Research
CRISPR-Dx Diagnostics for Pathogens
Development of CRISPR-based diagnostics for rapid and specific detection of Phytophthora infestans and Agrobacterium.
PathogenSurveillance Pipeline Development
Enhancing the Nextflow-based PathogenSurveillance pipeline for improved pathogen monitoring.
Phylogenomics of Phytophthora Species
High-quality genome sequencing and annotation of over 100 Phytophthora species for phylogenomic insights.
Population Genomics of P. capsici in New York
Revealing the genomic architecture of Phytophthora capsici isolates from New York
NLR diversity in sweetpotato relatives
We used an in silico approach to examine diversity and phylogenetic placement of sweetpotato diploid wild relative NLRs
Effector repertoire
Our efforts to identify the core effector repertoire of Ceratocystis fimbriata
Population biology
We used genome mined microsatellite markers to describe Phytophthora capsici population structure in the eastern Unite States
Resistance to Phytophthora Blight of Pepper
We screened a diverse panel of pepper cultivar and land races for resistance to Phytophthora capsici
Renseq on hexaploid sweetpotato
Check out how we plan to use RenSeq to reveal the complete sweetpotato NLR catalog
X-ray CT scan of Sweetpotatoes
A exploration of inoculated sweetpotato inner cores using X-ray CT scans
Age related resistance in Sweetpotato
We discovered that early developing storage roots are more susceptible to black rot