plants to Produce Farnesne and Other Terpenoids. Filed Nov 2013

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L. Latex Products Containing Fillers from Wastes. Filed Nov 2013 and Issued May 2014.

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L., Soboyejo, A. Rubber Latex Emulsions and Related Methods, Compositions and Articles of Manufacture. Filed Oct 2013

Cornish, K., Barrera-Martinez, C., Slutzky, J.L., Bates, G. Novel Biofiller-Natural Rubber Composites for Industrial Applications. Filed Oct 2013

Dong, N., McMahan,C.M., Whalen, M.C., Cornish, K, Coffelt, T.A.. Transgenic Guayule for Enhanced Isoprenoid Production. Filed Aug 2013

Cornish, K. Rubber transferase identification and partial sequencing.. Filed Apr 2013

Cornish, K. Defoliation of Harvested Hydrated or Dried Plants by Liquid Nitrogen Flash Freezing. Filed Mar 2013

Blakeslee, Joshua, Cornish, Katrina, Crasta, Oswald, Folkerts, Otto, Jessen, Dave, Nair, Ramesh. Engineering Plants with Rate-Limiting Farnesene Metabolic Genes. Filed Jan 2013

Cornish, K. Defoliation of Harvested Hydrated or Dried Plants by Liquid Nitrogen Flash Freezing with Minimal Impact on Secondary Products in the Rest of the Plant. Filed Jan 2013

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J., Crasta, O., Folkerts, O., Jessen, D., Nair, R. Engineering Plants with Rate Limiting Farnesene Metabolic Genes. Filed Jan 2013 and Issued Jul 2013.

Nair, Ramesh; Crasta, Oswald; Folkerts, Otto; Blakeslee, Joshua; Cornish, Katrina. Confidential. Filed Nov 2012

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L. Performance of Latex Products Containing Macro, Micro and Nano Fillers made from Agricultural, Industrial and Food Processing Wastes. Filed Nov 2012

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J. Engineering Plants to Produce Farnesene and Other Terpenoids. Filed Nov 2012

Cornish, K., Slutsky, J.L. Circumallergenic latex. Filed Oct 2012

Cornish, K. DamSafe. Filed Oct 2012

Cornish, K. Reduced Mechanization Method for Latex Extraction and Purification from Guayule and Other Rubber-Containing Plants. Filed Oct 2012

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L. Title 1 and Type IV Circumallergenic Natural Rubber Latex Thin Films. Filed Oct 2012

Michel, F., Cornish, K., Kinnamon, B. Natural Rubber Alternatives Processing Facility with Novel Process Capabilities. Filed Sep 2012

Vodovotz, Y., Cornish, K., Modi, S., Koelling, K. PHBV blends (w/natural rubber). Filed Sep 2012

Cornish, K., Slutzky, J.L. Type I and Type IV Circumallergenic Natural Rubber Latex Thin Films. Filed Aug 2012

Cornish, K., Blakeslee, J. Targeted Metabolic Engineering to Produce Farnesene in Higher Plants. Filed Mar 2012

Vodovotz, Y., Cornish, K., Koeling, K., Modi, S. Blend of Bio-Polymer with Bio-Derived Elastomer for Film Packaging Application. Filed Jan 2012

Nair, Ramesh et al. Confidential. Filed Nov 2011

Cornish, K. Gel-free natural rubbers. Filed Sep 2011

Cornish, K. The DamSafe: a Device for Removing Soluble Protein from Dental Dams. Filed Apr 2011

Cornish, K., Eziji, T., Kleinhenz, M. A Novel Process for Sequential Extraction of Rubber and Direct Utilization of Inulin from Taraxacum koksaghyz. Filed Mar 2011

Cornish,Katrina; Martin,Jeffrey,A; Marentis,Rodger,T; Plamthottam,Sebastian. Extraction and fractionation of biopolymers and resins from plant materials. Filed Oct 2010 and Issued Jan 2011.

Cornish, K., Williams, J., Nguyen, KC, Fishman, B. Guayule Natural Rubber Thin Film Articles. 843166782 Filed Dec 2007 and Issued Apr 2013.

Cornish, K., Williams, J. Two-Layer Endotracheal Tube Cuff for Prevention of Pneumonia. 11926708 Filed Oct 2007 and Issued Apr 2009.

Cornish K, Marentis; R.T. Rapid expanded solvent extraction.. 779003682 Filed Oct 2007 and Issued Sep 2010.

Cornish, K., Williams, J., Nguyen, K.C. Compounding Formulations for Producing Articles from Guayule Natural Rubber. 11842939 Filed Aug 2007 and Issued Feb 2009.

Cornish, K., Williams, J. Non-Synthetic Low-Protein Rubber Latex Product and Method of Testing. 11433206 Filed May 2006 and Issued Nov 2007.

Cornish, K., McCoy, R.G, III, Martin J.A., Williams, J., Nocera, A. Jr.,. Biopolymer Extraction from Plant Materials. 11327266 Filed Jan 2006 and Issued Apr 2011.

Mau, C.J.D., Cornish, K. Guayule Plants, Products and Derivatives. 801321382 Filed Nov 2005 and Issued Sep 2011.

Cornish,Katrina; Martin,Jeffrey,A; Marentis,Rodger,T; Plamthottam,Sebastian. Extraction and fractionation of biopolymers and resins from plant materials. 725923182 Filed Oct 2005 and Issued Aug 2007.

Dong. N., Cornish, K. Transformation methods for guayule using Agrobacterium and reduced light to slow metabolism and enhance recovery.. 10797346 Filed Mar 2004 and Issued Apr 2015.

Cornish, K. Hypoallergenic natural rubber products from parthenium argentatum (gray) and other non-hevea brasiliensis species. 5717050 Filed Oct 1995 and Issued Feb 1998.

Cornish, K. Hypoallergenic Natural Rubber Products from Parthenium argentatum (Gray) and other non-Hevea brasiliensis species. 55580942 Filed Nov 1993 and Issued Dec 1996.

Cornish, K. Hypoallergenic Natural Rubber Products from Parthenium argentatum (Gray) and other non-Hevea brasiliensis species. 5580942

Presentations

"A rubber industrial crop could be Ohio’s ‘Gold’." In College of Wooster Retiree’s Meeting. 2018.

"Bioproduct Development from Novel Crops." In Emerging coproduction systems for sustainable rural economies. 2018.

"Durability of Eggshell/Silica Filled Guayule Natural Rubber Composites." In Materials Week 2018. 2018.

"Development and assessment of food trays from blend of PHBV (with 2% HV) and natural rubber intended for microwave packaging applications." In Center for Advanced Food Processing and Packaging meeting. 2018.

"The application of natural rubber to toughen bioplastic through reactive extrusion with synergic use of peroxide and coagent." In ACS Rubber Division Spring Meeting. 2018.

"Poster: Improving Sustainability and Rubber Security with New Eggshell/Silica Filled Guayule Natural Rubber Composites." In CFAES Research Conference. 2018.

"Why is Rubber Ohio’s ‘Gold’? Dandelion as a New Rubber Crop for Ohio." In Tri County Rotary Meeting. 2018.

"Biochemical and metabolic rubber crop biotechnology." In ICGEB Workshop: Smart Metabolic Engineering of Plants for Drug Biosynthesis. 2018.

"Natural rubber – a viable industrial bioeconomy crop Challenges and solutions to scale up of unconventional but viable bioeconomy feedstocks." In Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference. 2018.

"Bio-based composites for food packaging.." In OSU Material Week Conference. 2017.

"Bio-based composites for food packaging." In Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum. 2017.

"CRISPR technology and its potential in vegetable crop production." In Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association Annual Meeting. 2017.

"MEDICAL GLOVE DURABILITY TESTING." In ASTM D11 Rubber. 2016.

"Biobased compoistes for food packageing." In CAPPS Fall Meeting. 2016.

"Waste-derived Reinforcing Fillers in Guayule and Hevea Natural Rubber." In International Elastomer Conference, 190th Technical Meeting. 2016.

"Progress in improving rubber yield of Taraxacum kok-saghyz." In AAIC 2016 Association For The Advancement of Industrial Crops International Conference. 2016.

"Production, Utilization, and Properties of Guayule (Parthenium argentatum) Latex and Rubber â€“ a Distinctive, Alternative Natural Rubber." In First Dandelion Rubber Industrial Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance Conference. 2016.

"Production of natural rubber from rubber dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) - a substitute for Hevea brasiliensis." In First Dandelion Rubber Industrial Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance Conference. 2016.

"Should we edit the Genome? When, Why, and How Much?." In Pubic Forum sponsored by CAPS. 2016.

"Cornish Interdiscipinary research overveiw." In Center for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Summer Showcase. 2016.

"MEDICAL GLOVE DURABILITY TESTING." In ASTM D11 Rubber. 2016.

"Bio-based Emergent Materials." In RAPRA Combined Carbon Black World Conference and Tire Technology Conference. 2016.

"BioPlastic/Rubber Blends for Food Packaging." In OBIC Bioplastics and Biobased Composites Technology Forum. 2016.

"Workshop on Alternative and Sustainable Reinforcing Fillers for Natural Rubber." In RAPRA Combined Carbon Black World Conference and Tire Technology Conference. 2016.

"Homegrwon Rubber." In National Academy of Inventors, Fifth Annual Conference "Building on Foundations of Innovation". 2016.

"Enzymes, wastes and biopolymers in new materials and products." In GII International Workshop. 2016.

"Biobased composites for food packaging." In Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops International Conference: Industrial Crops: promoting sustainability. 2016.

Technical Reports

Cornish, K., Radin, J. W., Lu, Z., Zeiger, E., "Photosynthetic and stomatal conductance are related to heat tolerance in Pima cotton." 1991.

Ann. Report MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, "Accumulation and catabolism of abscisic acid in relation to water stress in wilty mutants of tomato." 1985.

Cornish, K., Zeevaart, J. A. D., "Abscisic acid in isolated guard cells of Pisum sativum and Vicia faba in relation to water stress." 1985.

Cornish, K., Zeevaart, J. A. D., "Accumulation and catabolism of abscisic acid in relation to water stress in wilty mutants of tomato." 1985.

Cornish, K., Zeevaart, J. A. D, "Stress-induced abscisic acid accumulation in Xanthium and tomato roots." 1984.

Cornish, K., Zeevaart, J. A. D., "Movement of abscisic acid into the apoplast in response to water stress in Xanthium strumarium L." 1984.

Cornish, K. , Zeevaart, J. A. D, "Guard cell abscisic acid in relation to water stress" 1983.

Cornish, K., Zeevaart, J. A. D., "Accumulation and degradation of abscisic acid and its catabolites in relation to water stress in Xanthium leaves of different ages." 1983.

Cornish, K., Zeevaart, J. A. D., "Accumulation of abscisic acid in relation to water stress in Xanthium leaves of different ages." 1982.

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