Niklaus Grunwald
Distinguished Senior Research Scientist at US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolNiklaus Grunwald is a Distinguished Senior Research Scientist at USDA-ARS and a plant pathologist with two decades of experience investigating the epidemiology, genetics, and evolution of Phytophthora species. He blends genomics, epidemiology, and bioinformatics to develop computational and web-based tools that track and characterize emerging and reemerging plant pathogens, with a strong emphasis on translational outcomes for disease management. As founding Editor-in-Chief at CABI Agriculture and Biosciences and former President of the American Phytopathological Society, he pairs deep scholarship with leadership in scientific publishing and community service. Based in Corvallis, Oregon, he holds a Ph.D. in Ecology from UC Davis (4.0 GPA) and maintains active academic appointments, reflecting a rare combination of high-impact research, tool-building, and sustained mentorship. An understated thread through his career is a focus on translating molecular insights into practical strategies that protect agriculture and forests from devastating exotic pathogens.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ecology (Ranked #1 Ecology Program by US News and World Report), 4.0/4.0, Ph.D., Ecology (Ranked #1 Ecology Program by US News and World Report), 4.0/4.0 at University of California, Davis
German, Spanish, English, French, German, r, c
Github Skills (30)
genetics10
taxonomy10
hierarchical10
r-package10
r10
genetic10
bootstrapping10
gwas10
parsing10
biodiversity10
population-genetics10
traits10
cran10
visualization9
manipulation9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
grunwaldlab/Microbe-ID
Feb 2014 - Oct 2015
Contributions:61 commits, 41 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
java
grunwald/grunwaldlab
Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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