Dominique (Nikki) Tate

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Research

The fungus Magnaporthe oryzae (rice blast) causes devastating losses to rice crops around the world.  I work to uncover more details of the host-pathogen interaction between rice and rice blast fungus; as well as other fungal pathogens.  By discovering new details of the infectious pathways of rice blast and correlating them to the defense mechanisms of rice I hope to provide insight on how rice can be better protected from this pathogen. 

Hometown

Glen Burnie, Maryland

Teaching Experience

• Teaching assistant, General Plant Pathology Laboratory (PLNTPTH 3002), Ohio State, Autumn 2016 and Autumn 2015
• Teaching assistant, Molds, Mushrooms and Mankind (PLNTPTH 2000), Ohio State, Spring 2014
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Ecology and Evolution, University of Maryland - Baltimore County, Spring 2011

Honors and Awards

• Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium Annual Meeting, Oct. 5, 2013. First place, Graduate Student Poster, < 2-yrs research experience, Identification of Novel Avr Genes Through Screening Gain-of-Virulence Mutants of Magnaporthe oryzae > More
• Graduate Enrichment Fellowship, OSU, 2013
• 2nd place award winner 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Chemical and Biological Sciences; University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Fall 2012
• Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow’s Scientists: Increasing the diversity of plant scientists (PLANTS) Travel Grant Recipient, Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, Summer 2012
• Thomas V. Marsho & Martin Schwartz Memorial Fund Award; Spring 2012
• President’s List; University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Fall 2010-Fall 2012
• Dean’s List; University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Fall 2009- Fall 2012

Honorary Societies

• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi October 2014-Present
• Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society October 2014-Present
• Golden Key International Honor Society October 2014-Present

Activities

• Plant Pathology Graduate Students Association
  Academic Affairs Committee, Department of Plant Pathology, Graduate Student Member
  Secretary, 2014-2015
  Outreach Committee
• American Phytopathological Society
  Office of Public Relations and Outreach, Board member (appointed)
  Graduate Student Committee August 2014 - present
  Chair of LinkedIn sub-committee 2014 - 2015
  Early Career Professionals Committee August 2014 - present

Other

• First Detector certificate, National Plant Diagnostic Network and Ohio Plant Diagnostic Network