Hello! I am a third year Biology major minoring in 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. In the past, I have performed bioinformatics research on toxin-antitoxin systems. Currently, I am looking at the effects of various environmental conditions on recombination rates between antibiotic-resistant P. syringae mutants, as well as assisting with a project on plant defense mechanisms and leaf surface metabolites.
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Project Title:
Plant leaf surface community changes through disease progression
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 option)
Minor(s):
Spanish, French, and Korean
Email:
Campus:
University Park