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    Plant Pathology

    Plant Pathology

    Core Faculty

    Ozgur Batuman

    Ozgur Batuman

    Associate Professor
    Disease management in citrus

    Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
    (239) 658-3408

     
     
     
     
     
    Ana Maria Bocsanczy

    Ana Maria Bocsanczy

    Research Assistant Scientist
    Molecular aspects of Ralstonia solanacearum

    Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
    (407) 410-6952

     
     
     
     
     
    Liliana Cano

    Liliana Cano

    Assistant Professor
    Genomics of plant pathogens & plant-microbe interactions

    Indian River Research and Education Center
    (727) 577-7350

     
     
     
     
     
    Megan Dewdney

    Megan Dewdney

    Associate Professor
    Detection, epidemiology, and management of citrus pathogens

    Citrus Research and Education Center
    (863) 956-8651

     
     
     
     
     
    Braham Dhillon

    Braham Dhillon

    Assistant Professor
    Molecular biology, genomics & diagnostics of palm pathogens

    Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
    (954) 577-6315

     
     
     
     
     
    Nick Dufault

    Nick Dufault

    Associate Professor
    Biology and management of fungal pathogens of row crops

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4623

     
     
     
     
     
    Choaa El-Mohtar

    Choaa El-Mohtar

    Research Assistant Scientist
    Deployment of CTV infectious clones

    Citrus Research and Education Center
    (863) 956-8720

     
     
     
     
     
    Svetlana Folimonova

    Svetlana Folimonova

    Professor
    Plant viruses, virus-host interactions & disease development

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4655

     
     
     
     
     
    Dean Gabriel

    Dean Gabriel

    Professor
    Molecular genetics & genomics of bacterial plant pathogens

    Gainesville
    (352) 392-7239

     
     
     
     
     
    Karen Garrett

    Karen Garrett

    Preeminent Professor
    Epidemiology, disease ecology, systems analysis & modeling

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4648

     
     
     
     
     
    Romina Gazis

    Romina Gazis

    Associate Professor
    Tropical fruit disease management and diagnostics

    Tropical Research and Education Center
    (786) 217-9276

     
     
     
     
     
    Erica Goss

    Erica Goss

    Professor
    Population genetics, evolution and emergence of plant pathogens

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4650

     
     
     
     
     
    Carrie Harmon

    Carrie Harmon

    Extension Specialist
    Plant disease detection and diagnosis

    Gainesville
    (352) 392-1795

     
     
     
     
     
    Phil Harmon

    Phil Harmon

    Professor
    Integrated management of diseases on blueberry and turf

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4622

     
     
     
     
     
    Jose Huguet-Tapia

    Jose Huguet-Tapia

    Research Assistant Scientist
    Functional genomics, bioinformatics

    Gainesville

     
     
     
     
     
    Jeff Jones

    Jeff Jones

    Distinguished Professor
    Molecular genetics and genomics of bacterial pathogens

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4673

     
     
     
     
     
    Nabil Killiny

    Nabil Killiny

    Associate Professor
    Vector-pathogen-host molecular and biochemical interactions

    Citrus Research and Education Center
    (863) 956-8833

     
     
     
     
     
    Amit Levy

    Amit Levy

    Associate Professor
    Citrus virology, cell biology of citrus

    Citrus Research and Education Center
    (863) 956-8704

     
     
     
     
     
    Rosemary Loria

    Rosemary Loria

    Professor
    Evolution of plant pathogenicity in the genus Streptomyces

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4634

     
     
     
     
     
    Marcus Marin

    Marcus Marin

    Research Assistant Scientist
    GCREC Plant Diagnostic Clinic Coordinator

    Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
    (813) 419-6617

     
     
     
     
     
    Samuel Martins

    Samuel Martins

    Assistant Professor
    Investigating structure, function of bacteria in microbiome

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4649

     
     
     
     
     
    David Norman

    David Norman

    Associate Professor
    Molecular genetics and genomics of Ralstonia solanacearum

    Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
    (407) 410-6950

     
     
     
     
     
    Mathews Paret

    Mathews Paret

    Professor & Department Chair
    Pathogen diagnostics on specialty crops, management

    Gainesville
    (352) 294-7509

     
     
     
     
     
    Natalia Peres

    Natalia Peres

    Professor
    Disease etiology & management of strawberry, citrus & ornamental crops

    Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
    (813) 419-6602

     
     
     
     
     
    Pamela Roberts

    Pamela Roberts

    Professor
    Diagnosis, epidemiology & integrated management of vegetable diseases

    Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
    (239) 658-3430

     
     
     
     
     
    Jeffrey Rollins

    Jeffrey Rollins

    Professor
    Molecular biology and genomics of fungal plant pathogens

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4620

     
     
     
     
     
    Andy Schuerger

    Andy Schuerger

    Assistant Professor
    Mars astrobiology

    Kennedy Space Center
    (321) 861-3478

     
     
     
     
     
    Ian Small

    Ian Small

    Associate Professor
    Plant disease epidemiology and smart ag crop protection

    North Florida Research and Education Center
    (850) 875-7120

     
     
     
     
     
    Matthew Smith

    Matthew Smith

    Professor
    Fungal evolution, ecology and systematics

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-2837

     
     
     
     
     
    Wen-Yuan Song

    Wen-Yuan Song

    Associate Professor
    Molecular mechanisms of the plant immune system

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4652

     
     
     
     
     
    Brantlee Spakes-Richter

    Brantlee Spakes-Richter

    Associate Professor
    Teaching & curriculum, diseases of experimental crops

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-2014

     
     
     
     
     
    Monica Navia Urrutia

    Monica Navia Urrutia

    Assistant Professor


    Everglades Research and Education Center

     
     
     
     
     
    Gary Vallad

    Gary Vallad

    Professor
    Etiology and management of bacterial and fungal vegetable diseases

    Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
    (813) 419-6577

     
     
     
     
     
    Ying Wang

    Ying Wang

    Associate Professor
    Plant interaction with viral and viroid pathogens

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4674

     
     
     
     
     
    Frank White

    Frank White

    Preeminent Professor
    Bacterial virulence effectors, genetics, genomics

    Gainesville
    (352) 273-4645

     
     
     
     
     
    Katia Viana Xavier

    Katia Viana Xavier

    Assistant Professor
    Disease management in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA)

    Everglades Research and Education Center
    (561) 993-1500

     
     
     
     
     
    Shouan Zhang

    Shouan Zhang

    Professor
    Management of vegetable and tropical fruit diseases

    Tropical Research and Education Center
    (786) 217-9233

     
     
     
     
     

    Affiliate/Courtesy Faculty

    Scott Adkins

    Scott Adkins

    Courtesy Faculty - USDA-ARS
    Virus and virus-like diseases of vegetables

    Fort Pierce
    (561) 462-5885

     
     
     
     
     
    Jeremy Brawner

    Jeremy Brawner

    Courtesy Faculty
    Quantitative genetics and genomics of disease resistance

    Gainesville

     
     
     
     
     
    Nian Wang

    Nian Wang

    Affiliate Faculty - Microbiology & Cell Science

    Accepting Ph.D applications in plant path.
    Citrus Research and Education Center
    (863) 596-8828

     
     
     
     
     
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