Events | Center for Precision Plant Genomics

Select Fridays at 1:00 PM in 105 Cargill and online!

January 28th, 2022 -
Jitesh Kumar, Postdoctoral Associate, Zhang Lab
Hybrid link = https://umn.zoom.us/j/99157752405

February 11th, 2022 - Visiting Scholar, virtual presentation only
Sarah Garland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Hybrid link = https://umn.zoom.us/j/99157752405

Entrenched and misleading narratives on both GMO and organic production methods must be dismantled; the divisive rhetoric hinders progress that is urgently needed in order to create a more sustainable future. December 2020 - Scientific American

March 18th, 2022
Andy Read and Zach Myers, Postdoctoral Associates, Springer lab
Hybrid link = https://umn.zoom.us/j/99157752405

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April 8th, 2022
Armando Casas Mollano, Postdoctoral Associate, Smanski lab
Hybrid link = https://umn.zoom.us/j/99157752405

April 22nd, 2022 - Visiting Scholar, virtual presentation only
Dr. Xiaohan Yang, Senior Scientist
Oark Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Hybrid link = https://umn.zoom.us/j/99157752405

Crassulacean acid metabolism or CAM, is a proven mechanism for increasing water-use efficiency in plants. As we reveal the building blocks that make up CAM photosynthesis, we will be able to bioengineer the metabolic processes of water-heavy crops such as rice, wheat, soybeans and poplar to accelerate their adaptation to water-limited environments. December 2017 - ORNL

May 6th, 2022 - Visiting Scholar, in-person presentation with hybrid streaming
S.P. Dinesh-Kumar, Professor and Chair, Department of Plant Biology
University of California, Davis, CA
Hybrid link = https://umn.zoom.us/j/99157752405

We are optimistic that our research on mechanistic understanding of how immune receptors function could pave the way towards engineering durable resistance against pathogens in important crop plants. July 2019 - UC Davis

About the CPPG Meetings:

Either the PI or a student/staff person of choice may present
Kit Leffler will contact all PIs the week before their presentation date for the speaker name and title of talk. This information will be distributed via CPPG newsletter.
If it is your group’s week to present, please arrive to the Zoom call or 105 Cargill five minutes early with a flash drive in order to set up.