Judith K Brown

Judith K. Brown is a Regents Professor in Plant Sciences, Entomology/Insect Science, and the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona, holding honorary appointments at Mexico’s Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán. She earned her Ph.D. in Plant Pathology–Virology and an M.S. from Washington State University, following a B.S. from Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses, the molecular determinants of vector transmission, and the evolution, epidemiology, and management of emerging plant viruses, including citrus greening disease (huanglongbing) and cassava mosaic viruses. Recent work spans Cacao mild mosaic virus in Puerto Rico, bean golden mosaic virus in pepper, and computational identification of cotton microRNAs against CLCuKoV-Bur. Brown maintains extensive international collaborations across Pakistan, the UK, China, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil, and Russia, supported by federal and joint grants.