Spring 2025 Graduate Research Celebration
Join us in-person or online on Friday April 25th for our Spring Graduate Research Celebration!
Memorial Union 13 ( Multipurpose Room ) and via Zoom
12:00PM - 5:00PM
Spring 2025 Graduate Research Celebration
Join us for our Botany and Plant Pathology Graduate Student Research Celebration event on April 25th, 2025 in a hybrid format. Graduate students will present their research in-person to both a live and online audience. Our moderator for the symposium will be Pear Intasin (PhD) from the Frost Lab.
Please register if you are planning to attend this event. Zoom link will be sent in a follow-up email. All registrants will be entered into a raffle drawing for various prizes.
Spring Celebration Program
| Time | Presentations |
|---|---|
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12:00 PM |
Joey SpataforaIntroduction and Opening Remarks |
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12:05 PM |
Hayley RichardsonMicrobiome-mediated genetic disease resistance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum). Advisors: Posy Busby, Chris Mundt |
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12:20 PM |
Josh WingfieldThe Impact of Sudden Oak Death on Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Communities in Southwestern Oregon. Advisors: Jared LeBoldus |
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12:35 PM |
Nicholas FrancisHarnessing Pluripotency: Identifying Key Regulators of Plant Regeneration with Maize Cell Suspensions Advisor: Sam Leiboff |
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12:50 PM |
Andreas GuerreroA REMI-dy for Complexity: Separating Fungal and Bacterial Contributions to Mucormycosis Using a Phagocyte Model Advisor: Jessie Uehling |
| 1:05 PM |
Break 1 |
| 1:20 PM |
Daniel FarthingFungal-bacterial interactions in the amphibian gut microbiome are driven by specialized metabolism Advisor: Joey Spatafora |
| 1:35 PM |
Kassondra WatsonPhytoplankton Bloom Dynamics and Climate Variation over Time Advisors: Mike Behrenfeld |
| 1:50 PM |
Bella StiverExploring the role of climate and host range expansions in plant symbiont community assembly Advisor: Fletcher Halliday |
| 2:05 PM |
Brent WarnekeGrape Powdery Mildew Management with Biological Fungicides and an Intelligent Sprayer Advisors: Jay Pscheidt |
| 2:20 PM |
Break 2 |
| 2:35 PM |
Grace HardyInvestigating the population biology of Claviceps spp. in PNW grass seed production systems Advisor: Jeremiah Dung |
| 2:50 PM |
Emily JohnsonGenetic diversity within and across populations of Fritillaria gentneri - a rare lily endemic to southern Oregon Advisors: Aaron Liston |
| 3:05 PM |
Hans Mejia de LeonAssessment of accuracy and diversity of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) in Guatemala Advisors: Inga Zasada |
| 3:20 PM |
Nathan BeardenBee-yond Tanoak: Sudden Oak Death Influences Osmia lignaria Demographics Advisor: Jared LeBoldus |
| 3:35 PM |
Break 3 |
| 3:50 PM |
Eliza AllenCombination wavelength UV-C application for the multi-targeted suppression of grape powdery mildew Advisor: Walt Mahaffee |
| 4:05 PM |
Joe Di MeglioElucidating the Diversity of Galerina in Oregon using Phylogenomics, Chemotyping, and Ecological Insights. Advisor: Jessie Uehling |
| 4:20 PM |
Keonny CosekCrosstalk between defense response pathways and its modulation by heat stress in the potato-potato virus Y pathosystem Advisor: Aymeric Goyer |
| 4:35 PM |
Joe GagneMicrobially mediated plant-soil feedbacks along stress and fire gradients in Pacific Northwest forests Advisor: Andy Jones |
| 4:50 PM |
Closing |
| 5:00 PM |
SocialGSA Awards Silent Auction Poster Session:
More information will be added and provided as it becomes available. Please check back often until the final details have been confirmed. Speakers, titles, schedule timing, and other details are subject to change. Reach out to the BPP team for any questions. |