Olufemi Alabi
Mentor since: 2016
Mentees: Sophie Rodea, Andrea Mota, Isaias Hernandez
Field of expertise: Plant virus disease etiology, Plant virus diagnostics, Plant disease epidemiology, Plant virus disease management
Short Biography:
Olufemi J. Alabi, Ph.D. is a professor & extension specialist in the Texas A&M University Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology. His program addresses economically important diseases of food crops in South Texas via the conduct of translational research into disease causation, management, and education/outreach to growers, industry stakeholders and the public. He has received over $2.2 million in competitive grants and funding from commodity groups since Fall 2013 in support of his research and extension program. Alabi has authored 88 peer-reviewed journal articles, 3 book chapters, and has given over 120 presentations at grower meetings and conferences, among other activities. He served on the graduate committees several Ph.D. and M.S. students since his current employment. Alabi also serves on the Technical Advisory Committee of the Texas Citrus Pest & Disease Management Corporation, the Outreach & Extension Committee of the National Clean Plant Program, and editorial boards of journals such as Plant Disease, Archives of Virology and Phytoparasitica. He is a member of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the International Council for the Study of Virus and Virus-like Diseases of the Grapevine (ICVG). He is a past recipient of the APS’s Schroth Faces of the Future in Plant Virology and Outstanding Volunteer awards.
Professor & Extension Specialist
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Email: olufemi.alabi@ag.tamu.edu