Dr. Juliet Morrison, Assistant Professor and Virologist in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology discussed COVID-19 treatments with UCR news. A section from the UCR article Hope for the Infected: "Though no proven treatment for COVID-19 currently exists, UC Riverside virologist Juliet Morrison feels there’s a good chance one will emerge. Morrison, an assistant...
Congratulations to Dr. Caroline Roper, Associate Professor in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology for receiving the 2020 Lee M. Hutchins Award from the American Phytopathological Society. The Hutchins Award recognizes significant research on basic or applied aspects of diseases of perennial fruit plants within the past 10 years.
Congratulations to Dr. Shou-Wei Ding, Professor in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology for receiving the 2020 Noel Keen Award from the APS (American Phytopathological Society). With this award Dr. Ding joins a long list of very distinguished plant molecular pathologist honored by the American Phytopathological Society.
Congratulations to Dr. Jason Stajich, Professor in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology on being elected a Fellow of the AAM (American Academy of Microbiology). From the AAM website: "Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the ASM, are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on...
Congratulations to this years Edmond C. Calavan Memorial Scholarship Award Winners Daniel Chen, and Wiphawee Lessuthphonchai, graduate students in Plant Pathology. This award is presented annually to meritorious graduate students that have demonstrated excellence in research and creative, forward thinking in the field of Plant Pathology. The prize consists of a cash award, a plaque...
Congratulations to this years Microbiology Interdepartmental Graduate Student Award Winner Alexander Carrillo, graduate student in Microbiology. This award is presented annually to a meritorious graduate student in an Interdepartmental Graduate Program working in the laboratory of a Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology faculty member. The prize consists of a cash award, a plaque, and...
Congratulations to this years Peter and Pamela Tsao Endowed Graduate Student Award Winners Amy Boyd (GGB Graduat Student), Nichole Ginnan (Plant Pathology Graduate Student, and Natasha Jackson (Microbiology Graduate Student). This year this award was presented to 3 meritorious graduate students in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology with a research focus on soil-borne...
