Members

We are a multidisciplinary group of researchers on a mission to develop fungal and microbial bioscience solutions for sustainable agriculture, health management, and environmental stewardship.

Executive Committee

Christine Hawkes

Professor | Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities Cluster | Faculty

Ignazio Carbone

Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology | Director, CIFR

Marc Cubeta

Professor, Soil Mycology and Plant Disease Ecology | Associate Director, CIFR | Director, Larry F. Grand Mycological Herbarium

Nathan Crook

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering CIFR Executive Committee

Nicolas Buchler

Associate Professor of Molecular Biomedical Sciences CIFR Executive Committee

Peter Ojiambo

Associate Professor | Director of International Programs | Epidemiology and integrated management of plant diseases

Faculty

Acer VanWallendael

Assistant Professor of Horticultural Science

Alun Lloyd

Professor of Mathematics | Mathematical modeling and statistical analyses of infectious diseases

Amy M. Grunden

Professor of Functional Genomics | William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor | University Faculty Scholar

Caiti Heil

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Francis De Los Reyes

Professor of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Associate Faculty of Microbiology, and Training Faculty of Biotechnology’s

Kevin Garcia

Assistant Professor | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Mallory Choudoir

Assistant Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology and Extension Specialist

Manuel Kleiner

Assistant Professor | Microbiomes and Complex Microbial Communities Cluster

Marcela Rojas-Pierce

Assistant Professor | Associate Department Head

Michael Bradshaw

Assistant Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology; Director, Larry F. Grand Mycological Herbarium

Orlando Arguello-Miranda

Assistant Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology

Owen Duckworth

Associate Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry

Wei Shi

Professor | Associate Department Head

Emeritus Faculty

Gary Payne

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology Emeritus

Margaret Daub

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor & Department Head

Ralph Dean

William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Shuijin Hu

Professor, Entomology & Plant Pathology