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"The Department of Plant Biology pursues excellence in the fundamental plant sciences by fostering innovative research and teaching that encompasses and integrates all levels of biological organization, from molecules to ecosystems."
Gerard C. Adams; Richard F. Allison; Katherine L. Gross; Sheng Yang He; Andrew M. Jarosz; Carolyn Malmstrom; Yair Shachar-Hill; Frances Trail; Merritt R. Turetsky; Jonathan D. Walton
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Gerard C. Adams
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of California, Davis
Plant pathogenic fungi, diseases of trees, forests, nursery plants, Christmas trees and woody ornamentals; taxonomy and genetics of fungi; mushroom identification
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Richard F. Allison
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. North Carolina State University
Molecular biology of plant viruses; virus host specificity; RNA recombination
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Katherine L. Gross
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Professor
Ph.D. Michigan State University
Plant population and community ecology; old-field succession and agricultural ecology; long-term ecological studies; root dynamics and spatial heterogeneity
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Sheng Yang He
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University
Molecular interactions between plants and pathogenic bacteria
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Andrew M. Jarosz
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Purdue University
Epidemiology; metapopulation dynamics of natural host-pathogen systems; patterns of pathogen virulence and host resistance
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Carolyn Malmstrom
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Stanford University
Ecosystem dynamics; ecological roles of plant pathogens in natural systems; disturbance ecology; ecosystem management & restoration; boreal forest; grasslands
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Yair Shachar-Hill
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Yale University
The arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, non-photosynthetic one carbon metabolism, metabolic engineering, plant NMR spectroscopy
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Frances Trail
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University
Development in filamentous fungi and host-pathogen interactions using genetics, genomics and physiological approaches
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Merritt R. Turetsky
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Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Alberta
Ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, with emphasis on wetlands and boreal ecosystems. The physiology and ecology of nonvascular plants
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Jonathan D. Walton
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Professor
Ph.D. Stanford University
Host-pathogen interactions; molecular basis of specificity; mode of action enzymology; molecular genetics of host-specific toxins
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