2013 Summer Interns
Cornell University
Landon Morey: “Phenotypic Characterization of Mexican Isolates of Phytophthora infestans” – Fry Lab
Nick Shepard: “Mefenoxam sensitivity of strain US-23 of Phytophthora infestans in the US” – Fry Lab
Geneva
Kaitley Wozer: “Investigating Phytophthora infestans Race, Virulence and Detection Strategies to Reduce Late Blight of Tomato” – Smart Lab
Long Island Research & Extension Center – Riverhead, NY
Robert J. Andrews: “Managing Late Blight of potato and tomato with a decision support system” – McGrath Lab
NC State University
Sarah Turner: “Sensitivity of recent genotypes of Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary to Oomycete-targeted compounds” – Ristaino Lab
Oregon State University
Eric Fritz: “Identification of Phytophthora infestans lineages through genetic markers” – Grunwald Lab
Olivia Lorenz: “The Relationship of Phytophthora ramorum lineages and Fungicide Resistance” – Grunwald Lab
University of California, Riverside
Andrea Kruger: “Functions of Homeobox and Mads-box Transcription Factors in Phytophthora infestans” – Judelson Lab
University of Idaho
Wesley G Bauer: “Silencing the NAC1 gene to determine its role in disease resistance” – Xiao Lab
Emily DeFord: “The cloning and characterization of Phytophthora-inducible PRR genes from Tomato” – Xiao Lab