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