Contact information

Amy Wright

amy.wright1@usda.gov

Foreign Disease/Weed Science Research
1301 Ditto Avenue, Fort Detrick, MD 21702
Phone: (301)-619-0517
Fax: (301) 619-2880

Amy Wright is a Biological Science Technician and has worked for USDA-ARS since May of 2005. Amy works in support of the emerging foreign fungal plant pathogens project in Kerry Pedley’s laboratory studying host-pathogen interactions to identify plant resistance genes that can aid in the protection of crop species. Her expertise includes the propagation of plants and fungal pathogens, rating disease severity, gene silencing, and molecular biology techniques to measure gene expression.

Previously, Amy worked as a Biological Science Aide supporting the bacteriology project while completing her undergraduate degree. During this time, she worked on a project to develop a quantitative PCR diagnostic assay to identify a bacterial pathogen.

Education 
B.S. Biology, Shepherd University

 Publications

• Publications

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  • The soybean Rpp3 gene encodes a TIR-NBS-LRR protein that confers resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Bish, M.D., Ramachandran, S.R., Wright, A.L., Lincoln, L.M., Whitham, S.A., Graham, M.A., Pedley, K.F. 2024. The soybean Rpp3 gene encodes a TIR-NBS-LRR protein that confers resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 37:561-570. https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-01-24-0007-R.
    
  • De novo transcriptome of Phakopsora pachyrhizi uncovers putative effector repertoire during infection -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Elmore, M.G., Banerjee, S., Pedley, K.F., Ruck, A.L., Whitham, S.A. 2020. De novo transcriptome of Phakopsora pachyrhizi uncovers putative effector repertoire during infection. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology. 110:101464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmpp.2020.101464.
    
  • A response to Gupta et al. 2018 regarding the MoT3 assay -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Yasuhara-Bell, J., Pieck, M.L., Ruck, A.L., Farman, M.L., Peterson, G.L., Stack, J.P., Valent, B., Pedley, K.F. 2019. A response to Gupta et al. 2018 regarding the MoT3 assay. Phytopathology. 109:509-511. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-18-0397-LE.
    
  • Rpp1 encodes a ULP1-NBS-LRR protein that controls immunity to Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean -(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Pedley, K.F., Pandey, A.K., Ruck, A.L., Lincoln, L.M., Whitham, S.A., Graham, M.A. 2018. Rpp1 encodes a ULP1-NBS-LRR protein that controls immunity to Phakopsora pachyrhizi in soybean. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 32:120-133.
    
  • Genomics-based marker discovery and diagnostic assay development for wheat blast-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    Pieck, M.L., Ruck, A.L., Farman, M.L., Peterson, G.L., Stack, J.P., Valent, B., Pedley, K.F. 2017. Genomics-based marker discovery and diagnostic assay development for wheat blast. Plant Disease. 101:103-109.