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Lab Specialist Advanced 114 Price Hall (0331) Phone: (540) 231-2614 |
Diane has a B. S. degree from the University of Michigan (1968). She spent several years in production agriculture before earning her M.S. degree in Plant Pathology from Virginia Tech (1989). She has 13 years experience in plant disease diagnostics, plant-parasitic nematode extraction and identification, and database management. She has given Extension educational talks to growers and Extension Agents. She has regularly attended the biennial Ornamental Workshop in Crossnore, NC, as well as other diagnostic workshops, and computer classes. She also attends national and regional meetings of the American Phytopathological Society. She is currently working in the Plant Nematology Lab of Dr. J. D. Eisenback.