Botany and Plant Pathology Research Seminar Series

Fall 2025

All seminars will be in-person on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm in WSLR 116 (unless otherwise noted below). Questions? Email Cindy Salazar.

You can view several past seminars on our YouTube page.


September - Dr. Sharon kessler

Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Purdue University

"PROCESSING EXTRACELLULAR INFORMATION: MLO SIGNALING IN PLANT REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT"

In person or Zoom: https://purdue-edu.zoom.us/j/91986180000

Hosted by Dr. Tesfaye Mengiste


September 10 - Dr. Christopher Vincent

Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida

"USING PHYSIOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND AND AMELIORATE A CROP DISEASE"

Hosted by Dr. Michael Mickelbart


September 17 - Dr. Yun Zhou
Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, Purdue University
"TRANSCRIPTIONAL CIRCUITS, CELL DIVISION DYNAMICS, AND MERISTEM DEVELOPMENT"
In person or Zoom: HTTPS://PURDUE-EDU.ZOOM.US/J/98115155967
Hosted by Dr. Tesfaye Mengiste

September 17 - Dr. Dawn Refsell
"BEYOND THE BOOKS: LIFE LESSONS FROM WEED SCIENCE"
Field Sciences Leader, Corteva Agrisciences
Hosted by Camila Rocco da Silva, Botany & Plant Pathology Graduate Student

October 1 - Dr. George Chuck

Plant & Microbial Biology, UC Berkeley

Hosted by Dr. Damon Lisch, Botany & Plant Pathology, and Center for Plant Biology


October 8 - Dr. Jeffrey STandish

R & D Plant Pathology, BASF

Hosted by Graduate Student Organization, Botany & Plant Pathology


October 15 - Dr. Edel Perez

Institute of Integrative Biology and Systems,  Université Laval (Canada)

Hosted by Dr. César Escalente


October 22 - TBD

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October 29 - Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti
Agronomy Department, Purdue University
Hosted by Cr. Christian Cruz

November 5 - Dr. Alfred (Heqiang) Huo

Department of Horticultural Science, University of Florida

Hosted by Dr. Yun Zhou


November 19 - Dr. Cathy Rushworth
Biology Department, Utah State University
Hosted by Dr. Chris Oakley

December 3 - Dr. Kranthi Varala

Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University

Hosted by Dr. Tesfaye Mengiste