principal investigator on DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE MANAGEMENT, FERTILITY, AND WEED CONTROL PRACTICES FOR NORTHEAST GARLIC PRODUCTION awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE-USDA 2012 - 2015 MANAGING GARLIC BLOAT NEMATODE USING BIO-FUMIGANT COVER CROPS awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE-USDA 2011 - 2013 MAXIMIZING PROFITABILITY OF CAPITAL DISTRICT FARMERS WHILE INCREASING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SALES IN FOOD DESERTS awarded by AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERV, USDA 2011 - 2013
co-principal investigator on BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG IN ORCHARD CROPS, SMALL FRUIT, GRAPES, VEGETALBES AND ORNAMENTALS awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE-USDA 2011 - 2014 NEMATODE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING THE RECENT OUTBREAK OF THE BLOAT NEMATODE ON GARLIC IN NEW YORK STATE awarded by AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERV, USDA 2011 - 2014 REDUCING NEW & BEGINNING FARMER RISK THROUGH TRAINING IN VEGETABLE COST OF PRODUCTION ANALYSIS awarded by NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE-USDA 2011 - 2012
individual publications academic article Attenuated hypertrophic response to pressure overload in a lamin A/C haploinsufficiency mouse. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology. 48:1290-7. 2010 Cell nuclei spin in the absence of lamin B1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282:20015-26. 2007 Prelamin A and lamin A appear to be dispensable - Implications for progeria. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116:743-52. 2006 Abnormal nuclear shape and impaired mechanotransduction in emerin-deficient cells. Journal of Cell Biology. 170:781-791. 2005 Lamin A/C deficiency causes defective nuclear mechanics and mechanotransduction. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113:370-8. 2004 article Contributing Author, Titles Varied 2012 Off-season monthly grower newsletter 2012 Planting considerations for a healthy garlic crop 2012 document part Occurrence and damage of the bloat nematode to garlic in New York 2011 report Garlic Post-Harvest Study Year One. 1-3. 2012
outreach overview Support for vegetable and small fruit producers in the Capital District of NY. Areas of specialization include organic and small farms, garlic production, and brassicas.