ETH Zürich Prof. Bruce McDonald Institut f. Integrative Biologie LFW B 16 Universitätstrasse 2 8092 Zürich Phone: +41 44 632 38 47 Fax: +41 44 632 15 72 E-Mail:

Bruce McDonald was appointed Full Professor for Plant Pathology at the ETH on November 1, 1998.

Born in 1960, Bruce McDonald obtained a BSc degree in Plant Science from University of California at Riverside in 1982. He obtained his PhD degree in Genetics from University of California at Davis in 1987. He became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Texas A&M University in 1988, where he established an innovative research program oriented around understanding the population genetics of fungal plant pathogens.

His research lies at the intersection of the fields of plant pathology, population genetics, evolutionary biology, and mycology. The American Phytopathological Society recognized his fundamental contributions to plant pathology by awarding him the Ruth Allen Award in 1999 and elected him a Fellow in 2005. Bruce McDonald joined the Institute of Plant Sciences (IPW) in November 1998 and served one term as Head of the IPW. In 2005 he joined the new Institute of Integrative Biology (IBZ) as one of its founding members. He also is a founding member of the ETH Genetic Diversity Center which lies within the IBZ.

Bruce McDonald served on the Editorial Board of Phytopathology for 6 years, on the Editorial Board of European Journal of Plant Pathology for 3 years and has served on numerous grant panels. He has reviewed hundreds of papers for the leading journals in plant pathology, genetics, and mycology. He served on the ETH Research Commission for 5 years, stepping down in 2007 to serve as Dean of the Department of Agriculture. He participates in the Life Sciences Zurich graduate school in the Plant Science and Microbiology and Immunology programs. He has publised more than 70 papers and presented more than 90 invited lectures at 35 universities in 20 countries.