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Students, Postdocs & Visitorsheadline bar Tae-Hwan JunPostdoctoral ResearcherEducation••PhD, Plant breeding and genetics, Seoul National University••MS, Plant breeding and genetics, Seoul National University••BS, Crop science, Seoul National UniversityResearch GoalsThe objectives of current research are development of genetic markers specific to soybean aphid (Aphis glycinesMatsumura) and identification of aphid resistance genes in soybean.Valdir CorreaPhD StudentEducation••PhD Student, Horticulture and Crop Science, OSU••MS Plant Pathology,  University of Brasilia, Brazil••BS Agronomy, Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilResearch GoalsMy research focuses on the interactions of plant pathogens with their insect vectors.Fiorella CisnerosMS studentEducation••MS student in Plant Pathology, Dept. of Plant Pathology, OSU••BS in Biological Sciences, San Marcos Major National University in Lima, PeruResearch GoalsUnderstanding of virus-host interactions at the molecular level and to develop biological tools based on viral genomes.Sungwoo LeeGraduate Research AssociateEducation••PhD student, Molecular breeding and genetics, The Ohio State University••MS, Molecular breeding and genetics, Seoul National University••BS, Plant science, Seoul National UniversityResearch GoalsFind new quantitative trait loci associated with partial resistance to Phytophthora sojae in soybean **Visitors****Summer 2009** David Lee, Wheaton CollegeORIP InternDavid worked to sequence the resistance-breaking isolates of RYMV and compare their sequences to those of other isolates. He also worked to sequence MDMV-It and compare its sequence with those of non-resistance-breaking isolates from Ohio. Eventually, the results of these projects will lead to greater understanding of how changes in the genomes of these viruses allow them to break through established resistances.  Aimee Thompson, Hiram CollegeORIP InternAimee worked with graduate student Valdir Correa to characterize Stolbur phytoplasma genetic variability and phytoplasma-host interactions.  She also worked on a method to co-culture phytoplasmas in vitro using Drosophila S2 cells.  Geoff Harper, Case Western UniversityORIP InternGeoff worked with the soybean aphid(Aphis glycines) and transmission of three soybean viruses. **Summer 2008** Cameron R. T. Exnor, Carnegie MellonORIP InternCameron worked on the characterization of the mechanism of persistence of Pantoea stewartii in its insect vector. **October 2007******Kevin Pixley Associate Director of CIMMYT Kevin came to work with Agronomist Mark Jones to learn how to use SSR Markers to identify maize virus resistance loci.  Anna Nikolic Norman Borlaug Scholar Anna also came to work with Agronomist Mark Jones to learn how to use SSR Markers to identify maize virus resistance loci.


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