Research Plant Pathologist
Dr. Rick Jones
Phone: (301) 504-8395
Staff: Frances Perez
Biographical Information
B.S. - SUNY Stony Brook
M.S. - Texas A&M
Ph.D. - University of California - Berkeley
Post-doctoral research - University of California - Berkeley
Assistant Professor, Botany & Plant Pathology Dept., Purdue University
Research Interests
- Genes and genomics of Phytophthora
- Plant-encoded endoglucanase inhibitor proteins
- Anti-microbial peptide expression in plants
Publications
(click on publication tab at left)
See Dr. Jones on USDA's YouTube channel:
"USDA Researchers Helping Plants Defend Themselves"