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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
24
Jan
2025
PS Seminar Series
TBA. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series
2025-01-24 04:30:00Z
2025-01-24 04:30:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, Level 2
RN Robertson Bldg (46)
05
Feb
2025
12pm 5 February 2025
Rippei Hayashi, Group Leader, John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) ANU
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), also known as retrotransposons, essentially carry two open reading frames that code for GAG and POL. Some ERVs additionally carry a third gene called envelope (env), becoming infectious.
PS Seminar Series: Ancient origin of envelope-containing retrotransposons in metazoan
Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), also known as retrotransposons, essentially carry two open reading frames that code for GAG and POL. Some ERVs additionally carry a third gene called envelope (env), becoming infectious. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-ancient-origin-envelope-containing-retrotransposons-metazoan
2025-02-05 01:00:00Z
2025-02-05 01:00:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, Level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
Past events
14
Jul
2023
PS Seminar Series: Translation with a minimal set of tRNAs - chloroplasts as model for manipulating isoacceptor tRNA abundance »
In chloroplasts of embryophytes, superwobbling between codons and anticodons has been demonstrated to facilitate translation of the standard genetic code by a minimized set of only 30 tRNAs (Rogalski et al., 2008).
28
Jun
2023
PS Seminar Series - Seasonal control of flowering: Why lipid matters »
The timing of flowering needs to be tightly controlled to maximize reproductive success. Plants perceive seasonal cues (e.g., day length and temperature) to adjust the timing of flowering.
14
Jun
2023
PS Seminar: A hard day's night; determining a role for stomatal conductance in nocturnal heat tolerance »
Nocturnal stomatal conductance (gsn) represents a significant, enigmatic source of water-loss, with implications for whole plant metabolism, thermal regulation and water-use efficiency.
09
Jun
2023
PS PhD Exit Seminar - Tender freaks: Exploring resilience to global change among fringe-dwelling forest species. »
Global climate change is challenging many forested ecosystems with drought, mean temperature increases, heat waves, and biotic agent outbreaks.
19
Apr
2023
PS Seminar Series - A SWEET Journey from Source to Sink in Setaria viridis »
Currently there is little known about the apoplastic transport pathways of C4 grasses and how sugars are exported from the source leaves to the sinks such as stems and seeds.
06
Apr
2023
PS Seminar Series - Turning up the heat: How will climate change affect forests and crops? »
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations could reach >1000 ppm by 2100, increasing global temperatures 3-4 °C. Both elevated CO2 and warming affect photosynthesis, altering plant growth, survival, and crop yield and quality.
31
Mar
2023
PS PhD Exit Seminar - Characterisation of the SIX6 effector protein from Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici »
Fungal pathogens of crop plants are a major cause for yield loss and a critical concern for global food security.
29
Mar
2023
PS Seminar Series: The roots of productivity: deciphering how small, secreted peptides regulate nitrogen demand signalling and symbiotic root nodule formation »
Nitrogen is a key determinant of crop productivity as the acquisition of nitrogen is crucial for photosynthesis and growth.
15
Mar
2023
PS Seminar: PhD Exit Seminar - Investigation of the role of root flavonoids in the interaction of chickpea with nitrogen-fixing symbionts and parasitic nematodes »
Legumes can get infected by both symbionts and parasites, often concurrently, in the field.
24
Feb
2023
PS Seminar Series - Development and evaluation of novel early fire detection technologies »
Although fire plays an essential role in some ecosystems, it can also have adverse ecological impacts, particularly in a changing climate.
10
Feb
2023
PS Seminar Series- PhD Exit seminar - Characterising extracellular vesicles from the fungal wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici »
Fungal phytopathogens secrete a litany of molecules during their infection of a plant host, including virulence factors like effector proteins. Secreted virulence factors function in the apoplast of host tissues or are trafficked into host cells.
03
Feb
2023
PS Seminar Series- PhD Exit seminar - The role of plant water relations in the maintenance of hydraulic function in mangroves »
Mangroves provide critical ecosystem services from protection of coastlines and coastal communities, to their role as a carbon sink.
12
Jan
2023
Building, Using and Exploring the Plant Tree of Life »
With half a million species and representing a billion years of evolution, a better understanding of the green plant tree of life is crucial for the survival of humankind.
25
Nov
2022
PS Seminar Series- PhD Exit seminar - An evolutionary and biochemical approach to gain insight into SAL1-PAP retrograde signalling »
Plant acclimation to environmental stress involves complex cellular processes including chloroplast-to-nucleus communication mediated by signals such as 3’-phosphoadenosine 5’-phosphate (PAP) and its catabolic phosphatase, SAL1.
23
Nov
2022
PS Seminar Series - Metabolism and energy bottlenecks in plant vasculature »
Phloem is the vascular tissue in plants - responsible for transporting sugars from source to sink. It is well established that osmotic currents drive the flow of sap through phloem vessels.