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Forest Pathology and Mycology
M.S., M.P.S. & Ph.D.
Forest pathology and mycology trains students to understand tree diseases and fungi from the perspective of basic biology and ecology as well as that of societal needs. This requires global understanding of the positive and negative ecological roles of diseases in the forest environment. It requires a broad knowledge of fungi, viruses, bacteria and abiotic environmental factors affecting forest systems. It also requires sophisticated application of molecular biology, physiology and genetics to host pathogen systems. Areas of interest include environmental, fungal and viral tree diseases; mycorrhizae; wood decay; monitoring and impact assessment of disease in forest and urban tree systems; epidemiology of tree diseases and the genetics of resistance to tree diseases and pathogen variability; molecular biology and physiology of fungus infection and invasion; and taxonomy and ecology of fungi.
Participating Faculty
- Lawrence Abrahamson; labrahamson@esf.edu
Forest Pathology, Entomology - John Castello; jdcastello@esf.edu
Forest Pathology 
Danilo Fernando; fernando@esf.edu
Plant Reproductive Biology- Thomas Horton; trhorton@esf.edu
Mycorrhizal Plant Ecology, Molecular Ecology, Mycology, Fire Ecology - William Powell; wapowell@esf.edu
Plant Pathology and Molecular Biology - Alexander Weir; alexw@esf.edu
Fungal Biodiversity and Conservation, Fungal-Arthropod Interactions, Biology of Parasites and Symbionts
Current Graduate Students in Forest Pathology and Mycology
Current Students
Only currently registered students appear—new student names are added at the start of the academic year.
| Forest Pathology and Mycology Degree Sought: PHDAdvisor(s): Castello |
Undergraduate Institute: Paul Smiths College (Biology) Graduate Research Topic |
| Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: MSAdvisor(s): Weir |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biological Sciences) |
| Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: PHDAdvisor(s): Weir |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (EFB) |
| Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: PHDAdvisor(s): Horton |
Previous Graduate Study: University of Puerto Rico, May (Agronomy ) |
| Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: MSAdvisor(s): Castello |
Graduate Research Topic |
Jonathan Cale
Yazmin Rivera