Division of Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Faculty Highlights

General mailing address:
Department of Plant Sciences
Division of Plant Pathology & Microbiology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
PO Box 210036, Rm 303
Tucson, AZ 85721-0036

If another mailing address is needed, it is indicated with the faculty member's name.

Arnold, Elizabeth (Betsy)
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology & Curator, Gilbertson Mycological Herbarium

Office: Herring Hall l

arnold@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-7212
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Phylogenetic diversity of fungal endophytes and maintenance of endophytic symbioses; implications of fungal endophytes for host plant defense, defensive chemistry, and gene expression in woody plants

Courses taught:
Microbial Diversity

Other related sites:
Gilbertson Herbarium at cals.arizona.edu/mycoherb
Brigham, Lindy
Research Assistant Professor

Office: Forbes 139

lbrigham@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 626-8307
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Medicinal properties of native Sonoran Desert plants and their ecological significance
Brown, Judith
Professor of Plant Sciences

Office: Forbes 431A
Mailing Address: 1140 E. South Campus Drive, Room 303

jbrown@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-1402
Fax: (520) 621-7186

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Diversity, evolution, and ecology of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses; cellular and molecular basis for virus-vector specificity; and the natural history, taxonomy, genetics, and evolution of the B. tabaci species complex

Courses taught:
Core Concepts in Plant Biology

Other related sites:
Dr. Brown's webpage at cals.arizona.edu/pls/faculty/Website-Folder2/webpage%20jkbMay30.html
Whitefly Database at whiteflytax.biosci.arizona.edu/
Gemini Detective at gemini.biosci.arizona.edu/
North American Whitefly Studies Network at cals.arizona.edu/nawhiteflystudies/
Hawes, Martha
Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 341E

mhawes@u.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-5490
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Plant genes controlling programmed separation of living cells from roots; role of these plant cells in regulating microbial populations colonizing roots

Courses taught:
Plant Biology; Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Other related sites:
Winter Term Fellowship Program : at cals.arizona.edu/PLP/winterterm.html
Kroken, Scott
Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 341C

kroken@ag.arizona.edu Phone: (520) 626-7972
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Evolution and population dynamics of pathogens and their hosts in natural and agricultural settings

Courses taught:
Advanced Mycology
Matheron, Mike
Extension Plant Pathologist and Professor

Office: Yuma Agricultural Center
Mailing address: Yuma Agricultural Center, 6425 W. Eighth Street, Yuma, AZ 85364

matheron@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (928) 726-6856
Fax: (928) 726-1363

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The ecology and management of fungal diseases of vegetable crops and citrus in Arizona

Courses taught:
Introduction to Plant Pathology -- correspondence

Related sites:
Extension Plant Pathology at: cals.arizona.edu/PLP/plpext/

McClure, Michael
Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 741G

mcclure@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-7161
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Biology and control of plant parasitic nematodes; ultrastructure of nematodes and host-parasite interactions

Courses taught:
Plants, Disease, and Arizona Agriculture; Plant Nematology
Olsen, Mary
Extension Plant Pathologist

Office: Marley 741E

molsen@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520 )626-2681
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Development of an interactive program of extension and research for identification, detection and management of plant pathogens in Arizona, including those of field crops, vegetables, turf, and ornamentals

Related sites:
Extension Plant Pathology at : cals.arizona.edu/PLP/plpext/
Orbach, Marc
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 341B

orbachmj@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-3764
Fax: (520) 621-9290


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Molecular genetics of fungal cultivar specificity genes in Magnaporthe grisea

Courses Taught:
General Mycology; Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents
Pierson, Elizabeth (Betsy)
Associate Research Professor

Office: Marley 341D

piersone@u.arizona.edu Phone: (520) 621-7158
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Microbial and terrestrial ecology; microbial biofilms; ecology of native desert plants/impacts of non-native plants

Courses Taught:
Principles of Plant Microbiology; Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents
Pierson, Leland (Sandy)
Professor of Plant Pathology and Division Chair

Office: Forbes 204

lsp@u.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-9419
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Microbial gene regulation; regulation and function of microbial secondary metabolites; microbial community interaction; biofilms; biological control of soil-borne plant pathogens; Chair, University of Arizona Institutional Biosafety Committee

Courses taught:
Microbial Genetics; Microbial Genetics Laboratory
Pryor, Barry
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 741F

bmpryor@u.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 626-5312
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Biological and cultural control of disease in field, tree, and vegetable crops; seed pathology; phylogenetic analysis and species concepts; secondary fungal metabolites; industrial and medical mycology

Courses taught:
Introduction to Plant Pathology; Advanced Mycology

Related sites:
Dr. Pryor's Lab webpage at: cals.arizona.edu/PLP/alternaria/pryorlab/
Alternaria Online: at cals.arizona.edu/PLP/alternaria/online/
Stock, Patricia
Assistant Professor in Entomology

Office: Marley 341A
Mailing Address: Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, PO Box 210036, Tucson, AZ 85721-0036

spstock@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 626-3854
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Systematics, ecology, and evolution of Nematoda. Biodiversity and population structure of insect-parasitic, plant-parasitic and free-living nematodes

Courses taught:
Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents; Core Concepts in Plant Biology
VanEtten, Hans
Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 341F

vanetten@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-9355
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Molecular and genetic basis of plant pathogenesis in fungi, identification of pathogenicity genes on dispensable chromomsomes, and synthesis of plant antibiotics

Courses Taught:
Contemporary Topics in Plant Pathology; Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents
Xiong, Zhongguo
Associate Professor of Plant Pathology

Office: Marley 741D

zxiong@email.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-9869
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Molecular biology of plant viruses and virus-host interactions; virus replication, movement, and recombination; virus-encoded RNA silencing suppressors, virus genotyping and genomics using resequencing microarrays

Courses taught:
Molecular Plant Virology; Biology and Characterization of Plant Pathogenic Agents; Microcomputing Applications; Core Concepts in Plant Biology

Related sites:
Dr. Xiong Virology page at cals.arizona.edu/~zxiong/


Research Faculty Highlights

Mandel, M. Alejandra
Assistant Research Scientist

mandel@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-9891
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Molecular basis of host-pathogen interactions using the plant pathogen Magnaporthe grisea and the mammalian pathogen Coccidioides posadasii as models.
Woo, Ho-Hyung
Assistant Research Professor

hhwoo@u.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-3917
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Characterizaion of glucuronide metabolism involved in cell cycle regulation; characterization of signal molecules for cell division, differentiation, and morphogenesis; root cap cell division and differentiation; identification of phytomedicine with anti-cancer and anti-biofilm activities


Adjunct and Emeritus Faculty Highlights

Cotty, Peter
USDA/ARS Plant Pathologist

Office: Marley 341B

pjcotty@email.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 626-5049
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Biology, physiology, and management of agriculturally important fungi. For over a decade my emphasis has been on the fungi that cause aflatoxin contamination
Gilbertson, Robert
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology

Office: Herring Hall 1

rlg@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-7212
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Mycological systematics and floristics; wood-rotting basidiomycetes; biological diversity in world ecosystems.
Gnanamanickam, Sam
Adjunct Professor of Plant Pathology

Phone: (520) 621-1828
Fax: (520) 621-9290
no photo Genes for disease resistance and bacterial biocontrol agents in rice disease management
Hine, Richard
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology

Phone: (520) 621-1828
Fax: (520) 621-9290
no photo Field and vegetable crop diseases, soilborne pathogens, plant disease control
Kendrick, E. L.
Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology

Phone: (520) 621-1828
Fax: (520) 621-9290
no photo Diseases of small grains
Mills, Dallice
Adjunct Professor of Plant Pathology

Phone: (520) 621-1828
Fax: (520) 621-9290

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Characterization of Pseudomonas virulence genes; development of bioherbicides for control of grassy weeds
Nigh, Edward
Professor of Plant Pathology, Emeritus

Mailing Address:
Arizona Ag-Con, Inc.
6420 N. Placita Quicoma
Tucson, AZ 85718-2534

ednigh@ag.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 299-5575
Fax: (520) 299-5583

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no photo Asparagus research and nematology
 
Last revised on August 18, 2006
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