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Harvey
C. Hoch
Professor and Chair
Department
of Plant Pathology
Co-Director, Nanobiotechnology
Center
Address, Phone, Fax
E-Mail: hch1@cornell.edu
Ph.D. 1972 Plant Pathology/Soils
University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.S. 1967 Plant Pathology/Soils
Colorado State University
B.S. 1965 Botany
Colorado State University
Division of Effort
Research - 50%, Fungal cell biology, Biology of Xylella
fastidiosa,
Host-pathogen interactions, and Nanobiotechnology
Administration - 50%, Chair, Department of Plant Pathology
at Cornell/Geneva
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| Program
Overview |
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Current research emphasizes aspects of the cell biology of plant
pathogenic fungi, particularly the mechanisms by which these fungi
use leaf surface characteristics (topological and chemical) to sense
the right time and place to infect the host. Several fungal-host
systems are studied; Uromyces appendiculatus, the causal
agent of bean rust, Guignardia bidwell (Phyllosticta ampelicida),
the causal agent of black rot of grape, and Colletotrichum graminicola,
the incitant of anthranose disease of grasses. Many of these studies
incorporate nano- and microtechnology to fabricate intricate tools
and surface topographies to help address many questions regarding
fungal cell biology. Similarly, microfabrication approaches are
being used to create artificial xylem vessels used in investigations
concerning colony development, biofilm formation, and cell migration
by Xylella fastidiosa, the bacterium that causes Pierce’s
disease of grape and related diseases of other plants. Much of the
nanofabrication research is being conducted in conjunction with
the Nanobiotechnology Center.
In
addition to supervising and participating in above research program,
I am presently Chair of Cornell's Department of Plant Pathology
at Geneva
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and Current Projects |
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Microfabricated artifical xylem vessels used to study Xylella biology
Microfabricated surfaces to assess signaling in Colletotrichum
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| Professional
Experience |
| 2006-present |
Co-Director, Nanobiotechnology
Center, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York |
| 2005-present |
Chair, Department of Plant
Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, Geneva, New York |
| 1990-present |
Professor, Department of Plant
Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment
Station, Geneva, New York |
| 1982-1990 |
Associate Professor, Department
of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, Geneva, New York |
| 1977-1982 |
Assistant Professor, Department
of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, Geneva, New York |
| 1974-1977 |
Research Associate, Department
of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural
Experiment Station, Geneva, New York |
| 1973-1974 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Botany Department, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia |
| 1972-1973 |
Postdoctoral Research Associate,
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wisconsin |
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| Professional
Activities |
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Professional Societies
American Phytopathological Society
Mycological Society of America
American Society of Microbiology
Professional Assignments, Honors, and Awards
| 1981-1987 |
Mycological Society of America
representative to the Biological Stain Commission |
| 1981-1984 |
Associate Editor, PHYTOPATHOLOGY |
| 1981-1985 |
Associate Editor, CANADIAN JOURNAL
OF MICROBIOLOGY |
| 1986-1995 |
American Phytopathological Society
representative to the Biological Stain Commission |
| 1992-1996 |
Advisory Board, NIH sponsored
National Vibrating Probe Facility, Marine Biology Laboratory,
Woods Hole |
| 1994 |
Ruth Allen Award, American Phytopathological
Society |
| 1995-1997 |
Councilor for Cell Biology/Physiology,
Mycological Society of America |
| 1996-2002 |
Member of Editorial Board, Mycologia,
Mycological Society of America |
| 2000-present |
Executive Board, Nanobiotechnology
Center, Cornell University |
| 2003-2005 |
Councilor for Cell Biology/Physiology,
Mycological Society of America |
| 2002 |
Elected Fellow, American Phytopathological
Society |
| 2003-present |
Member, Nanotechnology Technical
Advisory Group to the President's Council of Advisors on Science
and Technology (PCAST) for the National Nanotechnology Initiative
(NNI) |
| 2005-present |
Member advisory Board, BioCurrents
Research Center (NIH:NCRR), Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods
Hole |
| 2006 |
Distinguished Mycologist Award,
Mycological Society of America, 2006 |
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| Current and
Former Graduate Students (since 1990) |
| 1990 |
Young Kwon (Ph.D.) |
| 1996 |
Ary Correa (Ph.D.) |
| 1996 |
KerChung Kuo (Ph.D.) |
| 2000 |
Brian Shaw (Ph.D.) |
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| Current
and Former Postdoctoral and Visiting Scientists (since 1990) |
| 1988-1990 |
Dr. Eric Allen |
| 1989-1991 |
Dr. Beth Hazen |
| 1989-1991 |
Dr. Gabriele Leinhos |
| 1989-1990 |
Dr. Mary Ann Stumpf |
| 1989-1991 |
Dr. Tom Molosok |
| 1991-1993 |
Dr. Jana Lamboy |
| 1996-1997 |
Dr. Ary Corrêa
Jr. |
| 1997-1999 |
Dr. Dave Clarke |
| 2001-2002 |
Dr. Dace Apoga |
| 2003-2005 |
Dr. Yizhi Meng |
| 2003 |
Dr. Larry Smart,
visiting scientist, Syracuse University |
| 2004-2005 |
Dr. Jeremy Wahl |
| 2005-present |
Dr.
Tanya Taylor |
| 2005-present |
Dr.
Leonardo De La Fuente |
| 2006-present |
Dr. Luciana Cursino
dos Santos |
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