Julie Russell Kikkert Address: Department of Horticultural Sciences Hedrick Hall New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Cornell University Geneva, New York 14456 Telephone: (315) 787-2221 FAX: (315) 787-2216 E-mail: jrk2@cornell.edu

Education

Ph.D.	University of Wisconsin, 1989, Horticulture & Botany Thesis: Culture and Manipulation of Populus Protoplasts as a Foundation for Genetic Engineering Research.
M.S.	University of Wisconsin, 1985, Horticulture Research Project: Factors Influencing the Isolation, Culture, and Development of Populus protoplasts.
B.S.	University of Maryland, 1983, Horticulture

Fields of Specialization

• In vitro culture of horticultural crops - micropropagation, protoplast culture, somatic embryogenesis]
• Genetic transformation - optimization of biolistic devices and methods
• Current research is focused on genetic transformation of grapevine for disease resistance.

Professional Experience:

June 1989-present	Cornell University, New York State Ag. Expt. Station, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, Geneva, NY Research Associate III (Sept. 1993 - present) Research Associate II (Sept. 1992 - Aug. 1993) Postdoctoral Research Associate (June 1989-Aug 1992) Research Project: Genetic transformation of plants using the biolistic process (gene gun)
September 1992 - December 1993	Finger Lakes Community College, Canandaigua, NY Adjunct Instructor
August 1983 - May 1989	University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Research Assistant (January 1984-May 1989) Teaching Assistant (August 1983-December 1983)
November 1980 - July 1983	USDA, Agricultural Research Center, Fruit Laboratory, Beltsville, MD Technician in the Tissue Culture Laboratory

Professional Societies

American Society for Horticultural Science
Society for In Vitro Biology
International Association for Plant Tissue Culture

Honors

Invited Speaker:	1997 Congress on In Vitro Biology, Washington, D.C. "Biotechnology and Grapevine Improvement" 1998 Congress on In Vitro Biology, Las Vegas, NV "Biolistic Delivery of Large DNA to Plants: Purified DNA vs. Biological Projectiles"
Graduate:	* John S. Song Foundation Award of the Tissue Culture Association * USDA-Forest Service Civil Rights Action Committee Award * Amer. Soc. for Horticultural Science Student Travel Award * Univ. WI Alumni Club of the Wash, D.C. area Scholarship * Sigma Xi
Undergraduate:	* Graduation Honors (Magna Cum Laude) * Joe E. James Outstanding Senior in Horticulture Award * Horticulture Club Outstanding Senior Award * Provost Scholar * Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Zeta, Pi Alpha Xi, Phi Kappa Phi