Heather Faubert is a research associate who runs the University of Rhode Island’s Plant Protection Clinic. She is well known for diagnosing the innumerable diseases, pests and other problems that southern New England plants battle each year, and providing protocols for safe treatment. She typically gets more than 300 samples per year to identify and discuss options for how to save crops from devastating diseases. URI Plant Protection Clinic at the Mallon Outreach Center, 3 East Alumni Ave., Kingston, RI 02881.

innumerable diseases, pests and other problems that southern New England plants battle each year, and providing protocols for safe treatment. She typically gets more than 300 samples per year to identify and discuss options for how to save crops from devastating diseases.