Research led by Dr. Hailing Jin, Professor in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology,has been published in Nature Communications. The paper titled " Dual regulation of Arabidopsis AGO2 by arginine methylation" can be found here at the Nature Communications website. To read the UCR press release and learn more about the research click here.
Dr. Sydney Glassman is corresponding author for a paper titled "Decomposition responses to climate depend on microbial community composition", the journal article can be found here at the PNAS website. To read the UCR press release titled "Nutrient-recycling microbes may feel the heat" on the journal article and learn more about the research you can...
Dr. Juliet Morrison has joined the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology as of October 1st, 2018. Her research combines immunological and virological methods with computational analysis to address questions at the host-pathogen interface. To learn more about Dr. Morrison, her research, and ways to join her lab, visit her faculty site here.
Dr. Glassman has joined the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology as of July 1st, 2018. Her research focuses on understanding patterns and processes governing microbial diversity, and their ecosystem functions such as terrestrial symbioses and decomposition. To learn more about Dr. Glassman, her research, and ways to join her lab visit her faculty page...
Plant Pathology PhD candidate Morgan Gray has been awarded the Edmond C. Calavan Scholarship. This award is given annually to one meritorious graduate student in the Plant Pathology Graduate Program that has demonstrated excellence in research and creative, forward thinking in the field of Plant Pathology. The awards committee chair Dr. Caroline Roper presented Morgan...
Dr. Jin is a corresponding author on a new paper published in Science. The study demonstrates that plants use exosomes to transport small interfering RNAs into the cells of fungal pathogens. These small RNA's then inhibit expression of fungal genes required for pathogenesis. The link to the Science paper titled Plants send small RNAs in...
Dr. Howard Judelson, Professor of Plant Pathology, has been named fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (APS). The APS website states "...Over his professional life of more than three decades Judelson has made significant fundamental contributions to studies of oomycete plant pathogens, and has advanced the discipline and mission of APS." Read the UCR news...
Dr. Wenbo Ma and her team have published a paper focused on Huanglongbing(HLB), a devastating disease of citrus. The group demonstrated that a protein effector (SDE1) produced by the bacterium that causes HLB targets a group of proteases in the citrus plant that are required to combat disease. Dr. Wenbo Ma and her reasearch group...
The students of the Plant Pathology graduate student association have received the APS grant through the Mathre Education Endowment to fund their community outreach to educate the public about Plant Pathology. The awardees of the grant are Outreach Committee Chair Gabriel Ortiz and committee members Claudia Castro, Derreck-Carter-House, Antara Chakravarty, and Nichole Ginnan.
Congratulations to Dr. Georgios Vidalakis in receiving the APS Excellence in Regulatory Affairs and Crop Security Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to regulatory plant pathology, crop security, and trade enhancement efforts by APS members.
Dr. Putman is a Co-PI on a $4.5 million collaborative grant from NIFA at the US Department of Agriculture. He will be collaborating with a team of researchers from California and Florida to advance research on disease-resistant strawberries. See the UCR Today Article here.
Dr. Ansel Hsiao received the funding for his National Institute of Health R35 grant titled "Gutmicrobiome-mediated small-molecule signaling and resistance to invading microorganisms."
Dr. Georgios Vidalakis has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to purchase new equipment to be used to support research conducted by the Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP). See the press release for the grant here.
Nichole Ginnan a graduate student in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology received the award for her excellence in teaching. She was honored at the Graduate Division Excellence in Teaching Banquet.
Dr. Emma Aronson's paper titled "Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems" is garnering international attention. The paper can be found on the Nature website here UCR Today Article can be found here The publication is also being featured on EurekAlert and Popular Science.
Dr. Rong Hai and Dr. Jikui Song in the department of Biochemistry, recently published a paper titled " The structure of Zika virus NS5 reveals a conserved domain conformation". Their research is being featured by ABC 7, The Press-Enterprise, and UCR Today. Read the paper on the Nature website here ABC7 coverage can be found...
Dr. Caroline Roper (PI), Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, Dr. James Borneman, Dr. Philippe Rolshausen, Dr. David Jassby, and Dr. Haizhou Liu's research will focus on the design and identification of new bactericides to combat the Huanglongbing disease that is destroying the citrus industry. See the Press Release from the USDA here or the UCR Today Article.
Dr. Katherine Borkovich has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.The AAM is an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology.
Dr. Howard Judelson, Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read the story on UCR Today here.
