Kevin V. Donohue

Research Specialist

Dearstyne Entomology Building
Campus Box 7647
Raleigh, NC USA 27695-7647
Phone: 919.515.8883
Fax: 919.515.4325
Email: kvdonohu@ncsu.edu

Curriculum vitae

1. Donohue, K.D, S.M.S. Khalil, R.D. Mitchell, D.E. Sonenshine and R.M. Roe. 2008. Molecular characterization of the major hemelipoglycoprotein in ixodid ticks. Insect Mol. Biol. in press.*

2. Donohue, K.D., B.L. Bures, M.A. Bourham and R.M. Roe. 2008. Effects of temperature and molecular oxygen on the use of atmospheric pressure plasma as a novel method of insect control. J. Econ. Entomol. in press.*

3. Witting, B.E., C.F. Stumpf, K.V. Donohue, C.S. Apperson and R.M. Roe. 2008. Novel plant-based insect repellent as a DEET alternative. J. Med. Entomol. in press.*

4. Mitchell, R.D., E. Ross, C. Osgood, D.E. Sonenshine, K.V. Donohue, S.M.S. Khalil, D.M. Thompson and R.M. Roe. 2007. Molecular characterization, tissue-specific expression and RNAi knockdown of the first vitellogenin receptor from a tick. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 37: 375-388.*

5. Stumpf, C.F., R.M. Roe, B. Witting, K.V. Donohue, A. Jones and C.S. Apperson. 2007. Development and efficacy testing of a novel all natural tick and insect repellent, BioUD. Eighty-first Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, 4-7 March 2007, Knoxville, Tennessee.

6. Wafa, D. M., F. Breidt, S. M. Gawish, S. R. Matthews, K. V. Donohue, R. M. Roe, and M. A. Bourham. 2007. Atmospheric plasma-aided biocidal finishes for non-woven polypropylene fabrics. Part 2: functionality of synthesized fabrics. J. Appl. Poly. Sci. 103: 1911-1917.*

7. Stumpf, C. F., D. L. Comins, T. C. Sparks, K. V. Donohue, and R. M. Roe. 2006. Mortality studies and mode of action for novel neonicotinoid insecticides based on novel nicotine chemistry. Pest. Biochem. Physiol. 87: 211-219.*

8. Roe, R.M., K.V. Donohue, A. Jones and B.E. Witting. 2006. Development of a novel all natural tick and insect repellent, BioUD, as a DEET replacement and for use on cotton fabric. 2006 Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. 10-13 December, 2006, Indianapolis, Indiana.

9. Corum, D.G., K.V. Donohue and R.M. Roe. 2006. Identification of novel neuropeptides from the tick synganglion. Second Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. 18 November 2006, Raleigh, North Carolina.

10. Donohue, K.V., S.M.S. Khalil, D.E. Sonenshine, and R.M. Roe. 2006. Cloning and sequencing of the major hemelipoglycoprotein in the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say). 2006. 12th International Congress of Acarology, 21-26 August 2006, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

11. Roe, R.M., K.V. Donohue, A. Jones, M. Vanderherchen, C.S. Apperson, M. Isherwood and R. Linderman. 2006. Development of a novel all natural tick and insect repellent, BioUD, as a DEET replacement and for use on cotton fabric. Fifth International Symposium on Molecular Insect Science, May 20-24, 2006, Tucson, Arizona.

12. Roe, R. M, K. V. Donohue, A. Jones, M. Vanderherchen, C. S. Apperson, M. Isherwood, and R. Linderman. 2006. Development of a novel all natural tick and insect repellent, BioUD, as a DEET replacement and for use on cotton fabric. Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 3-6, 2006, San Antonio, Texas.

13. Bures, B.L., K.V. Donohue, R.M. Roe and M. A. Bourham. 2006. Non-chemical dielectric barrier discharge treatment as a method of insect control. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 34: 55-62.*

14. Donohue, K.V., B.L. Bures, M.A. Bourham and R.M. Roe. 2006. Mode of action of a novel non-chemical method of insect control: atmospheric pressure plasma discharge. J. Econ. Entomol. 99: 38-47.*

15. Bures, B.L., K.V. Donohue, R. M. Roe, and M. A. Bourham. 2005. Visualization of helium dielectric barrier discharge treatment of green peach aphids on tobacco leaves. IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 33: 290-291.*

16. Donohue, K. V., B. L. Bures, M. A. Bourham, and R. M. Roe. 2005. Investigation of the Mode of Action of a Non-equilibrium Discharge on Arthropod Pests. Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana.

17. Roe, R. M., J. v Kretschmar, D. M. Thompson, K. V. Donohue, C. E. Sorenson, F. Gould, C. Stumpf, J. W. v Duyn, G. D. Thompson, N. P. Storer, C. Blanco, J. D. Lopez Jr., B. R. Leonard, A. Kilpatrick, A. Hagerty, and D. Brickle. 2005. Larval Feeding Disruption Tests (FDT) for Monitoring Insect Resistance to Cry1Ac, Cry1F, and Cry1AB. Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 4-7, 2005, New Orleans, Louisiana.

18. Bures, B., K. V. Donohue, S. Long, M. A. Bourham, and R. M. Roe. 2004. Mortality of Insects on the Surface of Plants Using an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Discharge. Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, TX.

19. Roe, R. M., D. M. Thompson, J. L. Rhein, K. V. Donohue, S. Long, J. S. Bachelor, C. Sorenson, and C. L. Sutula. 2004. Feeding Disruption Bioassay for Field Monitoring of Insect Susceptibility to Bt-Transgenic Crops and Traditional Pesticides. Beltwide Cotton Conference, January 5-9, 2004, San Antonio, TX.

20. Bures, B.L., K. V. Donohue, M. A. Bourham, and R. M. Roe. 2004. Non-chemical dielectric barrier discharge treatment as a method of insect control. The 31st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, June 28 – July 1, 2004, Baltimore, Maryland.

21. Bures, B., T. Gray, M. Bourham, R. M. Roe, S. Long, and K. V. Donohue. 2003. Reaction of Small Insects to an Ambient Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge. American Physical Society, Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of Plasma Physics, October 27-31, 2003, Albuquerque, NM.