Department of Pathology
Michigan State University
Faculty Programs
 NameProgram
Adams, Gerard C.Mycology; forest pathology; nursery diseases; mushroom identification and cultivation
Allison, RichardMolecular plant virology; plant transformation for disease resistance
Day, BradMolecular biology of host-pathogen interaction
Fulbright, DennisDiseases of Christmas trees, conifers, chestnut, oak; bacterial diseases and fungal diseases; biological control of plant disease; chestnut blight; Phytophthora root rot of conifers
Hammerschmidt, RayPhysiology and biochemistry of resistance and disease; induced resistance to disease; potato disease
Hao, JianjunSoil microbiology; plant disease epidemiology; soilborne diseases; and biocontrol
Hausbeck, MaryDisease management; disease predictors; diseases of vegetables and greenhouse ornamentals
Jarosz, AndrewDisease epidemiology; ecology and evolution of plant pathogens
Kirk, WilliamDiseases of potatoes, vegetables, field crops, and perennial herbaceous plants; disease management
Safir, GeneRegionalization of plants and plant diseases; ecological and weather-based indicators of plant and disease stress; disease management; VA mycorrhizae
Schilder, AnnemiekDiseases of small fruit crops; mycology; integrated disease management
Sundin, GeorgePlant bacteriology; host-pathogen interactions; bacterial plasmids; fruit tree disease managment; phyllosphere microbial ecology
Trail, FrancesMycology; host-pathogen interactions
Vargas, JoeFungicide resistance; disease management; biological control; chemical control and breeding; epidemiology
Adjunct Faculty
 NameProgram
Shen-yang HeMolecular biology of plant-pathogen interactions, bacterial pathogenesis, plant immunity, Arabidopsis
Linda HansonDiseases of sugar beet, mycology, biological control
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