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Program Team/Workgroup Directory/Information
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Workgroup Information Linking Research & Education in Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology |
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| Summary | Provide resources and information to foster involvement of campus and county faculty and outside clientele in education and decision-making related to agricultural biotechnology through, for example, publications, videos, workshops and an informational website. |
| Website: | http://ucbiotech.org |
| Workgroup Chair Information | |
| Name | Kent Bradford (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (530) 752-6087 |
| kjbradford@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Department of Plant Sciences |
| Location: |
Department of Plant Sciences One Shields Avenue 1210 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg Davis, 95616-8780 |
| Name | Peggy Lemaux (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | 925-330-4475 |
| lemauxpg@berkeley.edu | |
| Unit: | Plant & Microbial Biology |
| Location: |
Plant & Microbial Biology 111 Koshland Hall Berkeley, 94720-3102 |
| Name | Alan Mchughen (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (951) 827-7532 |
| alanmc@ucr.edu | |
| Unit: | Botany & Plant Sciences |
| Name | Shannon Mueller (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | |
| scmueller@ucanr.edu | |
| Unit: | Madera County |
| Location: |
UC Cooperative Extension 145 Tozer St. Suite 103 Madera, 93638 |
| Name | Alison Van Eenennaam (Co-Chair) |
| Phone | (530) 752-7942 |
| alvaneenennaam@ucdavis.edu | |
| Unit: | Animal Science |
| Location: |
Animal Science One Shields Avenue Davis, 95616-8521 |
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Membership List |
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| AES Scientist | ||
| Bailey-Serres, Julia | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Distinguished Professor of Genetics | flooding, drought, climate resilience | |
| Bennett, Alan | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Distinguished Professor | Plant association with diazotrophic microbes; cell wall disassembly; intellectual property rights in agriculture | |
| Bjeldanes, Leonard | Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology | |
| Professor Toxicologist-AES | Identification and mechanism of action of cancer protective agents and immune modulators from plants and fungi. | |
| Borneman, James | Plant Pathology | |
| Associate Professor Associate Plant Pathologist | Microbial ecology of soil-borne pathogens | |
| Bostock, Richard | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Distinguished Professor, Plant Pathologist-AES | Physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of host-pathogen interaction; diseases of fruit and nut crops | |
| Bradford, Kent | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Plant Physiologist-AES Vice-Chair for Instruction | Seed physiology; biotechnology; stress physiology, hormonal physiology; plant and seed water relations | |
| Hyman, Bradley | Biology (UCR) | |
| Professor | Nuclear genetic markets, genetic variability | |
| Brown, Patrick | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES, Professor of Plant Nutrition | Plant mineral nutrition; root soil interaction; rhizosphere dynamics and genetic aspects of plant nutrition; function of boron in plants; sustainable agriculture | |
| Buchanan, Bob | Plant & Microbial Biology | |
| Professor Emeritus | Regulatory mechanisms in seed germination, bioremediation of toxic metals | |
| Close, Timothy | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Geneticist and Professor, Emeritus | Agricultural Plant Genetics | |
| Ellstrand, Norman | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Distinguished Professor | Applied plant population genetics; especially the role of gene flow in the risks of transgenic crops and plant conservation | |
| Feldman, Lewis | Dean's Office CNR | |
| Professor, Associate Dean Academic Affairs | Regulation of development in meristems; root gravitropism | |
| Fletcher, Jennifer | Plant & Microbial Biology | |
| Senior Scientist Associate Adjunct Professor | Genetic and molecular basis of plant stem cell regulation | |
| Focht, Dennis | Plant Pathology | |
| Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology | Bacterial metabolism of xenobiotic chemicals; kinetics and ecology of microbial processes in soil; construction and fate of recombinant bacteria in soils. | |
| Freeling, Michael | Plant & Microbial Biology | |
| Professor | genetics and comprative genomics of plants | |
| Gepts, Paul | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| AES, Geneticist, Distinguished, Professor | Crop evolution, genetic conservation, gene flow, molecular evolution, genetics and genomics of beans, breeding of dry beans (lima, garbanzo, common) | |
| Gilchrist, David | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Professor Plant Pathologist-AES | Genetics and physiology of host-pathogen interaction, diseases of agronomic crops | |
| HARMER, STACEY | Plant Biology CBS | |
| Assistant Professor | ||
| Huang, Anthony | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Plant Physiologist | Cell, developmental and molecular biology of seed oils; synthesis and degradation of storage oils during seed maturation and germination, genetic engineering to improve seed oil quality | |
| Keen, Carl | Nutrition | |
| Professor | Maternal nutrition and pregnancy outcome; gene nutrient interactions; trace element biochemistry and metabolism; drug nutrient interactions | |
| Labavitch, John | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Pomologist-AES | Developmental and regulatory biology postharvest biology of fruits - emphasis on cell wall polysaccharide metabolism and biochemistry of plant-pathogen and plant-insect interactions | |
| Lindow, Steven | Dean's Office CNR | |
| Professor and Executive Associate Dean, CNR | Molecular and ecological studies of plant-associated bacteria | |
| Lord, Elizabeth | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Plant Morphologist (Emerita) | Botany; developmental morphology; reproductive biology | |
| MALOOF, JULIN | Plant Biology CBS | |
| Professor | ||
| McCormick, Sheila | Plant & Microbial Biology | |
| Professor | Molecular and genetic analysis of pollen development. | |
| Murray, James | Animal Science | |
| Professor and Dept Chair | Use of transgenic animals to study gene expression during growth and differentiation, with particular emphasis on post-natal growth and lipid metabolism; genetic engineering of dairy animals to change the properties of milk for human consumption; molecular genetics; cytogenetics; equine genetics. | |
| Parfitt, Dan | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Pomologist-AES | Genetics of fruit crops genetic diversity, germplasm use, pistachio breeding | |
| Platzer, Edward | Nematology CAES | |
| Professor of Nematology & Biology | Physiology and nutrition | |
| Rao, A | Plant Pathology | |
| Professor Plant Pathologist | Molecular biology of plant-virus replication; evolution of positive gtrome RNA viruses | |
| Roberts, Philip | Nematology Department | |
| Chair, Nematologist & Professor of Nematology | Nematode host-parasite relations, genetics and pest management in field and vegetable crops | |
| Ronald, Pamela | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Assistant Plant Pathologist | Molecular biology of plant disease resistance to pathogens | |
| Roose, Mikeal | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of Genetics | Plant breeding, especially citrus; genomics and evolution of citrus and asparagus; UCR asparagus breeding program | |
| Springer, Patricia | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Associate Professor of Genetics | ||
| Sutter, Ellen | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Professor Pomologist-AES | Clonal propagation by tissue culture; physiology of adventitious root formation and transformation by Agrobacterium rhizogenes in woody plants plant hormone interactions | |
| Van Alfen, Neal | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| Professor Department of Plant Pathology | Fungal Molecular Biology | |
| Walling, Linda | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of Genetics | Plant-insect interactions, wound and defense signal transduction | |
| Wilson, Barry | Animal Science | |
| Professor | Neurotoxicology; aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicology; biomarkers of stress and pesticide exposure; growth and development with focus on muscle and nerve interactions. | |
| Wright, Brian | Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy | |
| AES Agricultural Economist Professor GFAE | Commodity market stabilization, agricultural price policy, economic development, public finance, research and development, natural resource economics and industrial organization | |
| Zilberman, David | Agricultural & Resource Economics & Policy | |
| AES, Agricultural Economist, Professor, Specialist in Cooperative Extension | Agricultural, water and environmental policies, the economics of technological change, agricultural products, economics | |
| CE Advisor | ||
| Baameur, Aziz | Small Farm Program | |
| Retired Emeritus, Farm Advisor | Small Farms, cultivar evaluation, nutrient management, irrigation, specialty crops, vegetables, Asian vegetables, Small Farms | |
| Bettiga, Larry | Monterey County | |
| Acting County Director & Viticulture Farm Advisor | Wine grape production, canopy management, pest management, rootstock and clonal evaluation. | |
| Bianchi, Mary | San Luis Obispo County | |
| Emeritus - Horticulture Farm Advisor | Horticulture, pomology, subtropicals, water management and water quality. Horticulture in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. | |
| Black, Bethallyn | Contra Costa County Cooperative Extension | |
| Lab. tech. | Agroecology | |
| Brittan, Kent | Sacramento County | |
| Emeritus Farm Advisor for Field Crops | Small grains, corn and biofuel crops | |
| Canevari, Mick | San Joaquin County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Weed Control | |
| Donohue, Susan | Butte County | |
| Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences Advisor, Emeritus | Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences, Food Safety | |
| Forero, Larry | Shasta County | |
| Emeritus: County Director | Livestock and Natural resources | |
| Garcia, Linda | Sonoma County | |
| County Director / Nutrition, Family & Consumer Science Advisor, Emeritus | Nutrition, family and consumer sciences | |
| Harper, John | Mendocino County | |
| County Director Mendocino & Lake/Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor - Emeritus | Sheep & goat production, range cattle production, rangeland, watershed, water quality, computer applications. | |
| Koike, Steven | Monterey County | |
| Plant Pathology Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Plant pathology research and education for vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops; plant disease diagnostics; food safey research and extension. | |
| Laemmlen, Franklin | San Luis Obispo County | |
| Farm Advisor - Emeritus | Vegetable crops (leafy greens, parsley, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, celery, carrots, nappa, bok choy, cilantro, spinach, squash, peppers (bell), plant pathology, nematology, entomology, farm safety, plant problem diagnosis, cut flowers | |
| Lazaneo, Vincent | San Diego County | |
| Urban Horticulture Advisor, Emeritus | Urban horticulture and pest management education, Master Gardener Volunteer Program | |
| Lobo, Ramiro | San Diego County | |
| Small Farms & Agricultural Economics Advisor | Farm management, marketing, agricultural economics, agricultural tourism, small farms, new/specialty crops | |
| Marcum, Daniel | Shasta-Lassen Office | |
| Farm Advisor - Emeritus | Irrigation, plant nutrition, salinity, entomology, sustainable agriculture, agronomy, vegetable crops, engineering, plant pathology, integrated pest management, systems management, economics, weed control, nematology, strawberry nursery production, garlic, wild rice, alfalfa, timothy, sugarbeet, pasture, range, biodiversity, peppermint, viticulture | |
| Molinar, Richard | Small Farm Program | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Small farms, vegetable crops, organic farming, insect/weed management, specialty crops, sugar peas, strawberries, eggplant, squash, Asian vegetables such as basil, lemongrass, green beans, long beans, gailon, bittermelons, refugee farmers, Hmong, Lao, fluent in Spanish | |
| Mueller, Shannon | Madera County | |
| Emeritus Agronomy Farm Advisor | Agronomy, alfalfa seed, hay production, seed certification, forage crops, pollination and honeybee management, oil seed crop production, and dry beans. | |
| Mutters, Randall | Butte County | |
| Emeritus Farm Advisor | Rice, winter cereals, turf | |
| Olin, Paul | Sonoma County | |
| Sea Grant Extension Program Academic Coordinator | Aquaculture, marine fisheries, agriculture and natural resources issues | |
| Orloff, Steve | Siskiyou County | |
| County Director/Farm Advisor | Conducts research & educational program with alfalfa, small grains, irrigated pasture, and noncrop weed control with emphasis on variety adaptation, pest management, irrigation, and general production practices | |
| Peterson, Nyles | San Bernardino County | |
| County Director & Cooperative Extension Advisor - Dairy | Dairy management, waste management, milk quality and milking management | |
| Rilla, Ellie | ||
| Advisor Emeritus | Public policy education, natural resource issues, community development | |
| Smith, Richard | Monterey County | |
| Farm Advisor, Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | Vegetable Crop Production & Weed Science | |
| Tourte, Laura | Santa Cruz County | |
| Farm Management Advisor - Emeritus | ||
| Varea Hammond, Sonya | Monterey County | |
| County Director (Emeritus, Retired) | Public Policy - Biotechnology Education and Land Use | |
| Yee, Lawrence | Ventura County | |
| Emeritus | Youth development, organizational development; Hansen Trust | |
| CE Specialist | ||
| Collar, Carol | Veterinary Medicine Extension | |
| CE Specialist | Dairy, livestock and forage | |
| Davis, R | Plant Pathology - CAES | |
| CE Plant Pathologist | Diseases of vegetable & field crops | |
| Jackson, Lee | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Emeritus CE Specialist - Small Grains | Small Grains; Agronomy; Growth, development and plant breeding of small grains; small grain diseases; pathogen variability host resistance; genetics of host/parasite interaction; integrated pest management;integrated crop management; agricultural systems. | |
| Kaffka, Stephen | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist. | Production and resource use efficiency of sugar, oilseed crops and other agronomic crops; Cropping systems and agroecology; biomass, bioenegy, bioproducts and related public policy issues; irrigation, salinity and drainage | |
| King, Nicki | Human & Community Development | |
| CE Specialist Emerita Youth and Family Development | Career and College Choice; Transition to Adulthood;Family Studies; Evaluating Human Resources Programs | |
| Lemaux, Peggy | Plant & Microbial Biology | |
| Professor of Cooperative Extension | Research interests focus on using 'omic technologies to understand interactions between plants, microbes and the environment. Efforts specifically focus on understanding abiotic and biotic stresses and carbonsequestration to combate climate change. Outreach efforts focus on communicating about food, agriculture and modern genetic technologies. | |
| Mcgiffen Jr., Milton | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| CE Specialist and Plant Physiologist | Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide | |
| Mchughen, Alan | Botany & Plant Sciences | |
| Professor of CE, Biotechology Specialist and Geneticist | Molecular Genetics, Genetic Engineering regulatory policy | |
| Southwick, Stephen | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| CE Pomologist | Growth and development of woody plants. Specializing in production of apricots, cherries and prunes. Includes cultivars, rootstocks, orchard systems, plant growth regulation, irrigation, nursery practice and economic assessment of these crops in California and internationally | |
| Townsend, Marilyn | Nutrition | |
| Nutrition Education Specialist | Overweight and food insecurity relationship; nutrition education research; theory driven intervention design, implementation and evaluation | |
| Van Eenennaam, Alison | Animal Science | |
| CE Specialist Animal Biotechnology and Genomics | Animal genomics, biotechnology, beef cattle, genetic engineering, animal breeding | |
| Other ANR | ||
| Filmer, Ann | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Communications | 1) Communications; 2) Floriculture production, postharvest handling of ornamentals | |
| (info only) Frost, William | Central Sierra Cooperative Extension | |
| CE Advisor, Emeritus | ||
| Giorgio, Cynthia | UCR-College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences | |
| Associate Chancellor | Communications, governmental relations & development | |
| Giusti, Gregory | Lake County | |
| Forests & Wildland Ecology Advisor- Emeritus | Forest management, wildlife management, vertebrate pest management, wetlands, watersheds, fisheries and freshwater ecology | |
| Laughlin, Susan G. | DANR, Oakland | |
| Assistant Vice President | Group and organizational dynamics, group leadership skills | |
| Nation, Steven | ||
| Executive Director | Legislative, governmental relations, statewide news and information outreach, external media and public relations | |
| Warnert, Jeannette | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| Communications Specialist | Writing | |
| Non-UC | ||
| Clement, Lawrence | Solano/Yolo Counties | |
| County Director | ||
| Goodwin, Ben | California Beet Growers Association | |
| Executive Manager | Sugarbeet production | |
| Lanini, Sharan | Rocket Farms, Salinas, CA | |
| Farmer, Sales/Marketing Manager | Organic foods, production | |
| Van Deynze, Allen | Department of Plant Sciences | |
| Other UC | ||
| Henry, James | Riverside County | |
| Farm Advisor, Emeritus | Turf and landscape, Master Gardener Program | |
| Kjelstrom, Judy | UCD-Biotechnology Prog | |
| Assoc Director | Biotechnology outreach | |
| McGloughlin, Martina | UC Systemwide Biotechnology Program | |
| Director | Biotechnology outreach | |
| Stratton, Marilyn | UCD- Public Communications | |
| Assistant Vice Chan | Public Communications | |
| Swanson, Fred | Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center | |
| Center Director | ||
| Membership Totals | ||
| Number of Members | 92 | |
| ANR Members | 88 | |
| Non-ANR | 4 | |
| Info Only | 1 | |