David J. Oliver, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology - Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Office: 515.294.4418
Email: doliver@iastate.edu
Homepage:http://www.gdcb.iastate.edu/faculty/facultyDetail.php?id=112

Education
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Genetics, Cornell University, 1975
M.S., Plant Biology, Syracuse University, 1973
B.S., Chemistry, Syracuse University, 1971

Role in the ISU ADVANCE Program
Dr. David Oliver, Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, is a member of the ADVANCE Council. He works with the Equity Advisor (Larson) and ADVANCE Professors for EEOB (Janzen, Raich) and GDCB (Powell-Coffman) to coordinate ADVANCE activities in the college. He attends Council meetings and contributes his perspective on ways ADVANCE could be implemented at Iowa State. He attended the Big XII Workshop at Oklahoma in January 2008, and was part of a workshop at ISU, sharing insights on what was learned. He also attends meetings of the CALS/LAS Leadership Council and participated in the 2009 Chairs workshop and the NSF Site Visit Planning Committee.

Research Interests

• Glutathione metabolism
• Plant response to environmental stress
• Control of gene expression
• Plant-derived petroleum alternatives