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Richard W Jones

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"