Melinda Rodriguez-Salus, Ph.D., MSN
Clinical Assistant Professor
- Milwaukee WI UNITED STATES
- School of Nursing
Melinda Rodriguez-Salus is an expert in the area of nursing.
Education, Licensure and Certification
Grand Canyon University
MSN
Grand Canyon University
2020
GPA 4.0/4
Milwaukee School of Engineering
BSN
2018
GPA 3.42/4
University of California - Riverside
Ph.D.
MAJOR: Molecular Biology in Plant Systems. Minor: Chemical Genomics and Microbiology in plant systems
2012
GPA 3.66/4
Dissertation: Dissection of Plant Defense Using Chemical and Molecular Genetics
B.S.
Botany/Plant Biology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2006
University of Wisconsin-Madison
BS
Botony
2006
GPA 3.66/4
Senior Thesis: : Application of molecular techniques for detection of disease resistance genes in tomato breeding lines for Guatemala
CPR
Certified
Neonatal Resuscitation
Certified Nursing
Biography
Areas of Expertise
Patents
Identification of New Synthetic Elicitors of Plant Immune Responses
61/777,957
2013-03-12
US P9,203,759
Compounds that Enhance Plant Immunity and Growth
61/777,957
2013-03-12
US P9,420,790
Selected Publications
PCR-based methods for tagging the Mi-1 locus for resistance to root-knot nematode in begomovirus-resistant tomato germplasm
Acta Horticulturae 695El Mehrach, K., Mejía, L., Gharsallah-Couchane, S., Salus, M., Martin, C., Hatimi, A., Vidavski, F., Williamson, V., and Maxwell, D.P.
2005
Marker-Assisted Selection of Tomato Genotypes with the I-2 Gene for Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici Race
Plant Disease 91El Mohtar, C., Atamian, H., Dagher, R., Abou-Jawdah, Y., Salus, M., and Maxwell, D
2007
Evaluation of two gene-silencing constructs for resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl viruses in Nicotiana benthamiana plants
Acta Horticulturae 695Gharsallah Chouchane, S., Gorsane, F., Nakhla, M., Salus, M., Martin, C., Maxwell, D., Marrakchi, M., Fakhfakh H.
2008
The Synthetic Elicitor 3,5-Dichloroanthranilic Acid Induces NPR1-Dependent and NPR1-Independent Mechanisms of Disease Resistance in Arabidopsis
Plant Physiology 150Knoth, C., Salus, M., Girke, T., and Eulgem, T.
2009
Dissecting plant defense signaling by chemical and molecular genetics. International Society for Plant-Microbe Interactions.
Congress on Molecular Plant Microbe InteractionsKnoth, C., Bhattarai, K., Schroeder, M., Rodriguez-Salus, M., Tsuchiya , T., Kaloshian, I., Eulgem, T
2010
The Synthetic Elicitor 2-(5-Bromo-2-Hydroxy-Phenyl)-Thiazolidine-4-Carboxylic Acid Links Plant Immunity to Hormesis
Plant PhysiologyRodriguez-Salus, M., Bektas, Y., Schroeder, M., Knoth, C., Vu, T., Roberts, P., Kaloshian, I., and Eulgem, T
2016
Synthetic Elicitor DPMP (2,4-dichloro-6-{(E)-[(3-methoxyphenyl)imino]methyl}phenol) Triggers Plant Immunity by 2 Separate Defense-Inducing Moieties.
Scientific ReportBektas, Y., Rodriguez-Salus, M., Schroeder, M., Knoth, C., Vu, T., Roberts, P., Kaloshian, I., and Eulgem, T.
2016 Patent