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.
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