Diagnostics Committee


Mission Statement

The Diagnostics Committee represents APS members concerned with diagnosis of plant diseases, including public and private diagnostic labs, consultants and public or private businesses concerned with plant disease diagnostic methods. The Diagnostic Committee serves as a discussion group for issues of concern for those involved with disease diagnosis. The Diagnostics Committee assesses the need for, and then considers sponsoring, any project which will improve diagnostic plant pathology and increase visibility of diagnostics within the greater plant pathology profession.

Annual Reports

2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007   2008  

Proposed Sessions for APS Annual Meeting

These are the proposed symposia and workshop sessions for APS 2009 that will be co-sponsored by the Diagnostics Committee: Can You Hear Me Now? The new face of extension (sponsored by the Extension Committee, co-sponsored by Diagnostics); Forensic Plant Pathology: Science in the Courtroom; Methyl Bromide Alternatives Research: Plant Pathology Outcomes; Perplexing Potato Problems; New Nuances in Virus-Vector Biology and Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Formation in Plant Associated Bacteria.

Current and Past APS Annual Sessions

Diagnostics Contest (Annually); Diagnostics Working Group (Annually); Turf Diagnostic Workshop (2005); Real-Time PCR Workshop (2006); "Detection, Identification, Diagnostics: Advancing the Science One Sample at a Time" (2008).


Committee Officers

Chair

Carla D. Garzon, PhD
Oklahoma State Univ
Entomology & Plant Pathology Dept
127 Noble Research Center
Stillwater, OK  73013
Phone:  (405) 744-9947
FAX:  405 744 6039
Email:  carla.garzon@okstate.edu
Website:  http://entoplp.okstate.edu/profiles/garzon.html
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/11/2010


Immediate Past Chair

Anette Phibbs
Wisconsin Dept of Agric
Trade and Consumer Protection
4702 Univ Ave - PO Box 7883
Madison, WI  53705
Phone:  (608) 266-7132
FAX:  (608) 266-5855
Email:  anette.phibbs@wi.gov
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/11/2010


Vice Chair

Margaret R. Williamson
Clemson Univ
Plant Problem Clinic
511 Westinghouse Road
Pendleton, SC  29670
Phone:  (864) 646-2133
FAX:  (864) 646-2178
Email:  mwllmsn@clemson.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/11/2010


Member

Francisco M. Assis Filho
Agdia Inc
30380 County Road 6
Elkhart, IN  46514
Phone:  (574) 264-2014
FAX:  (574) 264-2153
Email:  fassis@agdia.com
Term:  08/04/2005 - 08/10/2011


Member

Clarissa J. Balbalian
Mississippi State Univ
Ext Plant Pathology/Nematology Lab
190 Bost-North
Mississippi State, MS  39762-9612
Phone:  (662) 325-2146
FAX:  (662) 325-8336
Email:  cbalbali@ext.msstate.edu
Term:  08/03/2006 - 08/08/2012


Member

Ravindra G. Bhat
Univ of California
Plant Pathology Dept
1 Shields Ave - 370A Hutchison Hall
Davis, CA  95616
Phone:  (530) 752-8679
FAX:  (530) 752-5674
Email:  rgbhat@ucdavis.edu
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Tamla D. Blunt
Colorado State Univ
E215 Plant Science Bldg
200 W Lake Street Dept BSPM
Fort Collins, CO  80523-1177
Phone:  (970) 491-6950
FAX:  (970) 491-3862
Email:  tamla.blunt@colostate.edu
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Aleksandra Bulajic
Belgrade Univ
Faculty of Agriculture
Nemanjina 6
Belgrade, Zemun,    11080
SERBIA
Phone:  38 16 341 4161
Email:  aleksandrabulajic@yahoo.com
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Jan M. Byrne
Michigan State Univ
Diagnostic Services
114 Ctr for Integrated Plant Systems
East Lansing, MI  48824-1311
Phone:  (517) 355-3504
Email:  byrnejm@msu.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Jennifer L. Chaky
Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl Inc
PO Box 85
7301 NW 62nd Ave
Johnston, IA  50131-0085
Phone:  (515) 334-6962
FAX:  (515) 253-2125
Email:  jennifer.chaky@pioneer.com
Term:  08/03/2006 - 08/08/2012


Member

Patricia B. de Sa
Univ of Kentucky
Plant & Soil Sciences Dept
1405 Veterans Dr - R 320 Plant Sci Bldg
Lexington, KY  40546-0312
Phone:  (859) 257-5020
Email:  pdesa2@uky.edu
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Sharon M. Dobesh
Kansas State Univ
Plant Pathology Dept
4024 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS  66506
Phone:  (785) 532-1340
FAX:  (785) 532-5692
Email:  sdobesh@ksu.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Brooke Aurora Edmunds
Colorado State University Extension
9755 Henderson Rd
Brighton, CO  80601
Phone:  (303) 725-8122
Email:  brooke.edmunds@colostate.edu
Website:  brooke.a.edmunds.googlepages.com/home
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Conrad K. Evans
Washington State University
Plant Pathology Department
USDA-ARS, 209 Johnson Hall
Pullman, WA  99164
Phone:  (435) 232-1908
Email:  kent_evans@wsu.edu
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Hanafy M. Fouly, PhD
Clemson Univ
Dept of Ent, Soils and Plant Sci
Pee Dee REC, 2200 Pocket Road
Florence, SC  29506
Phone:  (843)662-3526 ext. 233
FAX:  (843)661-5676
Email:  hfouly@clemson.edu
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Amanda Coleen Hodges, PhD
Univ of Florida
Entomology and Nematology Dept
Natural Area Dr - PO Box 110620
Gainesville, FL  32611
Phone:  (352) 273-3957
FAX:  (352) 392-0190
Email:  achodges@ufl.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Eric W. Honeycutt
Bartlett Tree Experts
Research Laboratory
13768 Hamilton Road
Charlotte, NC  28278-8213
Phone:  (704) 588-1150
FAX:  (704) 588-5152
Email:  ehoneycutt@bartlettlab.com
Term:  08/04/2005 - 08/10/2011


Member

German P. Hoyos
EnviroLogix
500 Riverside Ind Pkwy
Portland, ME  04103-1486
Phone:  (207) 797-0300
FAX:  (207) 797-7533
Email:  german.hoyos@envirologix.com
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Wendy Kaneshiro
USDA APHIS PPQ
PEPS
300 Rodgers Blvd #58
Honolulu, HI  96819
Phone:  (808) 861-8494
FAX:  (808) 861-8500
Email:  wendy.s.sueno@aphis.usda.gov
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Seong Hwan Kim
Pennsylvania Dept of Agric
Bureau Plant Industry
2301 N Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA  17110-9408
Phone:  (717) 772-5221
FAX:  (717) 705-6518
Email:  skim@state.pa.us
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Umesh C. Kodira
California Dept of Food & Agric
3294 Meadowview Road
Sacramento, CA  95832
Phone:  (916) 262-1104
FAX:  (916) 262-1190
Email:  ukodira@cdfa.ca.gov
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Steven T. Koike
Univ of California
Cooperative Extension Service
1432 Abbott Street
Salinas, CA  93901-4507
Phone:  (831) 759-7350
FAX:  (831) 758-3018
Email:  stkoike@ucdavis.edu
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Ryo Kubota
Univ of Hawaii At Manoa
MBBE
1955 East West Rd - Room 218
Honolulu, HI  96822
Phone:  (808) 956-9917
FAX:  (808) 956-3542
Email:  ryokubot@hawaii.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Joseph H. LaForest
Univ of Georgia
Bugwood Network
PO Box 748
Tifton, GA  31793
Phone:  (229) 386 3298
FAX:  (229) 386 3352
Email:  laforest@uga.edu
Website:  http://www.bugwood.org
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Laurene Levy
USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST NPGBL
BARC-East - Bldg 580
Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, MD  20705
Phone:  (301) 504-7100 x226
FAX:  (301) 504-8539
Email:  laurene.levy@aphis.usda.gov
Term:  08/04/2005 - 08/10/2011


Member

Sara R. May
Penn State Univ
Plant Pathology Dept
210 Buckhout Lab
University Park, PA  16802-4507
Phone:  (814) 863-7061
Email:  srm183@psu.edu
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Sheila A. McBride
Texas A&M Univ
Suite 130A
1500 Research Pkwy
College Station, TX  77845
Phone:  (979) 845-8032
FAX:  (979) 845-6499
Email:  smcbride@ag.tamu.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Tefera Mekuria
Washington State Univ
IAREC - Plant Pathology Dept
24106 N Bunn Road
Prosser, WA  99350
Phone:  (509) 786-1920
Email:  tmeduria@wsu.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Debbie D. Miller
Davey Tree Expert Co
PO Box 5193
1500 N Mantua Street
Kent, OH  44240
Phone:  (330) 673-9511x417
FAX:  (330) 673-5408
Email:  debbie.miller@davey.com
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Orly Mor
Zeraim Gedera Seed Growers Co Ltd
PO Box 103
Gedera,   70750
ISRAEL
Phone:  972 8 859 4605
FAX:  972 8 859 4376
Email:  orly.mor@zeraim.com
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Mark K. Nakhla
USDA APHIS PPQ CPHST
CPHST
Bldg-580, Powder Mill Rd, BARC-East
Beltsville, MD  20705
Phone:  (301) 504-7100
FAX:  (301) 504-8539
Email:  mark.k.nakhla@aphis.usda.gov
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Philip R. Northover
Saskatchewan Agric
Crop Protection Laboratory
346 McDonald Street
Regina, SK  S4N 6P6
CANADA
Phone:  (306) 798-0100
FAX:  (306) 787-8803
Email:  philip.northover@gov.sk.ca
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Judith L. O'Mara
Kansas State Univ
Plant Pathology Dept
4601 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS  66503
Phone:  (785) 532-1385
FAX:  (785) 532-5692
Email:  jomara@ksu.edu
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Mary E. Palm-Hernandez
USDA APHIS PPQ
B-580, BARC-East
Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, MD  20705
Phone:  (301) 504-5700
FAX:  (301) 504-6124
Email:  mary.palm@aphis.usda.gov
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

John H. Payne
USDA APHIS
Room 302-E
1400 Independence Ave SW
Washington, DC  20250
Phone:  (202) 720-5601
Email:  john.h.payne@usda.gov
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Karen K. Rane
Univ of Maryland
Entomology Dept - Plant Diagnostic Lab
4112 Plant Sciences Bldg
College Park, MD  20742
Phone:  (301) 405-1611
FAX:  (301) 314-9290
Email:  rane@umd.edu
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Gail E. Ruhl
Purdue Univ
Botany & Plant Pathology Dept
915 West State Street
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2054
Phone:  (765) 494-4641
FAX:  (765) 494-3958
Email:  ruhlg@purdue.edu
Term:  08/03/2006 - 08/08/2012


Member

Maryna Serdani
Oregon State Univ
Botany & Plant Pathology Dept
1089 Cordley Hall
Corvallis, OR  97331
Phone:  (541) 737-2312
FAX:  (541) 737-2412
Email:  serdanim@science.oregonstate.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Raghuwinder Singh
Louisiana State Univ Agricultural Center
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
302 Life Science Bldg
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
Phone:  (225) 578-4562
Email:  raghuwinders@hotmail.com
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Cheryl A. Smith
Univ of New Hampshire
Plant Biology Dept
38 Academic Way - G38 SLS
Durham, NH  03824
Phone:  (603) 862-3841
FAX:  (603) 862-2717
Email:  cheryl.smith@unh.edu
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Karen L. Snover-Clift
Cornell Univ
Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology
324 Plant Science Bldg
Ithaca, NY  14853
Phone:  (607) 255-7860
FAX:  (607) 255-4471
Email:  kls13@cornell.edu
Website:  http://pppmb.cals.cornell.edu/cals/plpath/directory/faculty.cfm?netId=kls13
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Nancy J. Taylor
Ohio State Univ
201 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Rd
Columbus, OH  43210-1044
Phone:  (614) 688-5563
FAX:  (614) 292-4455
Email:  taylor.8@osu.edu
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Anne M. Vitoreli
Univ of Florida
Plant Pathology Dept
Bldg 78 Mowry Road
Gainesville, FL  32611-083
Phone:  (352) 392-1795
Email:  abenner@ufl.edu
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Albert Vrient
Agdia Inc
30380 County Rd 6
Elkhart, IN  46514-9514
Phone:  (574) 264-2014
FAX:  (574) 264-2153
Term:  07/31/2008 - 08/10/2011


Member

Craig A. Webb
USDA APHIS PPQ
Kansas State Univ
4024 Throckmorton Hall - Plant Sciences
Manhattan, KS  66506-5502
Phone:  (785) 532-1349
FAX:  (785) 532-5692
Email:  craig.a.webb@aphis.usda.gov
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010


Member

Jun Q. Xia
AC Diagnostics Inc
1131 W Cato Springs Road
Fayetteville, AR  72751
Phone:  (479) 595-0320
FAX:  (479) 251-1791
Email:  jxia@acdiainc.com
Website:  www.acdiainc.com
Term:  08/06/2009 - 08/08/2012


Member

Amy D. Ziems
Univ of Nebraska
Plant Pathology Dept
448 Plant Sciences Hall
Lincoln, NE  68583-0722
Phone:  (402) 472-2559
FAX:  (402) 472-2853
Email:  aziems2@unl.edu
Term:  08/02/2007 - 08/11/2010



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