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9:00 am
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Coffee
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9:15 am
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Gathering/Opening statements
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9:30 am
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"The Role of Science in Plant Health Emergencies"
Russ Bulluck, Ph,D.
Associate Director, USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection & Quarantine
(National Crop Biosecurity)
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10:15 am
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"Protecting our resources from new and emerging plant pests: Role of the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture"
Kathryn Kromroy and Teresa McDill
Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
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11:00 am
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Coffee break
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11:15 am
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"CSI in an Onion Field: Forensic approach to the investigation of
a Fusarium proliferatum disease outbreak"
Jacqueline Fletcher. Ph.D.
Director, National Institute for Microbial Forensics & Food and Agricultural Biosecurity
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12:30 pm
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Lunch in Cargill atrium
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1:15 pm
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Research interest: Thousand Cankers disease of Black Walnut
Ned Tisserat, Ph.D.
Professor and Extension Specialist, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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2:15 pm
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"Hickory wilt: A newly recognized disease associated with historical hickory decline"
Jennifer Juzwik, Ph.D.
USDA Forest Service research plant pathologist, UMN, Saint Paul, MN
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3:15 pm
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Coffee break
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3:30 pm
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"Risk-based methods for early detection and post introduction mitigation/monitoring of
exotic arboreal pathogens"
Timothy Gottwald, Ph.D.
USDA-AARS Research leader and plant pathologist,
U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL
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Graduate Student Symposia are organized by the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Organization. Symposia are generally planned on a bi-annual basis.
