Fungal and Oomycete Biology & Plant Interactions

Specialists

• Jeremy Brawner - Forest Health Genetic Resources, Quantitative genetics and genomics of disease resistance.
• Liliana Cano - Molecular genetics and genomics of disease resistance in citrus and other crops. Pathogen genomics.
• Megan Dewdney - Detection, epidemiology, and management of citrus pathogens.
• Erica Goss - Population genetics, evolution and emergence of plant pathogens.
• Jeffrey Rollins - Molecular biology and genomics of fungal plant pathogens. Pathogenic mechanisms and multicellular developmental. Necrotrophic pathogens particularly Sclerotium rolfsii.
• Matthew Smith - Fungal Evolution, Ecology and Systematics; special interests in ectomycorrhizal fungi, truffles, zygomycetes.
• Gary Vallad - Etiology and management of bacterial and fungal vegetable diseases. Development and implementation of bio-based disease management strategies.