Seminars | College of Agricultural Sciences

Spring 2023 Seminar Series

Thursdays 4:00 pm | ALS 4001

Coordinator: Dr. Jeff Chang (jeff.chang @oregonstate.edu)

Zoom Link | Recordings

*All in-person seminars are tentative, and will also be available via Zoom.

6-April	cynthia_ocamb.png	From seed to seed and lab to furrow: Highlights of a vegetable and field crop extension plant pathology program Dr. Cynthia Ocamb received her PhD from the University of Minnesota. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University. Dr. Ocamb has a statewide extension program that diagnosis diseases on a tremendous diversity of field and vegetable crops. No public recording will be available
13-April	mareike_moeller.jpg	Chromatin structure and DNA methylation as drivers of intraspecies genome variability and evolution in a fungal plant pathogen Dr. Mareike Moeller received her PhD from Christian-Albrechts-University and International Max Planck Research School. She is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (Dr. Michael Freitag) at Oregon State University. Dr. Moeller studies the dynamics of genome structure and their impacts on the evolution of phytopathogenic fungi.
20-April	jennifer_fletcher.jpg	Regulation of Stem Cell Fate During Plant Development Dr. Jennifer Fletcher received her PhD from the University of Utah. She is currently a Research Plant Molecular Geneticist at USDA in Albany CA and an adjunct professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Fletcher studies the molecular mechanisms that underpin plant stem cell maintenance as well as the signaling pathways that regulate leaf development. No public recording will be available
27-April	richard_michelmore.jpg	Strategies to counter plant and human pandemics Dr. Richard Michelmore received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in the UK. He is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Plant Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Medical Microbiology and Immunology at the University of California, Davis. He was the founding Director of their Genome Center. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Michelmore studies molecular, genetic, genomic, and evolutionary aspects of plant-pathogen interactions. He is also applying DNA sequencing to diverse fields in the life sciences and is a major contributor to high throughput testing for SARS-CoV-2.
4-May	paola_bonfante.jpg	Fifty years of mycorrhizal research: where we have been, where we are going Dr. Paola Bonfante is currently a Professor Emerita of Plant Biology at the University of Torino. She is a fellow of numerous scientific academies and has been appointed Commander (“Commendatore”) of the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” by the President of Italy. In 2021, she received the Adam Kondorosi Academia Europea Award. Dr. Bonfante has contributed significantly to the understanding of interactions of mycorrhizae with plant hosts and mycorrhizae with endosymbiotic bacteria. Dr. Bonnie C. Templeton Lecture
11-May	emily_ho.jpg	Linus Pauling Institute – Discovering how to live better longer through foods and nutrition Dr. Emily Ho received her PhD from The Ohio State University. She is currently an Endowed Chair and Director of the Linus Pauling Institute as well as Professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. Dr. Ho studies the role of diet and nutrition on the microbiome and disease prevention.
18-May	greg_martin.png	The Ptr1 immune receptor confers resistance to multiple bacterial pathogens of solanaceous plants. Dr. Greg Martin received his PhD from Michigan State University. He is currently a Boyce Schulze Downey Professor at the Boyce Thompson Institute at Cornell University. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Martin received the Noel Keen Award for Excellence in Molecular Plant Pathology in 2010. Dr. Martin is a pioneer in molecular plant-pathogen interactions and a significant contributor to the development genomic resources of plants. *This will be a virtual seminar
25-May	georg_jander.jpg	Recent evolution of cardiac glycoside biosynthesis in wallflower Dr. Georg Jander received his PhD from Harvard University. He is currently a professor at the Boyce Thompson Institute and adjunct Professor at the School of Integrative Plant Sciences at Cornell University. He is a fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists and American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Jander studies diverse aspects of plant-insect interactions. No public recording will be available
1-June	sarah_carey.jpg	Title: Exploring the multiple evolutions of sex chromosomes in plants Dr. Sarah Carey received her PhD from the University of Florida. She is currently a USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology (Dr. Alex Harkess) in Huntsville, AL. Dr. Carey is a genome scientist who studies the evolution of sex chromosomes in plants. As a fellow, her goal is to develop genomic resources to accelerate hop breeding. Dallice I Mills Seminar
8-June	evan_forsythe.jpg	The Genomic Watermarks of Molecular Interactions Dr. Evan Forsythe received his PhD from the University of Arizona. He recently started (2023) as an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, Cascades and has a courtesy appointment with Integrative Biology at Oregon State University, Corvallis. Dr. Forsythe uses molecular evolutionary approaches to study the plant protein interactome. He is also a project leader and developer for bioinformatic tools.