Current Projects
Population genomics, host specificity and evolution of fungicide resistance in Colletotrichum spp. causing emerging cucurbit anthracnose epidemics.
photo credit: David Langston
Evolution of azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus in agricultural and clinical environments
Population biology of Exobasidium maculosum causing leaf and fruit spot of blueberry and evolution of host specialization and gall formation in the genus Exobasidium
Genetic diversity, host specialization, and evolution of pathogenicity and virulence in fungi causing emerging diseases in cotton, including Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum) and target spot (Corynespora cassiicola)
Epidemiology, mating systems, and fungicide resistance of Stagonosporopsis spp. causing gummy stem blight of cucurbits