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Contact Information
Mailing Address
Rutgers University
Department of Plant Biology & Pathology
Foran Hall/ Cook Campus
59 Dudley Rd.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
rsharpmm@aol.com
Campus Location
Office: Room 266 Foran Hall, 732-932-9711 x242
Research Interests
Linking research and development to the marketplace.
Dr. Sharp has a background in biotechnology, translation of science into business ideas, spawning start up companies and extensive technology transfer experience in the Americas and Asia. He has authored over seventy original research papers, abstracts and books in the field of plant cell biology including the five volume series entitled the Handbook of Plant Cell Culture. Dr. Sharp is currently serves an advisor and consultant to Cook College and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. In addition, he is a member of the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Committee and a member of the Board of Visitors for the Ohio State University College of Biological Sciences. He received the distinctive honor of having the Rod Sharp Professor of Microbiology, Ohio State University and the William “Rod” Sharp Biotechnology Conference Room, University of Sao Paulo named for him. He is the recipient of the title Eminent Professor and the Luiz Queiroz Distinguished Service Medal award from the University of Sao Paulo. Dr. Sharp previously held the positions: Dean of Research, Cook College and Director of Research, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University; Executive Vice-President, DNA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Executive Vice-President for Research, DNA Plant Technology, Corp; Research Director, Pioneer Research, Campbell Institute for Research & Technology, the Campbell Soup Company; Full Professor, Ohio State University; and Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory. He was a Fulbright Grantee during 1971 and 1973. . Dr. Sharp holds a Ph.D. in Plant Cell Biology from Rutgers University.
Publications
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Rutgers Affiliations
Dr. Rod Sharp was appointed to the rank of Professor in 1993 and retired from the department in 1998. He was appointed to the rank of Visiting Professor in 2002.