I am a plant virologist working on Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV), a (+)strand RNA virus. Research: Professional Activities 1. Development of the TBSV-yeast system to study virus replication, RNA recombination and virus-host interactions. 2. Genome-wide screens and global proteomics approaches to identify host factors affecting TBSV replication and RNA recombination. 3. Characterization of co-opted host factors critical for TBSV RNA recombination. 4. Characterization of co-opted host factors critical for TBSV replication. 5. Discovery of cell-intrinsic restriction factors against TBSV replication. Positions and Employment: 1985-1989 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathophysiology, Institute for Plant Protection, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary; Advisor: Z. Kiraly. 1990 -1995 Research Associate, Plant Molecular Biology Center and Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. Research Advisor: Jozef Bujarski. 1996-1998 Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Research Advisor: Anne Simon. 1999-2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky 2003-2007 Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky 2007- Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky