Dr. Tim Widmer is the USDA/ARS National Program Leader for Plant Health. He is the point of contact for all USDA/ARS projects related to plant health and is involved also with antimicrobial resistance, soil health, and plant-related issues in Ag-biosecurity. In addition, he oversees the projects for the ARS-associated overseas biological control laboratories in France, Greece, Australia, Argentina, and China. Dr. Widmer has served as the U.S. representative on the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee since 2018. In 2000, he joined USDA/ARS as a Research Plant Pathologist until 2018, where he is in his current position. Dr. Widmer received his PhD in Plant Pathology at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida and did a post-doctoral study at Cornell University in Geneva, NY.