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Dr. Wise gave a talk in Chengdu, China

Roger Wise presented an invited plenary talk "Bi-phasic regulation of immunity during infection of barley with the

powdery mildew pathogen" at the Plant Genomics XIX congress in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on August 19-22, 2018. The

conference showcased the latest achievements and progress in plant genome research. Chengdu is home to the giant

panda research and breeding center. Approximately, 1,300 students, postdocs and senior investigators were in attend-

ance, the most ever for this series, including approximately 40 student volunteers.

Check out the video with the highlights of the conference here (1:46).

Miller lab attend the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Conference

Dr. Allen Miller and his graduate student Pulkit Kanodia attended the

sixteenth conference Translational Control at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on

September 4-8, 2018. Pulkit presented a poster titled “Deciphering translational

control of gene expression during the unfolded protein response in maize roots using ribo-

some profiling”.

The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) was founded in 1890 on the

North Shore of Long Island where it has been the leading center for research and

education. Current CSHL educational programs serve professional scientists,

doctoral students in biology, teachers of biology in the K-12 system, and students

from the elementary grades through high school Each year, CSHL organizes 25

scientific conferences, 20 Banbury Center meetings, and 30 advanced technical

science courses, with organizers instructors, and participants from all over the

world. It has been said that it was the 1945 Phage Course by Delbruck that in-

spired James Watson among other scientists. It was during a summer CSHL sym-

posium in 1953 when Dr. Watson made the first public presentation on the

DNA’s double-helix structure.

To find out more about this conference click here. To find out more events hosted

by the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory click here.

Dr. Wise with PLPM alumni Plant Genomics Student Volunteers

Pulkit and Dr. Miller

Pulkit presenting his poster

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Dr. Gary Munkvold traveled to Europe and China to as an invited keynote

speaker

The 24th National Congress of the Italian Phytopathological Society (SIPaV) was held in Ancona, Italy on Sep 5-

7; a highlight of the Congress was the formal signing of a cooperative agreement between SIPaV and APS, which was

followed by a joint SIPaV-APS symposium on “Emerging and re-emerging plant pathogens,” with keynote speakers Lindsey

DuToit of Washington State University (APS President-Elect) and Gary Munkvold of ISU (APS Senior Councilor-at-

large). The agreement was created to foster increased interaction and collaboration between the two societies and their

members.

The 10th Chinese National Seed Pathology Symposium was held in Xi’an, China on Sep 15-16; Dr. Gary

Munkvold of Iowa State University was the keynote speaker and made a presentation titled “Importance of seed-

transmitted viruses and viroids in global seed trade.” Dr. Munkvold also presented a seminar at the Plant Pathology Depart-

ment of China Agricultural University in Beijing, and had a tour of seed production operations in Gansu Province. His

visit to China was hosted by former ISU Visiting Scholar Yan Meng (now Director of the Haisheng Group Seed Health

Research Center) and Professors Jiangqiang Li and Laixin Luo of China Agricultural University.

2018 China Seed Pathology Symposium Dr. Munkvold visiting Haisheng

Sarah Kurtz (M.S. Student)

Advisor (s): Alison Robertson

Major: Plant Pathology

Previous education: Masters in Biology and Horticulture

Research interest: Disease Management. Her research project covers the effects of rye cover crop

seeding methods on corn seedling disease and growth

Areas of expertise: Kayaking, field work

Hometown: Waverly, Iowa

Shayan Sarkar, Ph.D.

Professor: Dr. Steven Whitham

Previous work area: Caulimoviral promoters and plant transcription factors

Previous education: PhD in Biotechnology from Institute of Life Sciences, Bhubaneswar, India

Research interest: Plant molecular biology and plant pathology

Areas of expertise: Recombinant DNA technology, Protein biochemistry, DNA-protein, Protein

-protein interaction, plant-pathogen interaction, transient and transgenic analysis in Nicotiana

tabacum and Arabidopsis.

Hometown: Kolkata, India

Aline Sartor-Chicowski, (Ph.D. Student)

Advisor (s): Steven Whitham

Major: Plant Pathology

Previous education: B.S., Agronomy

Areas of expertise/interest: Molecular Plant-Pathogen Interactions, Plant Molecular Biology,

Plant Biotechnology, Soybean, Agronomy.

Hometown: Londrina - Parana, Brazil

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Dr. Arthur Engelhard earned his bachelor’s from Ohio,

his master’s from Yale, and his PhD from ISU in 1955. His disser-

tation was titled, “Host-parasite relationships of Endoconidiophora

Fagacearum Bretz, the cause of oak wilt.” Dr. Engelhard also worked

with foliage fungicide of chrysanthemum and with geranium

rust in greenhouse environments. He retired from the University

of Florida many years ago and he now lives in Bradenton, FL.

Dr. Engelhard attended the Presidential Installation Cer-

emony of Dr. Wintersteen, followed by a luncheon with PLPM

graduate students. During the luncheon, Dr. Engelhard shared

his career journey and provided good advice to graduate stu-

dents. In the afternoon, the PLPM held a reception for Dr. Engel-

hard where faculty, students, and staff had the opportunity to

thank him for his generous donation towards the Advance

Teaching and Research (ATRB) building fund. The department

honored Dr. Engelhard’s donation by naming the PLPM suite

“Dr. Arthur W. Engelhard Plant Pathology and Microbiology

Suite”.

The PLPM department honors Dr. Engelhard by naming the office suite after him

for his generous donation towards the department

Dr. Steven Ronyak

On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, Dr. Steven Ronyak

from AgBiome Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

presented his work in a seminar titled: “Closing the gap be-

tween industry and academic research in product discovery.” Dr.

Steve Ronyak is the Greenhouse Manager at AgBiome. Pri-

or to joining the AgBiome team, he spent 16 years involved

in ornamental plant production, management, and research.

To learn more about Dr. Ronyak, click here.

Dr. Paul Kuria

On Tuesday, September 4, 2018, Dr. Paul Kuria

from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock organization, Nai-

robi, Kenya presented his work in a seminar titled:

“Emerging plant viruses: an unforeseen threat to food security.”

Paul was a Borlaug Fellow and visiting scholar at Iowa

State University Plant Pathology and Microbiology Depart-

ment. The Miller lab hosted him for 10 weeks to continue

his investigation on the synergy between maize chlorotic

mottle virus and sugarcane mosaic virus, which combine

to cause MLND.

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On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, Muhammad

Rafiq from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan pre-

sented his current research work in a seminar titled

“Management of black scurf of potato by commercial biofertilizers

and extracts of Asteraceous weeds.” Muhammad is visiting

scholar from Pakistan. He performed part of his research in

Dr. Gleason’s lab for the past six months.

If you would like to watch Muhammad’s seminar, click

here.

Muhammad Rafiq

Anam Moosa

On Tuesday, September 18, 2018, Anam Moosa

from University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan pre-

sented her research work in a seminar titled “Molecular

characterization of postharvest pathogens associated with Cit-

rus reticulata cv. Kinnow mandarin in Pakistan.” Anam was

a visiting scholar in Dr. Gleason’s lab.

If you would like to watch Anam’s seminar, click here.

Iqra Naeem

On Tuesday, September 25, 2018, Iqra Naeem from

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan presented

her research work in a seminar titled “Molecular characteriza-

tion of fungal pathogens associated blemishes of citrus fruit in

Pakistan.” Iqra was a visiting scholar in Dr. Gleason’s lab for

the past six months.

If you would like to watch Iqra’s seminar, click here.

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in association with Iowa State University of Science

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What is a Nematode? Diagnosing Disease in Soybean Plants

This video explains how a plant pathologist diagnoses

diseases in soybean plants. Click image to watch the

video

Integrated Pest Management

Integrated pest management, or IPM, can help farmers improve

their chances of effectively managing pests. This video was pro-

duced by Iowa Public Television in association with Iowa State

University of Science and Technology. Click image to watch the

video

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