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Sara Thomas Sharma

Principal Investigator

Louisiana State University

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Plant pathology, host–pathogen interactions, crop protection

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I focus on plant disease processes and management: toxin‑mediated pathogenesis, resistance screening and variety evaluation, fungicide performance and timing, and data‑driven targeting of interventions using value‑of‑information, modeling, and remote sensing.

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Louisiana State University

Lipid Droplet Inhibitors as Novel Fungicides Targeting Perylenequinone Toxin Production in Plant Pathogens

Research platform exploring lipid droplet (LD) inhibitors as a novel fungicide strategy by disrupting the self-protection mechanism that allows plant pathogenic fungi to produce light-activated perylenequinone toxins. Va...

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Sara Thomas Sharma

Principal Investigator

Louisiana State University

Work experience

Louisiana State University

Principal Investigator

2018 - Present

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Postdoctoral Scientist

2015 - 2018

University of Georgia