Volume 4 • 2020

InterStellar: Giles Oldroyd has been Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

Oldroyd has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to science in plant-microbe interactions with his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society….
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InterStellar: Barbara Valent Inducted into National Academy of Sciences

Valent has earned membership in the prestigious U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the country’s leading authority on science and technology….
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MPMI and Phytobiomes Journal Are Looking for Assistant Feature Editors

The journals are looking for creative individuals who have innovative communication skills and are eager to volunteer to engage with both the scientific and nonscientific communities as assistant feature editors….
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Introducing What’s New in MPMI!—a Virtual Seminar Series Highlighting Recent Publications in MPMI

This series is designed to serve as an important venue for young scientists to share new work, as other opportunities to do so have dwindled….

InterConnections: Get to Know Member Beverly J. Agtuca

Agtuca, a graduate student in the lab of Gary Stacey at the University of Missouri and first author of “In-Situ Metabolomic Analysis of Setaria viridis Roots Colonized by Beneficial Endophytic Bacteria,” shares a great story about how collaboration can not only lead to great research but also to lasting friendships….
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InterConnections: Get to Know Member Jennifer Lewis

Lewis provides background on work done with first author Yuan Chen on “Comparative Genomics Screen Identifies Microbe-Associated Molecular Patterns from ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ spp. That Elicit Immune Responses in Plants” and shares how collaboration with and feedback from colleagues can help bring together a project….

InterConnections: Get to Know Member Matt Neubauer

First author Neubauer shares a summary of how his project “Arabidopsis EDR1 Protein Kinase Regulates the Association of EDS1 and PAD4 to Inhibit Cell Death” developed and also talks about the trials and tribulations that eventually led to publication of his graduate studies while working in the lab of Roger…
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InterComs: MPMI in the Popular Press

MPMI and plant science have received some attention in the popular press lately. Here are some links to articles spotlighting work being done by some IS-MPMI members (registration may be required). If you have any press articles that you would like to with the community in the future, please forward…

IS-MPMI and the COVID-19 Outbreak

The health, safety and well-being of our community is our highest priority. We are closely monitoring the evolving, international advisories and will provide regular updates on all upcoming meeting and events. While there are no federal restrictions in place to prevent meetings or travel within the United States or Canada…

Satellite meeting: Taking MPMI Discoveries to the Field

Sponsored by the MPMI Journal In celebration of the 2020 International Year of Plant Health, IS-MPMI is hosting a satellite meeting to bring together scientists who are taking molecular advances in plant science and translating these discoveries to develop disease resistant crops that will impact global food security. The meeting…

A Summary of 2019 Annual Meeting of Plant Virology and Plant-Pathogen Interaction Committee, CSPP

Yi Li, Peking University​ The 2019 annual meeting of Plant Virology and Plant-Pathogen Interaction Committee, Chinese Society for Plant Pathology (CSPP) was held in Guangzhou on Oct 8-12, 2020. This meeting was co-organized by the Plant Virology and Plant-Pathogen Interaction Committee and South China Agriculture University. The theme of the…

Eva Kondorosi Elected to German Academy of Sciences

Congratulations IS-MPMI member Eva Kondorosi for her election to the German Academy of Sciences (Leopoldina). Eva is a Research Professor at the Biological Research Center (BRC) of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, where her research focuses on signaling, differentiation and regulation of the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis. In addition to her current…

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