The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Joel Sachs, from UC Riverside. Seminar Title: “Rapid evolutionary shifts from mutualist to cheater in plant-associated bacteria” Abstract: Bacterial symbioses generate major fitness benefits for…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Chien Yu Huang, Postdoctoral Scholar from UC Riverside Seminar Title: “Combating citrus HLB and potato ZC using a citrus-derived antimicrobial peptides” Abstract: Candidatus Liberibacter species are the…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Devin Coleman-Derr from the University of California Berkeley and the USDA-ARS Albany, CA. Seminar Title: “Crop microbiomes and envrionmental stress” Abstract: Plant-associated microbial…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Howard Judelson, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, UC Riverside. Seminar Title: “Metabolic strategies of oomycete plant pathogens during biotrophic and necrotrophic growth…

UCR Graduate Open House Saturday, October 26, 2019 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., main campus GMAT, GRE, CSET exam voucher raffle! $30 application fee discount for all attendees! UCR's Graduate Open House is a perfect opportunity for prospective graduate students to visit campus, and meet faculty, admissions…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Nicole Pietrasiak from New Mexico State University . Seminar Title: “Get to know you desert soil microbes!” Seminar Host: Dr. Jason Stajich; jason.stajich@ucr.edu

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Yujie Men, from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering  at UC Riverside. Seminar Title: "Effects of pesticides on antibiotic resistence emergence, propagation, and transmission…

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Jason Stajich, from the department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology at UC Riverside. Seminar Title: “Exploring fungal innovations through the 1000+ Fungal Genomes project”  

The Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology's weekly Plant Pathology 250 seminar series is presented this week by Dr. Martha Hawes from The University of Arizona. Seminar Title: “Extracellular DNA traps in plant and animal defense: New insights into mechanisms of eukaryote immunity” Abstract: Root tips of most plant…

Microbiology and Plant Pathology Awards Ceremony and Graduate Student Invited Lectureship Lectureship presented by: Dr. Mark Mazzola, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS Wenatchee, WA Lecture Title: "Engineering indigenous microbiomes to secure sustained soil-borne disease suppression" Abstract: Interventions targeted on…