Hello everyone.  My name is Danny Dalton, a first year Master's student of Horticulture at Oregon State University.  I am studying mechanisms of resistance in currants and gooseberries (genus Ribes) to white pine blister rust, a disease caused by the fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola.  The bulk of the literature on wpbr has been directed at white pines, but I am working in conjunction with the USDA to continue research on the alternate Ribes hosts.

I am originally from Wyoming and have spent a few field seasons in the wilderness of the Rocky mountains surveying for invasive plants and diseases.  Most recently though, I have lived in Minnesota, working at the ecologically renowned LTER site Cedar Creek Natural History Area  for more than a year.  I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to be the data collector for the next paper written by Dave Tilman, and I aspire to continue to make a difference in the scientific community in a more direct way.

My interests extend beyond working with natural ecosystems and include aspects such as land and watershed restoration.  I am interested in methods of maximizing biodiversity and environmental services  in managed systems.  I am an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking, snowboarding, and exploring.

I look forward to meeting you all throughout this seminar!

-Danny