Birthdate: 4/4/66		Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
Sex: Male		Citizenship: U.S.A.
Work Address
Molecular Biology Research Group
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Texas State University | San Marcos
419 Centennial Hall
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
e-mail: sk13@txstate.edu
Tel: (512) 245-0358
Fax: (512) 245-1922

Education
New York University	Ph.D.	1995	Biology
New York University	M.S.	1992	Biology
New York University	M.Phil.	1992	Biology
New York University	B.A.	1988	Biology

Professional Experience
2001-Present	Associate Director, Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center, Texas State University | San Marcos, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Marcos, TX.
2000-Present	Assistant Professor of Research, Texas State University | San Marcos, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Marcos, TX.
2000	Assistant Professor, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, TX.
1998-2000	Research Associate (a junior faculty position), University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, TX.
1997-1998	Project Investigator, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, TX.
1995-1996	National Cancer Institute Post-Doctoral Training Fellow, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Science Park-Research Division, Smithville, TX.
1992-1995	Adjunct Professor, Field Biology and Elements of Ecology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY.
1989-1993	Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY.
1989	Animal Care Assistant, Animal Care Facility, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY.

Semester/Yr.	Course	Location	Position
Spring 2001	Introduction to Pathology	UTMDACC	Guest Lecturer
Summer 2000	Summer Program in Carcinogenesis	UTMDACC	Guest Lecturer
Spring 2000	Introduction to Pathology	UTMDACC	Guest Lecturer
Summer 1999	Summer Program in Carcinogenesis	UTMDACC	Guest Lecturer
Summer 1998	Summer Program in Carcinogenesis	UTMDACC	Guest Lecturer
Spring 1995	Field Biology and Elements of Ecology	New York University	Adjunct Professor
Fall 1994	Various Courses	New York University	Grader/Proctor
Spring 1994	Field Biology and Elements of Ecology	New York University	Adjunct Professor
Fall 1993	Principles of Biology I	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Spring 1993	Field Biology and Elements of Ecology	New York University	Adjunct Professor
Fall 1992	Genetics	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Spring 1993	Field Biology and Elements of Ecology	New York University	Adjunct Professor
Fall 1992	Genetics	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Spring 1992	Principles ofBiology II	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Spring 1992	Field Biology and Elements of Ecology	New York University	Adjunct Professor
Fall 1991	Tropical Field Ecology	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Fall 1991	Genetics	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Spring 1991	Various	New York University	Grader/Proctor
Fall 1990	Genetics	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Summer 1990	Genetics	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Spring 1990	Field Biology	New York University	Teaching Assistant
Fall 1989	Genetics	New York University	Teaching Assistant

Awards and other Experience

2002	Invited Seminars, II International Symposium on Livebearing Fishes, Queretaro, Mexico, and 29th Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society (South Padre Island, TX).
2001	Invited Seminars U.T. Health Science Center, TX and N.Y.U. Medical Center, Nelson Institute of Environmental Research.
2001	Member of the Awards Committee, 28th Annual Meeting of the Texas Genetics Society.
1996-2001	Reviewed research manuscripts for Animal Genetics, Marine Biotechnology, Genetics, and Gene.
1991-2001	Supervised or assisted in supervision of nine undergraduate students and one high school volunteer. Also worked closely with, and supervised eight research technicians.
2000	Invited Platform Speaker, Aquaria Models of Human Disease 1st Annual Meeting, San Marcos, TX.
2000	Oral presentation, 9th annual meeting of the Pan-American Society for Pigment Cell Research, College Station, TX.
2000	Invited Seminars, Texas State University | San Marcos, TX and Juniata College, PA.
1998	Invited Genetics Lecturer, Texas A&M University, TX.
1997	Outstanding Young Investigator Award, 9th International Congress of Genes, Gene Families, and Isozymes (Oral presentation).
1991-1995	Participated in New York University student government, including election to the Graduate Student Senate and serving as President of the Biology Graduate Students ("Graduate Biology Group").
1994	Gladys Mateyko Award for Excellence in Biology, Department of Biology, New York University, New York, NY.
1993	Volunteer, assisted in extraction of geologic core samples Dr. Terry Anne Maenza-Gmelch (supervisor), Tuxedo, N.Y.

Professional Memberships and Interests

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

Bastrop County Audubon Society

American Museum of Natural History

Bastrop County Environmental Network

Pan-American Society for Pigment Cell Research

Development and maintenance of "The Xiphophorus Home Page" (founded 1996), a web site fully dedicated to the scientist and layperson requiring information and links pertaining to the Poeciliid fish genus Xiphophorus. Currently assisted by CA 75137-01 from the National Cancer Institute. Featured in Science ("Netwatch" section, by Mitch Leslie), vol.293(5535), 2001. www.xiphophorus.org

Grant and Contract Support

1. Transposon Active Transgenic Xiphophorus (Ronald Walter, P.I., Drs. S. Kazianis, Thomas Chen, Co-P.I.s, Dr. Perry Hackett, consultant). R21 grant (2 year).

2. The Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center, P40 RR017072 (Dr. R. Walter, P.I., S. Kazianis, T. Tiersch Co-PIs). 2,039,734 (5 years).

3. Genetic Determinants of Tumorigenesis, S/C P01 CA 75137 (Dr. R. Walter, PI; $6,589,649 (5 years). S. Kazianis is PI of Project 3 (TxState component) entitled Xiphophorus Gene Map Saturation for Identification of Genes Regulating Tumor Development.

4. Examination of the CDKN2X Gene in Xiphophorus Melanomas, National Cancer Institute Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship 1 F32 CA76693-01,02, Principal Investigator, 5/98-11/99, total $48,760.
5. Institutional National Cancer Institute Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship, 5 T32CA09480-10,-11. Dr. Thomas Slaga, P.I. (U.T. MD Anderson Cancer Center, SPRD), 8/95-8/97, total $ 43,500.
6. The Xiphophorus melanoma receptor tyrosine kinase (XMRK) genes in Xiphophorus variatus and their relationship to melanoma formation, Dr. Frederick E.G. Valergakis Graduate Research Grant, Hellenic University Club of New York, 6/92-6/93, total $1,250.
7. Sigma Xi research society Grant-In-Aid of Research, 1990-91, total $500.

Meeting Abstracts

A total of 30 abstracts have been submitted and presented at various meetings and conferences.

Publications

1. Schartl, A., Malitschek, B., Kazianis, S., Borowsky R. and M. Schartl. 1995. Spontaneous melanoma formation in non-hybrid Xiphophorus. Cancer Research, 55:159-165.
2. Kazianis, S. and R. Borowsky. 1995. Stable association of a pigmentation allele with an oncogene: non hybrid melanomas in Xiphophorus variatus. Journal of Heredity. 86:199-203.
3. Kazianis, S., Morizot, D., McEntire, B., Nairn, R., and R. Borowsky. 1996. Genetic mapping in Xiphophorus hybrid fish: Assignment of 43 AP-PCR and isozyme markers to multipoint linkage groups. Genome Research. 6:280-289.
4. Nairn, R., Kazianis, S., McEntire, B., Della Coletta, L., Walter, R., and D. Morizot. 1996. A CDKN2-like polymorphism in Xiphophorus linkage group V is associated with UV-B-induced melanoma formation in platyfish-swordtail hybrids. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U S A. 93: 13042-13047.
5. Kazianis, S., Gan, L., Della Coletta, L., Santi, B., Morizot, D.C., and R.S. Nairn. 1998. Cloning and comparative sequence analysis of TP53 in Xiphophorus fish hybrid melanoma models. Gene. 212: 31-38.
6. Kazianis, S., Gutbrod, H., Nairn, R., McEntire, B., Della Coletta, L., Walter, R., Borowsky, R., Woodhead, A., Setlow, R., Schartl, M., and D. Morizot. 1998. Localization of a CDKN2 gene in linkage group V of Xiphophorus fishes defines it as a candidate for the DIFF tumor supressor. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 22:210-220.
7. Morizot, D.C., McEntire, B.B., Della Coletta, L., Kazianis, S., Schartl, M., and R.S. Nairn. 1998. Orthology and mapping of tyrosine kinase genes in a Xiphophorus melanoma model. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 22: 150-157.
8. McConnell, T.J., Godwin, U.B., Criscitiello, M.F., Nairn, R.S., Kazianis, S., and D.C. Morizot. 1998. Identification and mapping of a novel major histocompatability complex class II B gene in the platyfish (Xiphophorus maculatus). Genetics. 149: 1921-1934.
9. Morizot, D.C., Nairn, R.S., Walter, R.B., and S. Kazianis. 1998. Linkage map of Xiphophorus fishes. I.L.A.R. Journal. 39: 237-248.
10. Williams, D., Kazianis, S., and R. Walter. 1998. Use of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) for identification of largemouth bass subspecies and their integrades. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 127: 825-832.
11. Kazianis, S., Morizot, D.C., Della Coletta, L., Johnston, D.A., Woolcock, B, Vielkind, J.R. and R.S. Nairn. 1999. Comparative structure and characterization of a fish CDKN2 gene associated with melanoma susceptibility. Oncogene. 18: 5088-5099.
12. Kazianis, S., Morizot, D.C., Della Coletta, L., Osterndorff, E., and R.S. Nairn. 2000. Hypomethylation and overexpression of a fish CDKN2 gene in a hereditary melanoma model. Carcinogenesis. 21: 599-605.
13. Kazianis, S., Gimenez-Conti, I., Trono D., Pedroza, A., Chovanec, Lori, Morizot, D., Nairn, R., and R.Walter. 2001. Genetic analysis of MNU-induced neoplasia within Xiphophorus hybrid fish. Marine Biotechnology 3:S37-S43.
14. Chen, J, Robinson, T, Kazianis, S, Della Coletta, L, Nairn, R, and J. McCarrey. 2001. Assessment of p16CDKN2A involvement in a UV-induced marsupial melanoma model. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 31:16-26.
15. Gimenez-Conti, I., Woodhead, A. D., Harshbarger, J.C., Kazianis, S., Setlow, R.B., Nairn, R.S., and R.B.Walter. 2001. A proposed classification for Xiphophorus melanomas based on histopathology analysis. Marine Biotechnology 3:S100-S106.
16. Kazianis, S., Gimenez-Conti, I., Setlow, R.B., Woodhead, A. D., Harshbarger, J.C., Trono D., Ledesma, M., Nairn, R.S., and R.B.Walter. 2001. MNU induction of neoplasia in a novel fish cancer model. Laboratory Investigation 81:1191-1198.
17. Morizot, D.C., Nairn, R.S., Simhambhatla, P, Della Coletta, L., Trono, D., Chovanec, L., Walter, R.B., and Kazianis, S. 2001. The Xiphophorus genetic linkage map: Beginnings of comparative gene mapping in fishes. Marine Biotechnology 3:S153-161.
18. Nairn, R.S., Kazianis, S., Della Coletta, L., Trono, D., Walter, R.B., and D.C. Morizot. 2001. Genetic analysis of susceptibility to UV carcinogenesis in Xiphophorus hybrid fish. Marine Biotechnology 3:S24-S36.
19. Rosenthal, G.G., Morizot, D.C., Kazianis, S., Morris, M.R., Stephens, M. and M.J. Ryan. 2001. Dissolution of sexual signal complexes in a swordtail hybrid zone. Copeia (Submitted).

Invited Reviews/Tributes

1. Nairn, R., Morizot, D., Kazianis, S., Woodhead, A. and R. Setlow. 1996. Nonmammalian models for sunlight carcinogenesis: genetic analysis of melanoma formation in Xiphophorus hybrid fish. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 64: 440-448.
2. Atz, J.W., and Kazianis, S. 2001. In appreciation of Klaus D. Kallman. Marine Biotechnology 3:S3-S5.
3. Walter, R.B., and Kazianis, S. 2001. Xiphophorus interspecies hybrids as genetic models of induced neoplasia. I.L.A.R. Journal I.L.A.R. Journal 42:299-321.
4. Kazianis, S. and Walter, R.B., 2002. Use of platyfishes and swordtails in biological research. Lab Animal 3:46-52.

   Photographic Covers

   Cover photographs for Genome Research (1996), Marine Biotechnology (2001), Laboratory Investigation (2001).