Department of Plant Pathology

fields and UMN campus
culture of soybean with mold
Mary Buschette, Brian Steffenson, Linda Kinkel, Jamie Nesbit, Hunter Kluegel, Olivia Queissier, Camilla Dreasher Mercado, and Yoony Lee smiling in front of a giant globe
researcher in a field holding plants
department group photo on steps of Borlaug hall
lab with plants
Nickolas Rajtar in a field

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  • department group photo on steps of Borlaug hall

    Awards Day 2026

    Thank you to everyone who attended Awards Day! Read the story for a full list of winners. 

  • headshot of Pranaya at state fair

    Pranaya Kaki passes PhD defense

    Congratulations! Pranaya passed her defense on May 13, 2026. 

  • devanshi khokhani headshot

    NSF CAREER Award for Devanshi Khokhani

    Faculty member Devanshi Khokhani has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for her project "Integrating the Next Generation into Investigating Cross-kingdom Interactions between Mycorrhizal Fungi and Hyphosphere Bacteria."

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