Michelle Lynn Heck

This study evaluates antimicrobial peptide-producing symbionts for reducing Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum titers and disease symptoms in potato.

The paper introduces a method for accurate mitochondrial haplotyping using split k-mers and applies it to mitogenome datasets of mammalian and insect species.

This paper demonstrates a scalable method to deliver plant viral vectors systemically using transgenic galls in citrus and Arabidopsis.

This study shows that plant viral silencing suppressors affect aphid antiviral immunity and fecundity, revealing co-evolutionary interactions between plants, viruses, and insect vectors.

The paper introduces the Grove-First framework to rapidly screen HLB therapies in citrus groves, identifying candidates with effects comparable to or better than oxytetracycline.

This study uses data mining to show CLRDV was present in the US since 2006, challenging the belief it was newly introduced in 2017.

The paper identifies a new insect-specific flavivirus in aphids and shows that plant pathogens like PLRV and CLas suppress insect antiviral immunity against related viruses.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and manual annotation of Diaphorina citri, along with transcriptome and endosymbiont genomes, providing genomic resources for pest control research.

The paper uses isotope-labeled crosslinkers to analyze protein interactions and posttranslational modifications in Diaphorina citri across life stages, revealing developmental changes in chromatin structure.

The paper quantifies transcriptome responses of Diaphorina citri to citrus greening disease using a new genome assembly, showing tissue-specific gene expression changes.

The paper introduces a web portal integrating pathosystem-wide resources and tools for studying citrus greening disease, enabling data sharing and analysis across multiple omics data types.