I have 25 years of experience, and specialize in the field of plant molecular biology, with specific knowledge in the areas of stress and disease resistance, seed biochemistry and tissue culture. I have published on such topics as seed biochemistry, genetic engineering, engineering antimicrobial peptides and broad spectrum disease resistance. I have engineered plant varieties for broad-spectrum disease resistance using single antimicrobial peptide gene constructs, a platform technology applicable to a broad spectrum of diseases, crops and trees.