David Garvin

B.A., California State University-Fullerton, Biology

M.S., University of California-Riverside, Plant Sciences

Ph.D., Cornell University, Plant Breeding

Research Interests

• Modifying crop composition for improved human health.
• Molecular genetic and genomic analysis of wheat disease resistance.
• Brachypodium distachyon, a new model system for grass genomics research.
• Molecular biology of abiotic stress tolerance, including acid soils tolerance and nutrient deficiency responses.

Current or Planned Experiments

• Wheat gene expression associated with disease resistance.
• Quantify Fusarium head blight resistance QTL effects individually and in pyramided combinations.
• Identify and characterize novel sources of Fusarium head blight resistance.
• Coordinate U.S. hard red spring wheat uniform performance and Fusarium head blight nursery programs.
• Molecular genetic analysis and whole genome sequencing of Brachypodium distachyon.

Laboratory Personnel

• Zachary Blankenheim (Biological Science Technician)