Peggy Lemaux

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

She graduated from Miami University, and University of Michigan,[2] She studied with Stan Cohen. She was a research scientist at DeKalb Genetics. She was as a cooperative extension specialist at the University of California, Berkeley.[3] She won a grant from the Gates Foundation to study sorghum.[4] She developed genetically modified varieties of barley, and wheat.[5] She opposed an anti-GMO ballot initiative in California.[6][7] She has several patents.[8]

Works
  • Lemaux, Peggy G. (2008). "Genetically Engineered Plants and Foods: A Scientist's Analysis of the Issues (Part I)". Annual Review of Plant Biology. Annual Reviews. 59 (1): 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. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. 11 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-019-13913-9. ISSN 2041-1723.
  • 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. Annual Reviews. 71 (1): 659–687. doi:10.1146/annurev-arplant-081519-035916. ISSN 1543-5008.

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