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Rosie Perez Memorial Seminar - 2009Each year, the graduate students in the Department of Plant Pathology
organize a seminar where a notable scientist in the area of plant
pathology is invited to speak and interact with students and faculty
in the department. The seminar is named in honor of a former graduate
student, Rosie Perez, who died of cancer. Monday, April 13, 3:00 p.m.Reception begins at 2:45 p.m. Jane S. McKimmon Center
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"Genetic Engineering for Virus Resistance in Plants: Different Viruses Demand Different Strategies"
Dr. Roger Beachy, President, Donald Danfort Plant Science Center |
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Guest Speakers Recently Featured in this Series:
2008
Dr.
David Geiser , Director, PSU Fusarium Research Center, Penn State Unviersity.Dr. Geiser's presentation was titled, "Getting the most out of fungal culture collection resources using phylogenetics"
2007
Dr. David Gadoury, Senior Research Associate at Cornell University. Dr. Gadoury's presentation was titled, "Everything you always wanted to know about grape powdery mildew, and several things you really need to forget"2006
Dr.
Timothy R. Gottwald, Research Leader and Plant Pathologist in Fort Pierce, Florida.Dr. Gottwald's presentation was titled, "Battling Hurricanes, Dragons, and Disease: The chronicles of the citrus canker wars and the upsrising of Huanglongbing"
2005
Dr. Cameron White, Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. White's presentation was titled, "The Agricultural Pathology of Ant Fungus Gardens"
2004
Dr.
Frances Trail, Associate Professor of Plant Biology at Michigan
State University. Dr. Trail's presentation was titled, "Form and function of
sexual structures in Gibberella zeae the head blight fungus,"Dr. Trail specializes in the biology of fungal plant pathogens,
genomics of fungi, and the molecular biology of mycotoxin biosynthesis.
2003
Dr. Schuyler Korban, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology - NRES- University of Illinois. Dr. Korban's research interests include adding high-value traits to plants which includes the development of plant-based vaccines and other biopharmaceuticals. He is also interested in engineering plants for uptake of heavy metals for phytoremediation. From a basic standpoint, he is very much interested in disease resistance, including cloning and characterizing disease resistance genes as well as utilizing and pyramiding disease resistance genes into plants, including apple, tomato, rose, and soybean. Another fundamental research interest include pursuing functional genomics studies for apple with emphasis on reproductive growth, flowering and fruiting.
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