Department of Plant Sciences
Plant Biology Seminar Series (PLS696A)
All Seminars are held on Tuesday – 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.
in Marley 230*
*Unless otherwise indicated on the schedule.
Fall
2006: Plant Biology Seminar Series (PLS696A)
|
Seminar Date |
Speaker |
Department/ Institution |
Seminar Title |
Host |
|
08.22.06 |
This seminar date (only this date) for Registered
Graduate Students |
|
“Introduction,
Organization, Instruction”(Registered Students Only) |
Dr. Robert Leonard |
|
08.29.06 |
Dr. Richard Meagher, Professor |
|
“Nuclear
actin-related proteins as epigenetic regulators of gene expression” |
Dr. Ravi Palanivelu |
|
09.05.06 |
Dr. Ramin Yadegari,
Assistant Professor |
Department of Plant Sciences, |
“Epigenetic
control of seed induction in Arabidopsis.” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
09.12.06 |
Dr. Barry Pryor, Assistant Professor |
Department of Plant Sciences, |
“Alternaria systematics: species-groups, species concepts, and the
problematic integration of morphotaxonomy” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
09.19.06 |
Dr. David Gang, Assistant Professor |
Department of Plant Sciences, |
“Medicinal Plant Metabolism” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
09.26.06 |
Dr. Damon Lisch Staff Scientist |
|
“A gift
that keeps on giving: heritable epigenetic silencing of a plant transposable
element” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
10.03.06 |
Dr. Shelly McMahon, Research Assistant Professor |
Department of Plant Sciences, |
“Phylogenetics
and
phylogenomics in angiosperms” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
10.10.06 |
Dr. David Braun, Assistant Professor |
Department of Biology, |
“Genetic analyses of cell signaling in leaf
development” |
Dr. Ramin Yadegari |
|
10.17.06 |
Taijoon Chung Graduate Associate |
Department of Plant Sciences |
“SMU-2
& SMU-1 homologues
as
novel alternative splicing factors” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
10.24.06 |
Dr. Chieri Kubota Associate Professor |
Department of |
“Controlled Environment Plant Physiology and Technology Research: High
Quality Transplants and Final Greenhouse Crop Production” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
10.31.06 |
Dr. Marja Timmermans, Associate Professor |
|
“Establishment
of organ polarity in plants; rivalry between small RNAs” |
Dr. Richard Jorgensen |
|
11.07.06 |
Dr. Katherine Osteryoung, Associate Professor |
Department of Plant Biology, |
“How Cholorplasts Divide” |
Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |
|
11.14.06 |
Dr. Wolfgang Lukowitz, Assistant Professor |
|
“Cell fate decisions in the early
Arabidopsis embryo” |
Dr. Frans Tax |
|
11.21.06 |
Dr. H. Corby Kistler, Research
Geneticist and Professor |
USDA ARS Cereal Disease
Laboratory, |
“Profiles in Scourge: Genomics, gene expression
and pathogenicity of the fungal plant pathogen, Fusarium graminearum” |
Dr. Martha Hawes |
|
11.28.06 |
Dr. Themis J. Michailides Plant Pathologist |
|
“Aflatoxin Contamination in Pistacho and
Prospects of Biological Control” |
Dr. Barry Pryor |
|
12.05.06 |
Dr. William B. Miller, Professor |
Department of Horticulture |
“Flower Bulb Research at |
Dr. Chieri Kubota |
Spring
2007: Plant Biology Seminar Series (PLS 696A)
|
Seminar Date |
Speaker |
Department/ Institution |
Seminar Title |
Host |
|
01.16.07 |
Dr. Kathy Barton |
Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution |
“_MicroRNA
action in the context of meristem formation and polar development of the
leaf” |
Dr. Ravishankar Palanivelu |
|
01.23.07 |
This seminar date (only this date) for Registered
Graduate Students |
|
“Introduction,
Organization, Instruction”(Registered Students Only) |
Dr. Ravishankar Palanivelu |
|
01.30.07 |
Dr. Julia Frugoli Assistant Professor |
Department of Genetics & Biochemistry, |
“Shoots, Roots & Nodules: Local &
Long Distance Signaling in M.
truncatula” |
Dr. Frans Tax |
|
02.06.07 |
Dr. Mary Beth Mudgett, Assistant Professor |
Department of Biological Sciences, |
“Microbial Pathogenesis: How do type III
effectors modulate host transcription and signal transduction? |
Dr. Ramin Yadegari |
|
02.13.07 |
Dr. Bhimanagouda S.
Patil, Associate Professor |
Department of Horticultural Sciences |
“Produce for Health: Role of Horticulture” |
Dr. Chieri Kubota |
|
02.20.07 |
Dr. Xinnian Dong Professor “Special Seminar:
Graduate-Student Invited Speaker” |
Department of Biology |
“Genetic Genomic Studies of Systemic
Acquired Resistance” |
Graduate Students |
|
02.27.07 |
Dr. David Geiser |
Department Plant Pathology, |
“Molecular characterization of culture
collections: being prepared for disease outbreaks” |
Dr. Barry Pryor |
|
03.06.07 |
NO SEMINAR |
NO SEMINAR |
NO SEMINAR |
|
|
03.13.07 |
Spring Break |
NO SEMINAR |
NO SEMINAR |
|
|
3.15.07 Note:
Unusual date |
Dr. Qifa Zhang |
National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement Huazhong Agricultural Univ. |
“Genomics-based strategy for the development
of green super rice” |
Dr. Rod Wing |
|
03.20.07 |
Dr. Jay Thelen Assistant Professor |
Department of Biochemistry University of Missouri-Columbia |
“Proteomics of seed filling in oilseed
crops” |
Dr. David Gang |
|
3.26.07 Note:
Unusual Date & Time |
Dr. Amy Clore Assistant Professor |
Department of Natural Sciences New |
The Joao Leiva Neto
Lecture “Maize stem pulvini and Madagascar
periwinkle carpels: models for the study of plant organ responses to stimuli” |
PLS Graduate Students |
|
03.27.07 |
Dr. Sanja Roje |
Institute of |
“Dissecting the metabolism of folates and
flavin nucleotides in plants” |
Dr. David Gang |
|
04.03.07 |
Dr. Barbara Kunkel Associate Professor |
Department of Biology |
“Molecular genetic analysis of
plant-pathogen interactions: How does the pathogen gain the upper hand?” |
Dr. Ravishankar Palanivelu |
|
04.10.07 |
Dr. Nigel Crawford Professor |
Biological Sciences |
“Plant Nitric Oxide Synthesis and Signaling” |
Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |
|
04.17.07 |
Dr. Leslie Gunatilaka |
Arid Lands |
“Prospecting Arid Land Plants &
Associated Microorganisms for Bioactive Metabolites” |
Dr. Elizabeth Vierling |