Faculty

A primary thrust in my research has been to bridge fundamental understandings in physiology and biochemistry with broad-scale understanding of biospheric functioning. Topics of my research include photobiology, plankton ecology, biospheric remote sensing and development of satellite sensors/...

Microbial genomics; Plant-microbe interactions; Microbe-microbe interactions

• We study the mechanistic, ecological, and evolutionary bases for plant-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions. Our research program involves diverse taxa of bacterial pathogens and mutualists....

Molecular epidemiology, population biology, disease modeling, and integrated disease management

• Research conducted in the plant pathology lab at the Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension...

Plant Pathology, Disease Ecology, Disease Epidemiology

• Our research centers around better understanding the epidemiology and biology of downy mildew and powdery mildew diseases, Fusarium diseases, and durable host resistance. Our research has both basic and applied aspects,...

Phytoplankton ecology and physiology, bacteria-phytoplankton interactions, developing and improving methods for investigating marine phytoplankton from the cellular to global scale.

• My research interests range from cellular to global scale processes related to phytoplankton...

My lab is focused on serving the producers and stakeholders of high quality Oregon wheat. Our goal is to conduct relevant, practical, and applied research on the biology and control of soil-borne plant-pathogenic fungi and nematodes that limit yields of dryland wheat production in the Inland...

Director of the Oregon Flora Project

Research Group Members

• Thea Cook
• Katie Mitchell...

Molecular ecology, population ecology, community ecology, tropical ecology.

Tree fruit and wine grape pathology.

• Develop a progressive applied research and educational outreach program that will address emerging diseases in horticultural crops (tree fruits and wine grapes) in Southern Oregon. The plant pathology research program at SOREC is focused...

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; tree and pathogen genomics; Populus spp.; Sphaerulina musiva.

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 polyploidy and sex chromosomes.

Research Group Members

• Celeste...

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

• Tools for analysis of ecological communities and habitats: My research on analytical tools concerns how species abundance as a response variable...

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

• Mechanistic-level knowledge of the oceanic ecosystem gives oceanographers the ability to predict and hind-...

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

Successes in breeding disease-resistant crops have often been countered by the ability of plant pathogen...

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

• Primary interests include pathogen biology and disease management. Research emphasis is on the integration of cultural and chemical practices with alternative strategies, such as...

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

Research and Extension Area: Develop applied diagnostic and control programs for plant diseases of tree...

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, developmental, and molecular characters. Evaluations of ontogeny, reproductive biology, and organismal...

Paleobotany

• Whole plant biology of fossil plants and their use in phylogenetic analysis.
• Evolution of ferns, gymnosperms, and aquatic angiosperms.
• Phylogenetic trends in the Coniferales.
• Fossil record of monocots.
• ...

My research

• Lab website
• Academic website

Evolution of Plant/Microbe Interactions

We work to understand how plants and microbes interact, as well as the role of mobile genetic elements in these symbioses. We use genomics, molecular biology, and computational methods to study populations of microbial pathogens and...