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