Rebecca McDougal

I use molecular techniques to diagnose plant disease and characterize plant pathogens, mostly in forest species and for biosecurity-based projects. My current projects include studies of Phytophthora, Dothistroma and Cyclaneusma species, using PCR-based methods, genomics, transcriptomics and effectoromics. I also perform analyses of the diversity in pathogen populations. We need to protect forests from the ever-increasing impacts of plant pathogens.