Chakradhar Mattupalli (guest speaker from WSU)
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
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)
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
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, WAMeeting 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, WASeminar 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.
HOLIDAY (No seminar)
Clark 151, Pullman, WAFrancely Flores
Clark 151, Pullman, WASeminar 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, WASeminar 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.
Dr. Jane Stewart
Clark 151, Pullman, WASeminar Title: Characterizing landscape-scale patterns in airborne microbial communities and long-distance pathogen transport 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. Leo De La Fuente
Clark 151, Pullman, WASeminar Title: Niche adaptation by a xylem-limited bacterium 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. Kerik Cox (student invited speaker)
Clark 151, Pullman, WASeminar 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.