Cara Haney, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Havard University/Massachusetts General Hospital
- PhD, Stanford
- BSc, Cornell
Research Interest Summary
Plant-microbiome, host-pathogen interactions
Research Interests
The Haney lab is interested in how hosts and microbes navigate the continuum of symbiotic interactions from pathogenic to mutualistic. We use bacteria in the genus Pseudomonas, which include mutualists, commensals, and opportunistic pathogens, and study the genetic, genomic, and environmental factors that drive lifestyle transitions. We study associations with the model plant Arabidopsis as well as conserved virulence and infection strategies across plants and animals.