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 Professor
Functional genomics, bioinformatics
Gainesville
(352) 273-4628
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
Assistant Professor
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
(561) 993-1564
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
