Dr. Richard DeScenzo is the microbiology group leader for ETS Laboratories. ETS provides a range of microbiological analysis for problems occurring during the winemaking process, using a combination of classical microbiology methods and molecular biology techniques. In addition to developing improved diagnostics for the wine industry, Rich focuses on helping clients with a wide range of winemaking problems.
Rich received his master's in plant pathology and Ph.D. in plant biology at the University of New Hampshire, and conducted his postdoctoral studies on disease resistance genes in barley with the USDA-ARS at Iowa State University. He spent 10 years conducting research on grape genomics, development of molecular diagnostics and fermentation monitoring in the wine industry prior to joining the ETS team.