Michael F. Allen

Director, Professor of Plant Pathology and Biology
Phone: x4008
Email: michael.allen@ucr.edu
Location: 1303 Webber Hall & 3207 Batchelor

My interests focus on the regulation of community and ecosystem processes by soil organisms with special emphasis on mycorrhizal fungi. My current research concentrates on global change dynamics and structure of undisturbed areas, and how that information can be utilized in the conservation and restoration of native ecosystems.

Please visit Dr. Allen's Soil Mycorrhizal Lab or the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology website for more information.

Matthew O'Neill

Graduate Student
Email: monei003@ucr.edu

Educational background: B.S. in Environmental Biology from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Interests: Ecology of mutualistic interactions, invasion biology, phenology, physiological ecology, conservation biology and biostatistics