Shavannor M. Smith
Associate Professor, Molecular Genetics of Host Plant Resistance
Areas of expertise
Plant BiologyCrop and Pasture ProductionMicrobiologyGenetics
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Genetics, General
Kansas State University, KS, United States (2004)
Master of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Tennessee State University, TN, United States (1997)
Bachelor of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Tennessee State University, TN, United States (1994)
Awards and Honors
- Women's Leadership Fellow Program (2017)
- Teaching locally, engaging globally CAES faculty participant (2010)
- Lilly Teaching Fellow (2010-2012) (2010)
Scholarly Works
- High-Throughput Discovery of Mutations in Tef Semi-Dwarfing Genes by Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis, GENETICS, (2012).
- Recombinant Rp1 genes confer necrotic or nonspecific resistance phenotypes, MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS, (2010).
- Diversity and evolution of Rp1 rust resistance genes in four maize lines, THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS, (2015).
- A Rapid and Efficient Method for Assessing Pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis on Maize and Teosinte Lines, JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (2014).
- Haplotype Analysis and Linkage Disequilibrium at Five Loci in Eragrostis tef, G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, (2012).
Contact
Mailing Address
4309 Plant Science Bldg
Athens, GA 30602
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