Here is the Fall 2018 Advanced Plant Science Seminar Schedule:
Department of Plant Science Advanced Plant Science Seminar Schedule Fall 2018 Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre 130 Agriculture Building
All seminars are held on Thursdays at 3:30 pm (coffee at 3:00 pm)
Date
Presenter
Seminar Topic/Title
October 4
Dr. Martin Entz*, Katherine Stanley*, Joanne Thiessen Martens*, Michelle Carkner and Iris Vaisman *presenters
The U of Manitoba Organic Agronomist Training Program: Approaches and Accomplishments in the Last 3 Years
October 11
Dr. Dawn Bignell, Associate Professor of Microbiology, Memorial University
What Does it Take to Make a Plant Pathogen? Insights from the Common Scab Pathogen Streptomyces scabies
October 18
Dr. Ana Badea, Research Scientist, Barley Breeding and Genetics, Brandon Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
A Walk Through Fields of Gold
November 1
Leila Kamino, PhD student, Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba
Influence of Plants on Soil Bacteria and Functions: DNase Activity as a Model Function
November 8
Dr. Michael Dixon*, Professor/Director, Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph *Special seminar hosted by the Plant Science Graduate Student Association with sponsorship from the Faculty Endowment Fund
The Latest Space Exploration Life Support Technology Finds Applications in Medical Cannabis Production
November 22
Dr. Thomas Miedanar, State Plant Breeding Institute, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Genomics of Aggressiveness and Resistance in the Fusarium-Cereal Pathosystem