Elaine Larsen

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Elaine Larsen Zoom Recording Fungi as Vectors of Plant-Pathogenic Viruses Viruses are the most abundant biological entity on Earth, infecting all cellular organisms across terrestrial and marine ecosystems . Plants are known to be infected by diverse viruses and viroids (i.e., virus-like, unencapsidated, single-stranded RNA particles) belonging to at least 35 families . Several viral […]

Kylie Swisher Grimm (guest speaker from USDA)

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Improving our understanding of Tobacco rattle virus Abstract Tobacco rattle virus causes internal and external tuber necrosis that render potatoes unmarketable. The virus is vectored to potato in the northwest U.S. by the stubby root nematode, Paratrichodorus allius, and commercial growers control the virus through costly chemical controls that target the nematode.  Basic research strategies […]

Chakradhar Mattupalli (guest speaker from WSU)

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Berry and potato pathology program: A marriage of convenience Bio: Chakradhar Mattupalli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University. He earned his B.S. and M.S. in Agriculture from India, and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Noble […]

Jeremy Johnson

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Zoom Recording Uncovering the Protective Characteristics of Fungal Endophytes in Mangrove Trees About The Presenter Jeremy is currently a first-year master student in the USDA Grain Legume Genetics Physiology Research Unit in Pullman Washington. Jeremy completed his B.S. in Biochemistry at Washington State University. As an undergraduate Jeremy joined the research unit and has just […]

Kara Lanning (student invited speaker, Pacific University, Oregon)

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Plant Pathology in Context: Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement at a Small Liberal Arts Institution. About the Presenter Dr. Kara Lanning is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at Pacific University (Forest Grove, Oregon, USA), where she teaches courses in plant science, and sustainability science. Her current research focuses on plant pathogens, […]

Oleksandra Shabliy

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Title: Strategies to Improve Resistance to Wheat Powdery Mildew Zoom Recording About Oleksandra Oleksandra is a Master’s student in the Department of Plant Pathology. Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, she earned her B.S. in Biotechnology and Bioengineering from the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” Her undergraduate work focused on industrial biotechnology […]

Student Orientation (No seminar)

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Meeting Information Mondays at 4:10 p.m. Clark Hall 151 Meeting ID: 874 8808 0602 Passcode: 3075 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dmitri Mavrodi, instructor for PL_P 515 in Fall 2026 semester: dmavrodi@wsu.edu.

Dr. David Weller

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Seminar Title: The rhizosphere microbiome of dryland and irrigated wheat and disease-suppressive soils Meeting Information Mondays at 4:10 p.m. Clark Hall 151 Meeting ID: 874 8808 0602 Passcode: 3075 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dmitri Mavrodi, instructor for PL_P 515 in Fall 2026 semester: dmavrodi@wsu.edu.

Francely Flores

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Seminar Title: To be announced Meeting Information Mondays at 4:10 p.m. Clark Hall 151 Meeting ID: 874 8808 0602 Passcode: 3075 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dmitri Mavrodi, instructor for PL_P 515 in Fall 2026 semester: dmavrodi@wsu.edu.

Anthony Deluca

Clark 151, Pullman, WA

Seminar Title: To be announced Meeting Information Mondays at 4:10 p.m. Clark Hall 151 Meeting ID: 874 8808 0602 Passcode: 3075 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dmitri Mavrodi, instructor for PL_P 515 in Fall 2026 semester: dmavrodi@wsu.edu.