Peggy Lemaux

Peggy Goodenow Lemaux ^[1] is an American plant biologist. She won a 2003 Dennis R. Hoagland Award. ^[2]

She graduated from Miami University, and University of Michigan, ^[3] She studied with Stan Cohen. She was a research scientist at DeKalb Genetics. She is a Professor of Cooperative Extension at the University of California, Berkeley. ^[4] She won a grant from the Gates Foundation to study sorghum. ^[5] She developed genetically modified varieties of barley, wheat and sorghum. ^[6] She opposed an anti-GMO ballot initiative in California. ^{[7] [8]} She has several patents. ^[9]

Works

• Lemaux, Peggy G. (2008). "Genetically Engineered Plants and Foods: A Scientist's Analysis of the Issues (Part I)". Annual Review of Plant Biology. 59 (1). Annual Reviews: 771–812. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.58.032806.103840. ISSN   1543-5008.
• Gao, Cheng; Montoya, Liliam; Xu, Ling; Madera, Mary; Hollingsworth, Joy; Purdom, Elizabeth; Singan, Vasanth; Vogel, John; Hutmacher, Robert B.; Dahlberg, Jeffery A.; Coleman-Derr, Devin; Lemaux, Peggy G.; Taylor, John W. (2020-01-07). "Fungal community assembly in drought-stressed sorghum shows stochasticity, selection, and universal ecological dynamics". Nature Communications. 11 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13913-9 . ISSN   2041-1723. PMC   6946711 .
• Mackelprang, Rebecca; Lemaux, Peggy G. (2020-04-29). "Genetic Engineering and Editing of Plants: An Analysis of New and Persisting Questions". Annual Review of Plant Biology. 71 (1). Annual Reviews: 659–687. doi: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-081519-035916 . ISSN   1543-5008.

References

1. Lemaux, Peggy Goodenow (1977). Regulation of the synthesis of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in Escherichia coli B (Ph.D. dissertation). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan. OCLC   638457135.
2. "Dennis R. Hoagland Award". American Society of Plant Biologists. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
3. "Lemaux | Department of Plant & Microbial Biology | UC Berkeley". plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
4. "Women We Admire Nov. 5: UC Berkeley's Peggy G. Lemaux" . Retrieved 2020-07-23.
5. Rogers, Katie (2020-05-04). "ASPB Member Spotlight – Peggy G. Lemaux". Plant Science Today. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
6. "If you believe GMOs are bad, read this". Genetic Literacy Project. 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
7. "California's Genetically Engineered Food Label May Confuse More Than Inform". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
8. Schwartz, Jen (2016-04-14). "We Love GMO Foods! (And You Should, Too)". Outside Online. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
9. "Peggy G. Lemaux Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23.