Dear Colleagues,

Please circulate to potential graduate students.

A funded Ph.D. position is available immediately to work with me, Dan 
Herms, and other collaborators on a project that will use metabolomic 
and proteomic approaches coupled with field studies.  The project 
will be a test of a new ecological model that integrates the 
phenomenon of pathogen-induced systemic resistance with the 
growth/differentiation balance hypothesis (Bonello et al. 2006, see 
attached) in tripartite systems that include Austrian pine (Pinus 
nigra), the blight and canker pathogen Diplodia pinea, and two 
pestiferous insects, the pine engraver (Ips pini) and the European 
pine sawfly (Neodiprion sertifer).

Prospective candidates should have an excellent undergraduate record 
in the biological, ecological, or agricultural sciences.  A master 
degree in tree pathology, entomology, or chemical ecology is strongly 
preferred.

Interested students should verify their records against our admission 
requirements 
(http://plantpath.osu.edu/graduate-programs/prospective-students/graduate-funding-and-faqs) 
before contacting me directly for information regarding the project.

Thank you!
Enrico

Bonello, P., T. R. Gordon, D. A. Herms, D. L. Wood, and N. Erbilgin. 
2006. Nature and ecological implications of pathogen-induced systemic 
resistance in conifers: A novel hypothesis. Physiological and 
Molecular Plant Pathology  68, 95-104
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Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello, Assoc. Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology
The Ohio State University
201 Kottman Hall
2021 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: (614) 688-5401
Lab: (614) 688-5409
Fax: (614) 292-4455
http://plantpath.osu.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty-directory/bonello-pierluigi-enrico/

Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP)
http://esgp.osu.edu/

Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Program (PMBB)
http://pmbb.osu.edu/
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