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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
No events are currently scheduled.
Past events
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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.
10
Jun
2020
PS Webinar Series: Photorespiration - Friend or foe? »
Photorespiratory metabolism is essential for plants to maintain functional photosynthesis in an oxygen-containing environment. Because the oxygenation reaction of Rubisco is followed by the loss of previously fixed carbon, photorespiration is often considered a wasteful process and considerable efforts are aimed at min
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Mar
2020
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2020
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Feb
2020
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Feb
2020
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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.
11
Nov
2019
PS Seminar: Engineering crops for resistance to disease and tolerance to environmental stress »
A major goal for food and agricultural research is to increase the resiliency of agricultural systems to adapt to rapid changes and extreme conditions. Prof. Ronald will describe how genetic approaches are being used to generate the next generation of crops that will help farmers thrive in these challenging conditions.
