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Personal Biography of Judith Brown, Ph.D.
Dr. Brown is a Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Arizona. Dr. Brown's research interests are (1) begomovirus/satellite DNA diversity and diversification mechanisms, pathogenesis (2) biotype formation- Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) complex, role of endosymbionts in B. tabaci speciation (3) whitefly genome (ESTs)/proteomics to elucidate transmission pathway, and (4) begomovirus resistance/transgenic plants-gene silencing. Dr. Brown has a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Arizona, a MS in Plant Pathology from Washington State University and BS in Horticultural Science from Texas A&M University.