
Position Title
Distinguished Professor and Director of PIPRA
Position Title
Distinguished Professor and Director of PIPRA
Unit
Faculty
Unit
Faculty
1117 PRB
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616
UC Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis CA 95616
Bio
Education:
- Ph.D., Cornell University; Plant Biology, 1982
- B.S., University of California, Davis; Plant Physiology, 1977
Research interests and expertise:
Molecular biology of tomato fruit development and ripening; cell wall disassembly; intellectual property rights in agriculture; university-based innovation; plant association with diazotrophic microbiomes
Current teaching:
- Ethics in Genomics and Biotechnology; BIT 171 (winter quarter)
- Plant Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory; BIT 161B (spring quarter)
Prizes, Awards, Honors:
- Chancellor's International Engagement Acheivement Award , 2017
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005
- Senior Fellow, California Council for Science and Technology
Keywords:
- Tomato
- Molecular biology
- Fruit ripening
- Cell wall disassembly
- Diazotrophic
- Microbiome