Research Associate 6500 Amarillo Blvd. West Amarillo, TX 79106 Office: (806) 354-5822 lpaetzold@ag.tamu.edu

Education
B.S., Medical Administration, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, China
M.S., Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Experience
Research Associate (March 2007 – April 2010) Gene Technologies Laboratory, Biology Department, Texas A&M University
Research Associate (May 2010 – Present) Plant Pathology Department, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center

Current Objective
Using molecular biology techniques as a primary tool to research Zebra Chip disease of potato

Publication and Acknowledgement
Publication:
Cargill, Edward J., Li Paetzold, James E. Womack. 2006. Radiation hybrid mapping and comparative sequence analysis of bovine RIG-I and MAVs genes. DNA Sequence, 2006;00(0)1-5
Acknowledgement:
An integrated genetic and physical map of homoeologous chromosomes 12 and 26 in Upland Cotton (G. hirsutum L.)