Julia Kerrigan Assistant Professor, Mycology OFFICE: B05 Long Hall ADDRESS: Dept. of Entomology, Soils, & Plant Sciences, 120 Long Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0315 TELEPHONE: 864-656-2640 FAX: 864-656-0274 E-MAIL: jkerrig@clemson.edu

Qualifications

Post-doctoral research associate, Dept. Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR Ph.D., Dept. Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA M.S., Dept. Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA B.S., Natural Resources, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Areas of Expertise

Mycology and Forest Pathology

Research Interests

My research and teaching are in the field of mycology, especially fungi in forest ecosystems and fungal pathogens of woody plants.  Underlying themes of my research include the ecology and interactions of fungi with other organisms, fungal biodiversity, and fungal identification and taxonomy.  My research approach is to investigate a system and address questions from different perspectives, utilizing a variety of tools such as molecular techniques, light and electron microscopy, and field-based research.  I am currently exploring potential research projects. 

I have started a Creative Inquiry "Fungal Diversity in the Clemson Experimental Forest" to begin an inventory of fungal taxa.  For more information read the project advertisement and description.

Selected Publications

1. Kerrigan, J. and Smith, M.Th.  (in press)  Ascobotryozyma In:  The Yeasts, A Taxonomic Study, 5th Ed.  (C.P. Kurtzman, J.W. Fell, and T. Boekhout. eds).  Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam.
2. Kerrigan, J. and Smith, M.Th.  (in press)  Botryozyma In:  The Yeasts, A Taxonomic Study, 5th Ed.  C.P. Kurtzman, J.W. Fell, and T. Boekhout. eds). Elsevier Science Publications, Amsterdam.
3. Manter, D.K. and J. Kerrigan.  (2004)  A/Ci curve analysis across a range of woody plant species:  influence of regression analysis parameters and mesophyll conductance.  Journal of Experimental Botany 55(408): 2581-2588.
4. Kerrigan, J., M.Th. Smith, J.D. Rogers, and G.A. Poot.(2004)  Botryozyma mucatilis sp. nov., an anamorphic ascomycetous yeast associated with nematodes in poplar slime flux.  FEMS Yeast Research 4(8): 849-856.
5. Kerrigan, J.  (2004)  Light and scanning electron micrographs of Ascobotryozyma americana thalli on the surface of nematodes.  FEMS Yeast Research 4(all issues): cover image.
6. Kerrigan, J., M.Th. Smith, J.D. Rogers, G.A. Poot, and G.W. Douhan.  (2003)  Ascobotryozyma cognata sp. nov, a new ascomycetous yeast associated with nematodes in wood-boring beetle galleries.  Mycological Research 107(9): 1110-1120.
7. Kerrigan, J. and J.D. Rogers.  (2003)  Microfungi associated with the wood-boring beetles Saperda calcarata (poplar borer) and Cryptorhynchus lapathi (poplar and willow borer).  Mycotaxon 86:1-18.
8. Kerrigan, J.L., M.Th. Smith, J.D. Rogers, and G.A. Poot.  (2001)  Ascobotryozyma americana, gen. nov. et sp. nov., an unusual yeast from the surface of nematodes.  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 79:7-16.