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Jonathan E. Oliver

Jonathan E. Oliver

Research Fellow I

206 Rouse Life Sciences Building
Auburn University, AL 36849
Lab: (334) 844 5015
Fax: (334) 844 1947
jeo0005@auburn.edu

Education

2011 Ph.D. Plant Pathology. Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Major Concentration: Plant-Microbe Biology. Minor Concentrations: Plant Molecular Biology and Genomics. Advisor: Marc Fuchs
2005 B.Sc. Microbiology & Cell Science, B.Sc. Plant Pathology. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

Awards and Fellowships

2011 APS Foundation Stephen A. Johnston Student Travel Award
2010 Robert M. Gilmer Graduate Student Award
2010 Barbara McClintock Award
2009 SAO Outstanding Activist Award Nominee [presented to J. Oliver and SAGES]
2008, 2009,
2010, 2011		 Cornell University Graduate Student Conference Grants
2008 APS Foundation William J. Moller Student Travel Award
2006-2007 Cornell Graduate Fellowship
2006 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
2005-2006 Cornell Presidential Genomics Fellowship
Undergraduate Level
2005 Graduated from the University of Florida with Highest Honors
2005 The George Frederick Weber Memorial Award in Plant Pathology
2004 University Scholars Program Research Award
2004 Florida Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Scholarship
2003 University of Florida Anderson Scholar
2001 National Merit Finalist

Publications

  • Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2011. Tolerance and resistance to viruses and their vectors in Vitis sp.: A virologist’s perspective on the literature. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, (62)4:438-451.

  • Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M.F. 2011. Fanleaf degeneration/decline disease of grapevines. Cornell University – New York State Integrated Pest Management Fact Sheet. www.nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/grapes/diseases/fanleaf.pdf

  • Oliver, J.E., Tennant, P.F. and Fuchs, M. 2011. Virus-resistant transgenic horticultural crops: safety issues and risk assessment. In: Transgenic Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Opportunities, B. Mou and R. Scorza (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 263-287.

  • Oliver, J.E., Vigne, E., and Fuchs, M. 2010. Genetic structure and molecular variability of Grapevine fanleaf virus populations. Virus Research. 152:30-40.

  • Oliver, J.E., Freer, J., Andersen, R.L., Cox, K., Robinson, T.L., and Fuchs, M. 2009. Genetic diversity of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus isolates within a cherry orchard in New York. Plant Disease. 93(6):599-606.

Patents

  • M. Fuchs and J. Oliver, US Patent Application Serial no. 61/110,405 filed on October 31, 2008 on “Engineering broad and durable resistance to Grapevine fanleaf virus in plants.”

Selected Abstracts/Talks

2011 Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2011. Usefulness of a high-throughput transient expression system to test virus-derived genetic constructs for resistance against Grapevine fanleaf virus. Phytopathology. 101:S132.
2011 Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 26th April 2011. Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Geneva, New York, USA.
2011 Oliver, J.E. Transformation of grapevine rootstocks for virus resistance. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Council Meeting. 4th February 2011. NYSAES, Geneva, New York, USA.
2011 Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 31st January 2011. North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
2010 Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2010. Development of a high throughput and fast system for testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. Phytopathology. 100:S93.
2010 Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 1st November 2010. Penn State University, Department of Plant Pathology, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
2010 Oliver, J.E. Testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. Cornell Plant Virology Group Meeting. 15th October 2010. Robert W. Holley Research Center for Agriculture and Health , Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
2010 Oliver, J.E., Vigne, E., and Fuchs, M. 2010. Characterization of Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in naturally infected California vineyards. 35th Annual ASEV-Eastern Section Conference and National Viticulture Research Conference. 13th – 15th July 2010. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, USA. (Poster Presentation)
2010 Oliver, J.E., Vigne, E., and Fuchs, M. 2010. Genetic structure and molecular variability of Grapevine fanleaf virus populations within three naturally infected California vineyards. 11th Annual Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. 20-24th June 2010. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA.
2010 Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. Virus resistance in grapevine. 4th Annual Public Engagement and Science Communication Symposium. 12th May 2010. Cornell University, Center for Life Science Enterprise, Ithaca, New York, USA. (Poster Presentation)
2010 Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 13th April 2010. Ohio State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Wooster, Ohio, USA.
2009 Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2009. Genetic variability of RNA1 and RNA2 within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in three naturally infected California vineyards. Phytopathology. 99:S96.
2009 Oliver, J.E. and Forester, B. Intercampus collaboration. Ivy Summit. 9th-11th October 2009. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. (Workshop Presentation)
2008 Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2008. Genetic variability within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in a naturally infected California vineyard. Phytopathology. 98:S116.
2008 Oliver, J.E. Development of a high throughput and fast system for testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. Cornell Plant Virology Group Meeting. 16th May 2008. Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology, Geneva, New York, USA.