Plant Biology Spring 2025 Seminars

In the fall and spring semesters PB seminars are generally held in Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222, Thursdays at 4pm, unless otherwise noted. For seminars noted as remote, the Zoom link will be emailed to the Plant Biology list-serv.

Refreshments will be served beginning at 3:50pm.

Reprogramming root growth with synthetic biology

February 20

Presenter: Jenn Brophy
Institution: Stanford University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Greg Gregory

New Tools for Old Problems: Can biotechnology help protect our forests?

March 13

Presenter: Andrew Newhouse
Institution: SUNY ESF
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Rachel Cole

Investigating plant terpenoid metabolism toward crop and bioproduct applications

March 27

Presenter: Philipp Zerbe
Institution: UC Davis
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Sibongile Mafu

Harnessing plant science to improve crop nutritional quality

April 3

Presenter: Jessica Cooperstone
Institution: Ohio State University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Maryam Rashidzade

TBD (joint seminar with MCB)

April 8

Presenter: Richard Vierstra Institution: Washington University
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Elizabeth Vierling

Pattering of the Shoot Apical Meristem by Extracellular Signals

April 17

Presenter: Elena Shpak
Institution: University of Tennessee, BCMB
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Bethany Lunsford

A balancing act of cell wall modification and cell wall signaling

April 24

Presenter: Heather McFarlane
Institution: University of Toronto
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Sam Hazen

The physiological ecology of transgenic American chestnuts- a pathway to restoration?

May 01

Presenter: John E. Drake
Institution: SUNY ESF
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Ashley Keiser

TBD (joint seminar with MCB)

May 06

Presenter: Xiaorong Lin
Institution: University of Georgia
Location: Morrill Science Center 2 South, Room 222
Host: Li-Jun Ma

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