Brandon G. Roy, PhD

Brandon Roy, Virologist and Bioinformaticist at the 20th conference of the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-Like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG) in Thessaloniki, Greece. Picture taken in Vergina region at a local winery and vineyard, September 2023.

Molecular virologist, bioinformatician, problem solver, expert in plant-microbe interactions

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Aspirations

Leverage cutting edge technologies and computational resources to further our understandings in molecular biology. Through multiple ‘omics techniques, contribute to network biology, characterization of novel genes, and implement molecular scale solutions to biological problems. My background in non-model organisms, virology, bioinformatics, and host genetics allow me to adapt to nearly any biological species; these tools can be implemented in many systems for novel solutions.

Currently

Plant-Microbe Biology PhD, Cornell University

Thesis title: “The host response to grapevine fanleaf virus infection and implications for symptomatology and transmission”
Conducted research at Cornell Agritech under the advisement of Dr. Marc Fuchs to understand grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) symptom development through comparing viral strains and molecular host profiling techniques.
Visiting scientist at Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRAE) Colmar, France, April and November 2024