Documents and Publications
Gilpin, R.W. May, 2012. Biological Safety Principles & Practices and Recombinant DNA & Institutional Biosafety Committee Program Implementation. Weill Cornell Medical College in Dubi, Qatar. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1989-2012. Primary lecturer and co-director of the week-long Control of Biohazards Course for 23 years. |
Gilpin, R.W. 2002. Risk Assessment for BT Agents-Field and Lab. Bioterrorism and the Lab for First Responders. Laboratories Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Arnold, MD. December 2002. |
Gilpin, R.W. 2002. Biosafety Cabinetry Regulatory Update. 49th Annual Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) Conference. Toronto, Canada. July 2002. |
J. Jaeger, R.W. Gilpin, M.A. Moore, M.B. Swomley, and K.L. Heilmen. 2001. Web and Database Tools for Automation of Research Registration and Committee Functions. 48th Annual Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) Conference. College Station, TX. July 2001. |
Gilpin, R.W. 2001. Legionella Occupational Health and Safety Considerations. Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association Biosafety Symposium 2001. Fort Detrick, MD. June 2001. |
Rau, E.W., R.J. Alaimo, P.C. Ashbrook, S.M. Austin, N. Borenstein, M.R. Evans, R.W. Gilpin, J. Hughes, S.J. Hummel, A.P. Jacobsohn, C.Y. Lee, S. Merkle, T. Radzinski, R. Sloane, K.D. Wagner, and L.E. Weaner. 2000. Minimization and Management of Wastes from Biomedical Research, p. 953-977. Environmental Health Perspectives, 108:Supplement 6. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 2000. |
Gilpin, R.W. 2000. Elements of a biosafety program, p. 443-462. D.O. Fleming and D.L. Hunt (eds.). Biological Safety Principles and Practices. 3rd Edition. ASM Press. Washington, DC. |
Gilpin, R.W. 2000. Biosafety Issues in Hospital Settings. In, J.Y. Richmond (ed). Anthology of Biosafety III. Application of Principles. American Biological Safety Association, Mundelein, IL. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.M. Gilpin. 1999. Legionella safety issues for commercial and industrial cooling towers. FOMIS Winter Conference. Clearwater, FL. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1999. The Threat of Bioterrorism and the Public Health Response: Summary of the Johns Hopkins National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism. J. Amer. Biological Safety Association 4:49-52. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1999. Research Activities Including Pathogens, Recombinant DNA, and Animal Handling, In, R.J. McCunney (ed.), Medical Center Occupational Health and Safety, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.M. Kaplan Gilpin, and Glazer, S.A. 1998. Superheated water and steam sterilization and grinding of hospital and laboratory waste. 41th Annual Biological Safety Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL. October 1998. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.M. Kaplan Gilpin. 1998. Quantitative measurement of Legionella pneumophila counts in routinely maintained commercial and industrial cooling towers. 41th Annual Biological Safety Conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL. October 1998. |
Conlon, M., L. Karanfil, R. Gilpin, K. Haller, W. Merz, J. Bartlett, and T. Perl. 1998. Progression and implementation of a tuberculosis control program. APIC, San Diego, CA. May 1998. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1995. The Saga of Legionella. The Analyst. 2:12-27. |
Ferbas, J., K.R. Chadwick, A. Logar, A.E. Patterson, R.W. Gilpin, and J.B. Margolick. 1995. Assessment of aerosol containment on the Elite flow cytometer. Cytometry. 22:45-47. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1993. Legionella Safety Factors in Water-Containing Systems. Maint. Technol. 6:29-32. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.M. Kaplan, and E.F. Goldstein. 1988. Quantitation of Legionella pneumophila in one thousand commercial and industrial cooling towers. 49th Annl. Meet., Intnl. Water Conf. October 1988. |
Bradley, B., P. Farmer, R. Gilpin, and J. Watts. 1988. A Minitek database for veterinary Streptococcal isolates. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. April 1988. |
Gilpin, R.W. and F.E. Young. 1986. L-Forms of Bacillus genospecies. In, S. Madoff (ed.), Bacterial L-Forms, Marcel Dekker, Boston, MA. |
Kronick, P. and R.W. Gilpin. 1986. Use of superparamagnetic particles for isolation of cells. J. Biochem. Biophys. Meth. 12:73-80. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1985. Diagnosis: new concepts, p. 35-56. In, S. M. Katz (ed.), Legionellosis, vol. II, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. |
Gilpin, R.W., S.B. Dillon, P. Keyser, A. Androkites, M. Berube, N. Carpendale, J. Skorina, J. Hurley, and A.M. Kaplan. 1985. Disinfection of circulating water systems by ultraviolet light and halogenation. Water Res. 19:839-848. (click for pdf file) |
Gilpin, R.W. 1985. Infectious diarrheal disease: current concepts and laboratory procedures. Microbiology Series, vol. 12. P.D. Ellner (ed.). Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1984. Laboratory and field applications of UV light disinfection on six species of Legionella and other bacteria in water, p. 337-339. In, C. Thornsberry, A. Balows, J.C. Feeley and W. Jakubowski (eds.). Legionella Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, DC. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1984. Legionella and legionella-like organisms, p. 358-371. In, M. Levison (ed.), The Pneumonias: Clinical Approaches to Infectious Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract, John Wright-PSC, Boston, MA. |
Sobel, J.D., R. Krieger, R.W. Gilpin, L. Griska, and P. Agarwal. 1983. Legionella bozemanii still another cause of pneumonia. J. Amer. Med. Assn. 250:383-385. |
Patterson, S.K., and R.W. Gilpin. 1982. Basic biology of cell wall deficient bacteria, p. 1-58. In, G. Domingue (ed.), Cell Wall Defective Bacteria: Basic Principles and Clinical Significance, Addison-Wesley, Redding, MA. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1982. Serologic evidence for continued presence of Legionella pneumophila in a routinely maintained cooling tower. Abst. 13th Intl. Cong. Microbiol. |
Berman, R., R.W. Gilpin, and R.A. Knight. 1981. Enterotoxin synthesis by clinical isolates of staphylococci. Lab. Med. 12:621-654. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1981. Application of a solid-phase system for the isolation of Legionella from environmental samples. Symp. on ecological aspects of Legionella pneumophila. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., S.K. Patterson, and R.A. Knight. 1981. Quantitation of Bacillus subtilis L-form growth parameters in batch culture. J. Bacteriol. 145:651-653. |
Kronick, P.L., and R.W. Gilpin. 1980. Cytochrome spectra of Legionella pneumophila. Microbios. Lett. 14:59-63. |
Gilpin, R.W. 1980. Proteins from stressed membranes. Round table on L-forms under stressed conditions. Annl. Meet. Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Patterson, S.K., R.W. Gilpin, and R.A. Knight. 1977. Influence of antibiotics and growth phase on membrane proteins of an L-form from Bacillus subtilis. Abstr. 17th Intersci. Conf. Antimicrob. Ag. Chemother., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., and S.S. Nagy. 1976. Time-lapse photography of Bacillus subtilis L-forms replicating in liquid medium. J. Bacteriol. 127:1018-1021. |
Nagy, S.S., and R.W. Gilpin. 1976. Design of a microculture chamber to observe cell division of bacterial L-forms in liquid medium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 31:444-445. |
Gilpin, R.W., and S.K. Patterson. 1976. Adaptation of a stable L-form of Bacillus subtilis to minimal salts medium without osmotic stabilizers. J. Bacteriol. 125:845-849. |
Chatterjee, A.N., W. Wong, F.E. Young, and R.W. Gilpin. 1976. Isolation and characterization of a mutant of Staphylococcus aureus deficient in autolytic activity. J. Bacteriol. 125:961-967. |
Gilpin, R.W., and S.S. Nagy. 1976. Replication of an L-form of Bacillus subtilis 168: time lapse photography of cells in liquid medium. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., and S.K. Patterson. 1975. Adaptation of a salt-requiring stable L-form of Bacillus subtilis to minimal salts medium without osmotic stabilization. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Wong, W., R.W. Gilpin, and A.N. Chatterjee. 1975. Isolation and characterization of a mutant of Staphylococcus aureus deficient in autolytic activity. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., S. Narrod, W. Wong, F.E. Young, and A.N. Chatterjee. 1974. Autolysis of Staphylococcus aureus: preferential release of old cell walls. J. Bacteriol. 119:672-676. |
Cole, R.M., A.N. Chatterjee, R.W. Gilpin, and F.E. Young. 1974. Ultrastructure of teichoic acid-deficient and other mutants of staphylococci. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 236:22-53. |
Gilpin, R.W., F.E. Young, and A.N. Chatterjee. 1973. Characterization of a stable L-form of Bacillus subtilis 168. J. Bacteriol. 113:486-499. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.N. Chatterjee, and F.E. Young. 1972. Autolysis of microbial cells: salt activation of autolytic enzymes in a mutant of Staphylococcus aureus. J. Bacteriol. 111:272-283. |
Cole, R.M., T.J. Popkin, A.N. Chatterjee, R.W. Gilpin, and F.E. Young. 1972. Ultrastructure of a teichoic acid deficient staphylococcal mutant. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.N. Chatterjee, and F.E. Young. 1972. Characterization of a stable L-form of Bacillus subtilis. Abstr. Annl. Meet., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., and H.L. Sadoff. 1972. Physical and catalytic properties of the purine nucleoside phosphorylases from cells and spores of Bacillus cereus T. J. Biol. Chem. 246:1475-1480. |
Gilpin, R.W., A.N. Chatterjee, D. Mirelman, and F.E. Young. 1971. Salt-induced cell wall defects in Staphylococcus aureus. Bact. Proc., Amer. Soc. Microbiol. |
Gilpin, R.W., and H.L. Sadoff. 1970. Physical and catalytic properties of the purine nucleoside phosphorylases isolated from vegetative cells and spores of Bacillus cereus. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Conference on Extreme Environments. |
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