B.A., The Colorado College, Biology

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Plant Pathology

• Disease resistance mechanisms in alfalfa.
• Identifying genes controlling plant disease defense responses.
• Plant tissue culture and genetic transformation.
• Developing alfalfa cultivars for new uses.
• Improving nutritional quality in alfalfa.
• Functional genomics in Medicago truncatula.

• Transcript profiling of pathogen interactions with DNA microarrays.
• Modification of expression of enzymes involved in primary cell wall synthesis.
• Gene expression analysis from developing seed coats.
• Survey of Upper Midwestern U.S. for brown root rot disease of alfalfa.

• Melinda Dornbusch (Biological Science Laboratory Technician) 
• Claudia Castell-Miller (Research Associate)
• Jamie O-Rourke (Research Associate)
• Dawn Foster-Hartnett (University of Minnesota Research Associate)
• Jenny Larsen (University of Minnesota Research Associate)
• Lorien Radmer (University of Minnesota Graduate Student)