March 2026 - Plant Path Seminar List

Plant Pathology PhD Defense Seminar--Friday, April 10
by Madilyn McKay 10 Apr '26

10 Apr '26

Good afternoon everyone, I’m excited to announce that we will be hosting the PhD Defense Seminar for Amany Gomaa next Friday, April 10. Amany will be presenting her defense titled “Genomic and Proteomic Tools for Dissecting Plant-Virus Interactions”. The public portion of the defense will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. in Keim 264 and via Zoom. [Gomaa_PhD-Defense_Apr-10.jpg] To join the seminar via Zoom, use the link below (please note the highlighted passcode): https://go.unl.edu/gomaa-defense (Link will take you directly to meeting) Passcode: 057925 See you next week! [cid:image001.gif@01D9219D.4B9C0B00] Madilyn McKay Office Associate (she / her) University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Plant Pathology<https://plantpathology.unl.edu/ > Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 406 402-472-2528<tel:4024722528>

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Plant Pathology Seminar--Monday, April 6
by Madilyn McKay 06 Apr '26

06 Apr '26

Good morning everyone, Please join us next Monday as we bring you the next presentation in the Plant Pathology Spring 2026 seminar series! Sapana Ghimire, PhD student in the Department of Plant Pathology, will be presenting “CRISPR-Cas9 mediated genome editing to dissect the genetic basis of rice response to combined bacterial panicle blight and high night temperature stress”. We will meet Monday, April 6 in-person in Keim 264 and online via Zoom. [Ghimire-April6.jpg] To join seminars via Zoom, use the link and passcode below. Recordings of individual presentations may be available the Tuesday following seminar. https://go.unl.edu/spring2026-seminars (Link will take you directly to meeting) Passcode: 649734 To add this year’s seminar dates to your Outlook calendars, click here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/tJAqcO6ppz4vHNw7nnH… >. The link will open a browser window and begin a download. Once the download is complete, open it and it should open a calendar event through Outlook. Just click “Save and Close” and it should add all seminars (with Zoom info) to your calendar. See you Monday! [cid:image001.gif@01D9219D.4B9C0B00] Madilyn McKay Office Associate (she / her) University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Plant Pathology<https://plantpathology.unl.edu/ > Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 406 402-472-2528<tel:4024722528>

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Plant Pathology Seminar--Monday, March 30
by Madilyn McKay 30 Mar '26

30 Mar '26

Good afternoon everyone, Please join us next Monday as we bring you the next presentation in the Plant Pathology Spring 2026 seminar series! Roshani Baral, PhD student in the Department of Plant Pathology, will be presenting "Refining Environmental Predictors for Soybean White Mold in Nebraska". We will meet Monday, March 30 in-person in Keim 264 and online via Zoom. [cid:image001.jpg@01DCBB6C.2199EC70] To join seminars via Zoom, use the link and passcode below. Recordings of individual presentations may be available the Tuesday following seminar. https://go.unl.edu/spring2026-seminars (Link will take you directly to meeting) Passcode: 649734 To add this year's seminar dates to your Outlook calendars, click here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/tJAqcO6ppz4vHNw7nnH… >. The link will open a browser window and begin a download. Once the download is complete, open it and it should open a calendar event through Outlook. Just click "Save and Close" and it should add all seminars (with Zoom info) to your calendar. See you Monday! [https://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/Nebraska_N_RGB_small_on_white.… ] Madilyn McKay Office Associate (she / her) University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Plant Pathology<https://plantpathology.unl.edu/ > Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 406 402-472-2528<tel:4024722528>

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Plant Pathology Seminar--Monday, March 23
by Madilyn McKay 23 Mar '26

23 Mar '26

Good afternoon everyone, Please join us next Monday as we bring you the next presentation in the Plant Pathology Spring 2026 seminar series! Kelvin Muchiri, MS student in the Department of Plant Pathology, will be presenting "Diversity, pathogenicity and ecological fitness of root-associated Fusarium spp. in Nebraska soybean". We will meet Monday, March 23 in-person in Keim 264 and online via Zoom. [cid:image002.jpg@01DCB62B.5EADCE10] To join seminars via Zoom, use the link and passcode below. Recordings of individual presentations may be available the Tuesday following seminar. https://go.unl.edu/spring2026-seminars (Link will take you directly to meeting) Passcode: 649734 To add this year's seminar dates to your Outlook calendars, click here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/tJAqcO6ppz4vHNw7nnH… >. The link will open a browser window and begin a download. Once the download is complete, open it and it should open a calendar event through Outlook. Just click "Save and Close" and it should add all seminars (with Zoom info) to your calendar. See you Monday! [https://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/Nebraska_N_RGB_small_on_white.… ] Madilyn McKay Office Associate (she / her) University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Plant Pathology<https://plantpathology.unl.edu/ > Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 406 402-472-2528<tel:4024722528>

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Plant Pathology Seminar--Monday, March 9
by Madilyn McKay 09 Mar '26

09 Mar '26

Good morning everyone, Please join us next Monday as we bring you the next presentation in the Plant Pathology Spring 2026 seminar series! Shilu Dahal, PhD candidate in the Department of Plant Pathology, will be presenting "Dissecting the antimicrobial activity of Pseudomonas protegens PBL3 using genetic and bioanalytical approaches". We will meet Monday, March 9 in-person in Keim 264 and online via Zoom. [cid:image001.jpg@01DCAAF1.A1279B80] To join seminars via Zoom, use the link and passcode below. Recordings of individual presentations may be available the Tuesday following seminar. https://go.unl.edu/spring2026-seminars (Link will take you directly to meeting) Passcode: 649734 To add this year's seminar dates to your Outlook calendars, click here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/tJAqcO6ppz4vHNw7nnH… >. The link will open a browser window and begin a download. Once the download is complete, open it and it should open a calendar event through Outlook. Just click "Save and Close" and it should add all seminars (with Zoom info) to your calendar. See you Monday! [https://ucomm.unl.edu/images/email-signature/Nebraska_N_RGB_small_on_white.… ] Madilyn McKay Office Associate (she / her) University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Plant Pathology<https://plantpathology.unl.edu/ > Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 406 402-472-2528<tel:4024722528>

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Plant Pathology Seminar--Monday, March 2
by Madilyn McKay 02 Mar '26

02 Mar '26

Good morning everyone, Please join us next Monday as we bring you the next presentation in the Plant Pathology Spring 2026 seminar series! Sujan Gautam, PhD student in the Department of Plant Pathology, will be presenting “Pathogen Aggressiveness and Integrated Management of Fusarium Head Blight in Winter Wheat”. We will meet Monday, March 2 in-person in Keim 264 and online via Zoom. [Gautam-March2.jpg] To join seminars via Zoom, use the link and passcode below. Recordings of individual presentations may be available the Tuesday following seminar. https://go.unl.edu/spring2026-seminars (Link will take you directly to meeting) Passcode: 649734 To add this year’s seminar dates to your Outlook calendars, click here<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/tJAqcO6ppz4vHNw7nnH… >. The link will open a browser window and begin a download. Once the download is complete, open it and it should open a calendar event through Outlook. Just click “Save and Close” and it should add all seminars (with Zoom info) to your calendar. See you Monday! [cid:image001.gif@01D9219D.4B9C0B00] Madilyn McKay Office Associate (she / her) University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Plant Pathology<https://plantpathology.unl.edu/ > Plant Sciences Hall (PLSH) 406 402-472-2528<tel:4024722528>

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