Eliott M. Smith
Position
- Ph.D. Candidate
I joined Dr. Aaron Gassmann’s lab as a research assistant in early 2019. My project involves characterizing resistance to Gpp34/Tpp35Ab1 toxins in western corn rootworm (WCR) (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) through genetic mapping. In addition, we will be characterizing the inheritance of and fitness tradeoffs associated with Gpp34/Tpp35Ab1 resistance.
Before joining the Gassmann lab, I obtained my BSc in crop sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2016. At UIUC, I largely focused on plant-microbe interactions. I went on from there to obtain an MSc in entomology and nematology from the University of Florida (UF) in 2018. My research project at UF largely focused on antimicrobial plant sprays' role on the endosymbionts communities of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri.
Before joining the Gassmann lab, I obtained my BSc in crop sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 2016. At UIUC, I largely focused on plant-microbe interactions. I went on from there to obtain an MSc in entomology and nematology from the University of Florida (UF) in 2018. My research project at UF largely focused on antimicrobial plant sprays' role on the endosymbionts communities of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri.
Contact
Email
esmith5@iastate.edu
Phone
515-294-7400
Contact Info
2331 - 16 Adv Tch Res Bd
2213 Pammel Dr.
Ames
,
IA
50011-1101
Social Media and Websites
Education
- B.S., Crop Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2016
- M.S., Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, 2018
Advisor: Dr. Aaron Gassmann