The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by:

Jasmine Castellanos, Microbiology Graduate Student (PhD), UC Riverside

Seminar Title: "Protein Mistargeting Triggers a Cytosolic Quality Control Mechanism that sorts Protein based on Thermodynamic Stability"

Biography: I received my B.S. in Biology from CSUF in 2022. I was in the MARC program in collaboration with Edwards Lifesciences before beginning my Ph.D. in 2022. My research focuses on protein quality control mechanisms in the cell. 

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Leila Shadmani, Microbiology Graduate Student (PhD), UC Riverside

Seminar Title: "Investigation of microbial diversity and function in herptile GI system from metagenome-assembled genomes"

Biography: I joined the Microbiology program as a PhD student in Fall 2022 after completing a MS in Plant Pathology with a focus on Mycology at Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. I am currently working on metagenomics for the NSF-funded Understanding Rules of Life for Herptile Microbiomes and investigating deep subsurface Fungi as part of a collaborative project supported by CIFAR programs in Fungi and Earth4D. 

Faculty Hosts: Dr. Emma Aronson; emma.aronson@ucr.edu