^{Department of Plant Pathology} _{Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory}

Tanaka Lab – Personnel

Anthony A. Deluca

Graduate Research Assistant

Contact Information

WSU Plant Pathology
PO BOX 646430
Pullman, WA, 99163-6430
Office – Plant Sciences Building 255
Lab – Plant Sciences Building 215 & 235
Phone: (509) 335-5813 | Fax: (509) 335-9581
anthony.deluca [at] wsu.edu

Education

2030 (expected) Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2026 (expected) Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2025 B.S. in Agricultural Biotechnology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Professional Experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2025- Present)
Undergraduate Technical Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2023-25)
WSU Undergraduate Peer Mentor, Office of Undergraduate Research, Pullman, WA (2024-25)
Summer Research Intern at CEPLAS, Cologne, Germany (2024)
WSU Research Intern at Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2023)

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistant for PL_P 429 General Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2025)
Teaching Assistant in BIOL 107 Cell Biology & Genetics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2023)

Academic Honors, Awards, and Achievements

ARCS foundation Fellowship, Plant Pathology Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA (2025 – 2027)
Global Sustainable Leadership in Kenya program Recipient (2025)
Grey Award at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) at Washington State University (2024)

Current Research Focus

Systems-level analysis in tripartite interactions among potato-protist-virus