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...

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 flowers and the dynamic changes in shape and molecular activity that happen on the way.

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Transcription Factors, microRNAs, machine learning, Arabidopsis

• The overall scientific goal of my lab is to understand how small RNAs and Transcription Factors work together in living cells. Our current research focus is on the analysis of over-represented microRNA-...

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...

Research and Extension Area: Diagnosis of diseases and disorders of plants submitted to the OSU Plant Clinic; chemical and non-chemical control recommendations.

• Diagnostic techniques, etiology of new diseases. Since 2002 we have had...

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

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...

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...