Dr. Donald Kobayashi is a member of the Department of Plant Biology, with responsibilities in research and teaching. He currently serves as Director of the Undergraduate Program in Plant Biology. He also contributes to teaching and advising within the Undergraduate Programs in Biotechnology, and Agriculture and Food Systems; as well as the Graduate Program in Plant Biology. Dr. Kobayashi's main research interests fall within the discipline of Plant Pathology, with research expertise specializing in plant microbiology. Major research interests in the laboratory focus on genetic characterization of Xylella fastidiosa populations in the greater northeastern United States; and investigating the molecular basis of bacterial antagonism of fungal hosts.