Won-Bo Shim
Associate Professor
Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Texas A&M University
Won-Bo Shim’s research program at Texas A&M focuses on understanding the genetic, biochemical and molecular bases of fungal pathogenesis and mycotoxin biosynthesis in Fusarium species. Currently, his lab is investigating how F. verticillioides, the key pathogen responsible for causing ear and stalk rot of corn and for mycotoxins (fumonisins) on infested kernels. Dr. Shim’s long-term research goal is to identify and characterize genes that are involved in fumonisin biosynthetic regulation, fungal differentiation, and plant pathogenesis. The Shim lab at Texas A&M is utilizing modern genetic and genomic tools as well as computational approaches to characterize critical genes and signaling pathways in F. verticillioides.