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Education:

2011	Ph.D. Plant Pathology. Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Major Concentration: Plant-Microbe Biology. Minor Concentrations: Plant Molecular Biology and Genomics. Advisor: Marc Fuchs
2005	B.Sc. Microbiology & Cell Science, B.Sc. Plant Pathology. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

De La Fuente Lab Research:

Investigating the genetic determinants of host response to Xylella fastidiosa infection using the model host, Nicotiana tabacum

Current Status:

Postdoc - Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.

Awards and Fellowships:

Graduate Level
• 2011 - APS Foundation Stephen A. Johnston Student Travel Award
• 2010 - Robert M. Gilmer Graduate Student Award
• 2010 - Barbara McClintock Award
• 2009 - SAO Outstanding Activist Award Nominee [presented to J. Oliver and SAGES]
• 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - Cornell University Graduate Student Conference Grants
• 2008 - APS Foundation William J. Moller Student Travel Award
• 2006-2007 - Cornell Graduate Fellowship
• 2006 - NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention
• 2005-2006 - Cornell Presidential Genomics Fellowship
Undergraduate Level
• 2005 - Graduated from the University of Florida with Highest Honors
• 2005 - The George Frederick Weber Memorial Award in Plant Pathology
• 2004 - University Scholars Program Research Award
• 2004 - Florida Rural Rehabilitation Corporation Scholarship
• 2003 - University of Florida Anderson Scholar
• 2001 - National Merit Finalist

Publications:

• Oliver, J.E., S. A. Sefick, J. K. Parker, T. Arnold, P. A. Cobine, and L. De La Fuente. 2014. Ionome changes in Xylella fastidiosa-infected Nicotiana tabacum correlate with virulence and discriminate between subspecies of bacterial isolates. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Mol Plant Microbe Interact, 27(10): 1048-1058.
• De La Fuente, L., J.K. Parker, J.E. Oliver, S. Granger, P.M. Brannen, E. van Santen, and P.A. Cobine. 2013. The bacterial pathogen Xylella fastidiosa affects the leaf ionome of plant hosts during infection. PLoS ONE, 8(5):e62945.
• Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2011. Tolerance and resistance to viruses and their vectors in Vitis sp.: A virologist’s perspective on the literature. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, (62)4:438-451.
• Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M.F. 2011. Fanleaf degeneration/decline disease of grapevines. Cornell University – New York State Integrated Pest Management Fact Sheet. www.nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/grapes/diseases/fanleaf.pdf
• Oliver, J.E., Tennant, P.F. and Fuchs, M. 2011. Virus-resistant transgenic horticultural crops: safety issues and risk assessment. In: Transgenic Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Opportunities, B. Mou and R. Scorza (Eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 263-287.
• Oliver, J.E., Vigne, E., and Fuchs, M. 2010. Genetic structure and molecular variability of Grapevine fanleaf virus populations. Virus Research. 152:30-40.
• Oliver, J.E., Freer, J., Andersen, R.L., Cox, K., Robinson, T.L., and Fuchs, M. 2009. Genetic diversity of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus isolates within a cherry orchard in New York. Plant Disease. 93(6):599-606.

Teaching Experience:

• 2012 - Guest Lecturer, Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
• 2011 - Guest Instructor, General Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Patents:

• M. Fuchs and J. Oliver, US Patent Application Serial no. 61/110,405 filed on October 31, 2008 on “Engineering broad and durable resistance to Grapevine fanleaf virus in plants.”

Selected Abstracts/Talks:

• 2013 - Oliver, J.E., J.M. Brannon, P.A. Cobine, and L. De La Fuente. Comparing the effects of southeastern U.S. strains of Xylella fastidiosa subspp. fastidiosa and multiplex on blueberry and tobacco. Oral Presentation: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.
• 2012 - Oliver, J.E., T. T. Arnold, P.A. Cobine, and L. De La Fuente. The effects of diverse Xylella fastidiosa isolates on the model host Nicotiana tabacum. Oral Presentation: American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting, Providence, RI.
• 2011 - Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2011. Usefulness of a high-throughput transient expression system to test virus-derived genetic constructs for resistance against Grapevine fanleaf virus. Phytopathology. 101:S132.
• 2011 - Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 26th April 2011. Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Geneva, New York, USA.
• 2011 - Oliver, J.E. Transformation of grapevine rootstocks for virus resistance. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Council Meeting. 4th February 2011. NYSAES, Geneva, New York, USA.
• 2011 - Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 31st January 2011. North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2010. Development of a high throughput and fast system for testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. Phytopathology. 100:S93.
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 1st November 2010. Penn State University, Department of Plant Pathology, State College, Pennsylvania, USA.
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E. Testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. Cornell Plant Virology Group Meeting. 15th October 2010. Robert W. Holley Research Center for Agriculture and Health , Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E., Vigne, E., and Fuchs, M. 2010. Characterization of Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in naturally infected California vineyards. 35th Annual ASEV-Eastern Section Conference and National Viticulture Research Conference. 13th – 15th July 2010. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, New York, USA. (Poster Presentation)
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E., Vigne, E., and Fuchs, M. 2010. Genetic structure and molecular variability of Grapevine fanleaf virus populations within three naturally infected California vineyards. 11th Annual Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium. 20-24th June 2010. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA.
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. Virus resistance in grapevine. 4th Annual Public Engagement and Science Communication Symposium. 12th May 2010. Cornell University, Center for Life Science Enterprise, Ithaca, New York, USA. (Poster Presentation)
• 2010 - Oliver, J.E. Using Grapevine fanleaf virus genetic variability information to develop, improve, and test constructs for GFLV control through genetic engineering. Graduate Student Seminar Exchange Program (Invited Speaker). 13th April 2010. Ohio State University, Department of Plant Pathology, Wooster, Ohio, USA.
• 2009 - Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2009. Genetic variability of RNA1 and RNA2 within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in three naturally infected California vineyards. Phytopathology. 99:S96.
• 2009 - Oliver, J.E. and Forester, B. Intercampus collaboration. Ivy Summit. 9th-11th October 2009. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. (Workshop Presentation)
• 2008 - Oliver, J.E. and Fuchs, M. 2008. Genetic variability within Grapevine fanleaf virus isolates in a naturally infected California vineyard. Phytopathology. 98:S116.
• 2008 - Oliver, J.E. Development of a high throughput and fast system for testing transgenic resistance constructs derived from Grapevine fanleaf virus. Cornell Plant Virology Group Meeting. 16th May 2008. Cornell University, Department of Plant Pathology, Geneva, New York, USA.