Areas of expertise
MicrobiologyPlant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionGenetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology, General
Cornell University, NY, United States (2009)
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, General
Ohio State University Main Campus, OH, United States (2003)
Awards and Honors
- 2017 Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium Awardee (2017)
- Lilly Teaching Fellowship (2016)
Scholarly Works
- Pseudomonas syringae: what it takes to be a pathogen, NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY, (2018).
- Transcriptome landscape of a bacterial pathogen under plant immunity, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (2018).
- The Pseudomonas syringae Type III Effector HopG1 Induces Actin Remodeling to Promote Symptom Development and Susceptibility during Infection, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, (2016).
- Pathogenic bacteria target plant plasmodesmata to colonize and invade surrounding tissues, The Plant Cell, (2019).
- Pantoea ananatis Genetic Diversity Analysis Reveals Limited Genomic Diversity as Well as Accessory Genes Correlated with Onion Pathogenicity, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, (2018).
Contact
Mailing Address
3303 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602 0000
Shipping Address
3303 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602 0000
