Faculty and Staff | LSU Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology

World-renowned and award-winning faculty members hold research, extension and teaching appointments. These three pillars are fundamental to assist farmers, crop consultants and homeowners in the management of plant diseases and to educate and prepare outstanding plant pathologists and crop physiologists.

Name	Contact	Areas of Research
Zhi-Yuan Chen Professor	A412 Life Sciences Annex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-7850 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: ZChen@agcenter.lsu.edu	Host resistance Host-fungus interactions in soybean and maize
Christopher A. Clark Professor	A443 Life Sciences Annex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1381 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: CClark@agcenter.lsu.edu	Sweet potato pathology Disease Control
Lawrence E. Datnoff Professor & Head	306 Life Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1464 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: LDatnoff@agcenter.lsu.edu	Administration
Vinson Doyle Associate Professor	324 Life Sciences Bldg. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-4052 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: VDoyle@agcenter.lsu.edu	Mycology Systematics Population genetics Phylogenomics
Ely Oliveira-Garcia Assistant Professor	A414 Life Science Annex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-4621 Fax: 225-578-1415 Email: EOliveiraGarcia@agcenter.lsu.edu	Plant-pathogen interactions Fungal genetics Fungal effector biology Disease management
Jong Hyun Ham Professor	460 Life Sciences Bldg. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-6798 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: jham@agcenter.lsu.edu	Phytobacteriology Disease Control Genetics
Jeffrey W. Hoy Professor	A445 Life Sciences Annex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1392 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: JHoy@agcenter.lsu.edu	Sugarcane Pathology Pathogen Detection and Identification Integrated Pest Management Host Plant Resistance
Guy "Boyd" Padgett Professor	Dean Lee Research & Extension Center 8208 Tom Bowman Drive Alexandria, LA 71302 Phone: 318-427-4424 Fax: 318-473-6503 Email: BPadgett@agcenter.lsu.edu	Plant pathology Disease management in row crops Epidemiology Integrated Pest Management
Gregg S. Pettis Adjunct Associate Professor	624 Life Sciences Bldg. Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-2798 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: gpettis@lsu.edu	Phytobacteriology
Paul "Trey" Price Associate Professor	Macon Ridge Research Station 212A Macon Ridge Road Winnsboro, LA 71295 Phone: 318-435-2157 Fax: 318-435-2133 Mobile: 318-235-9805 Email: PPrice@agcenter.lsu.edu	Agronomic Crops
Jonathan Richards Assistant Professor	322 Life Science Building Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-3479 Fax: 225-578-1415 Email: JRichards@agcenter.lsu.edu	Fungal biology Molecular plant-microbe interactions Genomics Host-Parasite Interactions Mycology, Genetics Molecular Biology
Raghuwinder (Raj) Singh Associate Professor & Director, Plant Diagnostic Clinic	434 Life Sciences Bldg Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Phone: 225-578-4562 Fax: 225-578-1415 Email: RSingh@agcenter.lsu.edu	Plant Health Diagnostics (biotic and abiotic stresses) Pathogen Detection and Identification (molecular and conventional) Horticulture Pathology Extension (fruit and nut, industrial hemp, ornamental, vegetable, trees and turfgrass) Integrated Pest and Disease Management
Sara Thomas-Sharma Assistant Professor	426 Life Sciences Building Baton Rouge LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-8537 Fax: 225-578-1415 Email: sthomassharma@agcenter.lsu.edu	Field Crop Pathology
Rodrigo A. Valverde Professor	A416 Life Sciences Annex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1384 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: RValverde@agcenter.lsu.edu	Virolology Pathogen Detection and Identification
Tristan Watson Assistant Professor	A415 Life Sciences Annex Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone: 225-578-1387 Fax: 225-578-1415 E-mail: TWatson@agcenter.lsu.edu	Nematology