Welcome...to one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious departments of Plant Pathology. Our team of 29 faculty, over 40 graduate students, and 80+ staff have dedicated their careers to research on filamentous fungi and the interactions of plants with pathogenic and symbiotic microbes. With our sister department in Geneva, we cooperate with other Cornell departments to train undergraduate students for careers in biology, applied agriculture, and horticulture, and help prepare them for graduate study. Alumni of our graduate program hold prominent positions in academia and government agencies around the world.
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George W. Hudler
Chair
Fry Honored by AAAS
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recently elected Dr. William Fry to the rank of AAAS Fellow. Bill is being honored for distinguished contributions to the field of biology, especially for his considerable and varied work with Phytophthora infestans. This honor will be presented in San Diego on February 20, 2010 during the AAAS Fellows Forum, a part of the Association’s annual meeting.
Plant Pathology
Research on the biology and integrated management of plant disease organisms.
Fungal and Oomycete Biology
Research on fungi and oomycetes including genomics, ecology and systematics.
Plant-Microbe Biology
Research on the molecular genetics of interactions between microbes and plants.