Display Title September 20-21 Showcase
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Moderators: Andrew Read – Postdoctoral Scholar, Springer lab, University of Minnesota
Nicole Ginnan – Postdoctoral Scholar, Wagner Lab, University of Kansas
On-Demand Access
09:00 - 09:10 OPENING REMARKS
09:10 - 09:30 Yerisf Torres Ascurra – Graduate Student, Wageningen University, Germany
PERU the
Phytophthora Pep13 receptor from potato
09:30 - 09:50 Marta Grech-Baran – Postdoctoral Scholar, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
The Rysto immune receptor recognizes a broadly conserved feature of potyviral coat proteins
09:50 - 10:10 Charlotte Hurst – Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Dundee, Scotland
The role of S-acylation in plant Receptor Kinase function
10:10 - 10:30 Samuel Eastman – University of Nebraska, USA
CounTIRactive: A phytopathogenic TIR-domain effector suppresses plant immunity
10:30 - 10:50 Ajayi Olaoluwa Oluwafunto – Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Prospects for improved yield and nitrogen fixation in underutilized Bambara ground (Vigna subterranean L. verdc) using native Rhizobia symbiotic strains recovered from local soils
10:50 - 11:10 Break
11:10 - 11:30 Sascha Patz – Graduate Student, University of Tübingen, Germany
PLaBAse: A versatile tool box for describing plant-beneficial bacteria in
silic
11:30 - 11:50 Xiao Lin – Postdoctoral Scholar, The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK
Genomic dissection of novel effector recognition capacities underpinning resistance of
Solanum americanum to potato late blight
11:50 - 12:10 David Thoms – Postdoctoral Scholar, University of British Columbia, Canada
Hosts Can Distinguish Phylogenetically Similar Pathogens and Commensals via Innate Immunity
12:10 - 12:30 Jie Zhu – Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis, USA
Plant response to pathogen infection at single-cell resolution
12:30 - 13:15 Breakout Discussions
07:00 - 07:10 OPENING REMARKS
07:10 - 07:30 Megan Outram – Postdoctoral Scholar, Australian National University
Beyond structure: Insights from the fungal effector protein Tox3
07:30 - 07:50 Biying Sun – Graduate Student, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
Phytophthora infestans effector IPI-O1 targets intron splicing of the RB gene to prime late blight resistance in potato
07:50 - 08:10 Haseong Kim – Graduate Student, Pohang University of Science & Tech, Korea
NLR-VIGS library screening reveals dual resistance against HopZ5 in
Nicotiana benthamiana
08:10 - 08:30 Rahul Jain – Postdoctoral Scholar, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, India
Polyamine metabolizing
Pseudomonas sp. modulates phytohormone signaling in tobacco to enhance lateral root development and nicotine biosynthesis
08:30 - 08:50 Nancy Muringai – Graduate Student, University of Sheffield, UK
Investigating the transferability of disease-suppressing soil microbiomes to protect tomato
08:50 - 09:10 Break
09:10 - 09:30 Jane Chepsergon – Graduate Student, University of Pretoria, South Africa
SLiM but not slim: Role of Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) in
Phytophtora parasitica "Core" RxLR Effector Proteins
09:30 - 09:50 Carmen Maria Escudero-Martinez – Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Dundee, Scotland
Identifying plant genes shaping microbiota composition in the barley rhizophere
09:50 - 10:10 Siva Sankari– Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Heme-sequestering plant peptide drive iron uptake in symbiotic bacteria. Significance and potential therapeutic applications
10:10 - 10:30 Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon – Graduate Student, Cornell University, USA
Unraveling the molecular interactions between Dickeya sp. and potato during blackleg infection
10:30 - 10:50 Paula Andrea Perea Molina – Graduate Student, Université de Sherbrooke
Niche competition between the beneficial Bacillus IBUN 2755 and the pathogen Burkholderia glumae in rice plants
10:50 - 11:15 Breakout Discussions
Meet the Speakers!We are thrilled to announce our speakers for our September Showcase!
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Yerisf Torres AscurraGraduate Student
Department of Plant breeding, Wageningen University and Research
Talk Title: PERU the
Phytophthora Pep13 receptor from potato |
Jane ChepsergonPhD Student
Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria
Talk Title: SLiM but not slim: Role of Short Linear Motifs (SLiMs) in Phytophtora parasitica "Core" RxLR Effector Proteins |
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Samuel EastmanGraduate Student
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Talk Title: CounTIRactive: A phytopathogenic TIR-domain effector suppresses plant |
Marta Grech-BaranPostdoctoral Scholar
Laboratory of Plant Pathogenesis, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
Talk Title: The Rysto immune receptor recognizes a broadly conserved feature of potyviral coat proteins |
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Charlotte HurstPostdoctoral Scholar
Division of Plant Science, University of Dundee
Talk Title: The role of S-acylation in plant Receptor Kinase function |
Rahul JainCSIR-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellow
Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA
Talk Title: Polyamine metabolizing
Pseudomonas sp. modulates phytohormone signaling in tobacco to enhance lateral root development and nicotine biosynthesis. |
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Haseong KimGraduate Student
Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Talk Title: NLR-VIGS library screening reveals dual resistance against HopZ5 in
Nicotiana benthamiana |
Xiao LinPostdoctoral Scholar
The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK
Talk Title: Genomic dissection of novel effector recognition capacities underpinning resistance of
Solanum americanum to potato late blight
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Carmen Maria Escudero-MartinezPostdoctoral Scholar
Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee
Talk Title: Identifying plant genes shaping microbiota composition in the barley rhizophere
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Paula Andrea Perea MolinaGraduate Student
Université de Sherbrooke
Talk Title: Niche competition between the beneficial
Bacillus IBUN 2755 and the pathogen
Burkholderia glumae in rice plants |
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Nancy MuringaiGraduate Student
School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield
Talk Title:Investigating the transferability of disease-suppressing soil microbiomes to protect tomato |
Ajayi Olaoluwa OluwafuntoPostdoctoral Scholar
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Talk Title: Prospects for improved yield and nitrogen fixation in underutilized Bambara ground (Vigna subterranean L. verdc) using native Rhizobia symbiotic strains recovered from local soils |
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Megan A. OutramPostdoctoral Scholar
Plant Sciences Division, Research School of Biology, Australian National University Collaboration with: Data Intensive Approaches Team, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Canberra, Australia
Talk Title: Beyond structure: Insights from the fungal effector protein Tox3 |
Sascha PatzGraduate Student
Algorithms in Bioinformatics, Computer Science Department, University of Tübingen
Talk Title: PLaBAse: A versatile tool box for describing plant-beneficial bacteria in
silic |
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Siva SankariResearch Scientist
Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Talk Title: Heme-sequestering plant peptide drive iron uptake in symbiotic bacteria. Significance and potential therapeutic applications |
Biying SunGraduate Student
Department of Plant Pathology/Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University
Talk Title: Phytophthora infestans effector IPI-O1 targets intron splicing of the RB gene to prime late blight resistance in potato
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David ThomsPostdoctural Scholar
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia
Talk Title: Hosts Can Distinguish Phylogenetically Similar Pathogens and Commensals via Innate Immunity |
Juliana Gonzalez-TobonGraduate Student, PhD candidate
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology section, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell University
Talk Title: Unraveling the molecular interactions between Dickeya sp. and potato during blackleg infection |
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Jie ZhuPostdoctoral Scholar
Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis
Talk Title: Plant response to pathogen infection at single-cell resolution |
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