Cornell University
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Ithaca, NY 14853

Fall 2006-Present, Molecular Plant Pathology, MS/PhD student
Department of Plant Pathology Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University

2002 Bachelor in Science – Biology Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
2006 Professional Title of Biologist Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Graduate Advisor: Gregory B. Martin

Research Focus    

I am working to determine the involvement of LysM receptor-like kinases in PAMP-triggered immunity.

Professional Experience   

2005-2006 Research assistant at the International Potato Center (CIP) of Lima, Perú

Awards and Honors    

2006-2007–Cornell’s Life Sciences Presidential Fellowship
2002-2005–Scholarship from the International Potato Center (CIP)
2002–First place. Faculty of Science. Class 2001-II. Universidad Nacional Agraria La MolinaPublications    

Chakravarthy S, Velásquez AC*, Ekengren SK, Collmer A, and Martin GB. (2010). Identification of Nicotiana benthamiana genes involved in pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity. Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions 23:715-726. *Co-first author

Chakravarthy S, Velásquez AC and Martin GB. (2009).  Assay for pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP)-triggered immunity (PTI) in plants. Journal of Visualized Experiments 31:442.

Nguyen HP, Chakravarthy S, Velásquez AC, McLane HL, Zeng L, Nakayashiki H, Park D, Collmer A and Martin GB. (2010). Methods to Study PAMP-Triggered Immunity using tomato and Nicotiana benthamiana. Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions 23:991.

Kvitko BH, Park DH, Velásquez AC, Wei CF, Russell AB and Martin GB, Schneider DJ, Collmer A. (2009). Deletions in the repertoire of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 type III secretion effector genes reveal functional overlap among effectors. PLoS Pathogens 5:e1000388.

Velasquez AC, Chakravarthy S and Martin GB. (2009). Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in Nicotiana benthamiana and tomato. Journal of Visualized Experiments 28:1292.

Velásquez AC, Mihovilovich E, Bonierbale M (2007) Genetic characterization and mapping of major gene resistance to potato leafroll virus in Solanum tuberosum ssp. andigena. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 114: 1051-1058.

Zeng L, Velásquez AC, Munkvold KR, Zhang J, and Martin GB. (2011). A tomato LysM receptor-like kinase promotes immunity and its kinase activity is inhibited by AvrPtoB. Plant Journal (Accepted)