Plant Pathology Graduate Students
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Avanzato, Maria Valeria (PTSC - Ph.D. - Rupe) 479-575-3178 mavanzat@uark.edu Valeria is from Buenos Aires, Argentina and received her B.S. degree in Biology with a major in botany and mycology from the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). She is pursuing her Ph.D. degree on soybean pathology. Her research is focused on spatial and temporal distribution of soybean rot infection by Pythium species related to host interaction and microbial populations in Arkansas soils. |
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Castroagudin, Vanina Lillian (PLPA - Ph.D. - Correll) 479-575-7072 vcastroa@uark.edu Vanina is from Argentina and received her B.S. degree in Biotechnology with a major in Molecular Genetics from Quilmes National University (Argentina). She started her Ph.D. studies in August, 2007 at the University of Arkansas and her research project is focusing on Molecular Detection and Characterization of Rhizoctonia solani in rice fields in Arkansas and QTL Mapping for Sheath Blight Resistance in rice. |
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Cochran (Brown), Kimberly A. Kimberly is from Springdale, AR and completed her B.S. in Biology with a minor in Interdisciplinary studies at the University of Central Arkansas. She is interested in biocontrol and sustainable agricultural practices on a variety of scales of production.She is particularly interested in biofumigation practices. Her research involves these topics and soilborne pathogens on a variety of crops, including R. solani, T. basicola, Pythium spp., and M. incognita. |
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Cordero-Lopez, Marco Antonio
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Cox, Mandy M.
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Ditmore II, Q. Michael Our lab is involved in the elucidation of host-pathogen molecular pathways. Currently we have projects focusing on strain-strain interactions and manipulation of the host defense response during infection and colonization of fungal pathogens. Specifically, we are concerned with False Smut of rice, Anthracnose of grain sorghum, and the continued evaluation of the first commercially available biological control agent, Collego, developed out of this laboratory. |
| Dorleku, Winfred-Peck (PLSC - Ph.D. - Bluhm) 479-575-5635 wdorleku@uark.edu | |
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Doubledee, Micah
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Greer, Amanda Michelle |
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Hirsch, Robert
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Holz, Daniel G. |
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Horevaj, Peter Peter is from Slovakia where he received his graduate degree in 2004 at the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. His research project is the study of the resistance mechanisms of winter wheat against Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum. |
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Iglesias-Garcia, Angela Maria (PLPA - M.S. - Correll) 479-575-7072 aiglesia@uark.edu Angela is from Cali, Valle, Colombia. She graduated from the University of Valle in 2008 with her bachelor's degree in Biology. She is currently working with Verticillium wilt on spinach. |
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Jaraba-Navas, Juan de Dios Juan is from Monteria, Cordoba, Colombia. He received his Bachelor's degree in Agronomy at the University of Cordoba, Colombia in 1995 and his Master's degree as a Plant Pathologist at Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Mexico. He is currently working with the interaction between Meloidogyne incognita and Thielaviopsis basicola on cotton. |
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Laney, Alma Glenn
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Ma, Jianbing
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McFarland, John (AFLS - M.S. - Kirkpatrick) 870-933-4565 jmcfarland@uaex.edu |
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Navia-Gine, Wayra G. Wayra is from Bolivia where she received a Bachelor degree in Biology. In 2007 she received her Master's degree in Plant Pathology and is now working on her Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology. Her research project is the study of the role of calcium oxalate in plant defense in soybeans. |
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Newell, Annakay Diana (PLPA - M.S. - Bluhm/Rupe) 479-575-5635 anewell@uark.edu Annakay was born and raised in Spanish Town, Jamaica. She attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and received her B.S. degree in biology in May 2008. Annakay will be working in Dr. Bluhm's molecular plant pathology lab. Her master's research will focus on foliar diseases on soybean caused by Cercospora. |
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Poudel, Bindu |
| Roy-Chowdbury, Moytri (CEMB - Ph.D. - Jia) moytirc@uark.edu | |
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Smith, Jonathon E. (PLPA - M.S. - Bluhm) 479-575-2770 jes002@uark.edu Jonathon is from Rogers, Arkansas. He earned his B.S. in biology from Arkansas State University in 2007. His Master's research focuses on mycotoxic fungi. |
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Spurlock, Terry N. (PLPA - M.S. - Milus) 479-575-7068 tspurloc@uark.edu Terry is from Athens, Texas. He received a B.S. in Agronomy from Texas A&M University in 1999. He worked as a golf course superintendent at River Crest Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas and Maumelle Country Club in Maumelle, Arkansas before beginning graduate studies. His research interests focus on diseases of highly maintained turfgrass areas. His present research deals with the spatial and temporal occurrence of large patch disease of zoysiagrass and how other fungi may influence zoysiagrass health on golf course fairways in Northwest Arkansas. |
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Sthapit, Jinita Jinita is working on research relating to "Characterization of adult plant stripe rust resistance in soft red winter wheat using old and new races of Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici. |
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Thomas, Amy Christine |
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Urrea-Romero, Keiddy Esperanza (PLPA - M.S. - Rupe) 479-575-7072 kurrearo@uark.edu Keiddy is from Colombia, South America. She received her Bachelor's degree in Agronomy at the National University of Colombia. She is currently working with Evaluation of Seed Treatments for Control of Soybean Seedling Diseases in Arkansas. |
| Welch, Kaci D. (PLPA - M.S. - Correll) 479-575-7072) kdwelch@uark.edu | |
| Zhai, Lu (PLPA - M.S. - Correll) 479-575-7072 lzhai@uark.edu | |
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Zhou, Jing
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