Our Research
Protecting agriculture and food production starts in the laboratory.
Our world renowned research revolves around national needs in microbial forensic science with respect to pathogens of crops, forests, rangelands, animal production, wildlife and on food.
Utilizing a strong foundation to drive innovation.
IBMF is a multidisciplary institute across many scientific concentrations. Building upon basic scientific principals and incorporating gold standards with emerging, state of the art, materials and methods: our research aims to lead the new age of biosecurity research, diagnostic methods, and food safety.
Research Topics
Improving detection of local and nationwide plant pathogens with high-throughput methods, machine learning, and robust diagnostics with curated databases.
Multiplex detection of plant viral, seed-borne, and tick-borne diseases.
Characterization of pathogens and endosymbionts in crop systems and associated insects.
Longitudinal studies of Soil microbiomes and toxin-producing bacteria in Oklahoma Pecan crop systems.