Interested in conducting applied ecological research on fungal plant pathogens? In addressing large scale issues related to water conservation and land use management? In extending plant health research to have real impacts on agriculture? Then you’ve come to the right place!
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Note to prospective post doctoral researchers
If you are interested in joining the lab, I encourage you to reach out to me.
I am open to assisting prospective lab members in developing projects for fellowship or scholarship applications (eg., NIFA post doctoral fellowship). Open research lines exist in many areas; refer to the website for active research areas and include your areas of interest in your email.
I encourage prospective students to contact me 3-6 months (July-November) prior to the January application deadline to discuss project interests. Please include some details on your background and specific research areas you might be interested in. I highly advise you to also contact members of my lab, to calibrate whether my mentoring style will be a fit.
Note to prospective graduate students
I do not currently have graduate student funding for Fall 2027. Should you have funding, you would be welcome to reach out to see if your areas of interest align with available projects.
Click here for details on how to apply to the Plant Pathology graduate program at UC Davis.
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Undergraduate Research Assistants
We are continuously recruiting undergraduate students. We offer both paid research assistant and paid research internship project opportunities in the lab.
If you are interested: submit 1 pg statement of interest and CV to Cassandra Swett at clswett@ucdavis.edu
It is typical for undergraduates to start in our lab in technical capacity for one or more quarters (working either for credit or paid) in order to learn the ropes, and then transition to an internship project in a subsequent quarter.
We recruit for students year round, and always have a large recruitment the spring (Feb-March), for summer help.
Please email me if you are interested in working in the lab: clswett@ucdavis.edu