Department of Botany and Plant Pathology

Marine algae

• Physiological-ecology of marine algae, biogeochemcial cycles, remote sensing of the biosphere, novel optical approaches to understanding algal ecology/physiology, biochemistry and biophysics of photosynthesis, physiological responses of plants to environmental...

Microbial genomics;Pathogens; Mutualists; Next generation sequencing; Functional genomics

• The interactions between bacteria and their host plants are highly complex. Bacteria, whether beneficial or pathogenic, can be recognized by plants and elicit a defense response. Bacteria,...

Plant cell biology, virology and biotechnology

• Mechanisms of the organelle trafficking within plant cells. Functional genomics of plant myosins. Comparative genomics, origins, and and evolution of viruses. Plant RNA viruses as gene expression vectors.

Research...

Plant cell and developmental biology.

• My primary research interest is in the molecular mechanisms that govern cellular morphogenesis and development in plants.  Specifically, I am interested in how the regulation of two cellular processes – cell polarity and exocytosis – is...

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...

Biology, ecology and pathology of nematodes in natural and agroecosystems; nematode management in potato, peppermint and fruit crops.

• Nematodes which live in soil may be plant parasites, insect parasites or feed on microbial or faunal organisms in the soil. My research involves...

Plant pathology with emphasis on disease ecology, pathogen detection and integrated management strategies.

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 on...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Research Description: 

• Systems biology of infectious disease
• Comparative and functional genomics of oomycete plant pathogens
• Molecular analysis of oomycete virulence proteins, especially effectors
• Functional genomics of quantitative...

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...

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-...

• Phytophthora diseases of woody plants
• Management of Phytophthora diseases in horticultural nurseries and native plant nurseries
• Soil solarization for management of soilborne plant pathogens and weeds
• Oomycete communities in water and...

Ocean color remote sensing and bio-optics; Marine phytoplankton, primary production, physiology, biogeochemical cycling

• My research investigates the role and functioning of marine algae (phytoplankton) in the ocean ecosystem.  What controls their distributions, patterns of...