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Annual Review of Virology

Volume 9, 2022

The Ups and Downs of an Out-of-the-Box Scientist with a Curious Mind

Abstract

My early life was challenging, and not conducive to the study of science, but my first introduction to viruses was an epiphany for me. I spent the whole of my career dedicated to understanding viruses, driven largely by curiosity. This led me down many different avenues of study, and to work with many wonderful colleagues, most of whom remain friends. Some highlights of my career include the discovery of a mutualistic three-way symbiosis involving a virus, a fungus, and a plant; genetic mapping of a pathogenicity gene in tomato; uncovering a virus in 1,000-year-old corncobs; exploring virus biodiversity in wild plants; and establishing a system to use a fungal virus to understand the epidemiology of its host.

Keyword(s): autobiography, fungal viruses, plant viruses, satellite RNA, virus ecology, virus evolution
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The Ups and Downs of an Out-of-the-Box Scientist with a Curious Mind
Annual Review of Virology 9, 19 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-virology-100520-013446
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