A paper describing the genome sequencing and mutant screen for genes potentially involved in controlling against leaf and pseudobulb necrosis of orchid has been accepted for publication in MPMI. This is another collaborative effort with our colleagues at USDA and scientists in Brazil.

We are excited to welcome:

Dr. Chih-Feng Wu, a new postdoctoral scholar

Lucas Dantas Lopes, a visiting graduate student from Brazil

Heidi Lederhos, an undergraduate student

Michael Belcher, an undergraduate student