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Plant Biology Seminar Series
Seminars from the RSB Division of Plant Sciences.
16
Oct
2024
12.30pm 16 October 2024
Thorsten Langner, Max-Planck Institute for Biology, Germany
Genome structure and maintenance determine the evolvability of organisms. The genomes of fungal plant pathogens are often structured heterogeneously, harboring highly variable compartments and compartments of relative stability.
PS Seminar Series - From Pathogen Genomics to Disease Resistance Engineering
Genome structure and maintenance determine the evolvability of organisms. The genomes of fungal plant pathogens are often structured heterogeneously, harboring highly variable compartments and compartments of relative stability. . More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series-pathogen-genomics-disease-resistance-engineering
2024-10-16 01:30:00Z
2024-10-16 01:30:00Z
Slatyer Seminar Room
N2011, level 2
RN Robertson Building (46)
01
Nov
2024
PS Seminar Series
TBA. More information here: https://biology.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/ps-seminar-series
2024-11-01 04:30:00Z
2024-11-01 04:30:00Z
Please note: this seminar will be held in the Eucalyptus Rm and via Zoom, details are included below.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://anu.zoom.us/j/89989611244?pwd=lySTzkTBDbsYK5EHGHUnE6EoNsf2MM.1
Passcode: 280920
Canberra time: please check your local time & date if you are watching from elsewhere.
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)
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PS Webinar Series: PhD Exit Webinar - CEP-CEPR1 signalling controls root system architecture in Arabidopsis »
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Aug
2020
PS Webinar Series: Co-evolutionary diversification of barley MLA immune receptors by sequence-unrelated powdery mildew AVRA effectors »
Disease resistance is mediated by recognition of pathogen avriulence effectors (AVR) through host nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat receptors (NLR).
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2020
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Jul
2020
PS Webinar Series: Machine Learning, Satellites, and Crops – The (very near and exciting) future of space-based plant biology »
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Jul
2020
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Jul
2020
PS Webinar Series: PhD Exit Webinar - The SWEET Journey from Source to Sink in Setaria viridis: The Role of Sugar Effluxers »
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.
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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.
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Jun
2020
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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 »
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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.
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Jun
2020
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