Sharon L. Doty
Associate Professor

Contact

Phone: 206-616-6255
Email: sldoty@u.washington.edu

Website: http://faculty.washington.edu/sldoty

Research interest

Bioresources. Includes phytoremediation of environmental pollutants;
bioenergy; beneficial plant-microbe interactions

Recent Presentations

International Society for Phytotechnologies annual meeting. Sept 13-16 in Portland. “Endophyte-assisted phytoremediation of TCE and PAHs with poplar and willow”. Oral presentation and co-chair of a session. IPC-WP6 mtg in Canada: Sept 18-24, 2011. Oral presentation and co-chair of a session

American Society for Microbiology NW Branch meeting, Seattle. Oct. 15-16, 2010. Invited speaker.

American Phytochemical Society conference. July 10-14, 2010. St. Pete’s Beach, Florida. “Endophytes for Sustainable Bioenergy Crop Growth.” Invited major symposium speaker.

International Association for Plant Biotechnology.  June 6-11, 2010.  St. Louis, Missouri.  “Diazotrophic Endophytes of Poplar and Willow Increase Crop Growth.”  Speaker

Recent Publications

READ Vajzovic, A., Bura, R., and Doty, S. L. (2012) Novel endophytic yeast Rhodotorula mucilaginosa strain PTD3. Production of xylitol and ethanol. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

READ Kang, J. W., Khan, Z., and Doty, S. L. (2012) Biodegradation of TCE by an endophyte of hybrid poplar. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 78(9):3504-3507.

Miller, R. S., Khan, Z., and Doty, S. L. Comparison of trichloroethylene toxicity, removal, and degradation by varieties of Populus and Salix for improved phytoremediation applications. Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation S7:001.

Khan, Z and Doty, S.L. 2011. Endophyte-assisted phytoremediation, Current Topics in Plant Biology, Vol. 12, 97-105.

Doty, S. L. (2010) “Nitrogen-Fixing Endophytic Bacteria for Improved Plant Growth” in Bacteria in Agrobiology. D. K. Maheshwari, editor. Springer.

Doty, S. L. (2010) “Growth-promoting Endophytic Fungi of Forest Trees” in Endophytes of Forest Trees: Biology and Applications. A. M. Pirttila and A. C. Frank, eds. Springer.