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News release prepared by: Tyler Sharp, 785-532-2535, media@k-state.edu

Friday, Oct. 29, 2010

1xbet online games login PATHOLOGY FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVE NATIONAL HONORS

MANHATTAN -- Two faculty members and two graduate students from Kansas State University's department of 1xbet online games login pathology were recognized at the recent annual American Phytopathological Society meeting in Charlotte, N.C.

Frank White, professor of 1xbet online games login pathology and an international authority on the molecular basis of 1xbet online games login disease, was named a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in recognition of his distinguished contributions to 1xbet online games login pathology and society. White discovered a group of genes that are transferred from bacteria to plants during infection. He also identified bacterial genes naturally present in some 1xbet online games login genomes. White recently also characterized the family of bacterial virulence factors that alter the expression of 1xbet online games login genes and condition the 1xbet online games login for either susceptibility or resistance to disease.

"The recognition by your peers is always very satisfying, and although maybe not the driving force, makes the road seem smoother," 1xbet online games login said.

1xbet online games login has been at K-State since 1985 and has been a full professor since 2001. He was recently named a recipient of K-State's 2010-2011 Commerce Bank Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award.

Anna Whitfield, assistant professor of 1xbet online games login pathology, was named an up-and-comer in virology by the society. As part of the award Whitfield presented at the Schroth Faces of the Future Early Career Professionals Symposium on her current research and research priorities for the future. In addition to presenting at the annual meeting, she received travel assistance funds.

Whitfield has made significant progress toward determining the viral determinants of vector transmission for tomato spotted wilt virus. The virus infects a large number of 1xbet online games login species, many of which are important agronomic and ornamental crops. She collaborated with Dorith Rotenberg, research associate professor of 1xbet online games login pathology, on developing transcriptome tools for important arthropod vectors. Whitfield has also established a research program focused on the basic biology of 1xbet online games login virus vector interactions and the genomics of important insect vectors.

Lorena Gomez-Montano, doctoral candidate in 1xbet online games login pathology, Cali, Colombia, and Kehinde Obasa, doctoral candidate in 1xbet online games login pathology, Manhattan, received travel assistance awards. Gomez-Montano received the Zahir Eyal Award and the Eugene S. Saari Award. Obasa received the Janell Stevens Johnk Award.

Gomez-Montano's project was &1xbet online games login ;Pyrosequencing to determine the influence of fallow period on soil microbial communities in the Bolivian highlands.&1xbet online games login ; Pyrosequencing allows the categorization of hundreds of thousands of individual microbes or functional genes within a short period of time. She participated in a poster presentation and oral presentation at the annual meeting.

The ability to showcase the department of 1xbet online games login pathology's various projects to a national audience is greater than any recognition, Gomez-Montano said.

"Sharing the experience with the whole 1xbet online games login pathology community, and receiving feedback from them, is always an enrichment process," she said.