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Rebecca  Lyon    POST DOC /ARSUserFiles/56971/Rebecca Lyon Photo3.jpg
 **CONTACT** Phone: (309) 681-6177 Fax: 309-681-6693 Room: 3101B  USDA ARS NCAUR 1815 N University Peoria, IL 61604
 **EDUCATION** PhD, Plant Pathology, Colorado State University, 2021 MS, Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2015 BS, Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 2012
 **RESEARCH INTERESTS** My research interests are primarily in pathogen-host interaction to illuminate possible control measures. Currently we are working with Phytophthora spp., specifically pathogens on vegetable crops, to identify small RNA molecules and possible carriers that will inhibit pathogen growth when sprayed onto the host plant.
 **LAB MEMBERS:** Currently working in the laboratory of Dr. Eric Johnson Mark Doehring, MS (Biological Science Laboratory Technician)
 
 
 **INVITED CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS** **Lyon, R.**, Wu, G., Saunders, D., Broders, K.The effector diversity and population structure of a United States population of*Puccinia striiformis* sp. *tritici*. Plant Health 2019 (APS Annual National Meeting). August 3–7, 2019. Cleveland, OH [poster presentation] **Becky Lyon**: The population structure and effector diversity of a United States population of*Puccinia striiformis* sp*tritici.*APS Pacific Division Meeting. June 25–27, 2019. Fort Collins, CO[oral presentation] **Becky Lyon**: The population structure and effector diversity within the U.S. population of*Puccinia striiformis* sp. *tritici.*Fungal Genetics Conference. March 12–17, 2019. Pacific Grove, CA [oral and poster presentations] **Becky Lyon**: Forecasting diseases of wheat and corn in Colorado. Colorado Agricultural Aviation Association. November 14, 2018. Loveland, CO [oral presentation] **Lyon, B.**, Wu, G., Broders, K. Transcriptomic sequencing of the pathogen *Puccinia striiformis* sp. *tritici*from infected wheat across the United States reveals key effectors. International Conference Plant Pathologists. July 29–August 3, 2018. Boston, MA [poster presentation] **Lyon, B.**, Correll, J., Feng, C., and Lamour, K. Population Structure of Downy Mildew on Spinach.Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Conference. March 14–17, 2015. Asilomar, CA[oral presentation] **Lyon, R.**Fine-scale population dynamics of *Phytophthora capsici* on Long Island, New York.Oomycete Molecular Genetics Network Conference. March 10–12, 2013. Asilomar, CA[poster presentation]  **Publications Indexed by Google Scholar** Click here to view Google Scholar entries for Rebecca (Becky) Lyon. (The Google Scholar results may not reflect a complete or accurate listing for this scientist). **Lyon, B**., Broders, K. (2017, October 2). Impact of climate change and race evolution on the epidemiology and ecology of stripe rust in central and eastern USA and Canada. *Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology*. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2017.1368713**Lyon, R**., Correll, J., Feng, C., Bluhm, B., Shrestha, S., Shi, A., and Lamour, K. (2016). Population Structure of *Peronospora effusa*in the Southwestern United States. *PLOS ONE*, *11*(2), e0148385. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148385Castro-Rocha, A., Shrestha, S., **Lyon, B.**, Grimaldo-Pantoja, G. L., Flores-Marges, J. P., Valero-Galván, J., ... Lamour, K. (2016). An initial assessment of genetic diversity for *Phytophthora capsici*in northern and central Mexico. *Mycological Progress*, *15*(2), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-016-1157-0Hu, J., **Lyon, R**., Zhou, Y., and Lamour, K. (2014). PCR amplification of SNP loci from crude DNA for large-scale genotyping of oomycetes. *Mycologia*, *106*(3), 607–609. https://doi.org/10.3852/13-218
 Publications(Clicking on the reprint iconReprint Icon  will take you to the publication reprint.)Undesirable protein sequence variations in maize genes that confer resistance to fungal pathogens and insect pests-(Peer Reviewed Journal) Lyon, R.M., Johnson, E.T., Dowd, P.F. 2023. Undesirable protein sequence variations in maize genes that confer resistance to fungal pathogens and insect pests. Plant Gene. 37. Article 100441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plgene.2023.100441.


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