Fall 2011 - Seminar Schedule

August 29

Dr. Moyer and Dr. Davis

Sept. 5

Labor Day - University Closed

Sept 12

"Timing of plant immune responses according to environmental cues"

Xinnian Dong – Duke University

Sept 19

Sept 26

"Perspectives on molecular genetic studies of plant-microbe interactions in the contest of a land grand university"

Paola Veronese –NCSU, Department of Plant Pathology

Oct 3

"Progress in the Stagonospora nodorum-wheat pathosystem: How is this necrotrophic specialist causing disease?"
Timothy Friesen USDA

Oct 10

"Diversity among worldwide populations of Sclerotinia homoeocarpa from cool- and warm-season turfgrass hosts" 

Alex Putman – NCSU, Department of Plant Pathology

Oct 17

"Using genomics to address applied problems in plant pathology: Are we there yet?"
Chris Smart – Cornell University, Dept. of Plant Pathology

Oct 24

"Unconventional functions for plant immune receptors"

Vera Bonardi - UNC, Chapel Hill

Bingyu Zhao - Virginia Tech
Seminar will be held in 2405 Williams Hall
Beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Nov 7

"Fusarium comparative genomics reveals lineage-specific chromosomes related to pathogenicity"

LiJun Ma - Broad Institute

Nov 11

Master Symposium

Nov 21

"From peanuts to poinsettias: extension for diverse audience"

Barbara Shew - NCSU, Dept. of Plant Pathology

Nov 28

"The Center for IPM: Global, Regional and Local Impacts"

Frank Louws, IPM Center, NCSU