Core Faculty
Ozgur Batuman
Associate Professor
Disease management in citrus
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
(239) 658-3408
Ana Maria Bocsanczy
Research Assistant Scientist
Molecular aspects of Ralstonia solanacearum
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
(407) 410-6952
Liliana Cano
Assistant Professor
Genomics of plant pathogens & plant-microbe interactions
Indian River Research and Education Center
(727) 577-7350
Megan Dewdney
Associate Professor
Detection, epidemiology, and management of citrus pathogens
Citrus Research and Education Center
(863) 956-8651
Braham Dhillon
Assistant Professor
Molecular biology, genomics & diagnostics of palm pathogens
Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
(954) 577-6315
Nick Dufault
Associate Professor
Biology and management of fungal pathogens of row crops
Gainesville
(352) 273-4623
Choaa El-Mohtar
Research Assistant Scientist
Deployment of CTV infectious clones
Citrus Research and Education Center
(863) 956-8720
Svetlana Folimonova
Professor
Plant viruses, virus-host interactions & disease development
Gainesville
(352) 273-4655
Dean Gabriel
Professor
Molecular genetics & genomics of bacterial plant pathogens
Gainesville
(352) 392-7239
Karen Garrett
Preeminent Professor
Epidemiology, disease ecology, systems analysis & modeling
Gainesville
(352) 273-4648
Romina Gazis
Associate Professor
Tropical fruit disease management and diagnostics
Tropical Research and Education Center
(786) 217-9276
Erica Goss
Professor
Population genetics, evolution and emergence of plant pathogens
Gainesville
(352) 273-4650
Carrie Harmon
Extension Specialist
Plant disease detection and diagnosis
Gainesville
(352) 392-1795
Phil Harmon
Professor
Integrated management of diseases on blueberry and turf
Gainesville
(352) 273-4622
Jose Huguet-Tapia
Research Assistant Scientist
Functional genomics, bioinformatics
Gainesville
Jeff Jones
Distinguished Professor
Molecular genetics and genomics of bacterial pathogens
Gainesville
(352) 273-4673
Nabil Killiny
Associate Professor
Vector-pathogen-host molecular and biochemical interactions
Citrus Research and Education Center
(863) 956-8833
Amit Levy
Associate Professor
Citrus virology, cell biology of citrus
Citrus Research and Education Center
(863) 956-8704
Rosemary Loria
Professor
Evolution of plant pathogenicity in the genus Streptomyces
Gainesville
(352) 273-4634
Marcus Marin
Research Assistant Scientist
GCREC Plant Diagnostic Clinic Coordinator
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
(813) 419-6617
Samuel Martins
Assistant Professor
Investigating structure, function of bacteria in microbiome
Gainesville
(352) 273-4649
David Norman
Associate Professor
Molecular genetics and genomics of Ralstonia solanacearum
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center
(407) 410-6950
Mathews Paret
Professor & Department Chair
Pathogen diagnostics on specialty crops, management
Gainesville
(352) 294-7509
Natalia Peres
Professor
Disease etiology & management of strawberry, citrus & ornamental crops
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
(813) 419-6602
Pamela Roberts
Professor
Diagnosis, epidemiology & integrated management of vegetable diseases
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
(239) 658-3430
Jeffrey Rollins
Professor
Molecular biology and genomics of fungal plant pathogens
Gainesville
(352) 273-4620
Andy Schuerger
Assistant Professor
Mars astrobiology
Kennedy Space Center
(321) 861-3478
Ian Small
Associate Professor
Plant disease epidemiology and smart ag crop protection
North Florida Research and Education Center
(850) 875-7120
Matthew Smith
Professor
Fungal evolution, ecology and systematics
Gainesville
(352) 273-2837
Wen-Yuan Song
Associate Professor
Molecular mechanisms of the plant immune system
Gainesville
(352) 273-4652
Brantlee Spakes-Richter
Associate Professor
Teaching & curriculum, diseases of experimental crops
Gainesville
(352) 273-2014
Monica Navia Urrutia
Assistant Professor
Everglades Research and Education Center
Gary Vallad
Professor
Etiology and management of bacterial and fungal vegetable diseases
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
(813) 419-6577
Ying Wang
Associate Professor
Plant interaction with viral and viroid pathogens
Gainesville
(352) 273-4674
Frank White
Preeminent Professor
Bacterial virulence effectors, genetics, genomics
Gainesville
(352) 273-4645
Katia Viana Xavier
Assistant Professor
Disease management in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA)
Everglades Research and Education Center
(561) 993-1500
Shouan Zhang
Professor
Management of vegetable and tropical fruit diseases
Tropical Research and Education Center
(786) 217-9233
