Spring 2022 Graduate Student Symposium
Join us in-person or online on May 6th for our Spring Graduate Student Research Celebration!
Memorial Union 109 and via Zoom
12:00PM - 5:20PM
Spring 2022 Graduate Student Symposium
Join us for our Botany and Plant Pathology Graduate Student Research Celebration event on May 6th, 2022 in a new hybrid format. Graduate students will present their research in-person to both a live and online audience.
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 Symposium Program
Time | Presentations |
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12:00 PM |
Joey SpataforaIntroduction and Opening Remarks |
12:05 PM |
Brandon StairsThe Effects of Environmental Selective Pressures and Bacteria Endosymbionts on Rhizopus Microsporus Diversity Advisor: Jessie Uehling |
12:25 PM |
Tanner JeffersonMapping Transcription Start Sites in Arabidopsis Thaliana and Catharanthus Roseues Advisor: Molly Megraw |
12:45 PM |
Jessie ZimmermanGrapevine Trunk Disease and the Microbiome Advisors: Posy Busby and Achala KC |
1:05 PM |
Michele WisemanI Shot the S-Gene, but I Did It to Save Hop Pedigrees Advisor: Dave Gent |
1:25 PM |
Break 1 |
1:40 PM |
Stephanie ChaseDeveloping qPCR Assays to Understand Phytophthora Ramorum Disease Progression in Tan Oak Hosts Advisor: Jared LeBoldus |
2:00 PM |
Diana RuggieroMulti-Scale Developmental Dynamics of Maize Leaf Vascular Patterning Advisor: Sam Leiboff |
2:20 PM |
Trenton BerrianThiamin: Investigating Its Role in Plant Defense Mechanisms Against Pathogens, and Testing Its Efficacy as Immunity Primer to Control Diseases of Potato Advisor: Aymeric Goyer |
2:40 PM |
Abigail NeatFrom Litter to Leaf: Investigating the Role of Litter Fungi in Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Menziesii) Seedling Fitness Advisors: Posy Busby |
3:00 PM |
Daniel FagerFeasibility of Graft Indexing Compared to HTS and PCR for Detection of Viruses in Rubus and Fragaria Advisor: Dimitre Mollov |
3:20 PM |
Break 2 |
3:35 PM |
Sebastian MortimerEvolution of Pacific Northwest Wild Strawberries Advisor: Aaron Liston |
3:55 PM |
Katelyn BaldinoExploring the Aerobiology and Epidemiology of Xanthomonas Hortorum P.v. Carotae in Central Oregon Advisor: Jeremiah Dung and Walt Mahaffee |
4:15 PM |
Maria Jose Romero JimenezTaxonomic and Functional Diversity of Foliar Yeasts of Populus Trichocarpa Advisor: Posy Busby |
4:35 PM |
Julia MetzlerComparing Plant Community Responses to Treatments across Willamette Valley Habitats Advisor: Linda Hardison |
4:55 PM |
Ray BrunnerExploring Uncertainty in Botanical Field Surveys Advisor: Tom Kaye |
5:15 PM |
Closing Comments |