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Website Launch Announcement

Dear IS-MPMI community, We are writing to share two exciting updates from IS-MPMI: our completely redesigned website is now live, and our new “Road to Jeju” webinar series is well underway, with the next session coming up soon. Our new website is live! We are delighted to announce the launch…

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Get Ready for IS-MPMI 2027 in Jeju, Korea!

Follow the ‘Road to Jeju’ webinar series, starting soon: Attend our new free Webinar series ‘Road to Jeju’, sponsored by GetGenome and featuring both Legends and Rising Stars of IS-MPMI. Sign up to attend the first talk by Roger Innes on June 17: https://lnkd.in/gw4pKp4K Learn how to apply to give…

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IS-MPMI is on LinkedIn, Bluesky, X, and YouTube!

Follow IS-MPMI on LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky to stay up to date on all the newest research and news. Watch for updates on our YouTube channel too: @is-mpmi3587…
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News from Argentine scientists working on topics of relevance to IS-MPMI

The first edition of the IMPP-AR Workshop (Taller Argentino de Interacción Molecular Planta-Patógeno) was held on 3–4 August 2025 at INTECH, Chascomús, Argentina, bringing together research groups from across the country working in the field of molecular plant–microbe interactions. The workshop was organized by Marina Clemente (INTECH-CONICET/UNSAM), Georgina Fabro (CIQUIBIC-CONICET/…

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InterConnections: Spotlight on Dr. Sushil Chhapekar

Meet Dr. Sushil Chhapekar, first author of the MPMI study “Identification of novel genetic resources for broad-based soybean cyst nematode resistance independent of conventional loci”. Written by AFE Dr. Sandra V. Gomez-Gutierrez….
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InterConnections: Spotlight on Dr. Sandra V. Gomez-Gutierrez

Read about AFE Dr. Sandra Gomez-Guietterez’s recent MPMI paper: Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Zyomseptoria tritici Reveals Interaction-Specific Gene Expression patterns During Susceptible, Resistant, and Nonhost Interactions’. Written by Ph.D. student Sana Doty….
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Dig Where the Potatoes Are: A Conversation with Jonathan Jones on Curiosity, Recognition, and the Future of Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions

Jonathan Jones, senior group leader at The Sainsbury Laboratory, and his collaborators Jeff Dangl and Brian Staskawicz, have received the 2025 Wolf Foundation Prize in Agriculture. MPMI Assistant Features Editor Jawahar Singh spoke with Dr. Jones about the award, the mentors and moments that shaped his career, his most influential…
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Research Spotlight on Dr. Siyu Song: Mapping How Roots Shape Their Microbial Communities

Meet Dr. Siyu Song and learn about her recent MPMI paper: “FERONIA Kinase-Interacting Cell Wall Sensors LRX1/2 Regulate the Plant Rhizosphere Microbiome”. An interview by AFE Dr. Meenu Singla….
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InterConnections: Spotlight on Rune Hansen

Meet Dr. Rune Hansen and learn about his recent MPMI paper: Comparative Transcriptomic and Microscopic Analyses of a Wild Wheat Relative Reveal Novel Mechanisms of Immune Suppression by the Pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici”. An interview by AFE Dr. Sandra V. Gomez-Gutierrez….
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InterConnections: First Author Spotlight on Dr. Naveen Arakkal Thaiparambil

Meet Dr. Naveen Arakkal Thaiparambil and learn about his recent MPMI paper: Trichoderma virens DM5 Against Agroathelia rolfsii in Tomato. An interview by AFE Ved Prakash….
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InterConnections: Spotlight on Dr. K.B. Durga Bhavani

Meet Dr. K.B. Durga Bhavani and learn about her recent MPMI paper: Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Key Players in Plant Immunity Triggered by Diffusible Signal Factor (DSF), a Xanthomonas-Secreted Quorum-Sensing Molecule. An interview by AFE Ved Prakash….
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Connecting with the Recipients of the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture: Jeff Dangl, Jonathan D. G. Jones, and Brian J. Staskawicz. In this issue, MPMI Assistant Features Editor Jawahar Singh talks with Jonathan Jones about his career. Future issues will include interviews with Dr. Dangl and Dr. Staskawicz….
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Global Connections: Spotlight on Dr. Micaela Peppino Margutti

This month, hear about aphid effector work from postdoctoral researcher Dr. Micaela Peppino Margutti from the Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile. Interview by AFE Sandra Gomez-Gutierrez….
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InterConnections: Meet Dr. Tessa Burch-Smith

Ever wondered how you get to be an editor or associate editor? Read about outgoing MPMI Journal Associate Editor-in-Chief Dr. Tessa Burch-Smith’s scientific and society work. An interview by AFE Dr. Meenu Singla….
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Featured InterView: Dr. Maria Harrison

This InterView with Maria Harrison, professor at Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, was performed by one of the 2016 IS-MPMI student travel awardees, Kevin Cope, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Editor’s note: Kevin communicated to me that after the interview, he was interested in joining Dr. Harrison’s lab as a postdoc….

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InterConnections: Meet Prof. dr. ir. C.M.J. (Corné) Pieterse

InterConnections: Meet Prof. dr. ir. C.M.J. (Corné) Pieterse’s scientific career and his recent HH Flor Review: The Extended Plant Immune System. An interview by AFE Dr. Ved Prakash….
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Interconnections: Meet the new MPMI Assistant Feature Editors!

Nawaraj Dulal Position: Post-Doctoral Research Associate Introduce yourself—your background, where you are now, and your current research focus. I am currently a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), advised by Dr. Richard Wilson. I completed my PhD in Plant Pathology from…

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Empowering Early-Career Researchers: Reflections on Effective Mentorship in Molecular Plant–Microbe Interactions

Mentorship is a critical component in developing scientific excellence and community sustainability. At the 2025 IS-MPMI Congress, early-career researchers (ECRs) and senior scientists participated in a workshop on Building Careers in MPMI Through Effective Mentoring, sharing their experiences and talking about what effective mentorship looks like….
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Interview with New MPMI Editor-in-Chief Professor Richard A. Wilson

MPMI Assistant Features Editor Ruby Tiwari interviewed incoming MPMI EIC Richard A. Wilson, the Charles Bessey Professor of Plant Pathology, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, about his connections with MPMI and the IS-MPMI community, his career path, his vision for MPMI, and emerging areas of technological advances….
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Impostor Syndrome and You: A Discussion of a Little-Discussed Phenomenon

by Katelyn Butler and Michelle Marks, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Editor’s note: After participating in a roundtable discussion on impostor syndrome led by Michelle and Katelyn at the 2017 APS Annual Meeting, I invited them to develop the following article. The Interactions advisory board and I feel…

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