Dr. Sydney Glassman's Op-Ed "Gov. Newsom must make a priority of funding our UCs" was published in the print edition of the Press-Enterprise. You can read the article at the following link. https://www.pe.com/2020/06/10/gov-newsom-must-make-a-priority-of-funding-our-ucs/
Congratulations to Dr. Rao, who has co-authored a paper in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) focused on the structure of the multipartite Brome Mosaic Virus (BMV)! Graduate student Antara Chakravarty was also an author on the study. You can read the paper at the following PNAS website link: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/20/10673.short?rss=1 The UCR press...
Congratulations to Dr. Hailing Jin 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...
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...
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...
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...
Congratulation's to Dr. Hailing Jin , Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology for making the list of the most highly cited researchers. From the UCR News Article: " In its annual list, Clarivate Analytics names the most highly cited researchers — those whose work was most often referenced by other scientific research...
A paper from the Georgios Vidalakis Lab at UC Riverside has now been published on PLOS ONE. In the study they propose/argue for a more through and standardized way of designing and validating diagnostics. Below is a an excerpt from the discussion but you can read the paper titled " Full genome characterization of 12...
Microbiology program and Dr. Emma Aronson graduate student Hannah Shulman has received the 2020 Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Program Fellowship. The fellowship includes a monthly stipend while conducting research at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Congratulations Hannah on this fellowship!
Microbiology and Plant Pathology Professor's Dr. Hailing Jin and Dr. Jason Stajich have been awarded prestigious fellowships from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) for their proposal to study fungi and fungi's dangers and benefits. Read more about the awarded fellowships at the INSIDE UCR story here .
CE Specialist and Professor Georgios Vidalakis , has been named the Citrus Research Board Presidential Researcher for Sustainable Citrus Clonal Protection! The Citrus Researcher funds provide dedicated support to improve California Citrus production and quality. Read more about the endowed citrus research position at the Inside UCR news story here.
Congratulations to the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association for being awarded the Educational Program of the Year for their organization of Plant Pathology Day and President of Year awarded to Sara Dorhmi. The awards were presented at the 2019 Student Organization Awards hosted by UCR Student Life.
Nichole Ginnan , a Plant Pathology graduate student in the Caroline Roper lab, has been chosen for the prestigious University of California’s President’s Dissertation-Year Fellowship for the 2019/2020 academic year! This fellowship includes three quarters of stipend plus payment of all fees, a $500 research allowance, and a $470 travel allowance. Nichole and Dr. Roper...
Congratulations to this years Microbiology and Plant Pathology Department Award Recipients: - Andrea Vu (Plant Pathology Graduate Program)- recipient of the inaugural Peter and Pamela Tsao award. -Nichole Ginnan (Plant Pathology Graduate Program)- recipient of the 6th annual Edmond C. Calavan award. -Salma Alavi (Microbiology Graduate Program)- recipient of the inaugural Microbiology and Plant Pathology...
Dr. Hailing Jin from the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology is the principal investigator for a $4M NIFA-USDA grant to study huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening disease. Co-principal investigators from the Microbiology and Plant Pathology department include Dr. Georgios Vidalakis , along with other UCR faculty members and researchers from UC Davis, the...
Plant Pathology graduate students Derreck Carter-House and Lindsey Pedroncelli completed a rigorous and competitive Certificate program and earned official Science to Policy (S2P) Certificates from UCR. Both were also presented with training certificates from the California State Assembly by the office of Assemblyman Jose Medina. See more here at the Science to Policy Website...