Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Weisberg Lab Weisberg Lab at Oregon State University ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://weisberglab.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [News](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=1563) - NEWS - [Boluwatife receives 1st Place Poster award](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1830) - Weisberg Lab PhD student Boluwatife Giwa presented her research on Botrytis genomics at the 2026 APS Pacific Division Meeting and was awarded the 1st place poster award and a travel award. Congrats Boluwatife! - [Welcome Alex and Lauren](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1822) - Dr. Alex Zaccaron has joined the lab as a postdoctoral researcher to work on Eastern Filbert Blight genomics and epidemiology. He is co-mentored in the Jared LeBoldus lab.Lauren Harmon has also joined the lab for the summer as an intern in the REEU program.Welcome Alex and Lauren! - [2024 APS Pacific division meeting](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1817) - Lab members Dr. Arafat Rahman, Jewell Jung, and Andrea Schiffer presented their research as posters at the 2024 APS Pacific Division meeting in Corvallis. Great job! - [lab collecting trip](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1800) - The lab had a great field trip collecting crown gall samples from a local vineyard. We are looking forward to isolating and characterizing Agrobacterium from them soon! - [recruiting a phd student in fungal genomics](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1785) - The Weisberg lab (Oregon State University) and Mahaffee lab (USDA-ARS) are recruiting a PhD student for research in fungal comparative genomics and evolution. Start date is flexible, if interested please include your CV and contact us by email at weisbeal@oregonstate.edu to discuss it & apply! See the full job description in the attached pdf: PhD_MahaffeeWeisbergDownload - [Welcome Arafat!](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1783) - Dr. Arafat Rahman is joining the lab as a postdoctoral scholar. Welcome to the lab! - [New lab members](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1769) - Welcome to Andrea and Jewell upon joining the lab! - [Join the lab!](https://weisberglab.com/?p=1345) - The Weisberg Lab is taking applications for a PhD student. Apply to the Botany and Plant Pathology PhD program here: https://bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/academics/graduate-programs by December 1. ## Pages - [About us](https://weisberglab.com/) - Weisberg lab Evolution of Plant/Microbe Interactions Research Interests Research in the Weisberg lab focuses on the evolution and epidemiology of plant pathogens, both bacterial and fungal. We seek to characterize mobile genetic elements (MGEs) and their influence on microbial symbioses (pathogens and/or mutualist symbionts). We utilize comparative and population genomics of large datasets to classify - [lab members](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=1750) - lab members Who's who in the Weisberg lab Alexandra Weisberg I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. I am interested in the role of mobile genetic elements in plant-microbe evolution. We work to understand how plants and microbes interact, as well as the role of mobile genetic elements in - [Teaching](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=964) - Teaching Alexandra Weisberg teaches: BI 445 Evolution Formal analysis of genetic and ecological mechanisms producing evolutionary change; special topics include speciation, ecological constraints, adaptive radiations, paleontology, biogeography, the origin of life, molecular evolution, and human evolution. BOT 555 Evolutionary Dynamics of Plant Pathogens Examines how plant pathogens evolve and spread, and how their interactions with - [Publications](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=962) - Publications For an up to date list of publications from the Weisberg lab, please see Alexandra Weisberg's Google Scholar page. - [Contact](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=968) - CONTACT Contact Us The Weisberg lab is currently hiring a postdoc scholar. A job ad will be posted shortly. Address : Department of Botany and Plant Pathology2701 SW Campus WayCorvallis, OR 97331 Email : weisbeal [at] oregonstate [dot] edu - [Research](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=966) - Research Evolution of mobile genetic elements Mobile genetic elements (MGEs) play an important role in many plant/microbe interactions, as well as in human disease, such as those that carry genes conferring antibiotic resistance. MGEs, such as plasmids or integrative conjugative elements (ICEs), can cause bacterial hosts to transition from commensal organisms to pathogens or beneficial - [Weisberg Lab at Oregon State](https://weisberglab.com/?page_id=1365) - Weisberg Lab Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Plant Disease Evolution of mobile genetic elements Characterizing the evolution of mobile genetic elements (MGEs) involved in plant/microbe interactions and symbioses. Learn more Genomic epidemiology Population genomics and genomic epidemiology of microbial pathogens and MGEs Learn more Determinants of host range and MGE compatibility What determines the host ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://weisberglab.com/?cat=1)