The Coalition of Ethnic Staff Organizations (CESO) is proud to present “Rising Together”, a spectacular morning filled with engaging dialogue and meaningful insights to strengthen the career and professional development of staff of color at UC Berkeley. This program is free and exclusive to UC Berkeley Staff. The target audience is staff of color on campus.
Past PMB Seminars
For a schedule of all Plant & Microbial Biology events, seminars, and lectures visit our calendar.
Juergen Ehlting: "Evolution of Plant Natural Product Biosynthesis from Primary Metabolism: On Shikimate and Quinate Metabolism": Juergen Ehlting, University of Victoria
Functional genomics of plant natural product biosynthesis; shikimate and phenylpropanoid pathways; wood formation Plants synthesize a vast array of diverse secondary compounds or natural products that serve pivotal adaptive functions including protection against pests, attractants for pollinators, antagonists to other plants, structural components, and signaling molecules However, the vast...
UCSF iGEM Summer Undergrad Research Program
Learn about summer undergraduate research opportunities in synthetic biology with the UCSF iGEM Program
Regine Kahmann: "How Biotrophic Fungal Pathogens Colonize Plants" Regine Kahmann, Endowed Taylor-White Lecture
Regine Kahmann. Molecular phytopathology Smut fungi comprise a large group of biotrophic pathogens which parasitize mostly on grasses including a number of cereal hosts like maize, barley and wheat. They are characterized by a narrow host range, infect plants systemically and usually cause symptoms in male and female inflorescences only.
Roberto Bassi: "Harvesting Light with Caution: The Multiple Functions of LHC Proteins in Oxygenic Photosynthesis" Roberto Bassi
Impact of the Human Gut on Pharmacology and Nutrition
Alon Orlitsky: Simons Institute Open Lecture: Deciphering the Good-Turing Enigma: Estimating Probabilities of Unlikely and Unseen Events
The first in the spring series of Simons Institute Open Lectures. The Open Lectures are intended for a broad scientific audience. Light refreshments will be served before the lecture at 3:30 p.m.