Dr. Caroline Roper (PI), Dr. Georgios Vidalakis, Dr. James Borneman, Dr. Philippe Rolshausen, Dr. David Jassby, and Dr. Haizhou Liu's research will focus on the design and identification of new bactericides to combat the Huanglongbing disease that is destroying the citrus industry. See the Press Release from the USDA here or the UCR Today Article.