Hello! I am a fourth year Biology major minoring in Plant Pathology, International Agriculture, Spanish, French, and Korean. I am particularly interested in plant pathology research, and in my lab we study the bacterium P. syringae (a pathogen that can affect a variety of plants, including crucial crops). I plan to pursue a graduate degree to study the effect of the plant microbiome on disease resistance, and hope to partake in international work to manage crop disease.
Current Research Project:
Bacteriocins and their role in pathogen survival in the bean leaf phyllosphere.
Project Description:
In my plant pathology lab we study the bacterium P. syringae, a pathogen that can affect a variety of plants including crucial crops. In the past, I have performed bioinformatics research on toxin-antitoxin systems and looked at the effects of various environmental conditions on recombination rates between antibiotic-resistant P. syringae mutants. Currently, I am part of a project that looks at the connection between plant defense mechanisms and leaf surface metabolites, and am also looking at the changes in tomato leaf surface viral communities throughout disease progression.
Mentor(s):
Dr. Kevin Hockett
Major(s):
Biology (Plant Biology Concentration)
Minor(s):
International Agriculture, Plant Pathology, Spanish, French, and Korean
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Campus:
University Park
Pronouns:
She/her
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