College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Department of Plant Pathology

Distinguished Lecture Series

 

Dr. Rebecca Nelson - 2007

Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University.

Seminar Title: Quantitative Resistance to Diseases of Rice and Maize

Dr. Robert Gilbertson - 2006

Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis.

Seminar Title: Development and application of a geminiviral green fluorescent reporter system to study the pathogen-host interaction

Dr. Jerald Pataky - 2004

Professor, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana.

Seminar Title: Current Concerns About Simply-Inherited Resistances in Sweet Corn

Dr. Chris Upper - 2003

Professor Emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology and USDA-ARS Plant Disease Resistance Research Unit, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Seminar Title: An Odyssey with Pseudomonas Syringae through Bean Fields and Plant Pathology

Dr. Mary Berbee - 2002

Professor, University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Dr. Berbee works on the molecular phylogenetics of fungi and studies the evolution of fungal life history stategies.

Seminar Title: Molecular Phylogenetics and Breeding Systems in the Ascomycete Fungi

Dr. Charles Mims - 2001

Professor and Graduate Coordinator at the University of Georgia in Athens. Dr. Mims works on a wide range of plant pathogenic fungi and their interactions with susceptible and resistant hosts using light and electron microscopy studies.

Seminar Titles:

  • Biology and ultrastructure of plant pathogenic fungi
  • Fungi: Friends and foes - A non-laboratory mycology course designed to reach a new student audience.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Johnson Hall 329 (office) &
328 (lab)
Tel.: (509)335-3733
Fax: (509)335-9581
E-mail: carris@mail.wsu.edu

 

Teaching:

General Mycology PlP 421/521-offered every fall semester (PLP521 Online)

Advanced Fungal Biology PlP 526 -offered alternate spring semesters

Molds, Mildews and Mushrooms: The Fifth Kingdom PlP150 -offered every spring semester

Other Teaching Activities:

"Hunting Fall Mushrooms," Community Enrichment Program, University of Idaho

Mushroom forays for Palouse Mycological Association.

Professional Activities:

Liaison, WSU Association for Faculty Women (2005-present)

 

 

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