Rate Professor Rebecca Nelson

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997; B.A. in Biology, Swarthmore College, 1988.

Research Interests: Plant pathology, genetic resistance to diseases in crops, and sustainable agriculture.

Appointments: Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell CALS; Scientific Director, McKnight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program.

Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (1998); Cornell CALS Research Excellence Award (2016).

Publications:

• Over 80 articles in Phytopathology, Plant Disease, and Annual Review of Phytopathology.
• Co-author, Plant Pathology and Global Food Security (APS Press, 2010).

Additional Contributions: Leads international projects on maize and sorghum disease resistance.