Seminars

3 Apr

The maintenance of plant species and genetic diversity across temperate and tropical forest landscapes

Dr. Andy Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University

No public recording available

10 Apr

The extraordinary genus Petalidium - Adaptive traits and genome evolution in hyper-arid environments

Dr. Robert Alba, Faculty Research Assistant, Forest Ecosystems & Society, Oregon State University

Genomic fingerprints of recent introgression punctuate the clonal evolution of Phytophthora ramorum

Dr. Logan Blair, Oregon State University

24 Apr

Dynamics of fungal genome organization: insights from Eastern Filbert Blight in the Pacific Northwest

Dr. Alex Zaccaron, Postdoctoral Scholar, Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University

Diversity and movement of sex chromosomes in poplars and willows

Dr. Matt Olson, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech

May 8

How to manage microbiomes: lessons from a decade of studying (and eating!) fermented foods

Dr. Benjamin Wolfe, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Tufts University

No public recording available

May 15

Uncovering the roles of cell fate and cell state decisions in plant development

Dr. Rachel Shahan, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, UCLA

May 22

A Clade’s Eye View of Plant Evolution in the Andes

Dr. Laura Lagomarsino, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences and Director of Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium, Louisiana State University

May 29

Stable isotope probing to understand outcomes of plant-microbe communication on soil carbon

Dr. Marie Elena Schaedel, Assistant Professor of Soil Microbiology, Crop & Soil Science, Cornell University

Jun 5

The Planteome Knowledgebase in 2025- Tools and Resources for Plant Genomics

Dr. Laurel Cooper, Research Associate, Botany & Plant Pathology, Oregon State University