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…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Paul Carini from the University of Arizona  Seminar Title: "Developing microbial culture collections to understand the complex phenotype of actinobacterial desiccation (and rehydration!) tolerance"…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Jonathan Jacobs from The Ohio State University.  Seminar Title: “Evolutionary and biological basis of tissue-specificity in plant pathogenic bacteria" Biography: Jonathan Jacobs is an Assistant Professor…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Liliana Cano from the University of Florida.  Seminar Title: "Discovering effectors from plant pathogens and insect pests" Biography: Dr. Liliana M. Cano, Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology, University…