lynnAdler
The role of floral traits in pollinator-pathogen interactions

January 29

Presenter: Lynn Adler
Institution: Michigan State University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Ana Caicedo

Ana Caicedo
Life in the fast lane: what weeds and crops teach us about evolution

February 5

Presenter: Ana Caicedo
Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Li-Jun Ma

Alex Cantó-Pastor
Gene regulation and cell type-specific mechanisms underpinning plant defense

February 12

Presenter: Alex Cantó-Pastor
Institution: Yale University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Li-Jun Ma

Philip D. Bates
The oily frontier: lipid flux cartography to produce valuable fatty acids in obese plants

March 12

Presenter: Philip D. Bates
Institution:  Washington State University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Durre Muhammad

David Mendoza-Cózatl
The knowns and unknowns of iron homeostasis in plants

March 26

Presenter: David Mendoza-Cózatl
Institution: University of Missouri
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Elsbeth Walker

E. Han Tan
Impetus and Serendipity Behind Blight Tolerant Transgenic American Chestnut Restoration Efforts

April 9

Presenter: E. Han Tan
Institution: University of Maine
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Kirk Amundson

Nancy Keller
TBD

April 14

Presenter: Nancy Keller
Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Joint MCB

Erich Grotewold
Small Molecule Modulation of Gene Regulatory Networks

April 23

Presenter: Erich Grotewold
Institution: Michigan State University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Bahman Khahani

Klaas van Wijk
Intra-chloroplast proteolysis; protease substrate-function relationships

April 28

Presenter: Klaas van Wijk
Institution: Cornell University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Durre Muhammad (joint with MCB)

Mauricio Diazgranados
The Role of Botanical Gardens in Plant-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience

May 8

Presenter: Mauricio Diazgranados
Institution: The New York Botanical Garden
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Joint OEB

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