Contact information

Kelli Keller

Kelli.Keller@usda.gov

Foreign Disease/Weed Science Research
1301 Ditto Avenue, Fort Detrick, MD 21702
Phone: (301)-619-5258
Fax: (301) 619-2880

Kelli Keller is a Biological Science Lab Technician and has worked for USDA-ARS since 2010. She currently supports Dr. Alina Puig and her work on emerging oomycete and viral pathogens.

Previously, Kelli has worked as a Biological Science Lab Technician at FDWSRU supporting Gary Peterson’s work with wheat blast (Magnaporthe oryzae) in the Fungal program (2014-2022) as well as a Biological Science Aid supporting Dr. Dana Berner’s work on Canada thistle in the Biological Control Program (2010-2014).

Education
B.S. Environmental Studies with Resource Management Concentration, Shepherd University, WV.
Associate Degree, General Studies, Frederick Community College, MD.

Publications

• Publications

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  • Changes in Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) shoot density following inoculation with Puccinia punctiformis and induction of symptomatic and asymptomatic systemic disease-(Peer Reviewed Journal)
    
    

Committee and Location Service

• FDWSRU Safety Committee
• AED/First Aid Officer- 2023-present
• FDWSRU Social Committee
• FDWSRU Special Emphasis Committee

Awards and Recognition

• 10 years of government service, 2020
• 1st Place, USDA-ARS FDWSRU Chili Cook-off, 2012, 2019, 2020