Spring 2019 Schedule
April 22, 2019
Todd M. DeZwaan, LemnaTec Corporation
“Computer Vision Solutions for Agriculture’s Grand Challenges”
Announcement 4.22.19 (pdf)
April 16, 2019 – 11 AM (AMS 774951)
Moying Wang, Graduate Student, MS, Exit Seminar
“Characterization of Metalaxyl-resistant Pythium ultimum from Chickpea Fields in the US Pacific Northwest”
Announcement 4.16.19 (pdf)
April 15, 2019
Jonathan Eagle, Graduate Student, PhD
“Improving Cavendish Banana Resistance to Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) via Transgenics and an Integrated Agricultural Approach”
Announcement 4.15.19 (pdf)
April 8, 2019
Dr. James Woodhall, Assistant Professor, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, U of Idaho, Parma Research and Extension Center
“Predictive Diagnostics for Plant Diseases in the Pacific Northwest”
Announcement 4.8.19 (pdf)
April 1, 2019
Dr. Pat Okubara, USDA ARS Research Geneticist (Plants), Adjunct Faculty WSU Plant Pathology, Pullman, Washington
“Cereal-Root Pathogen Interactions—from Trait to Field and Back”
Announcement 4.1.19 (pdf)
March 25, 2019
Ryan K. Solemslie, Graduate Student, MS
“Triazole Fungicides: The Implications of Fungal Resistance in Agriculture and Human Medicine”
Announcement 3.25.19 (pdf)
March 18, 2019
Sajal Sthapit, Graduate Student, PhD
“Inter lineage gene flow in Magnaporthe oryzae”
Announcement 3.18.19 (pdf)
March 11, 2019
Spring Break – No Seminar
March 4, 2019
Qing Bai, Graduate Student, PhD
“Population Genetics Analyses of the Emerging Plant Pathogen Phytophthora ramorum in North America”
Announcement 3.4.19 (pdf)
February 25, 2019
Dr. Louise-Marie Dandurand, Research Associate Professor, Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of Idaho
“Status of Globodera pallida in Idaho —Challenges and Successes”
Announcement 2.25.19 (pdf)
February 18, 2019
President’s Day Class Holiday – No Seminar
February 11, 2019
Dr. Zhen (Daisy) Fu, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Entomology, WSU
“Genomic approaches to understanding vector biology”
Announcement 2.11.19 (pdf)
February 4, 2019
Dr. David Gang, Professor, WSU Institute of Biological Chemistry and Director of the Tissue Imaging and Proteomics Laboratory
“Culturing the unculturable: Progress in the fight against Citrus Greening Disease (Huanglongbing)”
Announcement 2.4.19 (pdf)
January 28, 2019
Dr. Sindhuja Sankaran, Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, WSU
“Phenotyping crop diseases using advanced sensing technologies”
Announcement 1.28.19 (pdf)
January 21, 2019
All University Holiday – No Seminar
January 14, 2019
Cristian Andrés Olaya Arias, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“BIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR INVESTIGATIONS INTO TOSPOVIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS”
Announcement 1.14.19 (pdf)
January 7, 2019
Organizational Meeting – All enrolled students
Fall 2018 Schedule
December 3, 2018
Christina H. Hagerty, Assistant Professor of Cereal Pathology, Oregon State University – CBARC Pendleton
“Developing a dynamic soilborne pathogen research program for Columbia Basin dryland wheat production”
Announcement 12-3-18 (pdf)
November 26, 2018
Shimul Das, Graduate Student, PhD
“Ecological Factors Affecting Survival and Pathogenicity of Ralstonia solanacearum”
Announcement 11-26-18 (pdf)
November 19, 2018
University Holiday – No Seminar
November 14, 2018 – 11 am
Jeremiah Dung, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Madras, OR
“Population Biology and IPM of Ergot in Cool-Season Grass Seed Crops”
Announcement 11-14-18 (pdf)
November 13, 2018 – 8 am
David Linnard Wheeler, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“INTERACTIONS BETWEEN VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE AND POTATO, MINT, MUSTARDS, AND GRASSES”
Announcement 11-13-18 (pdf)
November 12, 2018
University Holiday – No Seminar
November 5, 2018
Michelle M. Moyer, Associate Professor/Extension Viticulturist, Department of Horticulture, WSU
“Realizing the Role of People in Grape Disease Management”
Announcement 11-5-18 (pdf)
November 1, 2018 – 9:10 am
Lu Liu, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“Molecular mapping and characterization of stripe rust resistance genes in important winter wheat cultivars in the U.S. Pacific Northwest”
Announcement 11-1-18 (pdf)
October 29, 2018
Barry Pryor, Ph.D., Professor, School of Plant Sciences, The University of Arizona
“Optimizing specialty mushroom production: impacts of substrate and LED lighting on bioefficiency and quality”
Announcement 10-29-18 (pdf)
October 22, 2018
Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Graduate Student, PhD
“Global emergence of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) tropical race 4”
Announcement 10-22-18 (pdf)
October 15, 2018
David Enicks, Graduate Student, MS
“Fire Blight of Pome Fruit: The Importance of Host Resistance”
Announcement 10-15-18 (pdf)
October 8, 2018
Emmi Klarer, Graduate Student, MS
“Sudden Oak Death: Predicting resistance to Phytophthora ramorum in natural populations”
Announcement 10-8-18 (pdf)
October 1, 2018
Kaitlin (Miller) Hadaway, Graduate Student, MS
“Environmental and Host Effects on Hop Downy Mildew”
Announcement 10-1-18 (pdf)
September 24, 2018
Dr. Deven See, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS and Adjunct Faculty WSU Plant Pathology
“Developing Tools for Cereal Selection”
Announcement 9-24-18 (pdf)
September 17, 2018
Dr. Mysore Sudarshana, USDA ARS Research Plant Pathologist, University of California – Davis
“Grapevine red blotch disease: Biology and impact on wine grape production in California”
Announcement 9-17-18 (pdf)
September 10, 2018
Christine “Jade” Ermita, Graduate Student, PhD
“Genome-wide Association Analysis Tracks Bacterial Leaf Blight Resistance Loci in Rice Diverse Germplasm”
Announcement 9-10-18 (pdf)
September 3 , 2018
University Holiday – No Seminar
August 31, 2018
Raphael Olayemi Adegbola, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“BIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR STUDIES ON THREE ORTHOTOSPOVIRUS SPECIES”
Announcement 8-31-18 (pdf)
August 27, 2018
Alex Batson, Graduate Student, MS
“Clues about the evolution of mycoheterotrophy through the lens of Dutchman’s pipe (Monotropa hypopitys)”
Announcement 8-27-18 (pdf)
August 20, 2018
Shawn Ringo and Levi O’Loughlin, WSU Environmental Health & Safety and the Office of Research
Training session on chemical storage and biological and chemical waste disposal protocols.
Summer 2018 Schedule
July 23, 2018 – 1:10 pm
Chongjin Xia, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“Genomic sequencing of selected races and a sexual population for identification and molecular mapping of avirulence genes and understanding the evolution of Puccinia striiformis”
Announcement 7-23-18 (pdf)
June 6, 2018
Gretchen Marie Freen, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“FUNGAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CAMASSIA POPULATIONS GROWING IN FRESHWATER WETLAND HABITATS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”
Announcement 6-6-18 (pdf)
June 6, 2018
Gretchen Marie Freen, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“FUNGAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CAMASSIA POPULATIONS GROWING IN FRESHWATER WETLAND HABITATS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST”
Announcement 6-6-18 (pdf)
Spring 2018 Schedule
April 23, 2018
Yuxiang Li, Graduate Student, PhD
“Cloning avirulence genes of the wheat stem rust pathogen (Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici) through genome sequencing”
Announcement 4-23-18 (pdf)
April 20, 2018
Xuefei Wang, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“Population Dynamics and Activities of Native Yeasts in Washington State Vineyards and during Alcoholic Fermentation”
Announcement 4-20-18 (pdf)
April 16, 2018
Dr. Paul A. Rowley, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Idaho, Moscow
“The Frenemies Within: How Viruses Can Help Fight Pathogenic Fungi”
Announcement 4-16-18 (pdf)
April 9, 2018
Dr. Marc A. Cubeta, Professor, Plant Disease Ecology and Soil Mycology Associate Director, Center For Integrated Fungal Research, Plant Disease Ecology, Fungal Genetics and Population Biology, North Carolina State University, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
“Disease ecology and population biology of Monilinia vaccinii-corymbosi”
Announcement 4-9-18 (pdf)
April 3, 2018
Likun Wang, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“Integration of Rootstock Genotype and Brassicaceous Seed Meal Amendment for Enhanced Orchard System Resilience”
Announcement 4-3-18 (pdf)
April 2, 2018
Joseph DeShields, Graduate Student, MS, Exit Seminar
“Improvement of On-Site, Molecular Detection of Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea and other Soilborne Pathogens of Potato”
Announcement 4-2-18 (pdf)
March 26, 2018
Dr. Rusty Rodriguez, CEO, and Dr. Regina Redman, President, Symbiogenics, Seattle, WA – Annual Student-Invited Speakers
“Programing Plants for Abiotic and Biotic Stress Tolerance and Improved Nutrition through Symbiogenics”
Announcement 3-26-18 (pdf)
March 19, 2018
Arunabha Mitra, Graduate Student, PhD
“Chemosensitization: A Strategy to Overcome Fungicide Resistance”
Announcement 3-19-18 (pdf)
March 12, 2018
No Seminar – Spring Break Holiday
March 5, 2018
Dr. Emran Ali, Research Associate with Dr. Achour Amiri
“Shedding light on resistance development in Penicillium expansum and Botrytis cinerea from pome fruit and potential role of low temperatures”
Dr. Jennifer Han, Research Associate with Dr. Lori Carris
“Using Beneficial Fungi to Improve Honey Bee Colony Health”
February 26, 2018
Christine “Jade” Ermita, Graduate Student, PhD
“From Wheat to Rice: Expanding the Lr34-mediated Multi-Pathogen Resistance Among Cereals”
February 19, 2018
No Seminar – President’s Day
February 12, 2018
Dr. Kanokporn Triwitayakorn, Visiting Fulbright Scholar with Dr. Deven See, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Mahidol University, Thailand
“Genomic-Assisted Approaches for Cassava Breeding Program in Thailand”
Dr. Wei Wei, Research Associate with Dr. Weidong Chen
“A small peptide secreted by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum specifically interacts with plant polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP)”
February 5, 2018
Dr. Chandra Jack, Research Associate with Dr. Maren Friesen
“Evolution of inducible chemical defense during the biological invasion of Burr Clover into North America”
Dr. Lydia Tymon, Research Associate, WSU Mount Vernon
“A novel pathovar of Pseudomonas syringae causing unique symptoms on cucurbit fruit in the Skagit Valley, WA”
January 29, 2018
Dr. Tim Paulitz, USDA ARS Research Plant Pathologist, Adjunct Faculty WSU Plant Pathology
“Glyphosate and Soil Microbial Communities: Fake News vs Facts”
1-29-18 Announcement (pdf)
January 22, 2018
Dr. Xianming Chen, USDA ARS Research Plant Pathologist, Adjunct Faculty WSU Plant Pathology
“Biology, Genetics, Functional Genomics, Evolution, and Epidemics Caused by the Stripe Rust Pathogen”
1-22-18 Announcement (pdf)
January 8, 2018
Organizational Meeting – All enrolled students
Meeting with Dr. Scot Hulbert and Dr. Tobin Peever – All graduate students
Fall 2017 Schedule
December 4, 2017
Dr. Roy Navarre, Research Geneticist USDA ARS, Prosser, WA; Adjunct Professor WSU Plant Pathology
“Potato Small Molecules: Role in Plant and Human Health”
12-4-17 Announcement (pdf)
November 28, 2017
10:10 am, 326 Johnson Hall, AMS TBA
Dr. Fatih Ozdemir, Bahri Dağdaş International Agricultural Research Institute Director and IWWIP Coordinator for Turkey
“International Winter Wheat Improvement Program in Turkey – Developing Germplasm for the World”
11-28-2017 Announcement (pdf)
November 27, 2017
Joseph DeShields, Graduate Student, MS
“Zebra Chip Disease and Physiological Changes of Potato in Response to ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Infection”
11-27-2017 Announcement (pdf)
November 20, 2017
No Seminar
November 13, 2017
Andrea Rys Garfinkel, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“BOTRYTIS AND OTHER FUNGAL PATHOGENS OF PEONIES“
11-13-2017 Announcement (pdf)
November 6, 2017
No Seminar
October 30, 2017
Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Graduate Student, PhD
“Wheat Blast: an emerging threat to wheat production worldwide”
10-30-2017 Announcement (pdf)
October 23, 2017
Dr. Dave Crowder, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, WSU
“Untangling the epidemiological web in pea crops of the Palouse”
10-23-2017 Announcement (pdf)
October 19, 2017 Thursday, 11:10 am, AMS 771249, 326 Johnson Hall
Brett Younginger, Ph.D. Candidate, Portland State University, Department of Biology
“Microfungi of the Pacific Northwest: New Discoveries in Non-Traditional Plant Lineages”
10-19-2017 Announcement (pdf)
October 16, 2017
Shimul Das, Graduate Student, PhD
“Direct and indirect impacts of the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola) on rice”
10-16-2017 Announcement (pdf)
October 9, 2017
Dr. Nina Zidack, Director, Montana Seed Potato Certification Program, Montana State University
“Certifying Potatoes as Seed: Real World Plant Pathology”
10-9-2017 Announcement (pdf)
October 2, 2017
Pierre Joubert, Research Scientist, University of Washington
“The Plant Microbiome: Implications of the Ecosystem Within”
10-2-2017 Announcement (pdf)
September 25, 2017
Chiti Agarwal, Graduate Student, PhD
“Biological control of soil borne fungal plant pathogens by plant growth promoting Pseudomonas fluorescens”
9-25-2017 Announcement (pdf)
September 18, 2017
Arunabha Mitra, Graduate Student, PhD
“Defense Priming in Plants: Molecular Principles and Inheritance”
9-18-2017 Announcement (pdf)
September 15, 2017 – Friday, 10:10 am AMS 5706423
Jati Adiputra, Graduate Student, PhD, Exit Seminar
“Studies on viruses associated with redleaf symptoms in Washington Vineyards”
9-15-2017 Announcement (pdf)
September 11, 2017
Dr. Jiasen Cheng, Professor of Plant Pathology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China and Visiting Scholar, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station
“The function of small secreted proteins during Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection”
9-11-2017 Announcement (pdf)
September 4, 2017
No Seminar
August 28, 2017
No Seminar
August 21, 2017
Dr. Weidong Chen, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS and Adjunct Faculty, WSU Plant Pathology
“Evolution of mating type (Mat) alleles and genetic recombination in Sclerotinia“
8-21-2017 Announcement (pdf)