lab members (2011)

Plants are constantly challenged by pathogens and pests. Billions of dollars are lost each year worldwide due to plant diseases. Understanding how plants defend themselves against invaders will not only advance our knowledge of plant innate immunity, but more importantly, will also help us to develop effective strategies to improve disease-resistance traits in economically important crop plants. The two main research areas in my laboratory are:

1. Investigating mechanisms of disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

2. Applying knowledge of Arabidopsis defense to disease prevention in crop plants