Seminars for this semester will be held on Mondays at 12PM virtually and in person where indicated. If you are interested in meeting with any of the speakers, please notify the host faculty member. Questions? Contact Seminar Co-Chairs Dr. Nidhi Rawat or Dr. Macarena Farcuh.
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Sponsor: | Recordings: |
2.8.22 | Anne Simon, PhD | Developing novel virus-like agents to combat viral, bacterial, and other pathogens of trees to prevent a future without citrus, chocolate, grapes and olives | In person | University of Maryland | John Erwin | 2.8.22-Simon | |
2.14.22 | Jim Faust, PhD |
Happy Valentine’s Day- A cut flower researcher’s view of your holiday bouquet |
Virtual | Clemson University | John Lea-Cox | 2.11.22-Faust | |
2.21.22 | John Lea-Cox, PhD | Real-Time Technologies to Help Farmers Adapt to a Changing Climate | In person | University of Maryland | Macarena Farcuh/Nidhi Rawat | 2.21.22-JLC-(please contact PSLA@umd.edu for viewing) | |
2.28.22 | Atiya Wells & Vernon Hustead | Equity in Nature: Transforming vacant land from blight to BLISS | In person | Backyard Basecamp | Naomi Sachs | 2.28.22-Wells.Hustead (please contact PSLA@umd.edu for viewing) | |
3.7.22 |
Seogchan Kang, PhD | Harnessing microbial chemical ecology to achieve environment-friendly crop production | In person | Pennsylvania State University | Angus Murphy | 3.7.22-Kang | |
3.14.22 | Maeli Melotto PhD | In person | University of California-Davis | PSLA Graduate Students | 3.14.22-Melotto (please contact PSLA@umd.edu for viewing) | ||
3.21.22-Spring Break No seminar | |||||||
3.28.22 | Lucy Stewart, PhD | Two Faces of Plant Viruses: Foe and Friend | In-person | USDA-ARS | Jim Culver | ||
4.4.22 | Jamie Loizzo, PhD | In person | University of Florida | Melissa Leiden Welsh | 4.4.22-Loizzo | ||
4.11.22 | Gerald Holmes, PhD | In person | California Polytechnic State University | Mengjun Hu |
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4.18.22 | Yiping, Qi, PhD | A CRISPR solution to global food and nutrition security | In Person | University of Maryland | Nidhi Rawat/Macarena Farcuh | 4.18.22-Qi | |
4.25.22 | Penelope Perkins-Veazie, PhD | Postharvest to Phytochemicals: Plants for Human Health | North Carolina State University | Macarena Farcuh | |||
5.2.22 | Brian Arnall, PhD | Value and challenges of a three way appointment within a land-grant institution | In person | Oklahoma State University | Nicole Fiorellino | 5.2.22-Arnall | |
5.9.22-PSLA Awards Ceremony No Seminar |