Heather McCafferty, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Molecular Genetics (808) 621-1303 HMcCafferty@harc-hspa.com |
Academic Qualifications
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Current Research
Plant tissue culture and micropropagation projects.
Transformation to improve plant resistance to diseases, pests and other stresses.
Selected Publications
Zhu, YJ, McCafferty, H, Osterman, G, Lim, S, Agbayani, R, Lehrer, A, Schenck, S, Komor, E (2011). Genetic Transformation with Untranslatable Coat Protein Gene of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus (SCYLV) Reduces Virus Titers in Sugarcane. Transgenic Research, 20, 503-512.
Noorda-Nguyen, K, McCafferty, H, Aoki, A, Nishijima, W, and Zhu, YJ (2010). Agrobacterium rhizogenes generates transgenic hairy roots in Carica papaya: a new approach for studying and improving resistance to the root-rot pathogen Phytophthora palmivora. In: Gustavo A. Fermin, Luz T. Castro (Venezuela), Paula F. Tennant (2010) CP-Transgenic and non-Transgenic Approaches for the Control of Papaya Ringspot: Current Situation and Challenges. In: Tennant P(Ed) TRANSGENIC PAPAYA.Transgenic Plant Journal 4 (Special Issue 1), 1-15.
Zhu, YJ, McCafferty, H, Osterman, G, Agbayani, R, Schenck, S, Lehrer, A, Komor, E and Moore, PH (2007). Transgenic sugarcane with coat protein gene increased resistance to sugarcane yellow leaf virus (ScYLV). Proc. Int. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol., 27, p963-967.
McCafferty, H.R.K., Moore, P.H., Zhu, Y.J. (2006). Improved Carica Papaya Tolerance to Carmine Spider Mite by the Expression of Manduca Sexta Chitinase Transgene. Transgenic Research, 15, 337-347.
McCafferty, H.R.K., Moore, P.H., Zhu, Y.J. (2006). Transformation of papaya (Carica papaya L.) with a gene encoding the snowdrop lectin, GNA. Plant Science, 175, 385-393.
Zhu, Y., Agbayani, R., McCafferty, H., Albert, H., Moore, P. (2005). Effective selection of transgenic papaya plants with the PMI/Man selection system. Plant Cell Reports 24: 426-432.
Plant tissue culture and micropropagation projects.
Transformation to improve plant resistance to diseases, pests and other stresses.
Selected Publications
Zhu, YJ, McCafferty, H, Osterman, G, Lim, S, Agbayani, R, Lehrer, A, Schenck, S, Komor, E (2011). Genetic Transformation with Untranslatable Coat Protein Gene of Sugarcane Yellow Leaf Virus (SCYLV) Reduces Virus Titers in Sugarcane. Transgenic Research, 20, 503-512.
Noorda-Nguyen, K, McCafferty, H, Aoki, A, Nishijima, W, and Zhu, YJ (2010). Agrobacterium rhizogenes generates transgenic hairy roots in Carica papaya: a new approach for studying and improving resistance to the root-rot pathogen Phytophthora palmivora. In: Gustavo A. Fermin, Luz T. Castro (Venezuela), Paula F. Tennant (2010) CP-Transgenic and non-Transgenic Approaches for the Control of Papaya Ringspot: Current Situation and Challenges. In: Tennant P(Ed) TRANSGENIC PAPAYA.Transgenic Plant Journal 4 (Special Issue 1), 1-15.
Zhu, YJ, McCafferty, H, Osterman, G, Agbayani, R, Schenck, S, Lehrer, A, Komor, E and Moore, PH (2007). Transgenic sugarcane with coat protein gene increased resistance to sugarcane yellow leaf virus (ScYLV). Proc. Int. Soc. Sugar Cane Technol., 27, p963-967.
McCafferty, H.R.K., Moore, P.H., Zhu, Y.J. (2006). Improved Carica Papaya Tolerance to Carmine Spider Mite by the Expression of Manduca Sexta Chitinase Transgene. Transgenic Research, 15, 337-347.
McCafferty, H.R.K., Moore, P.H., Zhu, Y.J. (2006). Transformation of papaya (Carica papaya L.) with a gene encoding the snowdrop lectin, GNA. Plant Science, 175, 385-393.
Zhu, Y., Agbayani, R., McCafferty, H., Albert, H., Moore, P. (2005). Effective selection of transgenic papaya plants with the PMI/Man selection system. Plant Cell Reports 24: 426-432.