Volume 7 • 2023

Call for President-Elect Candidates The IS-MPMI Election Committee is accepting nominations for President-Elect to join the IS-MPMI Board of Directors. Board member responsibilities include participating in monthly board video conferences, including congress meeting planning, fundraising, and communications to the membership. Board members also partner in new initiatives to support and…

Anjali Iyer-Pascuzzi has been named the new editor-in-chief of Interactions. Anjali is working with outgoing Interactions Editor-in-Chief Dennis Halterman as she transitions into her new role. Learn more about Anjali….

In May, we lost Dr. Michael Mishkind. In honor of Michael and his dedication to supporting the MPMI community, the IS-MPMI Board of Directors has established Michael Mishkind Travel Grants to support the travel of early-career researchers to IS-MPMI events….

Professor Guido Sessa, plant-microbe biologist and former head of the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University, died unexpectedly in July. Known for his research on the molecular basis of bacterial pathogenesis and plant immunity using multiple experimental systems, he was a respected colleague and cherished friend….

Alicia Camuel, Ph.D. student, Plant Health Institute of Montpellier, interviewed Simona Radutoiu, professor and group leader, University of Aarhus, Denmark, during breaks at the 2023 IS-MPMI Congress. The informal interview covered science and many other aspects of the life of a woman scientist, career choices, and building a personal life….

Help Promote the Science of MPMI Journal! Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions is seeking applicants for two-year “assistant feature editor” positions to be filled by postdoctoral scientists. Assistant feature editors have the opportunity to be part of a journal editorial team, see the inner workings of the MPMI journal, develop a unique…

Pritha Kundu, postdoctoral fellow, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, interviewed IS-MPMI President Adam Bogdanove, professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University, about his research and career….

Siva Sankari, assistant investigator, Stowers Institute, and MPMI assistant feature editor, interviewed Cara Haney, associate professor, University of Pittsburgh, and 2023 IS-MPMI Early Career Achievement Award winner, about her research….

Eilyn Mena, scientist, Clemente Estable Biological Research Institute of Montevideo, interviewed Xiufang Xin, research group leader, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences/Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, and IS-MPMI Early Career Achievement Award winner, about her work and experience in plant–pathogen interactions….

Learn about Mohamed Hafez, coauthor of the research paper “Evolution of the ToxB Gene in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis and Related Species” recently published in MPMI, and the work that has provided novel insights into ToxB, its homologs, and its evolution….

Reem Aboukhaddour, Cereal Pathology Lab, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, discusses the pivotal question of how Pyrenophora tritici-repentis, the cause of tan spot of wheat, became pathogenic and how the inquiry aligns with the ongoing exploration of the emergence of necrotrophic diseases….