Education
1993-1994 / 1986-1987
Sabbaticals (one year),
Max Planck-Institute für Immunobiologie
1972-74
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
1972
Ph.D. (Microbial Physiology)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK
1963
B.S. (Bacteriology)
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Extramural Funding
2002-2004
Bonyf AG, Liechtenstein, Co-Investigator, $25,000
2000-2001
DenTech Corporation. Co-Investigator, $11,938
1999-2001
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station, $18,500
1993-1994
Fulbright Scholar Proram, $13,400
1992-1993
Lilly Research Laboratories, $9,800
1993, 1991,
1989, 1986
Fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, total $14,000
1986-1987
Senior International Fellowship, Fogarty International Center, $34,206
1977-1979
NIH Grant 1R01, $27,164
Representative Publications & Presentations
Glass, R.T., Bullard, J.W., Conrad, R.S. and Blewett, E.L. 2004. Evaluation of the Sanitization Effectiveness of Medical on Dentures Contaminated with Known Microbial Flora, an in vitro Study. Quintessence International 2004; 35:194-199.
Goodson, L., Glass. R.T., Bullard, ].W. and Conrad, R.S. 2003. A Statistical Comparison of Denture Sanitization Using A Commercially Available Denture Cleaner With and Without Microwaving. Gen. Dent. 51: 148-151.
Glass. R.T., Goodson, L., Bullard, ].W. and Conrad, R.S. 2001. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Several Denture Sanitizing Systems: A Clinical Study. Compend. Educ. Dent. 22: 1093-1108.
Glass, R.T., Bullard, ].W., Hadley, C.S., Mix, E.W. and Conrad R.S. 2001. Partial Sectrum of Microorganisms Found in D entures and Possible Disease Implications. JAOA 101:92-94.
McGuire, M.D. and Conrad, R.S. 2000. Morphological and Biochemical Alterations in Staphylococcus epidermidis Stepwise Adapted to Vancomycin Resistance. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci 80: 1-6.
Conrad, R.S., Boll, M., Radziejewska-Lebrecht, J., and Galanos, C. 1999. The Occurrence of 4-Amino-4-deoxy-Arabinose in LPS of Supersusceptible Strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa Z61: Non-correlation with Polymyxin Resistance. Current Microbiology 38:228-232.
Conrad, R.S., Howard, M.J., Garrison, R.C., Winter, S., and Henderson, D.A. 1998. The Effects of Daptomycin on Chemical Composition and Morphology of Staphyloccoccus aureus. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 78:15-22.
Conrad, R.S., Galanos, C. and Champlin, F.R. 1996. Biochemical Characterization of Lipopolysaccharides Extracted from a Hydrophobic Strain of Pasturella multocida. Veterinary Research Communications 20:195-204.
Conrad, R.S. and C. Galanos. 1995. A New Technique to Analyze for Polymyxin B and its Nonapeptide Derivative. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 75:51-56.
Fomsgaard, A., Shand, G., Freudenberg, M., Galanos, C., Conrad, R.S., Kronborg, G. and Høiby, N. 1993. Antibodies from Chronically Infected Cystic Fibrosis Patients React with Lipopolysaccharides Extracted by New Micromethods From All Serotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. APMIS 101:101-112.
Conrad, R.S., Schlecht, S., Kist, M. and Galanos, C. 1992. Extraction and Biochemical Characterization of Helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides. Current Microbiology 24:165-169.
Kharazmi, A., Fomsgaard, A., Conrad, R.S., Galanos, C. and Høiby, N. 1991. Relationship Between Chemical Composition and Biological Function of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lipopolysaccharide: Effect on Human Neutrophil Chemotaxis and Oxidative Burst. J. Leuk. Biol. 49:15-20.
Conrad, R.S. and Galanos, C. 1990. Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni lipopolysaccharide. Current Microbiology 21:377-379.
Bhat, R., Marx, A., Galanos, C. and Conrad, R.S. 1990. Structural Studies of Lipid A from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01: Occurrence of 4-amino-4-deoxyarabinose. J. Bacteriol. 172:6631-6636.
Instructional Activities
- Medical Microbiology and Immunology (Medical bacteriology)
- Microbial Physiology (Graduate course)
Research Interests
Role of lipopolysaccharides in infection and disease. Molecular bases of antimicrobial resistance in gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Epidemiology, identification and interactions of bacteria associated in health and disease with dental devices and nasopharynx.
