Dr. Georgios Vidalakis has received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to purchase new equipment to be used to support research conducted by the Citrus Clonal Protection Program (CCPP). See the press release for the grant here.
Nichole Ginnan a graduate student in the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology received the award for her excellence in teaching. She was honored at the Graduate Division Excellence in Teaching Banquet.
Dr. Emma Aronson's paper titled "Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems" is garnering international attention. The paper can be found on the Nature website here UCR Today Article can be found here The publication is also being featured on EurekAlert and Popular Science.
Dr. Rong Hai and Dr. Jikui Song in the department of Biochemistry, recently published a paper titled " The structure of Zika virus NS5 reveals a conserved domain conformation". Their research is being featured by ABC 7, The Press-Enterprise, and UCR Today. Read the paper on the Nature website here ABC7 coverage can be found...
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.
Dr. Katherine Borkovich has been elected to fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology.The AAM is an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology.
Dr. Howard Judelson, Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read the story on UCR Today here.
