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Appendix A: Committee Biographies
Pages 191-198

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... Department of Agriculture Agri­ ultural Re c search Service (USDA ARS) , Texas A&M University, and OSU scientists that worked on cucurbit yellow vine disease, a damaging cucurbit disorder in the Midwest and East Coast states that is caused by a phloem-inhabiting bacterium.
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... ; USDA ARS National Programs 303 Research Plan Review Panel, Emerging Plant Diseases (chair, 2011–2012) ; the National Research Council Committee on Global Science and Technology Strategies and Their Effect on U.S.
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... Since moving to Ithaca in 1987, his research has focused on understanding insect vector–virus–plant interactions, ­ the genetics of vector competence in aphid populations, and biological and cultural factors that influence virus epidemics in cereal and potato crops. ­ His long-term goal is to develop sustainable virus disease control practices based on cultural practices, various types of host plant resistance, and the interference of efficient transmission of viruses by their insect vectors.
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... Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS) , San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center in Parlier, California, where he worked on the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa and its insect vector, the glassy-winged sharpshooter.
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... and for several USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants programs, including the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, Citrus Disease Research and Extension (2015) , and the Special Grants Program, Citrus Tristeza Virus (2007)
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... . His current research covers both basic and applied problems in agricultural and natural ecosystems and includes the effects of air and water contaminants on plant–insect interactions, particularly how increasing concentrations of contaminants impact plant physiology and how any resulting chemical or growth changes may impact insect development and behavior.
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... His recent honors and awards include the National Institute of Food and Agriculture Partnership Award for Mission Integration of Research, Extension, and Education (2014) ; the Oscar Lorenz Award (2013)


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