Central Oregon Agricultural Research and Extension Center

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 Center aims to advance our understanding of diseases impacting high-value specialty crops grown in this region, with the ultimate goal of improved and sustainable plant disease management. Specific research interests include pathogen etiology and detection, population genetics of plant pathogens, spatial and temporal dynamics of plant disease, and identifying environmental factors that contribute to plant disease epidemics.

Research Group Members

Faculty Research Assistant

• Dr. Jeness C. Scott

Research Associate(s)

• Dr. Qunkang Cheng
• Dr. Khuong Hua

Graduate Student(s)

• Katelyn Baldino (M.S.)

Undergraduate Student Technician(s)

• Shaelynn Downing (2018-present)

Lab Alumni

• Tiffany Swan Belvoir (Undergraduate Student Technician, 2018-2020)
• Dr. Andrea Garfinkle (Postdoctoral Scholar co-advised with Dr. Jerry Weiland, 2018-2019)
• Kelly Duggan (Undergraduate Student Technician, 2017-2018)
• Dr. Andres Reyes Gaige (Postdoctoral Scholar co-advised with Dr. Jerry Weiland, 2016-2017)
• Dr. Navneet Kaur (Postdoctoral Scholar co-advised with Dr. Kenneth Frost, 2014-2017)
• Travis Klopp (Undergraduate Student Technician, 2016-2017)
• Cara Boucher (BES Experiential Learning Intern – Summer 2016)
• Julia Wilson (BES Experiential Learning Intern – Summer 2015)