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Joyce Merritt

I am from Los Angeles, California.  I received a B. S. in Biology from Loma Linda University and a M. S. in Biology from California State University Northridge.  My masters research involved working with the soil bacterium Arthrobacter sp. strain GFB100.  I found out about the Plant Medicine Program when I was working for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Gainesville, Florida.  I wanted to get into the DPM program because of my interest in plants and plant diseases and because of the many career opportunities that are available to someone with a DPM degree.  I am interested in the areas of regulatory agriculture, crop biosecurity, and sustainable agriculture.  I am enrolled in the Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management Certificate Program.  I am planning to graduate in December 2009. My hobbies are reading, hiking and photography.

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