David Gilchrist
Professor of Plant Pathology
dggilchrist@ucdavis.edu


Office
458 Hutchison Hall
752-6614



 
Degrees:
1970 PhD University of Nebraska Genetics
1965 MS University of Illinois Plant Breeding
1963 BS University of Illinois Biology
CBS Graduate Group Affiliations:
Plant Biology  
Genetics  
Publications:
  • Lincoln JE, Richael C, Overduin , Smith K, Hall BD, Bostock RM and DG Gilchrist. 2002. Expression of the anti-apoptotic baculovirus p35 gene in tomato results in inhibition of cell death and a decreased susceptibility to a variety of pathogens. Proc Natl
  • Gilchrist DG. 1998. Programmed cell death in plant disease: the purpose and promise of cellular suicide. Ann. Rev. Phytopathology. 36:393-414
  • Richael C, Lincoln JE, Bostock R and D Gilchrist. 2001. Caspase inhibitors reduce symptom development in compatible plant-pathogen interactions and limit pathogen multiplication in planta. Physiol. Mol. Plant Patholology. 59(4): 213-221
Teaching Interests:
Biochemistry and biotechnology of fungi. Molecular biology and biochemistry of plant microbe interactions.