Kelly Craven is an experienced professional in the field of plant biology. They have worked as an Associate Professor at The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and as an Assistant Professor at Noble Foundation, focusing on utilizing symbiotic microbes to improve plant productivity and stress tolerance. Prior to that, they have also worked as a Post-doctoral researcher at North Carolina State University, targeting mutagenesis of plant pathogens. Kelly completed their PhD in Plant Pathology at the University of Kentucky after obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Arizona State University.
August, 2006 - present