DATE

SPEAKER

TOPIC

Jan. 28

Dr. Mark L. Farman, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

The world of the end as we know it: Magnaporthe telomeres and their roles in pathogenic adaptation.

Feb. 4
9:00 a.m.

Mr. Mohamed El-Habbak, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Exit Seminar: Over-expression/silencing of selected soybean genes alters resistance to pathogens.

Feb. 11

Dr. Christopher L. Schardl, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Dr. Christopher L. Schardl, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Feb. 18

Ms. Katia V. Xavier, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Historic and current approaches for the management of coffee rust, a continuing threat to world coffee production.

Feb. 25
2:00 p.m.

Dr. Paul Vincelli, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Whiteker Award Presentation: How softly should we tread on challenging extension topics?

Mar. 4

Dr. Guillaume Robin, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

GmRIN4 protein family members function nonredundantly in soybean race-specific resistance against Pseudomonas syringae.

Mar. 25

Dr. Pradeep Kachroo, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Plant Defense Signaling: Here and Now.

Apr. 1

Ms. Juan Pan, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Loline alkaloids, grass endophyte metabolites, and the evolution of the loline gene cluster.

Apr. 8

Dr. Lisa J. Vaillancourt, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Fungal Schizophrenia: what the Colletotrichum genome tells us about hemibiotrophy.

Apr. 15

Mr. Mohamed El-Shetehy, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Priming in host defense.

Apr. 22

Ms. Gah-hyun Lim, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Kentucky

Light and plant defense.

Apr. 29

Dr. Igor Koloniuk

Multiplex detection of plant viruses