Plant Pathology: News & Events
Seminar
Fall Semester 2009
12:20 to 1:10 p.m., Room 2401 Miller Plant Sciences Building, Athens, GA
| Aug 24 | "Analysis of genes involved in developmental pathways in two basidiomycetous fungi, Ustilago maydis and Sclerotium rolfsii" Johanna Takach, UGA Plant Pathology, PhD Exit Seminar |
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| Aug 31 | "Signaling pathways and gene expression patterns during sporulation in the corn smut pathogen Ustilago maydis" Emir Islamovic, Postdoc, UGA Plant Pathology |
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| Sept 7 | Labor Day Holiday | ||
| Sept 14 | "Exploring the roles of autophagy and cell wall degrading enzymes in the life cycle and pathogenic development of basidiomycete fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis" Marina Nadal, UGA Plant Pathology, PhD Exit Seminar |
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| Sept 21 | Open | ||
| Sept 28 | "Exploring the genetic architecture of Striga, a parasitic weed" Matt Estep, UGA Genetics |
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| Oct 5 | "Enteric pathogens associated with vegetables: what is the risk?" Ariena H. van Bruggen, University of Florida |
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| Oct 12 | "Role of silicon in the management of rice blast disease" Anna Thomas, UGA Plant Pathology |
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| Oct 19 | "Ochratoxin A contamination in wine: sources and management" Lucky Mehra, UGA Plant Pathology |
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| Oct 26 | "Virus-plant interactomes - live and in color" Michael Goodin, University of Kentucky |
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| Nov 2 | "Biological control of rice root knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola" |
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| Nov 9 | "Gene expression profiling to better understand plant defense mechanisms" Suchitra Chavan, UGA Plant Pathology |
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| Nov 16 | "Maximizing natural suppression of root-knot nematodes" Patty Timper, USDA Tifton |
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| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Holiday | ||
| Nov 30 | "Evaluating Ralstonia solanacearum GspC protein in type II secretion substrate specificity" H-T Tseng, UGA Plant Pathology |
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| Dec 7 | "The influence of southern root-knot nematode on cotton growth and fiber quality" Pam Lu, UGA Plant Pathology |
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| SEMINAR CHAIRPERSON | |
| 2009 | Spring: Ron Walcott Fall: Tim Denny |
| 2010 | Spring: John Sherwood Fall: Jim Noe |
| 2011 | Spring: Shavannor Smith Fall: Jean Williams-Woodward |
| 2012 | Spring: Elizabeth Little Fall: Mike Deom |
| 2013 | Spring: Ron Walcott Fall: Scott Gold |
| 2014 | Spring: Harald Scherm Fall: Phil Brannen |