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