Seminar: Microbial-Mediation of Plant Phenotypes
3:30-4:30pm
April 7: Dr. Christine Hawkes, North Carolina State University
Title: Microbial-mediation of plant phenotypes
Host: Dr. Ashley Keiser
In person in Paige 202 or virtually via Zoom:
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/97102939495?pwd=SFYwMFNhN2xxdGQ1Z1REWHYvYlE1UT09
Meeting ID: 971 0293 9495
Passcode: Seminar
Dr. Hawkes is a Professor in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at NC State University. She is a leading ecologist whose research examines both plant and soil microbiomes. Dr. Hawkes’ research has advanced our understanding of how historical contingencies drive soil microbial community responses to environmental change and how symbiotic fungi affect the ability of plants to tolerate stresses such as drought through ecological, physiological, genetic and chemical pathways. For the seminar, she will be discussing her work on plant microbiomes which explores the ecological mechanisms underlying community assembly of fungi and bacteria on plants, and how these microbial communities can protect plants from drought and pathogens in natural and agricultural systems.
Please mark your calendar for Dr. Hawkes’ seminar where I hope to see you all there! If you would like to meet with Christine, please email Ashley Keiser directly (@email).