My curriculum vitae

AUDREY DARRIGUES

229 Williams Hall – The Ohio State University – Wooster, OHIO 44691

EDUCATION

PhD (2007) in Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio
Major/Professor: Plant Breeding and Genetics / David M. Francis

Master of Science (2003) in Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Major/Professors: Plant Breeding / M. Paul Scott and Kendall R. Lamkey

Bachelor of Science (2001) in Liberal Arts and Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Major/Minor: Biology / Agronomy

WORK EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant
September 2003 to 2007
The Ohio State University, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, Wooster, OH, Dr. David Francis, Advisor
PhD’s dissertation involving the application of molecular tools in a tomato breeding and genetics program aimed at understanding and elucidating the genetics of color and color uniformity. Implementation of novel software for digital phenotyping of tomato color disorder. Marker-trait association via SNP mapping.

Graduate Research Assistant
May 2001 – August 2003
Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA, Dr. M. Paul Scott, Advisor.
Master’s thesis involving the planning and organization of field work as required in breeding nurseries, collecting data and preparing samples for analysis. Learning and applying analytical methods for quantifying and determining protein quality. Compiling data for over 1,000 samples and using statistical tools for data analysis.

Instructor
Fall 2002
Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA.
Given full responsibilities to teach an undergraduate course, junior-senior level, in Crop Physiology, the interrelationship between structure and function (Agron230).

Teaching Assistant
Spring 2002
Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA.
Assisted Dr. Ricardo Salvador in teaching Crop Physiology, Agron230. Graded quizzes and homework assignments and lectured class on five occasions during the semester. Provided help to students with questions and problems related to the class.

Independent Study
Fall 2000
Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy, Ames, IA, Dr. Arden Campbell and Christian Buffard, Advisors.
Conducted a field experiment in screening new events for resistance to the European corn borer. Inoculated, tested the efficacy of the transgene, and collected, analyzed and submitted data in useable form.

Corn Research Associate
October 1996- May 2001
Pau Seeds Inc., Boone, IA, under the supervision of Christian Buffard, Director
In conjunction with undergraduate studies, worked on a part-time basis in a corn research station. Involved in planting, maintenance of nurseries, summer pollination and detasseling, data collection, harvesting, shelling and storage of seed. Gained responsibilities in setting-up nurseries and isolated crossing nurseries of about 10,000 crosses for planting, in managing summer and harvest crews, in organizing laboratory duties, and in managing and organizing research seed inventory.

PUBLICATIONS
Darrigues, A., M.D. Robbins, W. Yang, and D.M. Francis. 200#. Dissecting variation in tomato fruit color quality through digital phenotyping. Plant Breeding. In preparation.

Darrigues, A., J. Hall, N. Dujmovic, S. Gray, E. van der Knaap, and D.M. Francis. 200#. Tomato Analyzer – Color Test: a new tool for efficient digital phenotyping. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. Submitted.

Darrigues, A., S. Schwartz and D.M. Francis. 200#. Optimizing sampling of tomato fruit for carotenoid content with application to assessing the impact of ripening disorders. J. Agric. Food Sci. In revision.

Darrigues, A., A. Clivati-McIntyre, S. Schwartz and D.M. Francis. 2007. Increasing the Carotenoid Content of Tomato by Managing Variety Choice and Soil Fertility for Color and Color Uniformity. Acta Horticulturae 744:323-328.

Darrigues, A., K.R. Lamkey, M.P. Scott. 2006. Breeding for grain amino acid composition in maize IN Plant breeding : the Arnel R. Hallauer International Symposium (2003: Mexico City, Mexico), edited by K. R. Lamkey and M. Lee, chapter 24. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishers.

Darrigues, A., C. Buffard, K.R. Lamkey, M.P. Scott. 2006. Variability and genetic effects for tryptophan and methionine in commercial maize germplasm. Maydica. 50:147-156


PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

2007 XV Plant and Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, California, 13-17 January 2007, poster presentation (Darrigues, A, J Hall, N Dujmovic, S Gray, E van der Knaap, D M. Francis, Dissecting Variation in Tomato Fruit Color Quality through Digital Phenotyping and SNP Mapping).

2006 Horticulture and Crop Science Graduate Research Retreat, OSU, Columbus, Ohio, 13-14 October 2006, poster presentation (Darrigues, A, W Yang, and D M Francis, DNA Microarray-Based Discovery of Molecular Markers for the Improvement of Tomato Color and Nutritional Quality); 1st place award for poster competition.

2006 Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, OSU/OARDC, Wooster, Ohio, 31 March-1 April 2006, invited speaker (Darrigues, A, W Yang, and D M Francis, DNA-Microarray Discovery of Molecular Markers for the Improvement of Tomato Color and Nutritional Quality).

2005 XV Meeting of the Eucarpia Tomato Working Group, Bari, Italy, 27-30 September 2005, invited speaker (Darrigues, A, W Yang, and D M Francis, DNA-microarray Detection of Molecular Markers for Improving Color and Nutritional Quality in Tomato).

2005 International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruit and Vegetable, Quebec, Canada, 17-20 August 2005, invited speaker (Darrigues, A, A Clivati-McIntyre, S Schwartz and D M Francis, Increasing the Carotenoid Content of Tomato by Managing Variety Choice and Soil Fertility for Color and Color Uniformity).

2003 Arnel Hallauel International Symposium on Plant Breeding, Mexico City, Mexico, 17-22 August 2003, poster presentation (Darrigues, A, K R Lamkey and M P Scott, Nutritional Improvement for Methionine and Tryptophan Content in Maize).

2003 Maize Genetics Conference, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 13-16 March 2003, poster presentation (Darrigues, A., Scott, M. P., Lamkey, K. R., Recurrent Selection for Methionine and Tryptophan Content in Maize after One Cycle).

2002 Long-Term Selection Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, June 2002, poster presentation (Darrigues, A., Lamkey, K. R., Scott, M. P., Selection for Methionine and Tryptophan Content in Maize).

Eucarpia
Tomato Genetics Cooperative
Member of Gamma Sigma Delta (The Honor Society of Agriculture), 2003 initiate

UNIVERSITY ENGAGEMENTS & AWARDS

The Ohio State University / Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio
- OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grant, 2005 recipient, $5000
- OARDC Research Enhancement Competitive Grant, panel review member (2006)

The Ohio State University / OARDC, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
- Seminar Committee (2003 – 2007)
- Graduate Studies Committee, Graduate student representative (01.2006 – 09.2007)
- Graduate Research Retreat, Organizing and Judging Committee, chair (2006)
- Graduate Studies Committee Travel Grant, 2007 recipient, $500