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GILBERTSON, Robert L. Professor of Plant Pathology
Department of Plant Pathology |
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| Degree | Institution | Year | Specialization | |||
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| B.S. | University of Massachusetts | 1978 | Wildlife Biology | |||
| M.S. | University of Massachusetts | 1980 | Plant Pathology | |||
| Ph.D. | Colorado State University | 1985 | Plant Pathology | |||
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| Area of Specialization | ||||||
| Virology and seed pathology, emphasis on applied and basic aspects, including ecology and epidemiology of viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens; molecular genetics, classification and detection of geminiviruses and potyviruses. | ||||||
| Research Statement | ||||||
| The research interests of our laboratory encompass applied and basic aspects of Plant Pathology. We seek innovative and practical solutions to plant disease problems caused by seedborne pathogens. The basis of such solutions comes from basic research that involves the investigation of basic pathogen ecology and biology, molecular characterization and detection of plant pathogens, and investigation of pathogen genetics and gene function. Current areas of interest include molecular genetic analysis of geminiviruses and potyviruses, particularly in regard to mechanism(s) of plant virus movement, and strategies to engineer virus resistance in plants. We emphasize a multidisciplinary approach and maintain active collaborations with geneticists, plant biologists, and entomologists. | ||||||
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Selected
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| Tomato Yellow leaf Curl Virus in the Dominican Republic: Characterization of an Infectious Clone, Virus Monitoring in Whiteflies, and Identification of Reservoir hosts. Salati, R., Nahkla, M.K., Rojas, M.R., Guzman, P., Jaquez, J., Maxwell, D.P., and R.L. Gilbertson. 2002. Phytopathology 92:487-496. | ||||||
| Functional Analysis of Proteins Involved in Movement of the Monopartite Begomovirus, Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus. Rojas, M.R., Jiang, H., Salati, R. , Xoconostle-Cazares, B., Sudarshana, M.R., Lucas, W.J., and R.L. Gilbertson. 2001. Virology 291:110-125. | ||||||
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Dynamics of Bean Dwarf Mosaic Geminivirus Cell-to-Cell and Long-Distance Movement in Phaseolus vulgaris Revealed using the Green Fluorescent Protein. Sudarshana, M.R., H. L. Wang, W. J. Lucas, and R. L. Gilbertson. 1998. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions 11:277-291 | ||||||
| Seed Contamination Thresholds for Development of Carrot Bacterial Blight Caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. carotae. Umesh, K.C., Davis, R.M., and R.L. Gilbertson. 1998. Plant Disease 82:1271-1275. | ||||||
| Bacterial leafspot of celery in California: etiology, epidemiology, and role of contaminated seed. Little, E. L., S. T. Koike, and R. L. Gilbertson. 1997. Plant Disease 81:892-896. | ||||||
| Capsid Protein and Helper Component-Proteinase Function as Potyvirus Cell-to-Cell Movement Proteins. Rojas, M. R., F. M. Zerbini, R. F. Allison, R. L. Gilbertson, and W. J. Lucas. 1997. Virology 237:283-29 | ||||||
| Increased Pathogenicity in a pseudorecombinant Bipartite Geminivirus Correlates with Intermolecular Recombination. Hou, Y.-M., and R. L. Gilbertson. 1996. J. Virol. 70:5430-5436. | ||||||
| How Do Viruses Traffic on the Vascular Highway? Gilbertson, R. L., and W. J. Lucas. 1996. Trends in Plant Science 1:260-268. | ||||||
| Biological and Molecular Characterization of Lettuce Mosaic Potyvirus Isolates from the Salinas Valley of California. Zerbini, F. M., S. T. Koike, and R. L. Gilbertson. 1995. Phytopathology 85:746-752. | ||||||
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Characterization of Phaeoisariopsis griseola Isolates by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Markers Suggests Pathogen Coevolution with Phaseolus vulgaris. Guzman P., R. L. Gilbertson, R. Nodari, W. C. Johnson, D. Mandala, A. B. C. Mkandawire, and P. Gepts. 1995. Phytopathology 85:600-607. | ||||||