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Richard Sharpe

  1. Teaching Assistant Professor, Molecular Genetics and Plant Biotechnology
Email Addressrsharpe@wsu.edu
LocationClark Hall

Biography

 

Areas of Interest

Molecular Genetics, Photosynthesis, Chloroplast Biology, Plant Physiology, Plant Biotechnology

Educational Background

  • PhD in Molecular Plant Sciences, Washington State University
  • MSc degree in Biology, emphasis in Cell and Molecular Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
  • BSc degree in Biology, emphasis in Genetics and Biotechnology, Minor in Chemistry with a Molecular Biology modification, Middle Tennessee State University
  • AS degree in Applied Sciences, Victor Valley College
  • AS degree in Applied Avionics, Community College of the Air Force

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Hort 416/516 Advanced Horticultural Crop Physiology
  • Hort 418/518 Postharvest Biology and Technology
  • Hort 430 Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • Hort 480 Plant Genomics and Biotechnology

Selected Publications

  1. Sharpe RM, Williamson-Benavides B, Edwards GE, Dhingra A, (2020), Methods of analysis of chloroplast genomes of C3, Kranz type C4 and Single Cell C4 photosynthetic members of Chenopodiaceae. Plant Methods 16: 119
  2. Sharpe RM, Gustafson L, Hewitt S, Kilian B, Crabb J, Hendrickson C, Jiwan D, Andrews P, Dhingra A (2020) Concomitant phytonutrient and transcriptome analysis of mature fruit and leaf tissues of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Oregon Spring) grown using organic and conventional fertilizer. PLOS ONE 15: e0227429
  3. Patricia Okubara, Amy Peetz, and Richard M. Sharpe, (2019) Cereal Root Interactions with Soilborne Pathogens–from Trait to Gene and Back. Agronomy 2019, 9(4), 188; doi:10.3390/agronomy9040188
  4. Sharpe, RM and Offermann, S. 2013. One decade after the discovery of single-cell C4 species in terrestrial plants – What did we learn about the minimal requirements of C4 photosynthesis? Photosynthesis Research. March 14. 10.1007/s11120-013-9810-9
  5. Kirchhoff H, Sharpe RM, Herbstoval M, Yarbrough R, Edwards GE. Differential Mobility of Pigment-Protein Complexes in Granal and Agranal Thylakoid Membranes of C3 and C4 Plants. Plant Physiol. 12 Nov 2012, DOI:10.1104/pp.112.207548