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Sue Hum-Musser, Assistant Professor

Plant-Insect pathogen interactions, molecular biology

Sue Hum-MusserContact Information:
Waggoner Hall 352
Macomb, IL 61455
309/298-3191
SM-Hum-Musser@wiu.edu

Degree:
Ph.D. Plant Sciences - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 2002
M.S. Biology - Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, 1997
B.A. Computer Science & Mathematics - Park College, Parkville, MO, 1992
 
 
Courses Taught:
  • Biology 100 (Biological Concepts)
  • Biology 330 (Cell and Molecular Biology)
  • Botany or Microbiology 461/561 (Plant Pathology)
  • Biology 502 (Molecular Applications in Organismal Biology)

Research Interests
 Molecular biology of plant-insect-pathogen interactions and how they are affected by ozone

Publications
2005 Musser RO, Cipollini D, Hum-Musser SM, Williams SA, Brown JK, Felton GW. Evidence that the Caterpillar Salivary Enzyme Glucose Oxidase Provides Herbivore Offense in Solanaceous Plants. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology 58(2):128-137.

2003 Musser RO, Hum-Musser SM, Felton GW, Gergerich RC. Increased Larval Growth and Preference for Virus-Infected Leaves by the Mexican Bean Beetle, a Plant Virus Vector. Journal of Insect Behavior 16(2):247-256.

2002 Musser RO, Hum-Musser SM, Eichenseer H, Pfeiffer M, Ervin G, Murphy JB, Felton GW. Herbivory: Caterpillar Saliva Beats Plant Defences. Nature. 416(6881): 599-600.

2002 Musser RO, Hum-Musser SM, Slaten-Bickford SE, Felton GW, Gergerich RC. 2002. Evidence that Ribonuclease Activity Present in Beetle Regurgitant is Found to Stimulate Virus Resistance in Plants. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 28(8): 1691-1696.

1999 Hum-Musser SM, Morelock TE, Murphy, JB. Relation of heat-shock proteins to thermotolerance during spinach seed germination. In: J.R. Clark & M.D. Richardson (eds.), Horticultural Studies - 1998. Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Res. Ser. 466: 103-105.