Christine Smart
![Christine Smart, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology](https://cihmid.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/40-smart-chris-e1563812803383-480x480.jpg)
Two main areas of study in the Smart lab include identifying genes in bacterial pathogens that enable movement within a plant, and understanding the population diversity of rapidly reproducing oomycete pathogens. These studies enhance our knowledge of pathogen virulence determinants and further elucidate how plants recognize and respond to pathogens.
Title: Professor
Department: Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology
Roles: Faculty
Research Areas: Agriculture Research, Bacteria, Disease Ecology and Evolution, Fungi, Genetics, Genomics and Cell Biology of Infection, Microbiota and Microbiomes, Plant Hosts
Lab: https://cals.cornell.edu/christine-durbahn-smart
Email: cds14@cornell.edu