Plant Pest Diagnostics Center - Nematology Laboratory Staff
Scientific Staff
Dr. John Chitambar , Senior Plant Nematologist (John's webpage)
Education: B.S., 1975, M.S., 1977, Allahabad Agricultural Institute (University of Allahabad), India; Ph.D., 1983, University of California, Davis.
Experience: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Nematology, University of California, Davis, 1983; Associate, Department of Nematology, University of California,Riverside, 1983; Lecturer, Department of Biology, Allahabad Agricultural Institute, India, 1984-85; Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis, 1985-1987; Associate Plant Nematologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, 1987-1992; Associate Waste Management Specialist, California Integrated Waste Management Board, Sacramento, 1992-1993; Associate Plant Nematologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, 1993-1998; Professor of Biology, Cosumnes River College, August-December 2004; Senior Plant Nematologist (Specialist), California Department of Food and Agriculture, Sacramento, 1999-present.
Area of Specialty/Responsibility: Nematode Diagnostics and Research.
Dr. Ke Dong , Senior Plant Nematologist (Ke's webpage)
Education: B.S., 1985, M.S., 1988, Shenyang Agricultural University, China; Ph.D., 1996, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
Experience: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Riverside, 1997-1998; Postdoctoral Researcher, Clemson University, SC, 1999. Associate Plant Nematologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2000-2005; Senior Plant Nematologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2005-present.
Area of Specialty/Responsibility: Nematode Diagnostics and Research.
Dr. Sergei Subbotin , Associate Plant Nematologist (Sergei's webpage)
Education: M.S., 1981, K.A. Timirjazev Moscow Agricultural Academy, Moscow, Russia; Ph.D., 1987, K.I. Skrjabin Institute of Helminthology, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Experience: Research Assistant, Plant Immunity Laboratory, V.R. Villiams Institute of Food Plants, Agricultural Academy of Sciences, Moscow region, Russia, 1981-1983; Researcher, Phytonematology Laboratory, K.I. Skrjabin Institute of Helminthology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 1983-1991; Senior Researcher, Institute of Parasitology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 1991-present; Visiting Researcher, Royal Society of London, UK, Harpenden, IACR-Rothamsted, 1998-1999; NATO Fellowship Researcher, Agricultural Research Centre, Merelbeke, Belgium, 1999-2000, 2001-2002; Scientific Researcher. Institut für Nematologie und Wirbeltierkunde, Münster, Germany, 2001-2002; Guest Professor, Gent University, Gent, Belgium, 2003–present; Visiting Researcher, Agricultural Research Centre, Merelbeke, Belgium, 2002-2003; Visiting Nematologist, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, California, 2004-2005; Assistant Nematologist, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside, California, 2005-2006; Associate Plant Nematologist, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2006-present.
Area of Specialty/Responsibility: Nematode Diagnostics and Research.
Supervisor
Timothy Tidwell , Program Supervisor (Tim's webpage)
Education: B.A., Plant Science, 1973, California State University, Sacramento; M.S. Plant Pathology, 1977 University of California, Davis.
Experience: Postgraduate researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, 1977; Agricultural Biological Technician II, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1977; Plant Pathologist I, California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1978-1979; Associate Plant Pathologist (Diagnostician), California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1979-1992; Environmental Research Scientist, California EPA, Department of Pesticide Regulation, 1992-1995; Associate Plant Pathologist (Diagnostician), California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1995-1997; Senior Plant Pathologist (Diagnostician), California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1997-1999; Senior Plant Pathologist (Supervisor), California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1999-2003; Program Supervisor (Plant Pathology, Nematology, Botany, Seed Botany), California Department of Food and Agriculture, 2003-present..
Area of Specialty/Responsibility: Plant Diseases caused by Fungal Pathogens; Tree Pathology; Seed Health Testing, Phanerogamic pathogens.
Technical Staff
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Former Scientific Staff