Cruz

Luisa F. Cruz

Ph.D. Student

213 Rouse Life Sciences Building
Auburn University, AL 36849
Office: (334) 844 5015
Fax: (334) 844 1947
lcf0005@auburn.edu

Education

2008	M.Sc. Plant Pathology. Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. Thesis: Virus resistance obtained by RNAi suppressing Coat Protein of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and Triticum Mosaic Virus in Wheat. Advisor: Harold Trick, Co-advisor: John P. Fellers
2006	B.Sc. Agronomy. National University of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia. Thesis: Virus identification in Solanum betacea.

Current Research

Influence of metals on Xylella fastidiosa attachment/biofilm formation and bacterial virulence biofilm formation

Awards and Fellowships

2010	Student travel award. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University.
2008	Student travel award. American Phytopathological Society Centennial Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.

Publications

Cruz, L.F., P.A. Cobine, and L. De La Fuente. Calcium increases surface attachment, biofilm formation, and twitching motility in Xylella fastidiosa. Appl Environ Microbiol, 2011 Dec 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Selected Abstracts/Talks

2011	Cruz, L., P. Cobine, and L. De La Fuente. Calcium as a stimulant of Xylella fastidiosa cell attachment structures. 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, New Orleans, LA, May 21-24.
2010	Castillo, J.D., K.S. Lawrence, L.F. Cruz, and K.M. Glass. Isolation and molecular identification of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 2 present in Alabama cotton. Poster Presentation: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. Phytopathology 100:S21.
2010	Cruz, L.F. and L. De La Fuente. The role of calcium and other minerals on biofilm formation and adhesion force in Xylella fastidiosa cells. Poster Presentation: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting.
2009	Cruz L. F., Fellers J. P., Trick H. N..2009.RNAi Mediated Viral Resistance in Transgenic Wheat Society for in vitro Biology annual meeting. Invitro Cellular & Developmenta Biology. (DOI 10.1007/s11626-009-9204-7).
2008	Cruz L. F., Fellers J. P., Trick H. N. Wheat virus resistance via interference RNA. APS Abstract of Presentation. Phytopathology . 98, 6, p. S43.
2008	Cruz L. F., Fellers J. P., Trick H. N. 2008. Wheat Virus Resistance via interference RNA. Invitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. (DOI 10.1007/s11626-009-9204-7).