Welcome to The Ohio State University's
Plant Pathology Graduate Program

We offer MS and PhD degree programs in Plant Pathology.

Students can pursue areas ranging from molecular genetics to applied aspects of disease management.  We currently have 30 graduate students in our program.

Our programs cover turfgrass, ornamentals, field crops, fruits, vegetables, forest pathology, fungal pathology, biological control and integrated pest management, as well as disciplines such as bacteriology, mycology, virology, genomics, diagnostics and epidemiology.

For more information, visit our

Directory of Faculty Research Areas

Eight faculty are based in Columbus, Ohio, and seven are at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, approx. 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Columbus.  About half of our students are in Columbus and half are Wooster-based.

Contact faculty directly for more information about their programs, or contact our Academic Program Coordinator,  Monica Lewandowski (lewandowski.52@osu.edu) or tel. (614) 247-6876.