Judith Brown
Professor - The School of Plant Sciences, BIO-5 Faculty, Center for Insect Sciences
Forbes Bld 431
jbrown@cals.arizona.edu(520) 621-1402 / (520) 621-1230 (Lab)
Educational Background
- Ph.D. 1984 The University of Arizona, Plant Pathology (Virology/Vector Biology)
- M.S. 1981 Washington State University, Plant Pathology (Virology/Vector Biology)
- B.S. 1979 Texas A & M University, Horticulture; Minor:Plant Pathology
Research Interests
- Diversity, evolution, and molecular epidemiology of the genus Begomovirus, Geminiviridae
- Bar code database development for phylogeographic analysis and tracking hemipteran vectors
- Functional genomics to identify vector specificity determinants in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci sibling species group
- Transcriptome analysis to elucidate Ca. Liberibacter-potato and Asian citrus psyllid vector interactions
- RNAi for whitefly and psyllid control
- Engineering and transformation of green algae
Teaching Responsibilites
- PLS 333 Virology (3 units), Spring semester
- MIC 195a (1 unit), Spring semester
Areas of Research
- Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
- Genomics, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology
- Microbiology
- Plant Protection and Pathology