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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
17
Jul
2020
12pm 17 July 2020
Lily Chen, PhD Student, Bob Furbank Group, RSB
This research project investigates how photoassimilates moves from source leaves to other sink tissues that accumulate large amounts of carbohydrates. Many sinks such as stem and seeds/grains rely on the accumulation of sugars and starch during their development as they mature and become storage tissue.
Past events
01
Jul
2020
PS Webinar Series: The many fungal hosts of ToxA - Near complete genomes give new insight into old stories of horizontal gene transfer »
Most known examples of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) between eukaryotes are ancient. These events are identified primarily using phylogenetic methods on coding regions alone.
26
Jun
2020
PS Webinar Series: PhD Exit Webinar - Identifying pathogenicity factors in the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici via transcriptomic analysis and forward genetic screens »
Zymoseptoria tritici is a host-specific necrotrophic pathogen, causing Septoria tritici blotch (STB) disease on wheat leaves. Although substantial efforts have been made to identify pathogenicity factors in Z. tritici, the genetic components contributing to the qualitative/quantitative virulence
24
Jun
2020
PS Webinar Series: The crystal structure of SnTox3 from the necrotrophic fungus Parastagonospora nodorum reveals a unique effector fold and insights into Kex2 protease processing of fungal effectors »
Plant pathogens cause disease through secreted effector proteins, which act to modulate host physiology and promote infection. Often, effector proteins lack sequence identity to proteins of known function, or functional domains, making it impossible to infer function based on sequence alone.
19
Jun
2020
PS Webinar Series: PhD Exit Webinar - A new method to visualize CEP peptide-CEP receptor interactions in vascular tissue in vivo »
The interactions of peptide ligands with leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs) coordinate multiple plant biochemical pathways. Thus, there is a need for a simple method that identifies and validates peptide hormone-receptor pairings in vivo without disturbing native receptor complexes.
13
May
2020
Workshop on engineering ion channel aquaporins and boosting food security »
This workshop has been postponed and will be an online webinar, more information to be advised soon.
Join us for the first international workshop focused on sharing knowledge about ion channel aquaporins, their roles in biology and their application in boosting food security.
25
Mar
2020
04
Mar
2020
28
Feb
2020
19
Feb
2020
07
Feb
2020
18
Dec
2019
Functional analysis of a putative master regulator of plant development »
Remi Branco presents his exit Seminar, Functional analysis of a putative master regulator of plant development
13
Dec
2019
05
Dec
2019
PS Seminar Series - Two talks from Professors in Shanghai Normal University »
Title of the Talks
(Prof Hongquan Yang) - Light Regulates Phytohormone Signaling through Direct Interactions of Cryptochrome with Transcriptional Regulators in Arabidopsis
(Prof Zhongnan Yang) - The components of sporopollenin for plant survival, landing and prosper
18
Nov
2019
PS Seminar Series -Isotopic Labeling-Based Metabolic Flux Analysis: From CO2 Assimilation to Storage Reserve Production in Plants »
At the heart of plant productivity is the balance of carbon assimilation through photosynthetic activity. Though central metabolism is context specific and changes with conditions, we will present recent insights with isotopic tracers, metabolite measurements and metabolic flux analyses that describe the dynamics of central carbon metabolism resulting in altered balance between resource assimilation and allocation.
18
Nov
2019
Symposium on Host-Microbiome Interactions – from Structure to Function »
A symposium on all aspects of host-microbiome interactions.
