Position Title
Professor and Fiddyment Endowed Chair, Graduate Program Chair
Position Title
Professor and Fiddyment Endowed Chair, Graduate Program Chair
Hutchison Hall 576
Bio
Dr. Coaker’s research program focuses on the interaction between bacterial pathogens and plants. Her work focuses on understanding kinase-mediated immune signaling and pathogen effector targets in both model and crop plants. Recent research investigates vascular pathogens, including vector-borne disease associated with Liberibacter species in citrus, tomato and potato. She also works on understanding the interaction between the Gram-positive vascular pathogen Clavibacter and its plant hosts.
Research Interests & Expertise
- Molecular biology, genetics and proteomics of plant-microbe interactions; plant bacteriology