Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
25
Sep
2024
12pm 25 September 2024
Peri A. Tobias, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney
Austropuccinia psidii is the fungal pathogen that causes myrtle rust on Myrtaceae hosts. First described on South American guava in 1884, the disease was noted on introduced eucalypt plantations in Brazil in 1912 before spreading globally.
PS Seminar Series: Myrtle rust research advances and challenges
Austropuccinia psidii is the fungal pathogen that causes myrtle rust on Myrtaceae hosts. First described on South American guava in 1884, the disease was noted on introduced eucalypt plantations in Brazil in 1912 before spreading globally. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-myrtle-rust-research-advances-and-challenges
2024-09-25 02:00:00Z
2024-09-25 02:00:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
27
Sep
2024
3.30pm 27 September 2024
Loraine Rourke, PhD Candidate, Byrt Group
The efficient photosynthetic capability of marine phytoplankton is key to their significant contribution to global primary production.
PhD Exit Seminar - Analysing cyanobacterial bicarbonate transporters in heterologous systems: linking structure to function
The efficient photosynthetic capability of marine phytoplankton is key to their significant contribution to global primary production.. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/phd-exit-seminar-analysing-cyanobacterial-bicarbonate-transporters-heterologous
2024-09-27 05:30:00Z
2024-09-27 05:30:00Z
Slatyer Seminar Room
N2011, Level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
16
Oct
2024
PS Seminar Series
TBA. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series
2024-10-16 01:00:00Z
2024-10-16 01:00:00Z
Slatyer Seminar Room
N2011, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
15
Nov
2024
PS PhD Exit Seminar
TBA. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-phd-exit-seminar
2024-11-15 04:30:00Z
2024-11-15 04:30:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room
S205, Level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
Past events
31
Aug
2022
PS Seminar Series: mRNA decay in plants: pathway specificity, redundancy, and compensation »
The steady-state mRNA abundance is an outcome of transcript synthesis counter-balanced by turnover.
26
Aug
2022
RESCHEDULED PS Seminar Series: Xylem - phloem interactions during electrical signalling in wounded plants »
Slow wave potentials propagate from sites of damage to distal leaves in wounded plants.
19
Aug
2022
PS PhD Exit Seminar: Pathways to engineer plant Rubisco »
In plants, Rubisco is responsible for the assimilation of CO2 during photosynthesis.
12
Aug
2022
PS Seminar Series - Reprogramming plants: Building gene circuits to alter plant function »
Plant biotechnology predominantly relies on a restricted set of genetic parts with limited capability to customize spatiotemporal and conditional expression patterns.
08
Jul
2022
PS Seminar Series - When to open or close the door: exploring cell-to-cell communication via plasmodesmata closure in stress signalling »
Cell-to-cell communication is essential for the co-ordination of responses in all multicellular organisms. One mechanism plants employ as defence against pathogens is restriction of cell-to-cell communication by plasmodesmata closure during infection.
01
Jul
2022
PhD Exit Seminar - TRUEE; a bioinformatic pipeline to define the functional microRNA targetome of plants »
In plants, microRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs of approximately 20-24 nt in length which are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of genes controlling many fundamental biological pathways.
24
Jun
2022
PS Seminar Series - Fun with Fungi at the Chemistry-Biology Interface »
Specialised metabolites are one of the major means of how microbes and sessile organisms express extended phenotype for the selective advantage of the organisms —or, more fundamentally, their genes.
17
Jun
2022
PS Seminar Series - Feeding the world while restoring the planet »
Natural capital describes the stocks of renewable and non-renewable resources (e.g. plants, animals, air, water, soils and minerals) that produce flows of benefits to people.
10
Jun
2022
PS Seminar Series - Coupling carbon allocation & sugar signaling with development for yield & resilience »
Source-to-sink allocation of, and sink-to-sink competition for, photoassimilates, mainly in the form of sucrose, play a key role in determining energy and resource distribution in plants for growth and reproduction.
27
May
2022
PS Seminar Series- PhD Exit Seminar - How does scald pathogen infect barley? Characterisation of the virulence factors of Rhynchosporium commune »
Rhynchosporium commune is a pathogenic fungus causing barley scald disease. Although scald disease has become a significant issue for commercial barley growers, the molecular mechanisms underpinning the disease are poorly understood.
25
May
2022
PS Seminar Series - Gene regulatory dynamics of germinating seeds from bulk tissue to single-cell resolution »
Seeds provide 70% of global food resources, being the most valuable output from plant production. They also play a critical role in agriculture because the lifecycle of most crops begins from seed germination.
20
May
2022
PS Seminar Series- PhD Exit Seminar- Tales of mitochondria: How have the roles of mitochondria in C4 plants affected respiratory metabolism? »
C4 photosynthesis involves a number of biochemical and anatomical traits that significantly improve plant productivity under conditions that reduce the efficiency of C3 photosynthesis.
18
May
2022
PS Seminar Series - Right place, right time: Connecting soil Nitrogen and plant uptake for greener agriculture »
Nitrogen (N) is a primary nutrient that is essential to the survival of all living organisms. Crops are inefficient in their N use, losing 50-70% of applied N, which transforms to reactive nitrogen Nr, to the environment.
29
Apr
2022
PS Seminar Series- PhD Exit Seminar- Defining interaction partners for CEPR1, a key regulator of root growth and nutrient transport in Arabidopsis »
The interaction of C-TERMINALLY ENCODED PEPTIDEs (CEPs) with CEP RECEPTOR1 (CEPR1) controls root growth and development, as well as nitrate uptake, but the underlying protein interactions involved are yet to be comprehensively defined.
29
Apr
2022
PS Seminar Series- JOINT SEMINAR - Exploring a new pathway for crown root development »
Crown roots make up the bulk of the mature root system in grasses and are essential for anchorage and water and nutrient absorption.