April Lamb
- aprilelamb@uky.edu
- (859) 218-0740
- (859) 323-1961
- Farman Lab
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222 Plant Science Building
Lexington KY 40546-0312 - Department of Plant Pathology
Professional Profile
Graduate Research Assistant
Ph.D. Candidate
Focus
The Farman Lab uses genomic approaches to study mechanisms of pathogenesis in the fungal phytopathogen,
Pyricularia oryzae (syn. Magnaporthe oryzae). My research focuses on the AVR/R interactions of rice blast and
pathogenic variation due to epigenetic and environmental factors.
Additional Information
Education
- B.S. Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology, University of Kentucky
Teaching Experience
- Teaching Assistant, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology 120 (Spring 2021)
- Guest Lecturer, Food Microbiology 530 (2020)
- Ask an Expert, Carter G. Woodson Academy (2020)
Associations, Service & Leadership
- American Phytopathological Society, Member (2015 - Present)
- Community Garden Workshop Leader (2021)
- Association of Plant Pathology Scholars, Secretary (2020-2021)
- Nerd Squad: National Girls Collaborative Project, USA (2019)
- University of Kentucky Arboretum and State Botanical Garden Review Board, Student Reviewer (2017-2018)
Certifications
- Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Learning, University of Kentucky (In Progress)
- Lewis Honor College Graduate, University of Kentucky
- Certificate of Completion, KY INBRE Next Generation Sequencing Workshop
Awards & Recognition
- Gertrude Toby Perkins Scholarship, Garden Club of Kentucky (2021-2022)
- Provost Scholarship, University of Kentucky (2015-2019)
- Academic Scholarship, University of Kentucky (2018-2019)
- Thomas Poe Cooper Scholarship, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment (2017-2018)
- Bucks for Brains Summer Research Program, University of Kentucky (2017)
- Robert Laverne Elmira Scott Scholarship, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment (2016-2017)
Publications
- Fealko, E., D. Szarka, A. Lamb, B. Amsden, J. Beale, E. Pfeufer. 2019. 'First report of black dot root rot, caused by Colletotrichum coccodes, on tomato in Kentucky high tunnels.' Plant Disease; Vol. 103, No. 8, 27 May 2019.