Sigrid
A. Carle
Associate
Professor of Biology
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456
E-mail: carle@hws.edu
Office Number: (315)-781-3589
Education:
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Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL --- Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, 1994
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William Smith College,
Geneva, NY --- B.S. in biology, 1984
Courses routinely
taught:
Reserach
Interests:
My
research is in collaboration with Dr. Tom Burr, a member of the Plant Pathology
department at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, located
in Geneva, NY. We are interested in understanding the interactions between
the pathogenic bacterium, Agrobacterium vitis, and its host plant,
grape. Agrobacterium vitis causes two diseases on grape: crown gall
disease on grapevines and necrosis on grape roots. Crown gall is a tumor-like
growth that reduces productivity of the vine. Necrosis is characterized
by localized lesions on roots from which viable bacteria can be isolated.
Since grape constitutes an important crop plant in wine-producing areas,
including New York, the control of A. vitis infections is of great
interest. In particular, we are interested in learning as much as possible
about the infection process, such that genetic engineering could be used
to induce a defense response in grape upon contact with A. vitis, thus
protecting the grape from infection.
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