Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
17
Jul
2024
12pm 17 July 2024
Prof Dani Way, Director, Dr Richard Poire, Manager, Dr Frederike Stock, Project Lead, Dr Tao Hu, Software Engineer
The Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN, formerly known as APPF) is comprised of nine institutions offering controlled-environment phenotyping facilities, mobile phenotyping units, and field sites strategically spread across Australia’s diverse climate zones.
PS Seminar Series: The Australian Plant Phenomics Network – your partner for Plant Phenotyping
The Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN, formerly known as APPF) is comprised of nine institutions offering controlled-environment phenotyping facilities, mobile phenotyping units, and field sites strategically spread across Australia’s diverse climate zones. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-australian-plant-phenomics-network-%E2%80%93-your-partner-plant
2024-07-17 02:00:00Z
2024-07-17 02:00:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room,
S205, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
24
Jul
2024
12pm 24 July 2024
Dr James P B Lloyd, Plant Energy Biology ARC CoE and Plants for Space ARC CoE, University of Western Australia
Plant carbon fixation, a vital process for capturing energy, profoundly influences various aspects of our lives, including food, clothing fibers, medicines, building materials, and even the production of human therapeutics.
PS Seminar Series - Harnessing synthetic gene circuits for customized gene expression patterns
Plant carbon fixation, a vital process for capturing energy, profoundly influences various aspects of our lives, including food, clothing fibers, medicines, building materials, and even the production of human therapeutics. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-harnessing-synthetic-gene-circuits-customized-gene-expression
2024-07-24 02:00:00Z
2024-07-24 02:00:00Z
Please note: this seminar will be held in the Eucalyptus Seminar Room and via Zoom, details are included below.
Eucalyptus Seminar Room,
S205, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://anu.zoom.us/j/83142299928?pwd=4dHP2CokZwZjs3bHR5U71snel2GV2E.1
Passcode: 764320
Canberra time: please check your local time & date if you are watching from elsewhere.
26
Jul
2024
3.30pm 26 July 2024
Dr Selene L. Fernandez-Valverde, RNA Institute, School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW Sydney
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently emerged as prominent elements of the regulatory transactions of eukaryotic genomes.
PS Seminar Series - Evolution as a lens into lncRNA functionality
Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have recently emerged as prominent elements of the regulatory transactions of eukaryotic genomes.. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-evolution-lens-lncrna-functionality
2024-07-26 05:30:00Z
2024-07-26 05:30:00Z
Eucalyptus Seminar Room,
S205, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
02
Aug
2024
3.30pm 2 August 2024
Prof Jun Zhou, Huazhong Agricultural University
More information to come.
PS Seminar Series - Genome-wide reconstruction of a de novo domesticated diverse synthetic Brassica napus population
More information to come.. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-genome-wide-reconstruction-de-novo-domesticated-diverse
2024-08-02 05:30:00Z
2024-08-02 05:30:00Z
Slatyer Seminar Room,
N2011, Level 2,
RN Robertson Building (46)
Past events
03
Sep
2021
PS Webinar Series: The ALBAnian RNA-binding landscape »
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are critical regulators of gene expression, but have been poorly studied relative to other classes of gene regulators.
11
Aug
2021
PS Seminar Series- Understanding the wheat stem rust resistance immune receptors: from characterization to functional mechanisms »
The emergence of widely virulent Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) races over the past two decades has motivated global efforts to identify effective stem rust (Sr) resistance genes.
30
Jul
2021
PS Seminar Series- Immune signalling transduction from TIR-NLR resistance proteins to helper NLR proteins »
Plant resistance proteins act as immune receptors to recognise pathogen effectors and activate defense.
28
Jul
2021
PS Webinar Series- PhD Exit Seminar : From cradle to grave: Regulation of plant stress responses through RNA metabolism »
As the intermediary between DNA and proteins, RNA has a major regulatory role in gene expression.
23
Jul
2021
PS Seminar Series - Signals and PerCEPtion: the role of C-Terminally Encoded Peptide 7 (CEP7) in symbiosis »
The rhizobium-legume symbiosis that occurs within root nodules provides a crucial way for legumes to acquire nitrogen under nitrogen limited conditions.
14
Jul
2021
PS Webinar Series: Anatomical arrangement of Sorghum leaves under high growth temperatures »
Intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) is an important trait that influences crop productivity.
07
Jul
2021
PS Webinar Series: Figuring out Stumpy- getting to the root of the problem »
In a screen for root mutants of wheat we targeted long hairs as a desirable trait to improve the efficiency of phosphate uptake from soil.
16
Jun
2021
PS Seminar Series - Stress dependent mRNA usage, a genome uncoupled acclimation mechanism? »
Stress dependent usage of specific mRNAs is a common process in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression.
02
Jun
2021
PS Seminar Series: Organelles as sensors and mediators of plant cell acclimation to environmental stimuli »
Plant energy organelles such as chloroplasts are central to the evolution and function of plants; indeed it can be argued that chloroplasts are the raison d’ȇtre for plants.
12
May
2021
PS Seminar Series - Paying the energy cost of C4 photosynthesis »
Photosynthetic improvement has become a major focus for researchers seeking to increase yields of crop plants.
28
Apr
2021
PS Webinar Series: Peptides take center-stage: Regulation of Nitrogen Acquisition by peptide hormones »
The root system of a plant performs vital functions including resource uptake when nutrient availability in soil is non-homogenous; while also providing a surface for interactions with beneficial microbes.
31
Mar
2021
PS Webinar Series: The use of synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy to study the “battle for nutrients” between plant and pathogen »
Metal homeostasis is essential to normal plant growth and development. The balance is potentially impacted during plant-pathogen interactions as the host and pathogen compete for the same nutrients.
26
Mar
2021
PS Webinar Series: Mathematical Modelling of Moisture Transport in Plant Cuticles »
Food production needs to increase significantly and water loss from plants may hold one key, especially relevant in a time of climate change.
24
Mar
2021
PS Webinar Series: The structure of rice blast effector AVR-Pii in complex with host Exo70 defines a new effector/target interface and a novel family of blast effectors »
Pathogens and pests as diverse as bacteria, oomycetes, fungi, nematodes and aphids are sophisticated manipulators of their hosts.
19
Feb
2021
PS Webinar Series- PhD Exit Seminar : Redesigning phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase for improved catalysis in C4 photosynthesis »
C4 photosynthesis, a carbon concentrating mechanism, evolved as an adaptation to improve photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in terrestrial plants under conditions of low CO2, increased temperatures and varying rainfall patterns.