January 24, 2013

Jeffrey Coleman, Assistant Professor, Brown University
"ABC transporters as virulence factors in Nectria haematococca MP VI and genomic analysis of the fungus suggest involvement of horizontal gene transfer in its evolution."
10:00 a.m., 365 Borlaug Hall

January 29, 2013

Kathryn Bushley, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, Oregon
"Plant and Insect pathogenesis in the Hypocreales."
10:00 a.m., 491 Borlaug Hall

February 4, 2013

Melania Figueroa, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, Oregon
"Identifying pathogenicity-related genes in the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae via a random mutagenesis approach."
10:00 a.m., 491 Borlaug Hall

February 11, 2013

No Seminar Scheduled

February 19, 2013

Julio Huerta, Pathologist (Rusts), Global Wheat Program, CIMMYT, INIFAP
"Breeding spring wheat using minor rust resistance genes."
10:30 a.m., 365 Borlaug Hall

February 25, 2013

Daniel Linder, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Northern Research Station, Madison, Wisconsin
Title: "Portrait of a killer: Tracking the fungus that is decimating bat populations in eastern North America."
3:30 p.m., 105 Cargill Auditorium

March 4, 2013

Laura Felice, PlPa Graduate Student, Title: "Chalara ash dieback in Europe."

March 11, 2013

"Bridging Cultural Differences and Creating an Inclusive Educational Environment." Karl Lorenz (and others), CFANS Office for Diversity and Inclusion (and others)

March 25, 2013

Nicholas LeBlanc, PlPa Graduate Student, "A comparative approach to understanding fungal decay."

April 1, 2013

James Kolmer, Adjunct Professor, ARS-USDA-Cereal Disease Laboratory
"Population Genetics and Evolutionary Biology of Puccina triticina in North America and Beyond."

April 8, 2013

Melanie Moore, PlPa Graduate Student, "Ambrosia beetles and their fungal symbionts:  When the partnership turns deadly."

April 15, 2013

Anna Yang, PlPa Graduate Student, "Diseases of cocoa: Threats to the production of our favorite fruit."

April 22, 2013

Sara Bratsch, PlPa Graduate Student, "Virus symbiotic mutualism:  When infection doesn't hurt."

April 29, 2013

Adil Essarioui, PlPa Graduate Student, "Bayoud disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. albedinis, a serious constraint for date palm industry development in Morocco."

May 6, 2013

Anne Dorrance, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University. "What is partial resistance to P. sojae and why we should deploy it."