Egan Lab - Fungal Cell Biology

University of Arkansas, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

Lab receives NIH R15 award

The Egan Lab was awarded a $426,000 grant from the NIH/NIGMS to use the model filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans to understand how misfolded proteins are processed in highly polarized cell types....

New semester and laboratory changes

Summer is coming to an end and with the start of the fall semester we have various changes happening in the lab. First, we are pleased to announce that our lab was one of thirty chosen to receive funds from the University of Arkansas’ Chancellor’s...

Welcoming new students

We are pleased to have two new students joining our lab this summer. Nawaraj Dulal comes to us from Kathmandu, Nepal and is a research assistant earning his Master’s of Science in Plant Pathology. His project focuses on pathogenicity strategies of Magnaporthe...

We’re Hiring!

Job Posting Plant Pathology lab is seeking a motivated undergraduate student for a paid position in the lab. Our lab uses cell biological and molecular genetics approaches to understand how filamentous fungal pathogens grow as highly polarized cell types called...

APS – 2017

Kathryn Haydon recently returned from San Antonio, Texas where she presented a poster at the American Phytopathological Society’s annual conference. This conference brings together plant pathologist from all across the country and provides a valuable opportunity...