Faculty: PPPMB
Faculty, Senior Research Associates, and Senior Extension Associates in the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology (PPPMB) Section.
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Adam Bogdanove
- (607) 255-7831
- ajb7 [at] cornell.edu
Bacterial blight and bacterial leaf streak of rice
Transcription activator-like (TAL) effector proteins
Genome editing and custom gene regulation
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Clare Casteel
- clc269 [at] cornell.edu
Viral plant pathogens
Plant-virus-vector interactions
Molecular basis of plant virus defenses
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Kerik Cox
- (315) 787-2401
- kdc33 [at] cornell.edu
Orchard fungal ecology
Fungicide resistance
Pesticide stewardship, fruit pathology
Senior Extension Associate
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Margery Daughtrey
- (631) 727-3595
- mld9 [at] cornell.edu
Ornamental crop disease management
Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture crops
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Marc Fuchs
- (315) 787-2487
- mf13 [at] cornell.edu
Virus diseases of fruit and vegetable crops
Grape viruses
Plant virus-insect vector interactions
Assistant Professor and Susan Eckert Lynch Faculty Fellow
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Katie Gold
- (315) 787-2447
- kg557 [at] cornell.edu
Plant disease detection and epidemiology
Grape pathology
Remote sensing and imaging spectroscopy
Senior Extension Associate
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Frank Hay
- (315) 787-2411
- fsh32 [at] cornell.edu
Fusarium basal rot of garlic
Root knot and lesion nematode of potato
Stemphylium leaf blight of onion
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Kathie Hodge
- (607) 255-5356
- kh11 [at] cornell.edu
Fungal systematics
Fungal pathogens of insects
Assistant Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Lori Huberman
- huberman [at] cornell.edu
How fungi interact with the environment
Nutrient sensing in filamentous fungi
High-throughput functional genomics
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Awais Khan
- (315) 787-2446
- mak427 [at] cornell.edu
Mechanisms of host disease resistance in apples; particularly to fire blight and apple scab
Quantitative genetics, genomics, genetic diversity, and pre-breeding
Rapid disease detection, pathogen identification, and high-throughput phenotyping tools
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Gregory Martin
- (607) 254-1208
- gbm7 [at] cornell.edu
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis
Molecular basis of plant immunity
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Professor
Department of Global Development
Rebecca Nelson
- (607) 254-7475
- rjn7 [at] cornell.edu
Genetics of quantitative disease resistance in plants
International agriculture and rural development
Mycotoxin management
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Teresa Pawlowska
- (607) 342-3866
- tep8 [at] cornell.edu
Evolutionary and population genomics
Innate immunity in fungi and fungal-bacterial interactions
Arbuscular mycorrhizae
Associate Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Cornell AgriTech
Sarah Pethybridge
- (315) 787-2417
- sjp277 [at] cornell.edu
Diseases of vegetables
Sclerotinia
Epidemiology and fungicide resistance
Professor
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Christine Smart
- (315) 787-2441
- cds14 [at] cornell.edu
Biology and management of vegetable diseases
Host-pathogen interactions
Senior Extension Associate
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Karen Snover-Clift
- (607) 255-7860
- kls13 [at] cornell.edu
Plant disease diagnosis
Plant pathology training of Master Gardeners, Extension Educators, and green industry members
Professor and Chair
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
B. Gillian Turgeon
- (607) 254-7458
- bgt1 [at] cornell.edu
Fungal pathogens of cereals
Fungal genomics
Secondary metabolites