| Xianming Chen |
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Research Specialty and Interests: Control of Rusts of Cereal Crops Foliar diseases of wheat and barley, especially rusts |
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Epidemiology and control of rusts, including cultural, chemical, and disease resistance. Development of models for predicting rust epidemics. Races, population structures, genome and functional genomics of the stripe rust pathogen. Molecular mapping and cloning genes for resistance to stripe rust. Determination of molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions. Improvement of rust resistance in wheat and barley. For more information go to: http://striperust.wsu.edu |
Educational Background:
1978-1982, Major: Plant Protection, Northwest University of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China, B.S. 1982.
1985-1987, Major: Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA, M.S. 1987
1988-1991, Major: Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA, Ph.D. 1991
Work Experience and Positions:
1982-1985: Teacher and Researcher, Northwest University of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
1985-1991: Research Assistant, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
1991-1997: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
1997-2000: Postdoctoral Research Geneticist (Plant), USDA-ARS, Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology, and Disease Research Unit, Pullman, WA
2000-present: Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, Wheat Genetics, Quality, Physiology, and Disease Research Unit, Pullman, WA and
Adjunct Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Memberships in Professional Societies
American Phytopathological Society, since 1992
American Association for the Advancement of Science, since 2000
International Plant Pathology Society, since 2002
Crop Science Society of America, since 2005
Chinese Plant Pathology Society, since 2009
Professional Committee Assignment and Service
Host Resistance Committee of American Phytopathological Society, 1998-2003
Genetics Committee of American Phytopathological Society, 2001-2005, 2008-present
Collections and Germplasm Committee of American Phytopathological Society, 2003-present. Chair, 2005-2006
Epidemiology Committee of American Phytopathological Society, 2008-present
Biotechnology Committee of American Phytopathological Society, 2008-present
US National Wheat Improvement Committee, 2004-2007
Washington State Variety Release Committee of Cereal Crops, 2001-present
Associate Editor of Phytopathology, 2005-2007
Senior Editor of Plant Disease, 2007-2009
Editor-in-chief of Crop Protection, 2010-present
Editorial Board Member of Open Journal of Genomics, 2011-present
Editorial Board Member of Journal of Plant Science and Molecular Breeding, 2011-present
Honors:
1998: USDA-ARS Certificate of Merit, for research on the genetics of stripe rust resistance in wheat and barley, and development of a fast and efficient technique for genome scanning for resistance gene analogs.
1999: USDA-ARS Spot Award, for outstanding advancements in the identification and development of molecular markers for use in transferring durable stripe rust resistance genes in wheat and barley.
2003: USDA-ARS Spot Award. For developing an externally-funded international program of scientific cooperation to address the worldwide Stripe Rust program.
2004: USDA-ARS Excellent Research Award.
2005: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award.
2006: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award.
2007: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award
2008: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award
2009: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award
2010: USDA-ARS Superior Performance Award
2011: USDA-ARS Superior Performance Award
2012: USDA-ARS Outstanding Performance Award
2012: Fellow of American Phytopathology Society
