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Kilday, Kameron
Faculty Research Assistant

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Klementis, Isaac

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Koepsell, Paul
Emeritus Appointment

Kovasi, Adrienne

I am interested in all things lichen biomonitoring and ecology related. Currently studying new lichen biomonitoring tools for monitoring nitrogen deposition high elevation tree-less wilderness...

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Kroese, Duncan
Faculty Research Assistant

PI: Jay Pscheidt

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Kronmiller, Brent
Assistant Professor (Sr Res)

Office: 541-737-3611
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Kumbhakar, Ishika

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Kurth, Ellie
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

PI: Jared LeBoldus

Office: 541-737-2468
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Lan, Yung-Hsiang
Research Associate

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Langhus, Isabella

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Lantz, Rachel

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LeBoldus, Jared
Associate Professor

Forest pathology; the genomics host-parasite interactions in natural ecosystems; impacts of biotic disturbance on forest structure and function; molecular mechanisms of innate immunity in plants...

Office: 541-737-1907
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Leiboff, Samuel
Assistant Professor

 

Leiboff Lab

The Leiboff Lab uses quantitative techniques to understand plant development. We are interested in understanding the way the plant assembles its leaves and...

Office: 541-737-5285
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Lenz, Ryan

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Leopold, Devin

PI: Posy Busby

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Liston, Aaron
Herbarium Director & Associate Department Head

My research focuses on the application of genomics to plant phylogeny and speciation. I am currently using the strawberry genus (Fragaria) as a model for studying the evolution of...

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Liu, Jiang
Postdoctoral Scholar

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Lodwick, Jessica
Instructor

My teaching interests are grounded in the ecological and evolutionary basis of life on earth. I have previously developed and taught courses in animal behavior and scientific writing, with a...

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Longhurst, Kalena

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Loper, Joyce
Emeritus Appointment
Office: 541-737-1097
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Lorang, Jennifer
Instructor

  

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Lowder, Sarah

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Luzell, Marvel

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Mahaffee, Walter
Courtesy Appointment

Research focuses on understanding the ecology of microorganisms on plant surfaces, and applying that knowledge to reduce disease development in agronomic settings while enhancing the economic...

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Martin, Nicole
Faculty Research Assistant

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Martin, Robert
Courtesy Appointment

My research focuses on understanding viruses of small fruit crops, developing diagnostic tests for viruses, understanding the epidemiology of viruses to develop control strategies, developing...

Office: 541-738-4041
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Mc Cune, Bruce
Professor

I work in three overlapping, interdependent areas (see lab website):

  • Tools for analysis of ecological communities and...
Office: 541-737-1741
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Mc Evoy, Peter
Emeritus Appointment

Ecology and Evolution of Plant-Insect Interactions, Ecology and Biological Control of Invasive Plant Species, Conservation of Plants and Insects

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Mc Intire, Charles
Emeritus Appointment
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McMurtrey, Shawn

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Megraw, Molly
Associate Professor

Transcription Factors, machine learning, Arabidopsis, plant natural products, microRNAs/miRNAs, systems biology, synthetic biology

  • My lab works on identifying critical...
Office: 541-737-1118
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Meinke, Robert
Courtesy Appointment

Conservation biology of higher plants, particularly involving reproductive ecology and systematics; restoration of extirpated populations; integrating biological data into species management...

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Meints, Russel
Emeritus Appointment

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Mendelson, Ethan

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Metzler, Julia

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Meyers, Stephen
Research Associate

PI: Linda Hardison

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Mickley, James
Instructor
Herbarium

Our priceless and irreplaceable collection of plants, fungi, lichens, and algae provides data to allow us to see where species were historically, how that has changed, and...

Office: 541-737-5297
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Milligan, Allen
Associate Professor (Sr Res)

Application of cellular-scale molecular and biochemical studies of microalgae, bacteria and corals to environmental questions about ecosystem function and global change.

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Office: 541-737-5276
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Mills, Dallice
Emeritus Appointment

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Mills, Karasi
Faculty Research Assistant

PI: Chris Mundt

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Mitchell, Katie
Faculty Research Assistant

PI: Linda Hardison

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Moldenke, Andrew
Courtesy Appointment

Office: 541-737-5496
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Mollov, Dimitre
Courtesy Appointment

Detection, genomic diversity, taxonomy, co-infections, transmission, and epidemiology of plant viruses.

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Mondron, Kyle

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Sara Monk
Monk, Sara
Info Technology Consultant

Web site development and training

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Moore, Ellis

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Mortimer, Sebastian

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Muir, Patricia
Emeritus Appointment

Office: 541-737-1745
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Mundt, Chris
Professor

Plant disease epidemiology; host plant resistance; population genetics of plant pathogens; effects of plant genetic diversity on disease and productivity; sustainable agriculture.

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Naithani, Sushma
Associate Professor (Sr Res)

Naithani Lab

Area of Expertise: Systems biology, Genomics, Cell-cell signaling, Self-incompatibility, Mitochondria biogenesis, Photosynthesis, and Chloroplast...

Office: 541-737-8022
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Navet, Natasha

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Neat, Abigail

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Nebert, Lucas
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Newbold, Chelsea

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Nunez Rodriguez, Lester

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O Malley, Megan

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O Malley, Robert
Academic Wage Appt - Hourly

PI: Michael Behrenfeld

Office: 541-737-2316
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Ocamb, Cynthia
Associate Professor

Research and Extension Area: Diagnosis and disease management in vegetable and field crops.

  • Primary interests include pathogen biology and disease management. Research emphasis...
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Ohkura, Mana
Postdoctoral Scholar

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Pang, Yin Yuin
Faculty Research Assistant

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Phipps, Savannah

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Pina Paez, Carolina

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Powelson, Mary
Emeritus Appointment

Powelson, Robert
Emeritus Appointment
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Pscheidt, Jay
Professor

My work focuses on diagnosis of disease problems on woody perennials including fruit, nut, and nursery crops, and cultural disease control tactics.

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Putnam, Melodie
Senior Instructor II

I am interested in why plants fail, which fits nicely with my position in the OSU Plant Clinic where we diagnose diseases/...

Office: 541-737-5542
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Pyke, David

Population biology, fire and restoration ecology of arid and semiarid plants in the Intermountain West and development of protocols to assess ecoysystem status.

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Reeser, Paul
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

PI: Jared Leboldus

Office: 541-737-2312
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Richardson, Briana
Faculty Research Assistant

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Rickson, Fred
Emeritus Appointment
Hannah Rivedal
Rivedal, Hannah
Courtesy Appointment

As a USDA-ARS Research Plant Pathologist, my research program focuses on finding solutions to plant pathology challenges facing the forage seed, grass seed, and hemp industries of the Pacific...

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Rivin, Carol
Emeritus Appointment

Molecular genetics of maize; genetic programs controlling plant development; regulation of gene expression during embryogenesis.

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Roelant, Amanda

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Rogan, Conner

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Romero Jimenez, Maria Jose

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Ross, Cameron

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Rothwell, Gar
Courtesy Appointment

Studies of fossil and living land plants are directed toward a fuller understanding of phylogeny and evolution. These are explored using data from morphological, anatomical, ultrastructural,...

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Ruggiero, Diana

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Russell, Sterling
Emeritus Appointment

Sacher, Gabriel

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Showalter, David
Postdoctoral Scholar

PI: Jared LeBoldus

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Simpson, Dianne
Office Mgr

Administrative Services

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Smiley, Richard
Emeritus Appointment

Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center
48037 Tubbs Ranch Rd.
Adams, OR 97810

Office: 541-278-4397
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Caity Smyth
Smyth, Johanna
Instructor

  

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Soeldner, Alfred
Emeritus Appointment

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Sondreli, Kelsey
Research Associate

PI: Jared LeBoldus

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Soule, Michelle

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Spatafora, Joseph
Department Head

Mycology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Fungi

  • Research in our laboratory is focused on ecology and evolutionary biology of fungi. Current research projects...
Office: 541-737-5305
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Spotts, Robert
Emeritus Appointment

Office: 541-386-2030
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Stairs, Brandon

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Stamm, Elizabeth
Faculty Research Assistant
Office: 541-737-4799
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Stockey, Ruth
Courtesy Appointment

Paleobotany

  • Whole plant biology of fossil plants and their use in phylogenetic analysis.
  • Evolution of ferns, gymnosperms, and aquatic angiosperms.
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Stockwell, Virginia
Courtesy Appointment

Integrated management of bacterial plant diseases with an emphasis in biological control.

  • My research focuses on utilizing biological control agents as a disease management tool...
Office: 541-738-4078
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Stone, Jeffrey
Courtesy Appointment

Mycology, ecology and systematics of fungal endophytes; taxonomy, ecology and infection biology of fungal parasites of conifers and other woody hosts; taxonomy and systematics of...

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Stone, Daphne
Faculty Research Assistant

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Sudermann, Martha
Postdoctoral Scholar

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Sugar, David
Emeritus Appointment

Office: 541-772-5165
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Suli, Hannah

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Sutton, Wendy
Senior Faculty Research Asst I

PI: Melodie Putnam

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Swancutt, Benjamin

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