BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Provide the following information for the key personnel and other significant contributors in the order listed on Form Page 2.Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EXCEED FOUR PAGES.
NAME
Penelope Perkins-Veazie / POSITION TITLE
Professor, Postharvest Physiology
eRA COMMONS USER NAME (credential, e.g., agency login)
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION / DEGREE
(if applicable) / YEAR(s) / FIELD OF STUDY
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida / BS
MSc
PhD / 1981
1985
1988
1988 / Plant and Soil Sciences
Horticultural Sciences
Horticultural Sciences
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Program Director/Principal Investigator (Last, First, Middle): PI Name
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A. Positions and Honors.
Research Assistant, University of Florida, 1981-1988
Plant Physiologist, USDA-ARS, Lane, Oklahoma, 1988-2008
Professor, North Carolina State University, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 2008-present
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
1988-present Adjunct Associate Professor Oklahoma State University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape
Architecture
1990-1994 Associate Editor, Journal of Food Quality
1994-present Adjunct Associate Professor University of Arkansas, Department of Horticulture
2001-present Adjunct Associate Professor University of Maine, Department of Food Science and Nutrition
2004-2006 Editorial Board, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
2004-present Associate Editor, HortScience
2005 Scientific Committee, Third International Cucurbitacea Conference, Australia
2005-present Editorial Board, Postharvest Biology and Technology
2006 Publications Committee, American Society for Horticultural Science
2007-2009 Advisory Board, American Pomological Society
2007 Scientific Committee, Asia-Pacific Symposium on Quality Management of Fresh Cut Produce, Thailand
Honors
2003 L. M. Ware Award for distinguished research, Southern region, American Society for Horticultural Science
2003 Excellence in Extension Publication Award, Southern region, American
Society for Horticultural Science
2007 Fellow, American Society for Horticultural Science
2008 President, American Society for Horticultural Science, Southern region
B. Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).
(Publications selected from 140 peer reviewed papers)
Perkins-Veazie, P. and J.K. Collins. Carotenoid content of intact watermelons after storage. J. Agric. Food Chem
54:5868-5874, 2006.
Collins, J.K., A.R. Davis, A. Adams, N. Maness, P. Perkins-Veazie. Consumer acceptability of low sugar
watermelon sweetened with non-calorie sweetener by a Native American community. Intl. J. Food Sci. Nutn.
57:363-368, 2006.
Collins, J.K. and P. Perkins-Veazie. Lycopene: from plants to humans. HortScience 41:1135-1144, 2006.
Perkins-Veazie, P., J.K. Collins, A.R. Davis, and W. Roberts. Carotenoid content of 50 watermelon cultivars. J. Agric. Food Chem., 54:2593-2597, 2006.
Wu, G., Collins, J.K., Perkins-Veazie, P.M., Siddiq, M., Dolan, K.D., Kelly, K.A., Heaps, C.L.,and Meininger, C.J.
Dietary supplementation with watermelon pomace ameliorates the metabolic syndrome in Zucker diabetic fatty
rats. 137:2680-2685. Nutrition. 2007.
Collins, J.K., G. Wu , P. Perkins-Veazie, K. Spears, P.L. Claypool, R. A. Baker, B.A. Clevidence. Watermelon
consumption Increases plasma arginine concentrations in adults. Nutrition 23:261-266, 2007
Perkins-Veazie, P., Roberts, W., and Collins, J.K. Lycopene content among organically produced tomatoes. J.
Vegetable Sci. 12:93-106. 2007.
Davis, A.R., Webber III, C. L., and Perkins-Veazie, P. Impact of cultivar and production practices on yield and
phytonutrient content of organically grown watermelon. J. Vegetable Sci. 12:83-91. 2007.
Davis, A. R., Collins, J., Fish, W. W., Tadmor, Y., Webber III, C. L. and Perkins-Veazie, P. Rapid method for total
carotenoid detection in canary yellow-fleshed watermelon. J. Food Sci. 72:S319-S323. 2007.
Perkins-Veazie, P. Carotenoids in watermelon and mango. Acta Hortic. 746:259-264, 2007.
Davis, A.R., Perkins-Veazie, P., Sakata, Y., López-Galarza, S., Maroto, J.V., Lee, S.-G. , Huh, Y.-C., Sun, Z.,
Miguel, A., King, S.R., Cohen, R., Lee, J.-M. Cucurbit grafting. Critical Reviews in Plant Science 27:50-74,
2008.
Perkins-Veazie, P. and Lester, G. Postharvest challenges for organically grown orchard fruit. HortScience.
43:35-37, 2008.
Perkins-Veazie, P., and Collins, J.K. UV treatment prevents blueberry decay. Postharvest Biol. Technol. 47:280-
285, 2008.
Taber, H., Perkins-Veazie, P., White, W., Li, S., Rodermel, S., and Xu, Y. Enhancement of Tomato fruit lycopene
by potassium is cultivar dependent. HortScience 43:159-165, 2008.
Moore, P., Perkins-Veazie, P., Weber, C.A., and Howard, L. Environmental effect on antioxidant content of ten
raspberry cultivars. Acta Hortic. 777:499-503, 2008.
Weber, C.A., Perkins-Veazie, P., Moore, P., and Howard, L. Variability of antioxidant content in raspberry
germplasm. Acta Hortic. 777:493-498, 2008.
Davis, A., Collins, J.K., Perkins-Veazie, P., and Levi, Amnon. 2008. LSW-177 and LSW-194; Red-fleshed
watermelon lines with low total soluble solids. Hortscience, 43:538-539, 2008.
Davis, A.R., Perkins-Veazie, P., Hassell, R., Levi, A., King, S.R., and Zhang, X.-P. Grafting effects on vegetable
quality. Hortscience 43:1670-1672, 2008.
C. Research Support.
Ongoing Research Support
Ballington (PI) 05/01/2009-4/30/2009
Small Fruits Consortium
Postharvest evaluation of raspberry and blackberry selections for use in tunnels in warm production areas
The purpose of this project is to evaluate the shelf life of small fruits grown under protected environments
Role: Co-Investigator
Rice (PI) 6/01/2007-5/31/2009
Oklahoma Council for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OARS program)
Phytonutrients in Organically-Grown Vegetables
The goal of this study is to teach undergraduates laboratory skills using a research project.
Role: Co-Investigator
Lucas (PI) 7/01/2007-9/30/2009
National Mango Board
Anti-inflammatory Properties of Mango: Focus on Cardiovascular Health
This study investigates the ability of mango fruit powder to substitute for anti-lipidemia pharmaceuticals
Role: Co-Investigator.
Perkins-Veazie (PI) 6/01/2008-9/30/2009
National Watermelon Promotion Board
Effectiveness of watermelon in alleviation of cardiovascular events in humans
The purpose of this project is to determine if watermelon can help maintain cardiovascular health
Role: PI
Completed Research Support
Perkins-Veazie (PI) 12/01/2006-12/30/2008
National Mango Board
Exploring the phytochemicals in imported mango
The goal of this project was to establish values of vitamin C and beta carotene in major imported mango cultivars
Role: PI
Perkins-Veazie (PI) 08/01/2005-9/30/2006
National Watermelon Promotion Board
Diabetic animal model study evaluating cardiovascular benefits of watermelon pomace, arginine, and lycopene
The goal of this project was to determine how watermelon alleviates cardiovascular events in diabetic rats
Role: PI
Rice (PI) 5/01/2005-4/30/2007
Oklahoma Council for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OARS program)
The goal of this study is to teach undergraduates laboratory skills using a research project.
Reducing melon waste through development of better ripeness indicators in melons
Role: Co-Investigator
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