Saet-Byul Kim
Assistant Professor in Plant PathologyPlant-microbe interactions, plant immunity, disease susceptibility, fungal pathogen
402-472-2858
saetbyul.kim@unl.edu
Crops such as corn, soybean, and peppers face numerous attacks from various pathogens in the field, which can lead to reduced yields. To gain a better understanding of how plants defend themselves against pathogens and how pathogens cause disease in plants, Dr. Kim and her team study the molecular interactions between crop plants such as maize and sorghum and rust pathogen which serve as model pathosystems. From both the plant and pathogen perspectives, researchers employ genetics, genomics, molecular biology, virology, and bioinformatics to identify pathogenic proteins that suppress the plant immune response and plant proteins that induce it. Our primary objective is to create rust-resistant crops by integrating findings from various research initiatives.
Research KeywordsPlant-microbe interactions, plant immunity, disease susceptibility, fungal pathogen