B.S. University of California, Riverside. Expressing novel lectins and lytic proteins in transgenic plants for the control of insects and phytopathogenic bacteria.
Projects involve sugarcane, citrus, and melons.
Molecular basis for plant-virus interactions. Developed a system to search for RNases that are differentially expressed or induced in the highly antiviral state. Allows me to work backwards through this very important RNA surveillance, targeting, and degradation pathway. Molecular characterization of the genome and life cycle of citrus tristeza virus. Map-based cloning of the CTV resistance gene from a citrus relative.