Education
Ph.D. in Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky, 1993
Current position
Laboratory Manager, Plant and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico USA
Publications (since 2007)
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Kilcrease, J., Collins, A. M., Richins, R. D., Timlin, J. A. and O'Connell, M. A. (2013). Multiple microscopic approaches demonstrate linkage between chromoplast architecture and carotenoid composition in diverse Capsicum annuum fruit. Plant J 76(6): 1074-1083.
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Kilcrease, J., Richins, R. and O'Connell, M. (2013). Chile Pepper Carotenoids: The Link Between Color and Sub-Cellular Morphology. Microscopy and Microanalysis 19(S2): 102-103.
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Keyhaninejad, N., Richins, R. D. and O’Connell, M. A. (2012). Carotenoid Content in Field-grown versus Greenhouse-grown Peppers: Different Responses in Leaf and Fruit. HortScience 47(7): 852-855.
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Rodriguez-Uribe, L., Guzman, I., Rajapakse, W., Richins, R. D. and O'Connell, M. A. (2012). Carotenoid accumulation in orange-pigmented Capsicum annuum fruit, regulated at multiple levels. J Exp Bot 63(1): 517-526.
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Vermillion, K., Holguin, F. O., Berhow, M. A., Richins, R. D., Redhouse, T., O'Connell, M. A., Posakony, J., Mahajan, S. S., Kelly, S. M. and Simon, J. A. (2011). Dinoxin B, a withanolide from Datura inoxia leaves with specific cytotoxic activities. J Nat Prod 74(2): 267-271.
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Richins, R. D., Hernandez, L., Dungan, B., Hambly, S., Holguin, F. O. and O'Connell, M. A. (2010). A “Green” extraction protocol to recover red pigments from hot capsicum fruit. HortScience 45(7): 1084-1087.
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Richins, R. D., Micheletto, S. and O’Connell, M. A. (2010). Gene expression profiles unique to chile (Capsicum annuum L.) resistant to Phytophthora root rot. Plant science 178(2): 192-201.
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Micheletto, S., Rodriguez-Uribe, L., Hernandez, R., Richins, R. D., Curry, J. and O’Connell, M. A. (2007). Comparative transcript profiling in roots of Phaseolus acutifolius and P. vulgaris under water deficit stress. Plant Science 173(5): 510-520.