Haffa Lab

Department of Biology and Chemistry

Publications & Presentations


  • I.D. Kurzman, E.G. MacEwen, A. Haffa (1990) Reduction in body weight and cholesterol in spontaneously obese dogs by dehydroepiandrosterone Int. J. Obes., 14(2):95-104.
  • E.G. MacEwen, A. Haffa, I.D. Kurzman, (1990) DHEA effects of cholesterol and lipoproteins. In Kalimi M., & RegelsonW. eds. The Biological Role of DehydroepiandrosteroneWalter de Gruyter, Berlin.
  • A. Haffa, E.G. MacEwen, I.D. Kurzman, J.W. Kemnitz (1994) Hypocholesterolemic effect of exogenous dehydroepiandrosterone administration in the rhesus monkey, In Vivo, 8:993-997.
  • J. Christopher-Hennings, I.D. Kurzman, A. Haffa, J.W. Kemnitz E.G. MacEwen. (1995) The effect of high fat diet and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) administration in the rhesus monkey. In Vivo, 9(5):415-420.
  • N. Binkley, D. Kimmel, J. Bruner, A. Haffa, B. Davidowitz, C. Meng, V. Schaffer, J. Green (1998) Zolendronate prevents the development of absolute osteopenia following ovariectomy in adult rhesus monkeys, J. Bone and Mineral Research, 13:1,775-1,782.
  • D. Krueger, H. Todd, A. Haffa, J. Bruner, D. Yandow, N. Binkley (1999) Central Region of Interest analysis of lumbar spine densitometry demonstrates lower bone mass in older rhesus monkeys, Bone, 24:29-33.
  • J. Kemnitz, E. Roecker, A. Haffa, J. Pinheiro, I. Kurzman, J. Ramsey, E. MacEwen (2000) Serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate concentrations across the life span of laboratory-housed rhesus monkeys, J. Med. Primatology, 29:330-337.
  • A. Haffa, D. Krueger, J. Bruner, J. Engelke, C. Gundberg, M. Akhter, N. Binkley (2000) Diet- or Warfarin-induced vitamin K insufficiency elevates circulating undercarboxylated osteocalcin without altering skeletal status in growing female rats, J. Bone & Mineral Density, 15:872-878.
  • J. Bruner, B. Davidowitz, A. Haffa, N. Binkley (2000) Dietary content may prevent secondary hyperparathyroidism in female Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatto), J. Med. Primatology, 29:20-25.
  • J. Williams, A. Haffa, J. McCulley, N. Woodbury, J. Allen (2001) Electrostatic interactions between charged amino acid residues and the bacteriochlorophyll dimer in reaction centers from Rhodobacter sphaeroides, Biochemistry, 40(50):15,403-15,407
  • S. Lin, E. Katilius, A. Haffa, A. Taguchi, N. Woodbury (2001) Blue light drives B-side electron transfer in bacterial reaction centers, Biochemistry, 40(46):13,767-13,773.
  • A. Haffa, S. Lin, E. Katilius, J. Williams, A. Taguchi, J. Allen, N. Woodbury (2002) The dependence of the initial-electron transfer rate on driving force in Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction centers, J. Phys. Chem. B. 106 (32):7,376-7,384.
  • A. Haffa, S. Lin, J. Williams, A. Taguchi, J. Allen, N. Woodbury (2003) High yield of long-lived B-side charge separation at room temperature in mutant bacterial reaction centers, J. Phys. Chem. B. 107 (45):12,503-12,510.
  • A. Haffa (2004) Photosystems: Electron Flow Through In: Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science ed. R.W. Goodman, Dekker, NY.
  • A. Haffa, S. Lin, J. Williams, B. Bowen, A. Taguchi, N. Woodbury (2004) Controlling the pathway of photosynthetic charge separation in bacterial reaction centers, J. Phys. Chem. B. 108 (1):4-7.
  • A. Haffa, S. Lin, R. LoBrutto, J.Williams, A.Taguchi, J. Allen, N. Woodbury (2005) Environmental Control of Primary Photochemistry in a Mutant Bacterial Reaction Center, J. Phys. Chem, B. 109 (42):19923-19928.
  • L. Kalman, ALM Haffa, JC Williams, NW Woodbury, and JP Allen (2007) Reduction of the oxidized bacteriochlorophyll dimer in reaction centers by ferrocene is dependent upon the driving force J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 11(3-4):205-211.
  • R. Blankenship and A.Haffa Why do we need to teach the evolution of photosynthesis? (2008) J.F. Allen, E. Gantt, J.H. Golbeck and B. Osmond (eds.), Photosynthesis. Energy from the Sun: 14th International Congress on Photosynthesis Springer, pp 1611-1615.
  • A. Moreno* and A. Haffa, The Impact of Fish & the Global Commercial Marine Harvest on the Ocean Iron Cycle, (2014) PLoS ONE 9(9): e107690. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107690.
  • I. Zaragoza*, K. Post, L. Johnson, R. Spellenberg*, S. Kortman, C. Rosevelt, G. Muro*, D. Goorahoo, F. Cassel-Sharma, M. Cahn, A. Haffa, F. Melton, Quantifying the Benefits of On-Farm Best Management Practices for Irrigation and Nutrient Management, CSUMB ARI 2015 Conference Proceedings, Pomona, CA November 2015.
  • G. Muro* and A. Haffa, Monitoring of Soil Moisture Dynamics Via Ground Penetrating Radar, AGU Fall 2015 Conference Proceedings, Abstract #83268, San Francisco, December 2015.
  • S. Kortman, K. Post, A. Conlen*, D. Muratore*, K. Prescott*, R. Spellenberg*, J. Toyoshima*, I. Zaragoza*, M. Cahn, R. Smith, F. Melton, and A. Haffa, Quantifying N2O Emissions from Different On-farm Irrigation and Nutrient Management Schedules in Strawberries CDFA 2016 Conference Proceedings, San Mateo, CA October 2016.
  • F. Melton, A. Haffa, K. Aqueche*, M. Cahn, F. Cassel-Sharma, J. Dexter, J. Duque*, D. Goorahoo, M. Huang, L. Johnson, S. Kortman, E. Patron*, K. Post, K. Prescott, T. Wang, I. Zaragosa. Quantifying the Benefits of On-farm BMPs for Irrigation and Nutrient Management. ARI PI Meeting, Sacramento, CA, September 2017
  • I. Zaragosa, F. Melton, J. Dexter, K. Post, A. Haffa, S. Kortman, and M. Cahn, Utilizing On-farm Best Management Practices: Managing Nitrate Leaching Using Evapotranspiration Based Irrigation Methods, ARI PI Meeting, Sacramento, CA 9/7/17.
  • A. Haffa, S. Kortman, I. Zaragosa, J. Dexter, K. Post, K. Prescott, R. Spellenberg*, D. Muratore*, M. Cahn, R. Smith, and F. Melton, Quantifying how BMPs for On-farm Irrigation Impact Subsequent Nitrogen Pathways, ARI PI Meeting, Sacramento, CA 9/7/17.
  • J. Duque*, S. Kortman, K. Prescott, J. Dexter, I. Zaragoza, E. Stanfield, C. T. Wang, K. Post, M. Cahn, F. Melton, A. Haffa. Quantification of N2O Emissions in Commercial Lettuce Fields Under Different On-Farm Irrigation and Nutrient Best Management Practices. Greater Visions Water Forum 2017, Seaside, CA, October 2017.
  • A. Haffa, Quantifying How Farming Practices Impact the Nitrogen Cycle,Gentrain Forum, Monterey Peninsula College, October 2017.
  • I. Zaragosa, J. Dexter, S. Kortman, T. Wang, R. Spellenberg*, K. Post, K. Prescott, J. Duque*, M. Hang*, C. Rosevelt, E. Stanfield, M. Cahn, A. Haffa, F. Melton, Quantifying the Benefits of On-farm BMPs for Irrigation and Nutrient Management, AGU Fall 2017 Conference Proceedings, Abstract #83268, New Orleans, December 2017