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New leadership roles for WSU grape virologist

May 16, 2018

Naidu Rayapati, world-renowned plant pathologist, has been named director of the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center and CAHNRS assistant dean for Tri-Cities.

Naidu Rayapati stands in front of a grape vine in a vineyard

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