Gerald Manuel Cobián
Assistant Professor
- Email: gmcobian@csuchico.edu
- Phone: 530-898-5341
- Location: HOLT 320
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Courses Taught:
- Microbiology (BIOL 371)
- Microbial Ecology (BIOL 402)
- Plant Physiology (BIOL 414)
- Plant Pathology (BIOL 446)
Advising
- Microbiology
Research Interests:
- Plant fungal interactions
- Biogeography
- Phylogenetics
- Community assembly
Research Summary:
Research in the Cobian Lab is broadly interested in the biogeography, phylogenetics, and ecology of fungal communities with the goal of identifying the patterns and processes that facilitate the assembly and function of these microbial communities. With the use of molecular tools, manipulative experiments, and field-based inquiries, we seek to model and predict patterns of fungal diversity in order to improve our understanding of how these microbes mediate ecological interactions in nature.