Lina Quesada
Associate Professor
Management, diagnostics, population genetics, and genomics of vegetable pathogens
3418 Gardner Hall – Box 7616
NCSU Vegetable Pathology Lab website
Extension Plant Pathology Portal
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Biography
2018 Associate Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University
2012 NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
2011 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
2010 Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, Michigan State University
2006 Visiting Scholar, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University
2005 B.Sc. Biology, Universidad de Los Andes (Bogota, Colombia)
2005 B.Sc. Microbiology, Universidad de Los Andes (Bogota, Colombia)
Research
My program focuses on studying diseases of vegetable crops with the ultimate goal of delivering novel disease management strategies. We blend applied and basic research to provide science-based disease management recommendations to vegetable growers in North Carolina and advance our knowledge in the field of vegetable pathology. Some of our research interests include studying the effect of disease management on pathogen population structure, developing molecular diagnostic tools for timely detection of pathogens, understanding the development of fungicide resistance in pathogen populations, and identifying sources of host resistance for disease control. We also conduct lab, greenhouse, and field experiments to test the efficacy of disease control measures and provide disease management recommendations to growers. We work in close collaboration with The North Carolina Plant Disease and Insect Clinic to assist with diagnostics of vegetable diseases.
Projects in the lab are highly cross-disciplinary and diverse, providing a broad skill-set in plant pathology to undergraduate and graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers. We use diverse tools including genomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, and population genetics to answer our scientific questions and translate our findings into solutions for vegetable growers and stakeholders.
For detailed information about our team, ongoing projects, scientific and extension publications, news and events, and opportunities to work in my program please visit our lab website or contact us by email.
Selected Publications
Visit our lab website for a complete list of publications.