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…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Robyn Roberts, Assistant Professor, Colorado State University Seminar Title: "Gaining insights into plant immunity by leveraging bacterial pathogens of wheat and tomato" Biography: Dr. Robyn Roberts is an…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Lindsey Burbank, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS. Seminar Title: “Function of Type II Toxin-Antitoxin systems in Xylella fastidiosa”. Biography: Dr. Burbank is currently a Research Plant Pathologist…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Quan Zeng, Associate Plant Pathologist, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Seminar Title: "Flower microbiome and its link to plant health" Abstract: Due to the nutrient rich nature and the…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Andrew J. McElrone, USDA ARS & UC Davis Seminar Title: "Insights into vascular structure and function from X-ray microCT and other hydraulic methods" Abstract: My adventures in xylem physiology and…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Joanne Emerson, Assistant Professor, UC Davis Seminar Title: "Exploring soil viromes in natural and managed ecosystems" Abstract: Viruses have been recognized as abundant but virtually unknown members of…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Lindsay Triplett, Plant Bacteriologist, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Seminar Title: "It's rough outside the plant: Bacteria at the interface of antimicrobials and predators" Abstract: In…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Marcos Vinicius Caifa Sepulveda, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Riverside  Seminar Title: “Discovering the role of Patagonian birds in the dispersal of truffles and other mycorrhizal fungi” Biography: Marcos is…

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…