Dal-Hoe Koo

Dal-Hoe Koo is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University. His work focuses on wheat genetics, particularly developing germplasm resistant to diseases like barley yellow dwarf virus and Fusarium Head Blight (FHB). He leads research on genomic tools to enhance wheat improvement through genetic diversity analysis of ancient wheat varieties and advanced chromosome engineering techniques.

• Education:
  • PhD in Biology, Chungnam National University (2006)
  • MS in Biology, Chungnam National University (2003)
  • BA in Plant Science, Soonchunhyang University (2000)

Research Interests:

• Chromosome engineering for disease resistance
• Identification of novel FHB resistance genes
• Genetic recombination enhancement via novel stocks
• Dissection of alien chromosomes using gamma irradiation
• Applications of ancient einkorn wheat diversity in modern breeding
• Mechanisms of fungal pathogen adaptation through dynamic mini-chromosomes

Lab: Active research lab dedicated to wheat genetics and pathogen resistance studies.