My research focuses on the biology of zoosporic fungi, especially Chytridiomycota.
We explore answers to a range of questions. How does adaptation to soil versus aquatic habitats drive speciation? What are the mechanisms zoospores use to detect and respond to environmental clues, including light and nutrition? What are the cellular processes involved in the attachment of motile spores to hosts and substrates once suitable substrates are detected? How have these process evolved among these organisms? How can this information reveal new understandings of systematic relationships among protista and fungi? How can we detect the distribution of Chytridiomycota in the environment?
