Research Interests

plant microbe interactions

Research in my laboratory includes studies on the mechanisms controlling pathogen evolution and virulence as well as plant resistance signaling with a focus on bacterial pathogens of Arabidopsis, citrus, and tomato.

Grad Group Affiliations

• Plant Biology
• Integrative Genetics and Genomics

Specialties / Focus

• Model Plants
• Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Genomics
• Plant Breeding

Labs

• 565 and 575 Hutchison Hall http://www.coakerlab.org

Honors and Awards

• Chancellor's Fellow for Research Excellence, 2013
• Faculty 1000 of Biology Must Read Plant Biology Paper, 2005
• William H. Krauss Director's Award for Research Excellence, The Ohio State University, 2004
• Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, The Ohio State University, 2003
• Presidential Fellowship Nomination, The Ohio State University, 2002

Professional Societies

• The American Association for the Advancement of Science
• International Society of Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
• American Society of Plant Biologists

Degrees

• 2003 PhD The Ohio State University
• 1998 BS

Publications

list of peer reviewed publications:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/gitta.coaker.1/bibliography/45422773/public/?sort=date&direction=descending