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Joseph Spatafora Department Head |
541-737-5304 x5305 Contact person by email |
Mycology; evolutionary biology of fungi
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Michael Behrenfeld Professor |
541-737-5289 x6204 Contact person by email |
Marine algae
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Posy Busby Assistant Professor |
541-737-1533 Contact person by email |
Plant microbiome ecology and evolution
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Jeff Chang Associate Professor |
541-737-5278 x5279 Contact person by email |
Microbial genomics;Pathogens; Mutualists; Next generation sequencing; Functional genomics
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Lynda Ciuffetti Professor |
541-737-2188 Contact person by email |
Molecular genetics of plant-parasitic fungi; evaluation of pathogenicity factors
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Valerian Dolja Professor |
541-737-5472 x5481 Contact person by email |
Plant cell biology, virology and biotechnology
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Jeremiah Dung Assistant Professor Faculty |
(541) 475-7107 Contact person by email |
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John Fowler Jr Professor |
541-737-5307 x5295 Contact person by email |
Plant cell and developmental biology.
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Kenneth Frost Assistant Professor |
(541) 567-8321 x105 Contact person by email |
Ecology and epidemiology of plant disease, insect vectored plant pathogens, ecological modeling, disease diagnostics, and integrated pest management
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Christina Hagerty Assistant Professor of Cereal Pathology Faculty |
(541) 278-4396 Contact person by email |
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... |
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Philip Hamm Emeritus Appointment |
541-567-6337 Contact person by email |
Identification and control of diseases impacting vegetable and seed crops; understanding impacts to soilborne pathogens following fumigation; diseases caused by Phytophthora sp.; Identification and control of Potato diseases.
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Russell Ingham Professor |
541-737-5255 x5253 Contact person by email |
Biology, ecology and pathology of nematodes in natural and agroecosystems; nematode management in potato, peppermint and fruit crops.
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Pankaj Jaiswal Associate Professor, Comparative Plant Genomics |
541-737-8471 Contact person by email |
Flowering Time, Seed Development, Comparative Plant Genomics, Functional genomics, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics, Genome Annotation, Biochemical and Regulatory Pathway Databases, Genome Databases, Ontology Development. ... |
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Kenneth Johnson Professor |
541-737-5249 x5248 Contact person by email |
Plant pathology with emphasis on disease ecology, pathogen detection and integrated management strategies. |
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Frank Andrew Jones Assistant Professor |
(541) 737-5362 Contact person by email |
Molecular ecology, population ecology, community ecology, tropical ecology. |
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Achala KC Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology |
541-772-5165 ext. 222 Contact person by email |
Tree fruit and wine grape pathology.
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Aaron Liston Professor and Herbarium Director Faculty |
541-737-5301 Contact person by email |
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. |
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Joyce Loper Associate Dean |
541-737-1097 Contact person by email |
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Bruce Mc Cune Professor Professional Faculty |
541-737-1741 x1742 Contact person by email |
I work in three overlapping, interdependent areas (see lab website):
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Molly Megraw Assistant Professor |
541-737-1118 Contact person by email |
Transcription Factors, microRNAs, machine learning, Arabidopsis
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Christopher Mundt Professor |
541-737-5256 x5257 Contact person by email |
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... |
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Cynthia Ocamb Associate Professor |
541-737-4020 x4127 Contact person by email |
Research and Extension Area: Diagnosis and disease management in vegetable and field crops.
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Jay Pscheidt Professor of Botany and Plant Pathology and Extension Plant Pathology Specialist Faculty |
541-737-3472 x5539 Contact person by email |
My work focuses on diagnosis of disease problems on woody perennials including fruit, nut, and nursery crops, and cultural disease control tactics. Research Description: Research and Extension Area: Develop applied diagnostic and control programs for plant diseases of tree... |
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Melodie Putnam Director, OSU Plant Clinic |
541-737-3472 Contact person by email |
Research and Extension Area: Diagnosis of diseases and disorders of plants submitted to the OSU Plant Clinic; chemical and non-chemical control recommendations.
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Thomas Wolpert Professor |
541-737-5293 x5282 Contact person by email |
Biochemistry and molecular biology of host-parasite interactions.
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Aymeric Goyer Assistant Professor (Sr Res) |
541-567-6337 Contact person by email |
Aymeric Goyer grew up in Rennes area, France. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Plant Biology from the University of Rennes I, France, and a Doctoral degree in Molecular and Cellular Plant Biology from the University of Paris XI, France. Upon graduation, Dr. Goyer held a... |
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Jason Graff Assistant Professor - Senior Research |
(541) 737-4090 x6204 Contact person by email |
Phytoplankton ecology and physiology, bacteria-phytoplankton interactions, developing and improving methods for investigating marine phytoplankton from the cellular to global scale.
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Linda Hardison Assistant Professor (Senior Research) and Director, Oregon Flora Project |
541-737-4338 Contact person by email |
Director of the Oregon Flora Project Research Group Members |
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Allen Milligan Assistant Professor (Senior Research) |
541-737-5276 x6204 Contact person by email |
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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Sushma Naithani Assistant Professor (Sr Res) |
541-737-8022 Contact person by email |
Genomics, Transcriptomics, Plant system biology, Plant metabolic networks, Cell signaling, Self-incompatibility, and Organelle biogenesis. The current focus of my research program is centered on the following themes:Functional genomics of S-domain Receptor... |
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Jennifer Parke Professor, Senior Research, Soil Biology Faculty |
541-737-8170 Contact person by email |
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Jeffrey Stone Professor (Sr Res) |
541-737-5260 x5242 Contact person by email |
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 microascomycetes and asexual, conidial fungi.
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Toby Westberry Assistant Professor (Sr Res) Faculty |
541-737-5274 Contact person by email |
Ocean color remote sensing and bio-optics; Marine phytoplankton, primary production, physiology, biogeochemical cycling
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Marc Curtis Instructor |
541-737-2332 Contact person by email |
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Melanie Link-Perez Herbarium Curator and Instructor |
(541) 737-5297 Contact person by email |
Plant systematics; processes and patterns of speciation and diversification; historical biogeography; ferns and lycophytes; Adiantopsis; science education; and curriculum innovation and revision.
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Richard Cronn Courtesy Appointment |
541-750-7291 Contact person by email |
Plant population and evolutionary genetics, genetic mechanisms of adaptation
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Michael Freitag Professor |
541-737-4845 Contact person by email |
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David Gent Courtesy Appointment Courtesy Faculty |
541-738-4167 Contact person by email |
Integrated pest management; disease epidemiology, ecology, and management
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Fritzi Grevstad Assistant Professor (Senior Research, Courtesy) |
(541) 737-8371 Contact person by email |
Population ecology, invasive species ecology, plant-insect interactions, biological control of weeds.
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Niklaus Grunwald Research Plant Pathologist, USDA |
(541) 738 4049 |
The genus Phytophthora contains some of the most destructive plant pathogens affecting agricultural and forest crops. Recently a novel species of Phytophthora was discovered almost simultaneously in Germany on rhododendron and azalea and in California on coast live oak and tanoak. Phytophthora... |
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Thomas Kaye Associate Professor (Courtesy) |
541-753-3099 x111 Contact person by email |
My major areas of research are population dynamics of endangered plants and invasive species. This area provides opportunities for experiments with rare species reintroduction, seed germination studies, population viability analysis with matrix models, and evaluation of habitat management... |
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Mary Kentula Courtesy Appointment |
541-754-4478 Contact person by email |
Monitoring and assessment of wetlands at regional and watershed scales. Restoration ecology, especially as it applies to wetlands. |
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Walter Mahaffee Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS & Courtesy Faculty, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology |
541-738-4036 x4035 Contact person by email |
My research focuses on foliar pathogens including powdery mildew and Botrytis, development of disease and phenology based forecasting models, and the development of enhanced disease management practices. Foliar pathology of horticulture crops: development of biological control systems... |
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Robert Meinke Courtesy Appointment |
541-737-2317 Contact person by email |
Conservation biology of higher plants, particularly involving reproductive ecology and systematics; restoration of extirpated populations; integrating biological data into species management protocols.
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David Pyke Courtesy Appointment |
541-750-7334 Contact person by email |
Population biology, fire and restoration ecology of arid and semiarid plants in the Intermountain West and development of protocols to assess ecoysystem status. Little is known about the basic demographic characteristics of many native species that dominate plant communities in the... |
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Jay Reichman Assistant Professor (Courtesy) |
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My research is primarily aimed at development of molecular methods for measuring the biological effects of emerging technologies. Projects have focused on... |
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Gar Rothwell Courtesy Appointment |
(541) 737-5252 Contact person by email |
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... |
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Ruth Stockey Courtesy Appointment |
(541) 737-5252 Contact person by email |
Paleobotany
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Virginia Stockwell Associate Professor (Courtesy) |
541-738-4078 Contact person by email |
Integrated management of bacterial plant diseases with an emphasis in biological control.
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James Trappe Professor (Courtesy) |
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Jerry Weiland Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Courtesy Faculty |
541-738-4062 Contact person by email |
Our research program focuses on soilborne pathogens of the ornamental nursery industry. The overall goal is to more fully understand pathogen biology, epidemiology, and ecology in order to develop and refine successful, non-chemical disease management strategies. Specifically, our... |
Molecular epidemiology, population biology, disease modeling, and integrated disease management