Ulrich Melcher
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Department of Biohcemistry & Molecular Biology Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma USA 74075
Research Interests:
- Viral evolution, biodiversity and ecology
- Evolution of plant-associated procaryotes
- Genetic recombination
- Pathogenesis and resistance in plant viral disease
- Caulimoviruses and Tobamoviruses
- Forensic Microbiology
Biography:
- NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship from November 1970 to November 1971
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship from September 1973 to November 1974
- Departmental prize for superior ability as Teaching Assistant (MSU)
- Fulbright Scholarship (1983)
- James A. Whatley Award of Merit for Excellence in Agricultural Research from Oklahoma State University
- Division of Agriculture (1984)
- Robert J. Sirny Endowed Professorship in Agricultural Biochemistry (1999-present)
- Sigma Xi Chapter Lecturer Award (2000)
- Phoenix Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award Winner, OSU Graduate & Professional Student Association (2006)
- Fellow, American Phytopathological Society (2006-present)
- Regents Professorship (2008-present)
- Fellow, Victoria Agricultural Biotechnology Consortium (2010)
- REF Matthews Distinguished Lecturer, Australasian Plant Virology Workshop (2010)
- Regents’ Distinguish Research Awardee OSU (2011)