Dr. Johanna Del Castillo Múnera
Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension
Department of Plant Pathology
University of California, Davis
Email: jdelcastillo@ucdavis.edu
Ruchika Kashyap
Post-doctoral researcher
email: rkashyap@ucdavis.edu
PhD. Plant Science, South Dakota State University, US
M.S. Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University, India
B.S. Agriculture with (Hons.) in crop protection – Punjab Agricultural University, India
Areas of Interest: My goal is to develop disease diagnostic tools and effective plant disease management strategies, which can directly benefit the producers and bridge the gap in science communication
Andy Salazar
Junior Specialist
email: nrsalazar@ucdavis.edu
B.S. Microbiology, UC Davis
Areas of interest: Host-Pathogen interactions, fungal disease management and diagnostics, and fungal genetics.
Sophia Acker
Undergraduate Research Assistant
email: swacker@ucdavis.edu
Major: Ecological Management and Restoration
Areas of interest: disease management and the pathway between nurseries/greenhouses and the field.
Emily Carranza
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Email: ercarranza@ucdavis.edu
Major: Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
Areas of Interest: Disease management, sustainable agriculture, epidemiology of pathogens in plants and animals, and effects of biodiversity via the emergence and spread of disease.
Dimitri Arndt-Truong
Undergraduate Research Assistant
email: dwarndt@ucdavis.edu
Major: Biotechnology; Microbiology Specialization
Areas of Interest: Bio-manufacturing.
Cynthia DuBridge
Undergraduate Research Assistant
email: cldubridge@ucdavis.edu
Major: Molecular and Medical Microbiology
Areas of interest: disease management and pathogenesis.
Rahul Chawda
Undergraduate Research Assistant
email: rachawda@ucdavis.edu
Major: Plant Sciences (Plant Breeding and Genetics)
Areas of interest: Crop production, nursery management and disease resistance (via breeding/genetics) to aid farmers with information and tools to thrive in agriculture production.
Katelyn Vang
Undergraduate Research Assistant
email: knvang@ucdavis.edu
Major: Biological Sciences
Areas of interest: Fungal pathology and genetics, fungal disease management and diagnostics
Maggie Pena
Undergraduate Research Assistant
email: mepena@ucdavis.edu
Major: Microbiology
Areas of interest:
PAST LAB MEMBERS
Javier Damian Casillas (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Ushta Samal (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Natalie Troglio (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Elver Lopez Raymundo (Lab technician)
Molly Irvin (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
Jesica Calderon (Undergraduate Research Assistant)
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