Gitta Coaker, Professor
Department of Plant Pathology
576 Hutchison Hall
University of California, Davis
e-mail: glcoaker@ucdavis.edu
phone: 530-752-6541
Department of Plant Pathology
576 Hutchison Hall
University of California, Davis
e-mail: glcoaker@ucdavis.edu
phone: 530-752-6541
Tanya Chilcote, Lab Manager
I am responsible for general lab management and organization.
email: tchilcote@ucdavis.edu
I am responsible for general lab management and organization.
email: tchilcote@ucdavis.edu
Bardo Castro, Graduate Student
I am investigating the interplay between ubiquitination and phosphorylation in tomato.
email: barcastro@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating the interplay between ubiquitination and phosphorylation in tomato.
email: barcastro@ucdavis.edu
Danielle Stevens, Graduate Student
I am investigating the tomato targets of secreted Clavibacter effectors and the importance of plant innate immunity in suppressing Gram-positive pathogen growth.
email: dmstev@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating the tomato targets of secreted Clavibacter effectors and the importance of plant innate immunity in suppressing Gram-positive pathogen growth.
email: dmstev@ucdavis.edu
Tianrun "Jerry" Li, Graduate Student
I am investigating citrus flagellin sensing receptors and novel PRRs.
email: jexli@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating citrus flagellin sensing receptors and novel PRRs.
email: jexli@ucdavis.edu
Jessica Trinh, Graduate Student
I am investigating novel microbe-associated molecular patterns in Liberibacter species.
email: jetrinh@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating novel microbe-associated molecular patterns in Liberibacter species.
email: jetrinh@ucdavis.edu
Jie Zhu, Postdoctoral Scholar
I am investigating heterogeneity of plant immune responses.
email: jiezhu@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating heterogeneity of plant immune responses.
email: jiezhu@ucdavis.edu
Yi-Chang Sung, Postdoctoral Scholar
I am investigating the function and mechanism of wheat tandem kinase 1 (WTK1) that confers resistance to wheat stripe rust disease.
email: ychsung@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating the function and mechanism of wheat tandem kinase 1 (WTK1) that confers resistance to wheat stripe rust disease.
email: ychsung@ucdavis.edu
Charis Ramsing, Graduate Student
I compare growth, genomics, and host range between pathogenic and endophytic Clavibacter isolates to elucidate gram-positive virulence mechanisms and pathogen biology.
email: ckramsing@ucdavis.edu
I compare growth, genomics, and host range between pathogenic and endophytic Clavibacter isolates to elucidate gram-positive virulence mechanisms and pathogen biology.
email: ckramsing@ucdavis.edu
Alba Moreno Perez, Postdoctoral Scholar
I am investigating the mechanisms that regulate the intensity of innate immune responses in plants.
email: amorenop@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating the mechanisms that regulate the intensity of innate immune responses in plants.
email: amorenop@ucdavis.edu
Mishi Vachev, Graduate Student (Co-Mentored by Dr. Steve Knapp)
I am identifying genes in strawberry that are responsible for resistance to a fungal pathogen.
email: mvvachev@ucdavis.edu
I am identifying genes in strawberry that are responsible for resistance to a fungal pathogen.
email: mvvachev@ucdavis.edu
Marta Bjornson, Project Scientist (Co-Mentored by Dr. Steve Knapp)
I am investigating genome editing for disease resistance in strawberry.
email: mlbjornson@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating genome editing for disease resistance in strawberry.
email: mlbjornson@ucdavis.edu
Bella Guel, Undergraduate student
I am investigating how to utilize plant PRRs to confer resistance against bacterial pathogens.
email: bmguel@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating how to utilize plant PRRs to confer resistance against bacterial pathogens.
email: bmguel@ucdavis.edu
Esteban Jarquin Bolanos
I am investigating how PTI is involved in defense against Liberibacter.
email: ejarquinbolanos@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating how PTI is involved in defense against Liberibacter.
email: ejarquinbolanos@ucdavis.edu
Yinghui Li, Visiting Scholar
I am investigating the function and mechanism of wheat tandem kinase 1 (WTK1) that confers resistance to wheat stripe rust disease.
email: yhyli@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating the function and mechanism of wheat tandem kinase 1 (WTK1) that confers resistance to wheat stripe rust disease.
email: yhyli@ucdavis.edu
Suji Baik, Undergraduate Student
I am investigating immune receptor expression and screening transgenic tomatoes.
email: sujbaik@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating immune receptor expression and screening transgenic tomatoes.
email: sujbaik@ucdavis.edu
Megann Tran, Undergraduate Student
I am investigating the immunogenicity of vector-borne pathogen MAMPs in tomato.
email: mctr@ucdavis.edu
I am investigating the immunogenicity of vector-borne pathogen MAMPs in tomato.
email: mctr@ucdavis.edu
Wendy Wong, Undergraduate Student
I make reagents and media, and help keep the lab running smoothly.
email: wowong@ucdavis.edu
I make reagents and media, and help keep the lab running smoothly.
email: wowong@ucdavis.edu
