Plant scientists discuss timely topics. Seminars could be virtual or in person. For
each seminar, there is a group meeting session with the speaker. All graduate students,
postdocs, research staff, and visiting scholars in any plant-related research laboratories
are welcome to attend.
All events will be in Biochemistry Building room 101. A virtual option is available
as well:
Join Zoom Meeting: https://msu.zoom.us/j/91993518218
Meeting ID: 919 9351 8218
Passcode: 028299
MPS Seminars Fall 2025
| Date & Time |
Speaker |
Title |
| September 15, 4 PM |
Devin Coleman-Derr
USDA
|
The impact of drought on the root microbiome of cereal crops |
| September 22, 4 PM |
Marcus Dillon
University of Toronto
|
From Weapon to Warning: How bacterial phytopathogens can be kept in check by their
own effectors |
| September 29, 4 PM |
Xiaotong Jiang and Febri Susanto |
Outstanding Paper Award |
| October 6, 4 PM |
Meixia Zhao
University of Florida
|
Sex-specific and epigenetic regulation of meiotic recombination in maize |
| October 13, 4 PM |
Michelle (Hongqing) Guo
Iowa State University |
Elucidating Context-Specific FERONIA Receptor Kinase Signaling |
| October 27, 4 PM |
Patrick Shih
University of California-Berkeley |
Redesigning plants with synthetic biology |
| November 3, 4 PM |
Talia Karasov
University of Utah |
Bacterial pathogens suppress one another with repurposed phage machinery |
| November 10, 4 PM |
TBA |
Postdoc talk |
| November 17, 4 PM |
Yilin Zhang
Michigan State University |
Nanotechnology Enabled Precision Delivery for Sustainable Agriculture |
| November 24, 4 PM |
Laura Gunn
Cornell University |
Harnessing Nature's Solutions for More Efficient Biological CO2 Carbon Capture |
| December 1, 4 PM |
TBA |
Hans Kende Award |