Affiliated Researchers: Plant Disease

Sharifa Crandall

Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Plant Pathogen, Airborne Spores, Downy Mildew, Oomycetes, Plant Diseases

Mihail Kantor

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Nematode, Nematodes, Molecular Characterization, Morphological Characterization, Nematoda

Kevin Hockett

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Bacterium, Pseudomonas, Infectious Agent, Microbiome

Paul Esker

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, Soybean Yield, Cultivar, Plant Diseases, Yield Loss

Alyssa Collins

Director, Southeast Agricultural Research & Extension Center; Asssociate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: United States, Fusarium, Yield Loss, Ontario Canada, Soybean Yield

David Hughes

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Parasite, Fungi, Ophiocordyceps, Host Behavior, Zombie-ant Fungi

John A. Pecchia

Associate Research Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Composting, Bacterial Communities, Mushroom Cap, Robotic Harvesting

Seogchan Kang

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Infectious Agent, Fusarium Oxysporum, Fungi, Magnaporthe Grisea, Infection

Timothy W. McNellis

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Erwinia Amylovora, Apple, Arabidopsis, Virulence, Wild Type

Jesse Kreye

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Fire Behavior, Quercus, Flammability, Pinus, Fuel Bed

Carolee Bull

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Pseudomonas Syringae, Leaf Spot, Infectious Agent, Bacterium, Pseudomonas

Louis Bengyella

Assistant Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Cochliobolus Lunatus, Curvularia Lunata, Conidium, Solanum Tuberosum, Lycopersicon

Ashley Shay

Assistant Research Professor, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Top research keywords: Macrophage, Inflammation, Selenoprotein, Macrophages, Selenium

Beth Gugino

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fungicide, New York, Phytophthora Infestans, Soil Quality, Pennsylvania

Katriona Shea

Alumni Professor, Biology
Top research keywords: Thistle, Carduus Nutans, Seeds, Invasive Species, Life History

Sairam V. Rudrabhatla

Professor of Biology, School of Science, Engineering & Technology (Harrisburg)
Top research keywords: Plant Regeneration, Industrial Hemp, Hemp, Cannabis Sativa, Maize

Prem Kandel

Postdoctoral Scholar Hockett Lab

Bradley Cardinale

Department Head and Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Biodiversity, Species Richness, Ecosystem Function, Species Diversity, Polyculture

David M. Geiser

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Fusarium, Cladistics, Fungi, DNA Sequence, Infectious Agent

Ed Rajotte

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Malus, Orchard, Orchards, Apples

Gretchen A. Kuldau

Associate Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Maize, Fusarium, Fusarium Verticillioides, Ensiling, Mycotoxins

Siela Maximova

Research Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Theobroma Cacao, Cacao, Somatic Embryogenesis, Infectious Agent, Arabidopsis

Michela Centinari

Associate Professor, Plant Science
Top research keywords: Grapevine, Grape, Vine, Vineyard, Vitis Vinifera

Istvan Albert

Professor, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Top research keywords: Jamming, Granular Drag, Drag Force, Granular Media, Genomics

David M. Beyer

Professor, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Top research keywords: Agaricus Bisporus, Mushroom Substrate, Substrate Preparation, Hypnum, Spawning

Tami Mysliwiec

Associate Professor of Biology, Division of Science (Berks)
Top research keywords: Arginine, Phosphotransferase, Kinase, Tyrosine Kinase, C-Terminus