Speaker: Dr. Richard Sniezko, Geneticist, US Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center, Dorena, OR richard.sniezko@usda.gov Tentative Seminar Title: Developing Resistant Populations of Trees to Non-Native Pathogens

Speaker: Ninh Khuu, PhD student ninh.khuu@wsu.edu Tentative Seminar Title: Mistletoe: Merging of Myth and Science

Speaker: Joseph K Mellow, MS student joseph.mellow@wsu.edu Tentative Seminar Title: Understanding Botrytis Gray Mold on Strawberry and its Fungicide Resistance Mechanisms

Speaker: Alex Batson, PhD exit seminar alex.batson@wsu.edu Tentative Seminar Title: Characterization, Detection, and Genetics of the Spinach Fusarium Wilt Pathogen

Student-Invited Speaker: Dr. Peter Henry Research Plant Pathologist, USDA ARS Crop Improvement and Protection Research. Salinas, CA Peter.Henry@usda.gov Tentative Seminar Title: The Origins and Evolution of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae, Cause of Fusarium Wilt of Strawberry

Speaker: Dr. Enrico Bonello, Professor of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH bonello.2@osu.edu Tentative Seminar Title: Beech Leaf Disease: A Forest Epidemic of National and International Concern

Speaker: Dr. Marin Talbot Brewer, Professor of Mycology/Plant Pathology University of Georgia, Athens, GA mtbrewer@uga.edu Tentative Seminar Title: TBD

Please join us for our first seminar of the Spring semester featuring Guest Speaker Dr. Allen Sutton presented by the Plant Pathology DEI Committee ,  his talk will be on  “Inclusion 101”,  January 23rd, 2023, at 4:10PM. For more information please see the  Seminar Announcement- Dr. Allen Sutton

Dr. Mustafa Jibrin is a post-doctorial researcher in Dr. Achour Amiri's lab and Dr. Hira Kamal is a post-doctorial researcher with Dr. Hanu Papu. “Insights into Patulin Contamination and threat to Washington State Processing Apple Industry” Mustafa O. Jibrin, PhD Department of Plant Pathology Abstract: Patulin contamination in apples, usually associated with the blue mold […]

Dr. Kasi Viswanath is a post doctorial researcher with Dr. Hanu Pappu. "Antiviral mechanism in Orchid plants under Cymbidium mosaic virus and Odontoglossum ringspot virus infection"  Abstract: The orchid industry faces severe threats from diseases caused by viruses. Argonaute proteins (AGOs) have been shown to be the major components in the antiviral defense systems through […]

Hannah Merrill is a graduate student with Dr. Xianming Chen and Elliot Marston is a graduate student with Dr. Deven See. "A Light in the Darkness: History, Phylogeny, Physiology, and Applications of Bioluminescent Fungi" Elliot Marston, PhD Candidate, See Lab, Department of Plant Pathology Abstract: Our record of bioluminescent fungi dates back nearly two millennia, […]