Anthony DeLuca

Title: How gene-for-gene resistance succeeds, fails, and how to make it last Zoom Recording

Eric Holmes (guest speaker from University of Idaho)

Study, evolution, and engineering of plant-microbe interactions to address emerging agricultural challenges. Abiotic and biotic stressors pose a significant threat to agriculture and global food security. As a rising demand […]

Francely Flores

Title: Modes of seed transmission of plant pathogens and their epidemiological importance Zoom Recording Bio Francely is currently a Ph.D. student in the Berry and Potato Pathology Program at the […]

Elaine Larsen

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 […]

Kylie Swisher Grimm (guest speaker from USDA)

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]