Researchers in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology working in the area of Mushroom Science and Technology.
- Professor of Mushrooms
Areas of Expertise
- Mushroom cultivation
- Composting
- Mushroom nutrition and physiology
- IPM and Disease Management for Mushroom cultivation
- Mushroom extension services for the North American mushroom industry
- Professor of Bacterial Systematics and Plant Pathology
Areas of Expertise
- Phytobacteriology
- Translational Taxonomy
- Systematic Bacteriology
- Biological Control
- Sustainable and Organic Agriculture
- Email ctb14@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-7448
- Pronouns She/Her/Hers
- Professor Emeritus
Areas of Expertise
- Tree Diseases
- Biocontrol
- Email ddd2@psu.edu
- Office 814-865-1689
- Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology
Areas of Expertise
- Bacteriology
- Phyllosphere Microbiology
- Protein-mediated Bacterial Antagonism
- Molecular Biology
- Disease Suppression
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Hockett Lab
Areas of Expertise
- Mycology
- Bioinformatics
- Untargeted Proteomics
- Genome Sequencing and Assembly
- Transcriptomics
- Mushroom Cultivation
- Email epo5193@psu.edu
- Office (814) 863-2065
- Pronouns He/Him
- Associate Research Professor
- Director of Graduate Studies
- Mushroom Science and Technology Minor Advisor
- Manager - Mushroom Research Center
- Director - Mushroom Spawn Lab
Areas of Expertise
- Substrate Microbiology
- Mushroom Cultivation
- Composting
- Integrated Pest Management
- Postdoctoral Scholar
- Pecchia's Lab
Areas of Expertise
- Mushroom cultivation
- Microbe-microbe interactions
- Amplicon sequencing
- Whole genome sequencing
- Environmental microbiology
