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Upcoming PMB Seminars
For a schedule of all Plant & Microbial Biology events, seminars, and lectures visit our calendar.
Past PMB Seminars
Staphylococcus aureus: Portrait of a Pathogen
Dr. Missiakas’s research program examines the Gram-positive pathogens Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus anthracis.
Exploring Transcription Factor Evolution and Function in Polyploid Wheat
Whole genome duplication is widespread in plant evolutionary history including in staple crops such as wheat.
Gut Microbiome Interactions with Vibrio cholerae Pathogenesis
The bacterium Vibrio cholerae causes cholera, a devastating diarrhea disease that affects millions of people worldwide each year.
Sensing of Bacterial 3-hydroxy Fatty Acid Metabolites by the LORE Immune Receptor Complex
Plants coexist with a microbiota that can be beneficial or detrimental to plant fitness. We aim to understand how cell surface immune receptors sense and regulate microbial colonization at the cellular and physiological levels.