Botany and Plant Pathology Research Seminar Series
Spring 2026
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.
January 28, 2026 - Dr. Brian Metzger
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue UniversityThe Evolution of Gene Regulation, Compensation and Expression Noise
Hosted by Dr. Chris Oakley
February 4, 2026 - Dr. sybil gotsch
Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of KentuckyUsing Physiology to Understand and Ameliorate a Crop Disease
Hosted by Dr. Michael Mickelbart
February 11, 2026 - Dr. Jonathan jacobs
Hosted by Justice Ruwona and the BPP Graduate Student Organization
February 18, 2026 - Dr. Jianping Hu
College of Natural Sciences, Michigan University
Hosted by Dr. Yun Zhou
February 25, 2026 - Dr. Antje Hesse
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural ResourcesHosted by Dr. Anajali Iyer-Pascuzzi
March 4, 2026 - Dr. Harkamal Walia
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Hosted by Dr. Tesfaye Mengiste
March 11, 2026 - Dr. Tom Jordan
Professor Emeritus, Purdue University
Hosted by Drs. Bill Johnson and Bryan Young
March 25, 2026 - TBD
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April 1, 2026 - Dr. Pradeep Kachro
Department of Plant Pathology, University of KentuckyHosted by Dr. Zhixiang Chen
April 8, 2026 - Dr. Alex Canto-Pastor
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale UniversityHosted by Sana Doty, CPB Trainee, Center for Plant Biology and Botany & Plant Pathology
april 15, 2026 - Dr. Horacio C. Lopez-Nicora
Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University
Hosted by Dr. Darcy Telenko
April 22, 2026 - Dr. Mike Boehm
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska
Hosted by Dr. Christian Cruz