Faith C. Belanger, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Illinois
Plant molecular biology; hormone-induced secretion
A.J. Both, Assistant Extension Specialist in Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Controlled environment agriculture, crop modeling, systems analysis
Tseh An Chen, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., New Hampshire
Plant mycoplasmology and plant biotechnology; plant nematology; nematode ultrastructure
Xuemei Chen, Assistant Professor of Genetics, WIM; Ph.D., Cornell
Identity specification and morphogenesis of stamens and carpels in
Arabidopsis flowers
Chee-kok Chin, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Alberta
Plant cell and tissue culture
Bruce B. Clarke, Associate
Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology and Associate Extension
Specialist in Plant Biology and Pathology, CC, and Director, Center for
Turfgrass Science; Ph.D., Rutgers
Turfgrass pathology; soilborne diseases; disease forecasting and control; mycology
Bill D. Davis, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Purdue
Tissue culture; cell and developmental physiology
Peter Rodney Day, University Professor of Genetics; Ph.D., London
Genetic engineering; genetics of host-pathogen interaction
Hugo
K. Dooner, Professor of Genetics, CC/WIM; Ph.D., Wisconsin Transposons;
gene tagging: molecular analysis of meiotic recombination in plants
Edward F. Durner, Associate Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina State
Low-temperature stress resistance in tree fruit
Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., CUNY
Plant community ecology; ecosystems ecology; pollution impacts
James C. French, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Cornell
Comparative and developmental anatomy; experimental morphology
Chaim Frenkel, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Washington State
Postharvest biology, senescence, fruit ripening, and stress
Cyril R. Funk, Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Turfgrass breeding
Stephen A. Garrison, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Illinois
Production techniques for vegetables
Randy Gaugler, Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Wisconsin Invertebrate pathology; nematology; biological control
Thomas J. Gianfagna, Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Plant growth regulators; physiology of fruit crops
Joseph C. Goffreda, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Genetics and breeding; pest resistance in solanaceous crops
Ann B. Gould, Associate Extension Specialist in Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Kentucky
Ornamental pathology
Steven N. Handel, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Plant population ecology; pollination biology; ecological genetics
Stephen E. Hart, Assistant Extension Specialist in Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Michigan State
Weed management in turfgrass and ornamentals
Jean Marie Hartman, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, CC; Ph.D., Connecticut
Plant ecology; community ecology; restoration ecology; land planning
Joseph R. Heckman, Associate Extension Specialist in Soil Fertility, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina
Plant nutrition
Melvin R. Henninger, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
Cropping systems of potatoes
Bradley I. Hillman, Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Viral infections of plants and fungi
Bingru Huang, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology; CC; Ph.D., Texas Tech
Environmental stress physiology of turfgrass
Harry W. Janes, Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Photosynthetic efficiency and source-sink relationships
Gojko Jelenkovic, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Genetic manipulation of plants
Randall Kerstetter, Assistant Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC/WIM; Ph.D., Berkeley
Molecular genetics of leaf development and morphogenesis in Arabidopsis
Edward G. Kirby, Associate Professor of Botany, FAS-N; Ph.D., Florida
Developmental physiology; tissue culture
Donald Y. Kobayashi, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., California (Riverside)
Plant bacteriology; host pathogen interaction; molecular biology
John E. Kuser, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Oregon State
Genecological variant; provenance and progeny testing; forest tree propagation
Eric Lam, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Gene regulating mechanisms in plants; development and photomorphogenesis
Michael A. Lawton, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Oxford
Molecular biology; protein kinases
Thomas Leustek, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Stress proteins and cell molecular biology
Bradley A. Majek, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Weed science
Pal Maliga, Professor of Genetics, WIM; Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Plant molecular biology; plastid genetics
Charles Martin, Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Florida State
Expression and regulation of lipid biosynthetic genes
David R. Mears, Professor of Bioresource Engineering, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Engineering systems and environments for greenhouses
Richard H. Merritt, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Environmental and physiological factors affecting crop production in greenhouses
Joachim W. Messing, University Professor of Molecular Biology and
Director of the Waksman Institute of Microbiology; Ph.D., Munich
Molecular biology of higher plants; M13 cloning, sequencing gene
synthesis
William A. Meyer, Professor of Plant Biology and
Pathology, CC, and Associate Director, Center for Turfgrass Science;
Ph.D., Illinois
Turfgrass breeding, disease resistance, endophytes
James Murphy, Associate Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Management, CC; Ph.D., Michigan State
Development of management systems that minimize stress and improve turf performance
Elwin R. Orton, Jr., Research Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, CC; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Intra- and interspecific hybridization of trees and shrubs
Peter Oudemans, Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., California (Riverside)
Fungal plant diseases; population biology of fungi
James A. Quinn, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Colorado State
Population ecology; species interactions; evolutionary biology
Ilya Raskin, Professor of Plant Biology, CC; Ph.D., Michigan State
Molecular regulation of plant growth, development, and disease resistance
John N. Sacalis, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Postproduction physiology of floricultural crops
Danny J. Schnell, Associate Professor of Biology, FAS-N; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Mechanism of protein import into chloroplasts
James E. Simon, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst)
Natural plant products, new crops, germplasm, and breeding
Edmund W. Stiles, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Washington
Plant-animal interactions; evolutionary ecology
Lena Struwe,
Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resource/ Plant
Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Stockholm
Evolutionary history, diversity, and biogeography of gentians and relatives
Richard E. Triemer, Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., North Carolina
Plant cell biology; phycology; ultrastructure
Nilgun E. Tumer, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Purdue
Molecular biology of plant viruses, virus replication, disease resistance, plant transformation
Aurea C. Vasconcelos, Professor of Botany, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Chicago
Cell biology; organelle development; plant molecular biology
Nicholi Vorsa, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Genetic and cytological studies in blueberries and cranberries
James F. White, Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Texas
Systematic mycology; studies of endophytes and epibionts
George J. Wulster, Professor and Extension Specialist in Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Root growth and physiology activity
Barbara A. Zilinskas, Professor of Plant Biochemistry, CC; Ph.D., Illinois
Photosynthesis; plant molecular biology; algal physiology
Gladis Zinati, Assistant Extension Specialist in Plant Biology and Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Michigan
Nutrient and water management for nursery crops, BMPs, filter strips, recycling
Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty
Stacy Bonos, Assistant Research Professor of Plant Biology and Pathology; CC; Ph.D., Rutgers
Turfgrass breeding, disease resistance, marker-assisted selection
James J. Polashock, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS Fruit Lab, Blueberry/Cranberry Research Center; Ph.D., Rutgers
Modification of biochemical pathways in plants through biotechnology