Fall 2019
September 12, 2019
Dr. Ana Alonso, Associate Professor, College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas
“Mapping the pathways leading to industrially-relevant fatty acids in alternative crops”
To be held in Biotechnology Life Sciences 402, 3:10pm – 4:00pm
October 3, 2019
Dr. Daniel Ducat, Associate Professor, College of Natural Science, MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
“Engineering modular, light-driven microbial consortia: tapping cyanobacterial potential as an alternative carbohydrate feedstock”
To be held in Biotechnology Life Sciences 402, 3:10pm – 4:00pm
October 17, 2019
Dr. Paula McSteen, Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri
“Genetic and hormonal regulation of maize reproductive development”
To be held in Biotechnology Life Sciences 402, 3:10pm – 4:00pm
November 14, 2019
Dr. Blake Meyers, Professor, Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Danforth Center
“The function and evolution of phased, secondary siRNAs in plant reproduction and other pathways”
To be held in Biotechnology Life Sciences 402, 3:10pm – 4:00pm
December 5, 2019
Dr. Valerian Dolja, Professor, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
Two Parts: Part 1: “Myosin motors drive cytoplasmic streaming, cell growth and plant development” and Part 2: “Global RNA Virome”
To be held in Biotechnology Life Sciences 402, 3:10pm – 4:00pm
Spring 2019
January 24, 2019
Dr. Carrie Harwood, Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Washington
“Nitrogenase, hydrogen and bacterial longevity”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm
February 28, 2019
Dr. Florence Mus, Senior Scientific Assistant, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University
” Establishing genetic determinants of nitrogen fixation to enhance beneficial plant-microbe interaction”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm
CANCELLED-Reschedule in Fall.
March 7, 2019
Dr. Rebecca Mosher, Associate Director and Associate Professor, The School of Plant Sciences, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, The University of Arizona
“Evolution of RNA Polymerases in plants: understanding duplication of multi-subunit complexes”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm
March 28, 2019
Dr. Ross Sozzani, Associate Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University
“Integration of genome-wide approaches with imaging tools and modeling to understand network dynamics regulating stem cell”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm
April 11, 2019
Dr. Lance Seefeldt, Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Utah State University
“Insights into the nitrogenase mechanism”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm
April 15, 2019
Kyle M. Lancaster, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University
“Mechanistic and Electronic Structural Insights into the Metallobiochemistry of Nitrification”
To be held in BLS 402, 12:10pm – 1:00pm
April 18, 2019
Dr. Amy Marshall-Colon, Assistant Professor, School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Modeling dependence in nitrogen signaling cascades using dynamic transcriptome data”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm
May 16, 2019
Dr. Laura E. Bartley, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma
“Mastering Exterior Decoration: Insights into Synthesis and Regulation of Grass Cell Walls”
To be held in Clark Hall 149, 4:10 pm – 5:00pm