Scott Adkins
Affiliate Faculty (USDA Agricultural Research Service)
Subtropical Plant Pathology Research Laboratory Director
(561) 462-5885
Scott.Adkins@ars.usda.gov
Location: Fort Pierce, FLSpecialization: Virus and virus-like diseases of vegetables
Ozgur Batuman
Associate Professor
(239) 658-3408
obatuman@ufl.edu
Location: Southwest Florida Research & Education Center
Specialization: Disease management in citrus including greening and black spot.
Jeremy Brawner
Courtesy Faculty
jeremybrawner@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Forest Health Genetic Resources, Quantitative genetics and genomics of disease resistance
Liliana Cano
Assistant Professor
(772) 577-7350
lmcano@ufl.edu
Location: Indian River Research & Education Center
Specialization: Molecular genetics and genomics of disease resistance in citrus and other crops. Pathogen genomics.
Megan Dewdney
Associate Professor
(863) 956-8651
mmdewdney@ufl.edu
Location: Citrus Research & Education Center
Specialization: Detection, epidemiology, and management of citrus pathogens.
Braham Dhillon
Assistant Professor
(954) 577-6315
dhillonb@ufl.edu
Location: Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center
Specialization: Palm Horticulture
Nick Dufault
Associate Professor
(352) 273-4623
nsdufault@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Biology and management of fungal pathogens of row crops, including watermelon and peanut. Fungicide resistance.
Svetlana Folimonova
Professor
(352) 273-4655
svetlana@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Plant viruses, virus-host interactions and disease development, plant immunity against viral pathogens, citrus tristeza virus, citrus greening
Dean Gabriel
Professor
(352) 392-7239
dgabr@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Molecular genetics and genomics of bacterial plant pathogens. Xanthomonads and Candidatus Liberibacter spp.
Karen Garrett
Preeminent Professor
(352) 273-4648
karengarrett@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specializations: Epidemiology, disease ecology, systems analysis and modeling, temperate and tropical plant pathogens, microbiome systems, research for development
Romina Gazis
Associate Professor
(786) 217-9276
r.gazisseregina@ufl.edu
Location: Tropical Research & Education Center
Specialization: Plant disease diagnostics. Disease management in tropical fruits. Fungal ecology and systematics.
Erica Goss
Associate Professor
(352) 273-4650
emgoss@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Population genetics, evolution and emergence of plant pathogens.
Carrie Harmon
Extension Specialist
(352) 392-1795
clharmon@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Plant disease detection and diagnosis through the Plant Diagnostic Center
Phil Harmon
Professor
(352) 273-4622
pfharmon@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Integrated management of diseases on blueberry and turf. Etiology of emerging diseases.
Jose Huguet-Tapia
Research Assistant Scientist
jhuguet@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Functional genomics and evolution analysis of emergent plant pathogens with emphasis on Xanthomonas species and Gram-Positive bacteria. Develop technologies and tools for functional genome analysis of plant pathogens and host interactions. Education and consulting in bioinformatics.
Mukesh Jain
Research Assistant Scientist
mjain@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Characterization of host-pathogen interactions and understanding molecular physiology of biotic (and abiotic) stress tolerance in crops.
Jeff Jones
Distinguished Professor
(352) 273-4673
jbjones@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Molecular genetics and genomics of bacterial pathogens, particularly Xanthomonads. Biotechnology of disease resistance in tomato and pepper.
Nabil Killiny
Associate Professor
(863) 956-8833
nabilkilliny@ufl.edu
Location: Citrus Research & Education Center
Specialization: Vector-pathogen-host molecular and biochemical interactions
Amit Levy
Assistant Professor
(863) 956-8704
amitlevy@ufl.edu
Location: Citrus Research & Education Center
Specialization: Citrus virology. Cell biology of citrus and psyllid infection with Candidatus Liberibacter spp.
Rosemary Loria
Professor
(352) 273-4634
rloria@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Evolution of plant pathogenicity in the genus Streptomyces. Secondary metabolite production and biotechnology.
Samuel Martins
Assistant Professor
(352) 273-4649
sj.martins@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Investigating the structure and function of bacteria in the phytobiome and their impact on plant health.
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
Assistant 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
Assistant 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.
Chenggang Wang
Research Assistant Scientist
chenggangwang@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Molecular genetic manipulation of the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and its model host plant Arabidopsis thaliana.
Nian Wang
Affiliate Faculty (Microbiology & Cell Science)
J. R. (Rip) Graves Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair
(863) 596-8828
nianwang@ufl.edu
Location: Citrus Research & Education Center
Specialization: Plant-bacteria interactions, genetic improvement of citrus via CRISPR/Cas genome editing, and citrus bacterial diseases (Huanglongbing and Canker).
Note: Dr. Wang has openings for Ph.D. students and is accepting Ph.D. student applicants in plant pathology department.
Ying Wang
Associate Professor
(352) 273-4674
ying.wang1@ufl.edu
Location: Gainesville
Specialization: Plant interaction with viral and viroid pathogens; Plant RNA biology
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.