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