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College of Science and Mathematics

Alija Mujic

Associate Professor

Biology | 559.278.6119 | Office: Science 314A

amujic@csufresno.edu

Education

B.S., Computer Science, University of California, Santa Cruz
B.A., Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz
Ph.D., Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University

Courses Taught

  • BIOL 1A Introductory Biology 
  • BIOL 105 Evolution
  • BIOL 120 Microbiology
  • BIOL 170 Microbial Ecology
  • BIOL 180/280 Biology Colloquium
  • BIOL 189T Fungal Biology
  • BIOL 190 Undergraduate Independent Study
  • BIOL 250 Scientific Writing
  • BIOL 281 Graduate Seminar
  • BIOL 295 Graduate Thesis Research
  • BIOL 290 Graduate Independent Study
I am a Californian by root. I  was born and raised in California and completed my undergraduate education at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Environmental Studies (B.A.) and Computer Science (B.S.). I am an Oregonian and Floridian by shoot. I grew academically by completing my Ph.D. at Oregon State University and my post-doctoral work at the University of Florida. My graduate and post-doctoral work gave me the great privilege to travel and conduct research internationally. I have worked with colleagues in Japan, China, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Argentina, and all over the United States of America. My primary tools are molecular genetic analyses and I am broadly interested in the systematics, evolutionary biology and ecology of Kingdom Fungi as well as mutualistic relationships between fungi and plants. Specifically, I am fascinated by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbioses and their influence upon plant establishment, forest community structure, and ecosystem stability. My training in computer science expands the breadth of my research by enabling me to incorporate computational methods of data analysis and data processing. Research in my laboratory works with nucleic acid sequence data from the level of individual genes to whole genome and transcriptome analysis.Recently, my lab has begun to expand into the study of fungal secondary chemistry and the production of novel antibiotic compounds by Kingdom Fungi.

Learn more at Mujic Lab Website
  • Mycology and evolutionary biology of mycorrhizal symbioses
  • Systematics, taxonomy, ecology, phylogeography, and evolution of Kingdom Fungi
  • Phylogenomics/phylogenetics, metabarcoding, metagenomics, comparative genomics, transcriptomics, and bioinformatics
  • Fungal secondary chemistry and novel antibiotic discovery
Mujic Lab Website
Information regarding my professional publications can be found in my Google Scholar Profile.