Postdoctoral Research Scholar

We are a dynamic research team focused on elucidating the molecular mechanisms of plant-virus-vector interactions. Our mission is to develop new foundational knowledge of plant viruses and to translate this information into new control strategies and biotechnology tools for crop improvement.

Grapevine red blotch disease has emerged as a major threat to winegrape production throughout North America in recent decades. We aim to develop tools and protocols for grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) detection in insects and plants. We will integrate these new technologies with established methods to better understand GRBV localization in the insect vector throughout circulative transmission and make strides in understanding GRBV latency in grapevine and experimental plant hosts. The detection tools developed will also have applications for red blotch diagnostics.

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