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Melissa Keller is a Ph.D.
student in the Schmale Lab working on the aerobiology of Gibberella
zeae, a devastating pathogen of wheat, barley, and corn. A native of
Tennessee, Melissa enjoys hiking, listening to music, and spending as much
time as possible in the outdoors. She earned her B.S. in Environmental Science
from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Melissa worked as an Environmental
Outdoor Educator for several years before returning to graduate school.
She has been assisting in the collection and curation of airplane samples,
harvesting FHB-infected wheat samples from field experiments, and purifying
cultures of fungi in preparation for future genotyping studies. She is acquiring
new molecular biology tools which will be used to provide practical solutions
in agriculture. Melissa looks forward to her interactions with growers and
producers in Virginia and beyond.
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