Graduate Student
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology,
Cornell University
August 2007-present MS/PhD student,Plant Microbe Interactions;
Previous Degrees: May 2007, BA, Biology and Religion, Oberlin College
Current Graduate Advisor: Gillian Turgeon
Research Focus
My work focuses on Cochliobolus iron homeostasis and its impact on disease. In general, I am interested in molecular signaling and interactions throughout pathogenesis in plants, as well as fungal genomics and basic fungal biology.
Professional Experience
Graduate rotations:
Spring 2008: Dr. Maria Harrison.
Winter 2007: Dr. Gillian Turgeon.
Fall 2007: Dr. Alan Collmer.
Undergraduate:
January-April 2006: Undergraduate researcher, Oberlin College (Advisor: Dr. Marta laskowski).
May-July 2006: Undergraduate researcher, Duke University (Advisor: Dr. Francois Lutzoni).
May-July 2005: Undergraduate researcher, NYU-Sackler, Department of Microbiology (Advisor: Dr. Irina Derkatch).
May-July 2004: Undergraduate Research Program, UW- Madison (Advisor: Dr. Andrew Bent).
Teaching:
Spring 2010: PLPA 6010: guest lecture.
Spring 2010: PLPA 2015: Mushrooms, Molds and Molecules.
Spring 2008: PLPA 2010: Magical Mushrooms & Mischievous Molds.Awards and Honors
2010 NSF EAPSI fellow (New Zealand)
2009 NSF graduate research fellowship honorable mention
2007-2008 Presidential Life Science Fellow
2006 Oberlin College Norman H Wright Prize for undergraduate research.Professional Societies and Working Groups
Genetics Society of America
International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
Sigma Xi
Publications and Presentations
Talks:
Joint Genome Institute Dothidiomycete jamboree, Walnut Creek, CA (2008)
Posters:
American Society of Plant Biologists, Boston, MA (2006)
Fungal Genetics, Asilomar, CA (2008)
Molecular Plant Microbe Biology, Quebec City, QC (2009)
Publications:
Almeida, N.F., Yan, S., Lindeberg, M., Studholme, D.J., Schneider, D.J., Condon, B., Liu, H., Viana, C.J., Warren, A., Evans, C., Kemen, E., Maclean, D., Angot, A., Martin, G.B., Jones, J.D., Collmer, A., Setubal, J.C., and Vinatzer, B.A. (2009). A draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato T1 reveals a type III effector repertoire significantly divergent from that of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 22, 52-62.
Turgeon, B.G., Condon, B., Liu, J., and Zhang, N. (2010). Protoplast transformation of filamentous fungi. Methods Mol Biol 638, 3-19.
Honors and Awards
2006 Oberlin College Norman H Wright prize for undergraduate research
2007-2008 Cornell Presidential life science fellow
2009 NSF graduate research fellowship honorable mention
2010 NSF EAPSI fellow (New Zealand