Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark,
DE USA

An opening is available in the Wisser laboratory to a Ph.D. seeking
student interested in studying natural variation in fungal pathogenicity
on maize. A Ph.D. seeking student is preferred with an M.S. degree or
experience in plant pathology, plant breeding, genetics, or related
fields of study. Students interested in pursuing an M.S. degree may be
considered.

Our group studies quantitative trait variation of disease resistance in
maize. We are looking for a student to initiate the development of a
parallel framework to study the genetic basis of variation in fungal
pathogenesis. The research project involves the development of novel
microbial populations and techniques for processing microorganisms, the
development of experimental designs to assess phenotypic variation in
pathogen aggressiveness and virulence, and the production of genomic
resources to be integrated with phenotypic data. This project will
integrate multiple fields of study including quantitative and population
genetics, experimental design and statistics, molecular biology,
bioinformatics, and plant pathology.

For those interested please contact:
Randall J Wisser, Ph.D.
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
office: 302.831.1356
rjw@...
http://ag.udel.edu/PLSC/faculty/wisser.html