Timur Momol
Professor
(352) 392-1781
tmomol@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Central District Extension Director, Epidemiology and Management of Tomato Diseases
David Norman
Associate Professor
(407) 410-6950
djn@ufl.edu
Location: Mid-Florida Research & Education Center
Specialization: Molecular genetics and genomics of Ralstonia solanacearum. Disease management of ornamental crops.
Mathews Paret
Department Chair
(352) 294-7509
paret@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Antibacterial Nanomaterials, Field Diagnostics, Integrated Pest Management, International Agriculture
Natalia Peres
Professor
(813) 419-6602
nperes@ufl.edu
Location: Gulf Coast Research & Education Center
Specialization: Disease etiology and management of strawberries, citrus, and ornamental crops. Crop advisory systems for disease management.
Pamela Roberts
Professor
(239) 658-3430
pdr@ufl.edu
Location: Southwest Florida Research & Education Center
Specialization: Diagnosis, epidemiology, and integrated management of vegetable diseases. Plant disease diagnosis.
Jeffrey Rollins
Professor
(352) 273-4620
rollinsj@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Molecular biology and genomics of fungal plant pathogens. Pathogenic mechanisms and multicellular developmental. Necrotrophic pathogens particularly Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Andy Schuerger
Assistant Professor
(321) 861-3478
schuerg@ufl.edu
Location: Kennedy Space Center
Specialization: Mars Astrobiology, Planetary Protection for spacecraft missions to Mars and Europa, and pathology of hydroponic plants
Ian Small
Associate Professor
(850) 875-7120
ismall@ufl.edu
Location: North Florida Research & Education Center
Specialization: Plant disease epidemiology and smart ag crop protection. Digital evaluation of plant phenotypes in relation to genetic selection and management practices.
Matthew E. Smith
Professor
(352) 273-2837
trufflesmith@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Fungal Evolution, Ecology and Systematics; special interests in ectomycorrhizal fungi, truffles, zygomycetes
Fungal ID Services
Wen-Yuan Song
Associate Professor
(352) 273-4652
wsong@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Molecular mechanisms of the plant immune system. Bacterial blight disease of rice caused by Xanthmonas oryzae pv. Oryzae. Plant stress biology.
Brantlee Spakes-Richter
Associate Professor
(352) 273-2014
bsr@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Teaching & curriculum, diseases of experimental crops and native/naturalized plants
Gary Vallad
Professor
(813) 419-6577
gvallad@ufl.edu
Location: Gulf Coast Research & Education Center
Specialization: Etiology and management of bacterial and fungal vegetable diseases. Development and implementation of bio-based disease management strategies.
Frank White
Preeminent Professor
(352) 273-4645
ffwhite@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Bacterial virulence effectors, genetics, genomics, and host interactions. Crops include rice, citrus, wheat, tomato, maize
KATIA VIANA XAVIER
Assistant Professor
(561) 993-1500
kvianaxavier@ufl.edu
Location: Everglades Research & Education Center
Specialization: Development of integrated strategies to help growers effectively manage diseases on vegetables, sugarcane, rice, and commercial sod produced in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA).
Shouan Zhang
Professor
(786) 217-9233
szhang0007@ufl.edu
Location: Tropical Research & Education Center
Specialization: Detection, biology, epidemiology, and integrated management of vegetable and tropical fruit diseases.