Volume 10 • 2026
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….
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….
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….
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….
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…