Claire
Venard
Agriculture Research Specialist
- claire.venard@uky.edu
- (859) 257-2993
- (859) 323-1952
- Soybean Variety Testing
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N122 Ag. Science Bldg. North
1100 Nicholasville Road
Lexington KY 40546-0091 - University of Kentucky, PSS
Additional Information
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Variety Performance Testing (soybean), applied field experimentation
- Grain crop production, agronomic production
- Ag. Biotechnology
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Agriculture research specialist, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences - University of Kentucky, 2011-present
- Postdoctoral scholar, Biology Department - University of Kentucky 2010-2011
- Postdoctoral scholar, Entomology Department - University of Kentucjy, 2007-2010
- Graduate research assistant, Department of Plant Pathology - University of Kentucky 2002-2006
- Technical research assistant, DOW Agrosciences, Dijon France 2001
- Graduate research assistant, Laboratory of Plant Microbe Interactions INRA CNRS, Castanet-Tolosane, France 2000
EDUCATION
- 2006: PhD in Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Dissertation title: The development of Colletotrichum graminicola inside maize stalk tissues
- 2001: Master of Science, Health & Biotechnology - major in Plant Science and Biotechnology, University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France Thesis title: Targeted inoculation of Medicago truncatula in vitro root cultures reveals MtENOD11 expression during early stages of infection by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.
- 2000: Master of Science in Cellular Biology and Physiology, Plant Biology major, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
- 1999: Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology and Physiology, University of Nantes, France
- 1997: Associate Degree in Life Science, University of Nantes, France
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Chapter. 2005 - present
- PhD research project sponsored by DuPont de Nemours, 2002-2006 (undisclosed)
- Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Kentucky. 2005-2006 - $16,000.00
- Graduate Student Travel Award from the American Phytopathology Society Foundation 2005 - $500.00
- Graduate Student Support Grants to fund travel to professional meetings, Graduate School, University of Kentucky. 2003 and 2005 - $500.00 each year
PUBLICATIONS
- UKAg Research Publications - University of Kentucky: Venard C. M.-P. and Duckworth J. 2016 Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Tests PR-722
- Venard C. M.-P. and Duckworth J. 2015 Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Tests PR-693
- Venard C. M.-P., Phelps L. J., Abourjeily A., and Duckworth J. 2014 Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Tests PR-689
- Venard C. M.-P., Hisel W., Phelps L. J., and Duckworth J. 2013 Kentucky Soybean Variety Performance Tests PR-672
- Venard C. M.-P., Cole J. L., and Curd R. 2012 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PR-655
- Venard C., Lacefield E., Kalberg K., and Bruening W. 2011 Kentucky Soybean Performance Tests PR-625
CERTIFICATIONS
- Essential Leader Certification, University of Kentucky – 2014
- Certified Pesticide Applicator, Kentucky Department of Agriculture – 2012 to present
- Certified Crop Advisor, American Society of Agriculture – 2016 to present
AFFILIATIONS and MEMBERSHIPS
- American Society of Agronomy, 2012-present
- Crop Science Society of America, 2012-present
- Soil Science Society of America, 2012-present
- Kentucky Academy of Science, 2010-present
WEBSITE
http://pss.ca.uky.edu/extension/soybean-variety-trials
PSS SUPPORT
- Coordinates laboratory safety inspections
- Manages Chematix database inventories
- Coordinates building safety training