NC STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department of Plant Pathology
Seminars

Fall 2007 Seminar Schedule

Mondays, 4:00 PM
Toxicology Auditorium, Room #2104
 

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Aug. 27 "Introduction of New Students"
Dr. James Moyer, Department Head and Professor
Dr. David Ritchie, Graduate Program Director and Professor
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Sep. 6 "NCDA & CS Nematode Advisory Services: Challenges and Opportunities"
Dr. Weimin Ye, Nematologist, Section Chief
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & CSServices
   
Sep. 10 "Applied Ecology and Management of Agronomic Pathogens in the Southeast"
Dr. Steve Koenning
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Sep. 17 "Functional genomic analysis of Arabidosposis responses to the vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae"
Dr. Paola Veronese, Assistant Professor
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Sep. 24 "The population genetics underlying aflatoxin biosynthesis and speciation in Aspergillus"
Dr. Ignazio Carbone, Assistant Professor
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Oct. 1 "Getting to the Root of Turfgrass Diseases: Managing Soilborne Pathogens in Turfgrass Systems"
Dr. Lane Tredway , Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Oct. 8 "The tobacco extension program in Plant Pathology: 52 years later"
Dr. Asimina Mila , Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Oct. 15 "Plant's transcriptional response to a friend and a foe-a comparative analysis"
Dr. Dasharath Lohar
   
Oct. 22 "Genetic control of agricultural pests and invasive species: A new program for CALS"
Dr. Fred Gould, William Neal Reynolds Professor
NCSU, Department of Entomology
   
Oct. 29 "East Meets West: Invasive Diseases of Urban Landscapes in California "
Dr. Frank Wong , Asst. Specialist, Asst. Plant Pathol. & Lecturer
UC Riverside, Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Nov. 5 "Agricultural water security preparedness - A pathological perspective"
Dr. Chuanxue Hong, Associate Professor
Virginia Tech, Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Nov. 12

"Controlling Fire Blight Using Resistant Rootstocks and Streptomycin Resistance Management"

Nicole Russo-Graduate Student Assistant
Cornell University, Plant Pathology

   
Nov. 19

"Ripe Rot of Grapes: From Vine to Wine"
Mrs. Katherine Whitten, Ph.D. Candidate
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology

   
Nov. 26 "Cultural and biological control methods for Phytophthora root rot of Fraser Fir"
Ms. Brantlee Spakes Richter, Ph.D. Candidate
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology
   
Dec. 3 "Genetic structure of populations of the tobacco blue mold pathogen, Peronospora tabacina, in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Europe"
Mrs. Monica Blanco Meneses, Ph.D. Candidate
NCSU - Dept. of Plant Pathology
updated 4 Novemberf 2007