Full Name
Dr Vessela Mavrodieva
Job Title
Assistant Laboratory Director
Company
USDA
Speaker Bio
Vessela has 20+ years of experience with molecular methods development, validation and diagnostics of regulated plant pathogens. As SME she has provided scientific input for multiple PPQ regulatory programs and initiatives: PPV, CHRP, Phytophthora ramorum and seed audit to name a few. As an Assistant Director of the APHIS PPQ Plant Pathogen Confirmatory Diagnostics lab (former Beltsville Lab) she is responsible for methods validation, development of reference material and confirmatory diagnostics, including seed testing.
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