Microbiology

Subject abbreviation: MCBL College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Program Office, 1140 Batchelor Hall

(800) 735-0717 or (951) 827-5913

microbiology.ucr.edu

The Microbiology Graduate Program is not cur- rently accepting new students. For more infor- mation, contact the Biological Sciences Graduate Student Affairs Center, 1140 Batch - elor Hall, (800) 735-0717.

Professors James E. Adaskaveg, Ph.D. Biology, Epidemiol ogy, and Ecology of Plant Pathogenic Fungi (Plant Pathology) Michael Allen, Ph.D. Biology and Ecology Microb ial- Plant-Soil Interactions (Plant Pathology) Nancy E. Beckage, Ph.D. Molecular Host-Parasite/ Pathogen Interactions (Entomology/Cell Biology and Neuroscience) Katherine A. Borkovich, Ph.D. Fungal Cell and Molecular Biology (Plant Pathology) James G. Borneman, Ph.D. Microbial Ecology of Soil-borne Plant Pathogens (Plant Pathol ogy) Microbiology / 341 Wilfred Chen, Ph.D. President’s Chair; Microbial Engineering (Chemical and Environmental Engineering) Michael D. Coffey, Ph.D. Phytophthora Taxonomy and Genetics (Plant Pathology) Donald A. Cooksey, Ph.D. Bacterial Copper Resistance (Plant Pathology) David E. Crowley, Ph.D. Rhizosphere Microbiol ogy; Bioremediation (Environmental Sciences) Marc A. Deshusses, Ph.D. Biodegradation, Bio fil - tration and Bioremediation of Pollutants (Chemical and Environmental Engineering) Shou-Wei Ding, Ph.D. Molecular Biology of Plant Viruses and Gene Silencing (Plant Pathology) J. Allen Dodds, Ph.D. Molecular Virus-Host Interactions (Plant Pathology) Brian A. Federici, Ph.D. Molecular Biology of Insect Pathogens (Entomology) William T. Frankenberger, Ph.D. Microbial Transformation of Metals and Metalloids (Environmental Sciences) Sarjeet S. Gill, Ph.D. Bacterial Toxic Action (Cell Biology and Neuroscience) Howard S. Judelson, Ph.D. Molecular Genetics of Fungi (Plant Pathology) Ashok Mulchandani, Ph.D. Microbial Engin eer ing, Biosensors, and Biodetoxification (Chemical and Environmental Engineering) Edward G. Platzer, Ph.D. Host-Parasite Interac tions (Nematology/Biology) A.L.N. Rao, Ph.D. Molecular Plant-Virus Inter - actions (Plant Pathology) Neal L. Schiller, Ph.D. Human Host-Bacterial Pathogen Interactions (Biomedical Sciences) Michael Stanghellini, Ph.D. Ecology, Epidemiol ogy, and Control of Soil-borne Pathogens (Plant Pathology) Marylynn V. Yates, Ph.D. Water and Waste water Microbiology (Environmental Sciences) Professor Emeritus Dennis D. Focht, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)

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