Participating Labs

Participating Labs

Faculty Mentor	General Research Area*	Location
Maria Balota	Genomics and abiotic stress; Nutrient regulation and management	Tidewater AREC
Jacob Barney	Plant communication	Blacksburg
Laurie Fox	Nutrient regulation and management	Hampton Roads AREC
W. Hunter Frame	Nutrient regulation and management	Tidewater AREC
Glenda Gillaspy	Genomics and abiotic stress; Plant communication	Blacksburg
Aaron Gross	Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
David Haak	Genomics and abiotic stress; Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
M.A Saghai-Maroof	Genomics and biotic stress; Nutrient regulation and management	Blacksburg
John McDowell	Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
T. David Reed	Genomics and abiotic stress; Nutrient regulation and management	Southern Piedmont AREC
Bastiaan Bargmann	Genomics and abiotic stress	Blacksburg
Guillaume Pilot	Genomics and biotic stress; Nutrient regulation and management	Blacksburg
Mark Reiter	Genomics and abiotic stress; Nutrient regulation and management	Eastern Shore AREC
Jayesh Samtani	Genomics and abiotic stress; Genomics and biotic stress	Hampton Roads AREC
Birgit Scharf	Genomics and abiotic stress; Plant communication	Blacksburg
Chloe Lahondere	Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
Ann Stevens	Genomics and biotic stress; Plant communication	Blacksburg
Laura Strawn	Genomics and abiotic stress; Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
Sally Taylor	Genomics and biotic stress; Plant communication	Tidewater AREC
Dorothea Tholl	Genomics and biotic stress; Plant communication	Blacksburg
Boris Vinatzer	Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
Xiaofeng Wang	Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
Jim Westwood	Genomics and biotic stress	Blacksburg
Carol Wilkinson	Genomics and biotic stress	Southern Piedmont AREC
Clay Wright	Plant communication	Blacksburg

*Each general research area contains a wide variety of disciplines and subjects. Please visit individual faculty mentor webpages for more information.
Genomics and abiotic stress includes: gene expression, stress physiology, bioinformatics, plant breeding, environmental tolerance (drought, salinity and temperature), etc.
Genomics and biotic stress includes: gene expression, plant microbiome, bioinformatics, plant pathogen interactions, insect pests, fresh produce food safety, parasitic plants, etc.
Nutrient regulation and management includes: soil fertility, runoff and water use, sustainability, cover crops, agronomic practices (like no-till), plant-soil interactions, livestock productivity, etc.
Plant communication includes: plant signaling, ecology and plant communities, plant immunity, quorum sensing, plant microbiome, bioinformatics, synthetic biology, etc.

Last updated: 7/29/21

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