Department of
Plant Pathology & Microbiology
6 Degree Options
A degree in the STEM field of Bioenvironmental Sciences equips you to play a direct role in developing and implementing solutions to environmental problems. Our graduates often enter careers in industry or government associated with the prevention and remediation of environmental hazards, such as microbial threats, toxic wastes, and other damage to fragile ecosystems.
9 Research Areas
Faculty programs focus on a diversity of plant-microbe interactions, from plant innate immunity, biocontrol, host-pathogen interactions (signals, volatiles), mycotoxins, pathogenicity mechanisms, control of programmed cell death, to biofuels. and bioinformatics. The department encompasses projects that attack applied problems like plant disease control with both classical and modern approaches.
300+ Enrolled Students
Use of hands-on experiences in our classrooms, laboratories, and excellent internship opportunities ensure that you gain experience with the concepts and the technology essential for prevention, assessment, and abatement of environmental problems.
Plant Pathology and Microbiology News
An Aggie family formed in Fuzhou
When Shane Tabor ’17 stepped into a classroom in Fuzhou, China, in 2015, he did not expect to meet his future wife, let alone build a life with her so strongly influenced by science, service and shared purpose. Alice Tabor ’17, then a student at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, was participating in a faculty-led study abroad program that brought faculty and students from the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to China.
A future in fungi and law
When Mary Cowser ’25 stepped through the door of her mold and mushrooms class during her first year, she had no idea it would mark the beginning of a transformative college experience — one that would lead her from a plant pathology lab to Washington, D.C., and ultimately, toward a future in law. Cowser, a senior in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, is studying bioenvironmental sciences, a program she admits she chose on a whim. But that chance decision turned into a passion.
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