For a schedule of all Plant & Microbial Biology events, seminars, and lectures visit our calendar.
Allison Williams is a self-described structural microbiologist, interested in the interacting networks of bacterial nanomachines and how they sustain life through cellular communication. She is primarily interested in the molecular details of signal transduction and the assembly of the cell wall, that is carried out by complex nanomachines in pathogenic microorganisms.
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Rytas Vilgalys. Ph.D., Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 1985 MS Botany, Virginia Tech, 1982 M.S., Virginia Polytech Institute and State University, 1981 BA Botany, State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1978 B.A., State University of New York, Geneseo, 1978
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I am fascinated by the diversity of shape and form present in flowering plants. Research in my lab is focused on understanding the molecular underpinnings of this diversity – both how it develops and how it evolves.
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Susan Golden received a B.A. (1978) in Biology from Mississippi University for Women and a Ph.D. (1983) in Genetics from the University of Missouri. After postdoctoral research at the University of Chicago, she joined the faculty of Biology at Texas A&M University (1986).
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My lab uses multiple approaches to dissect plant stem cell signaling networks including genetics, genomics, live tissue imaging, and cell biological and biochemical methods.
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Professor of Microbiology Romano Scholar Associate Director, MCB Graduate Program Research Topics Enzymology, Microbial Physiology Education B.S. (Chemistry, English), Duke University, 1981 Ph.D. (Biochemistry), University of California, Berkeley, 1987 Postdoctoral (Biochemistry), Duke University, 1987-1992
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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a grass closely related to sugarcane (Saccharum) and corn (Zea mays). It is the fifth most important cereal crop globally; its use is increasing due to its ability to resist drought. We are studying the role that fungi play in sorghum’s drought resistance and initiated our studies with the obligately mutualistic mycorrhizal fungi found in sorghum roots, arbuscular...
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Lasana Hotep is an educator and entrepreneur. He lives in Oakland, California. He is the Lead Consultant for Hotep Consultants and the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Social media and online communication are changing science—including how research is shared and how professional reputations are developed. With gender, race, and power dynamics all actively intersecting in these public and quasi-public settings, this moderated panel discussion explores the biases and filters built into “older” communication vehicles and “newer” ones. What are the tradeoffs...
Join us for a special department seminar with our own Michi Taga. Details are below. Michi will be giving this talk as part of the process for becoming a full-professor at PMB. The seminar allows the department to hear about the great strides Michi has made in the field of microbial chemical ecology since joining the PMB faculty in 2009.
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