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.
We are proud of the high quality of our research, teaching and outreach efforts. You can learn more about us on these pages, or contact us. We're glad you're here.
George W. Hudler
Chair
Alan Collmer Awarded 2008 CALS Research and Extension Award
Alan Collmer
Alan Collmer has been awarded the 2008 College of Agriculture and life Sciences' Research and Extension Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Basic Research. Candidates for this award are recognized for their scholarly contributions to their discipline by the quality and number of their publications and awards from professional societies.
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.