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Miaoying Tian


Ji/Georgia Vegetable Industry Distinguished Professorship in Plant Pathology; Associate Professor

Plant Pathology

Miaoying Tian
Miaoying Tian
EducationCoursesScholarly works

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

Ohio State University, OH, United States (2005)

Courses

  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2025)
  • PATH 8170: Plant Pathology Graduate Colloquium (Spring 2025)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2025)
  • PATH 6200: Mycology (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 6200L: Mycology (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 8160: Special Topics in Plant Pathology (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 8170: Plant Pathology Graduate Colloquium (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 8150: Plant Pathology Graduate Seminar (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 8170: Plant Pathology Graduate Colloquium (Spring 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • A Phytophthora infestans cystatin-like protein targets a novel tomato papain-like apoplastic protease, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, (2007).
    Tian M, Win J, Song J, van der Hoorn R, van der Knaap E … 1 more
  • A Kazal-like extracellular serine protease inhibitor from Phytophthora infestans targets the tomato pathogenesis-related protease P69B, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, (2004).
    Tian MY, Huitema E, da Cunha L, Torto-Alalibo T, Kamoun S
  • Apoplastic effectors secreted by two unrelated eukaryotic plant pathogens target the tomato defense protease Rcr3, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, (2009).
    Song J, Win J, Tian M, Schornack S, Kaschani F … 3 more
  • A second kazal-like protease inhibitor from Phytophthora infestans inhibits and interacts with the apoplastic pathogenesis-related protease P69B of tomato, PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, (2005).
    Tian MY, Benedetti B, Kamoun S
  • Effector Specialization in a Lineage of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen, SCIENCE, (2014).
    Dong S, Stam R, Cano LM, Song J, Sklenar J … 10 more

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Contact

mtian@uga.edu 229-386-3160

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