Volume 10 • 2026

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…

2027 IS MPMI Congress Save the Date

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…

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….
Sushil Chhapekar

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….
Sandra Gomez

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….
Siyu Song

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….
Rune Hansen

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….
Naveen Arakkal

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….
Durga Bhavani

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….
Micaela Peppino Margutti

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….
Tessa Burch Smith

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….
Corne Pieterse

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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