A meeting review article for Phyllosphere 2022 was just published in Phytobiomes. Megan’s research on the ability of the phytopathogen Xanthomonas gardneri to induce water soaking […]

We’re proud to announce that in collaboration with the Data Science Institute, we’ve created an automated application to identify and enumerate the diseased area of […]

Megan is the 2023 recipient of the Schreiber Foods Graduate Student Scholarship. This scholarship is the result of a generous donation by Schreiber Foods to […]

Megan Dixon’s abstract, Salmonella enterica Access to the Leaf Apoplast Controlled by Plant Disease-Mediated Changes and Abiotic Factors, was chosen for a talk at ASM-Microbe 2023. Megan’s […]

Hooray for Megan! The American Society for Microbiology’s Applied and Environmental Microbiology journal picked Megan’s latest paper as an Article of Significant Interest  They report that Plant […]

We are proud of Vicky’s contribution to help communicate science to non-science audiences. Checkout this chapter from her thesis, Characterizing insect feeding behaviors which influence epiphytic […]

The Barak Lab is hosting Friday@4! Come and join the discussion. Win prizes!! Plants get diarrhea too!?! Why: Science communication is important Where: Russell Labs, […]

Congratulations to Megan! Her paper, Xanthomonas Infection Transforms the Apoplast into an Accessible and Habitable Niche for Salmonella enterica, has been accepted in Applied Environmental Microbiology. This […]

The Wisconsin Agricultural and Life Sciences Alumni Association chose Dr. Barak as the 2022 Outstanding Advisor Award. Jeri was nominated by CALS undergraduates (See picture […]

Congratulations to Vicky! Her paper, Give and Take: Salmonella enterica alters Macrosteles quadrilineatus feeding behaviors resulting in altered S. enterica populations and distribution on leaves, is headed for publication in Scientific […]