Members

James R. Alfano

Education

• Ph.D. Microbiology, Washington State University, 1993
• B.S. Microbiology, San Diego State University, 1986

Academic Positions

• 2011-2019
  Director of the Undergraduate Program in Microbiology
• 2010-2019
  Charles Bessey Professor, Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• 2007-2010
  Professor, Center for Plant Science Innovation and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• 2002-2007
  Associate Professor, Plant Science Initiative and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE and the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• 1997-2000
  Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
• 1993-1997
  Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Guangyong Li

gli3@unl.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Genetics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 2004
• M.S. Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China, 2000
• B.S. Agronomy, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China, 1996

Research Area

Functional analysis of type III effectors.

Publications

Block, A., M. Guo, G. Li, C. Elowsky, T.E. Clemente, and J.R. Alfano. 2009. The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 targets mitochondria, alters plant development and suppresses plant innate immunity. Cell. Microbiol. 12: 318-330

Block, A., G. Li, Z. Q. Fu, and J.R. Alfano. 2008. Phytopathogen type III effector weaponry and their plant targets. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 11: 396-403.

Li, G., K. Liu, S.A. Baldwin, D. Wang. 2003. Equilibrative nucleoside transporters of Arabidopsis thaliana: cDNA cloning, expression pattern, and analysis of transport activities. J Biol Chem. 278: 35732-35742.

Panya Kim

pkim025@gmail.com

Education

• M.S. Plant Biology, University of California, Riverside, 2011
• B.S. Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, South Korea, 2003

Mike Meier

michael.meier@huskers.unl.edu

Samuel Eastman

eastman_samuel@yahoo.com

Mahati Gollapudi

Enzo LaMontia-Hankin

Rajan Mediratta

Tania Toruno

ttoruno@ucdavis.edu

Position Held

• Graduate student (2008-2014)

Last known whereabouts

• Postdoctoral Research Associate
  University of California - Davis, CA

Anna Joe

annajoe_7@yahoo.com

Position Held

• Graduate student (2008-2014)

Last known whereabouts

• Postdoctoral Research Associate
  University of California - Davis, CA

Avelina Espinosa

aespinosa@rwu.edu

Position Held

• Postdoctoral Associate (2002-2004)

Last known whereabouts

• Associate Professor
  Biology and Marine Biology Department
  Roger Williams University - Bristol, RI

Scott Chancey

stchanc@emory.edu

Position Held

• Postdoctoral Associate (2001-2003)

Last known whereabouts

• Senior Research Associate
  Emory University School of Medicine - Atlanta, GA

Karin van Dijk

kvandijk2@unl.edu

Position Held

• Postdoctoral Associate (1998-2001)

Last known whereabouts

• Associate Professor
  University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE

Yashitola Jamir

yjamir@nl.edu

Position Held

• Postdoctoral Associate (2001-2005)

Last known whereabouts

• Research Assistant Professor
  University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE

Zhengqing Fu

zfu@mailbox.sc.edu

Position Held

• Graduate Student (2002-2008)

Last known whereabouts

• Assistant Professor
  University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC

Tanja Petnicki-Ocwieja

tpetnickiocwieja@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Position Held

• Graduate Student (1998-2005)

Last known whereabouts

• Assistant Professor of Medicine
  Tufts University - Boston, MA

Jennifer Hesson van Rooyen

jenhesson@yahoo.com

Position Held

• Graduate Student (2004-2008)

Last known whereabouts

• High School Teacher
  Bellevue West High School - Bellevue, NE

Misty D. Wehling

mwehling@southeast.edu

Position Held

• Graduate Student (2001-2003)

Last known whereabouts

• Microbiology Instructor
  Southeast Community College - Lincoln, NE

Zhengxiang Ge

ZGE2@unl.edu

Position Held

• Graduate Student (2003-2006)

Last known whereabouts

• Technician
  University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE

Angela Hill Records

arecords@usaid.gov

Position Held

• Graduate Student (1997-2000)

Last known whereabouts

• Franklin Fellow
  U.S. Agency for International Development - Washington, DC

Huilan Wang

xgyeb2@yahoo.com

Position Held

• Lab Assistant

Last known whereabouts

• Somewhere in China

Vincent C. Tam

vincent.tam@seattlebiomed.org

Position Held

• Undergraduate Researcher/Technician (2001-2003)

Last known whereabouts

• Staff Scientist
  Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - Seattle, WA

Andrew Karpisek

akarpisek@hotmail.com

Position Held

• Research Technician

Last known whereabouts

• Medical Student
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha, NE

Byeong-ryool “BJ” Jeong (정병률)

bjeong@kaist.ac.kr

Position Held

• Research Assistant Professor

Last known whereabouts

• Research Professor
  Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - South Korea

Fang "Tina" Tian

ftian@ippcaas.cn

Position Held

• Graduate Student

Last known whereabouts

• Assistant Professor
  Institute of Plant Protection
  Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences - Beijing

Emerson Crabill

emerson.crabill@yale.edu

Position Held

• Graduate Student

Last known whereabouts

• Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Yale University - New Haven, CT

Anna Block

anna.block@ars.usda.gov

Position Held

• Postdoctoral Researcher

Last known whereabouts

• Research Molecular Biologist
  USDA University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

Ming Guo

mguo2@unl.edu

Education

• Ph.D. Plant Pathology, Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, China, 1998
• M.S. Plant Pathology, Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University, China, 1989
• B.S. Plant Protection, Jiangxi Agricultural University, China, 1986

Research Area

My research is focused on two general areas — Identifying targets of type III effectors and the roles that P. syringae oxidative stress enzymes play in virulence.

Publications

Block, A., M. Guo, G. Li., C. Elowsky, T.E. Clemente, and J.R. Alfano. 2009. The Pseudomonas syringae type III effector HopG1 targets mitochondria, alters plant development, and suppresses plant innate immunity. Cell. Microbiol.12: 318-330.

Guo, M., F. Tian, Y. Wamboldt, and J. R. Alfano. 2009. The majority of the type III effector inventory of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 can suppress plant immunity. Mol. Plant-Microbe Interact. 22: 1069-1080.

Fu, Z. Q., M. Guo, B-r Jeong, F. Tian, T.E. Elthon, R.L. Cerny, D. Staiger, and J. R. Alfano. 2007. A type III effector ADP-ribosylates RNA-binding proteins and quells plant innate immunity. Nature 447: 284-288.

Guo, M., S.T. Chancey, F. Tian, Z.-X. Ge, Y. Jamir, and J.R. Alfano. 2005. Pseudomonas syringae type III chaperones ShcO1, ShcS1, and ShcS2 facilitate translocation of their cognate effectors and substitute for each other in the secretion of HopO1-1. J. Bacteriol. 187: 4257-4269.

Jamir, Y., M. Guo, H.-S. Oh, T. Petnicki-Ocwieja, S.-R. Chen, X. Tang, M.B. Dickman, A. Collmer, and J.R. Alfano. 2004. Identification of Pseudomonas syringae type III effectors that can suppress programmed cell death in plants and yeast. Plant J. 38: 554-567.

Fan Yang

fan.yang@huskers.unl.edu

Education

• M.S. Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, 2012
• B.S. Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 2008