Spring 2008 Seminar Schedule
Mondays, 4:00 PM
Stephens Room, Gardner 3503
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| Jan. 14 |
"Eight years of research on fungal pathogens of wheat"
Dr. Jessica Engle
USDA Postdoc
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| Jan. 21 |
No Seminar--MLK Holiday |
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| Jan. 28 |
"A role for InsP3-mediated signaling in plant response to biotic and abiotic stress"
Dr. Imara Perera
Research Assistant Professor
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| Feb. 4 |
"Development of a Web-Based Decision Support System for Integrated Pest Management in North Carolina Peanut"
Miss Bridget R. Lassister
Ph.D. Candidate
NCSU-Dept. of Crop Science |
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| Feb. 11 |
"The genome sequence of root-knot nematode: A parasite shares its secrets to success"
Dr. Charlie Opperman
Professor
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| Feb. 18 |
"Quantitative, population and bioinformatic analysis of disease resistance in the cereals"
Dr. Randy Wisser
USDA-ARS Plant Sciences Research Unit
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| Feb. 25 |
"Systems analysis of qenomic variation in plant/necrotroph interactions; Does "The" resistance mechanism exist?"
Dr. Dan Kliebenstein
Associate Professor
University of California-Dept. of Plant Sciences |
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| Mar. 3 |
No Seminar--Spring Break |
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| Mar. 10 |
"Wells' Natural Gardens: Photos and Prose"
Dr. Tom Wentworth
Professor
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Biology |
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| Mar. 17 |
"The plant metacaspase AtMC1 positively regulates cell death and disease resistance"
Dr. Petra Epple
Research Scientist
UNC Chapel Hill |
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| Mar. 24 |
"An earful of corn smut: Dimorphism and disease in the Ustilago maydis-maize interaction"
Dr. Scott Gold
Professor
University of Georgia-Dept. of Plant Pathology
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| Mar. 31 |
"Successes and Setbacks in Building an Online Plant Pathology Class: The Double Edged Sword of Technology"
Dr. David Shew
Professor
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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Monday,
April 7
3:00 pm |
"Getting the most out of fungal culture collection resources using phylogenetics"
Dr. David Geiser , Director, PSU Fusarium Research Center
Department of Plant Pathology, Penn State University
Ruby McSwain Education Center
JC Raulston Arboretum |
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| April 14 |
"Methyl Bromide Alternatives in Specialty Crops: Research-based solutions to large scale farm trials"
Dr. Frank Louws
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| April 21 |
"Phytophthora ramorum Nursery Diseases and US Forests--Introduction Risk and Early Detection Efforts"
Mr. Steve Oak
Forest Pathologist
USDA Forest Service |
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| April 28 |
"The role of carbohydrate metabolism in the production of a plant growth regulator by Rhizoctonia solani"
Miss Faith Bartz
Ph.D. Candidate
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| May 5 |
"Races of Phytophthora nicotianae and its sources of genetic variability "
Miss Courtney Gallup
Ph.D. Candidate
NCSU-Dept. of Plant Pathology |
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| May 12 |
"The Plant Cell Wall: The First Line of Defense"
Dr. Shauna Somerville
Professor
Dept. of Plant Pathology, Carnegie Institute, Stanford University |
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updated January 7, 2007 MPLEE
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