Seminar: Dr. Enrico Bonello

Plant Pathology 515 515, Pullman

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

Seminar: Dr. Marin Talbot Brewer

Plant Pathology 515 515, Pullman

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

Dr. Mustafa Jibrin and Dr. Hira Kamal

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 Kotapati

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 and Elliot Marston

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, […]

Jonathan Puglisi and Pandey Madan

Jonathan Puglisi and Pandey Mandan are graduate students with Dr. Achour Amiri. "Nanoparticles and their use in plant disease management” Madan Pandey , Masters Degree Candidate, Achour Lab, Department of Plant Pathology Abstract: The global increase in demand for food production with minimum ecological damage has been very challenging. Although it is possible to meet […]

Prabu Gnanasekran and Madan Panday

Dr. Prabu Gnanasekran is a post-doctorial researcher in Dr. Hanu Pappu's Laboratory and Pandey Madan is a graduate student with Dr. Achour Amiri. "Phenotypic and molecular Characterization of fungicide sensitivity […]

Hannah Merrill and Jonathan Puglisi

"Developing KASP markers associated to avirulence genes in Puccinia striiformiss f. sp. triciti, the wheat stripe rust pathogen" Hannah Merrill, Masters of Science candidate, Department of Plant Pathology, Dr. Xianming Chen's Laboratory Wheat is one of the most important crops produced in the United States. Stripe rust, caused by fungal pathogen Puccinia striiformis f. sp. […]