The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Tiffany Lowe-Power, UC Davis. Seminar Title: "Using high-throughput genetics (RB-TnSeq) to map the fitness landscape of plant pathogenic Ralstonia" Faculty Host: Caroline Roper; caroline.roper@ucr.edu

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Fabiola Pulido-Chavez, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: "Fine-scale temporal succession of soil microbial communities in California chaparral" Biography: Fabiola Pulido is a third-year Ph.D. student in…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Moriaki Saito, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: "Investigating new players in RNAi machinery to fine-tune plant immunity against bacterial pathogens" Biography: Moriaki Saito is a 2nd year graduate…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Albert Nguyen, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: "Challenges in postharvest decay management of citrus in California." Biography: Albert Nguyen is a 2nd year graduate student in Dr. Jim Adaskaveg's lab.…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Dr. Rong Hai, Assistant Professor of Virology, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UC Riverside  Seminar Topic: COVID-19 

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Aidan Shands, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: "Generating Genomic Resources to Study The Root Rot Pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi" Biography: Aidan Shands is a 4th year PhD candidate in Dr. Patricia…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Gabriel Santiago Ortiz, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: "Effects of nitrogen sources on the mutualism between Lotus japonicus and Mezorhizobium loti" Biography: Gabriel is a 4th year PhD candidate at…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Lindsey Pedroncelli, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: "The Role of Irrigation in Disease Development and Management of Macrophomina Charcoal Rot on Strawberries” Biography: Lindsey Pedroncelli is a 4th…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by: Biagio DiSalvo, PLPA Graduate Student  Seminar Title: “Specific Bacterial Grapevine Endophytes Reduce Disease Severity of Pierce's Disease of Grapevine” Biography: Biagio is a third year PhD candidate in Dr…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology invites you to their Awards Presentation and Graduate Student Invited Lectureship. We will be presenting the awards for the Edmond C. Calavan Scholarship, the Peter and Pamela Tsao Graduate Student Award, the Microbiology Departmental Student Award, and the Excellence in Mycology…