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Patricia A. Okubaraheadline bar PublicationsNo publications listed for this employee.ProjectsNo projects listed for this employee.
Education:
UCLA. PhD in Biology, 1992.
University of California, Davis. BS in Biochemistry, 1974.
Santa RosaJunior College, Santa Rosa, CA. AA, 1972.
Experience:
2001-present. USDA-ARS Root Disease and Biological Control Research Unit, Pullman, WA. Research Geneticist (Plants).
2001-present. Department of Plant Pathology, WashingtonStateUniversity. Adjunct Faculty.
2003-present. Molecular Plant Sciences Graduate Program, WashingtonStateUniversity. Adjunct Faculty.
1997-2001. USDA-ARS, Albany, CA. Postdoctoral Associate.
1995-1997. Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California, Davis. Visiting Scientist.
1992-1995. Department of Vegetable Crops, University of California, Davis.   Postdoctoral Fellow.
Professional Societies:
American Phytopathological Society
American Society of Plant Biologists
Research
*Expertise and Scientific Interests:*
Plant defense gene expression and defense pathways
Genomic approaches to understanding root-pathogen and root-biocontrol interactions
Bioinformatics and comparative genomics ofGgt, the take-all pathogen of wheat
Real-time PCR of soilborne pathogens and nematodes*Current Research:*
Inheritance and molecular basis of Rhizoctonia tolerance in EMS-treated and perennial wheat genotypes
Defense gene expression in wheat roots during interactions with beneficial and pathogenic microbes
Characterization of new Pseudomonas strains having multi-inhibitory activities against soilborne fungal pathogens and nematodes
Development of real-time PCR diagnostics for soilborne pathogens and pests
Comparative genomics of the Magnaporthaceae, with focus on the take-all pathogen of wheat
Function of the jasmonate pathway in wheat root innate immunity
Management of Rhizoctonia root rot and other root diseases of wheat and rotation crops
*Updated December 2011*


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