Title
Professor

Department
Dept of Plant and Microbial Biology


Faculty URL
https://plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/profile/ssomerville

Email
ssomerville@berkeley.edu


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Research Expertise and Interest
powdery mildew disease, cell wall integrity sensing, plant-fungal interactions, plant cell walls

Research Description
Our group is interested in questions such as how do plants resist pathogens, what role does the plant cell wall play in plant defense, how does the plant sense damage to the cell wall from wounding or pathogen attack and how does the plant respond to such damage.