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CALENDAR NEWS ARCHIVE 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
PHOTOS AND BLOG from our trip to the APS Centennial Meeting, Minneapolis, 2008
New Online Courses in Plant Pathology > More info
Summer and Autumn 2009 Courses > More
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New: Multiple Activities of the Plant Pathogen Type III Effector Proteins WtsE and AvrE Require WxxxE Motifs. Jong Hyun Ham, Doris R. Majerczak, Kinya Nomura, Christy Mecey, Francisco Uribe, Sheng-Hang Ye, David Mackey, and David L. Coplin. Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, June 2009 (Vol. 22, no. 6), pp. 703-712. One of the most popular downloaded articles from this issue.
06/29/09 Conditions Ideal for Serious Tomato/Potato Disease Found in Ohio, OSU Extension News, Sally Miller > More
New Network to Protect Crops, Forests, Food Supply
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Congratulations to the American Phytopathological Society Foundation Student Travel Award recipients. The awards will help fund graduate student participation in the APS Annual Meeting August 1-5, in Portland.
The Zahir Eyal Award - Kylea Odenbach, PhD student (Pierce Paul, advisor)
The Robert W. Fulton Award - Carola De La Torre Cuba, MS student (Dennis Lewandowski, advisor)
The Janell Stevens Johnk Award - Alissa Kriss, PhD student (Larry Madden, advisor)
Congratulations to Graduate Student award recipients and presenters at the APS North Central Divison meeting, June 21-23, Iowa State.
Zhifen Zhang, 2nd place, "Mapping multiple novel resistance genes against Phytophthora sojae in soybean PI 408211B." Anne Dorrance, advisor.
Margaret Ellis, 3rd place, "Assessment of soybean genotypes for resistance to Pythium spp.: Key to managing this seedling disease complex." Anne Dorrance, advisor.
Valdir Correa, 3rd place, "Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii carries two type II secretion systems required for adaption to insect vector and plant hosts." Richard Pratt, Horticulture and Crop Science, advisor.
Other presentations: Hehe Wang and Maria Andrea Ortega (Anne Dorrance, advisor); Fiorella Cisneros, poster (Margaret Redinbaugh, advisor), and Chris Woltjen, poster (Dennis Lewandowski, advisor).
06/04/2009 - Plant Associated Bacteria Can Improve Crop Health in Acidic Soils. Brian McSpadden Gardener's work on the use of bacteria to improve corn yields may lead to more sustainable production practices for use in organic agriculture and in developing countries. This work was part of the M.S. thesis of Plant Pathology graduate Rosa Raudales, was recently published in the journal, Phytopathology:
Raudales, R.E., Stone, E., and McSpadden Gardener, B. B. 2009. Seed treatment with 2,4-diacetylphloroglucinol-producing Pseudomonads improves crop health in low-pH soils by altering patterns of nutrient uptake. Phytopathology 99(5): 506-511.
> More information in OSU Extension news release
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June 2009 - Chan Ho Park, PhD student with Guo-Liang Wang, was named recipient of the C. C. Allison Award to honor academic achievement and service to the Department of Plant Pathology. |
Park was recognized for outstanding research, excellent academic record, and service to the Plant Pathology Graduate Students Association and the Graduate Studies Committee. Park will be presented with an $800 cash award and plaque, and his name will be engraved on the C. C. Allison award plaques in the Columbus and Wooster department offices. The award was announced at an end-of-quarter gathering at the home of Thomas and Ellen Mitchell on June 6, with several faculty and students in attendance. Above, left to right, Wang, Park, Graduate Studies Chair Terry Graham, and Department Chair Mike Boehm.
Congratulations to our Spring 2009 graduates:
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Sarah Ellis (accepting her diploma, left) |
Laura Bruner
B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Agriculture/Plant Health Management with *Distinction in Plant Health Management. Bruner's honors thesis explored plant trichomes (plant hairs) and chemical defense to pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana. Honors thesis advisor, Erich Grotewold, Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology.
Jessica R. Schafer
B.S. Agriculture/Plant Health Management
Nicholas H. Weidenbenner
*Distinction denotes completion of an Honors undergraduate thesis.
May 28, 2009 - The Plant Sciences Banquet honored undergraduate awards and achievements in Horticulture & Crop Science and Plant Pathology. Students Laura Bruner, Amber Hoffstetter, Gabriel Ibanez, Racheal Pack, Kara Riggs, Jessica Schafer, Nick Weidenbenner, faculty Lanny Rhodes, staff member David Snograss and Teaching Assistant Sarah Ellis were among those honored. > View Photos and awards
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May 13, 2009 - Laura Bruner, Plant Health Management Honors student, won a third place award in the Agricultural/Environmental Science division of the Denman Undegraduate Research Forum for her honors thesis, "The study of Arabidopsis thaliana trichomes for source of chemical defense." Bruner also won first place in the CFAES Undergraduate Research Forum, Environmental and Plant Sciences Division for her research. |
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Congratulations to Plant Health Management majors honored at the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences Annual Recognition Program, Columbus, May 7, 2009.
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Laura Bruner (far left) was honored as a Top 10 CFAES Senior and Jessica Schafer was honored as a Top 20 CFAES Senior. Bruner is getting married in June and moving to New Zealand, where she will pursue an agricultural career. Schafer was an intern in Dennis Lewandowski's laboratory and spent winter quarter on a study abroad trip to Uganda and Tanzania. She will pursue an MS in plant pathology at Purdue University. |
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Kara Riggs was awarded a University Undergraduate Research Scholarship and an OARDC Director's Undergraduate Research Grant. She is an Honors student engaged in research in Dr. Terry Graham's laboratory. |
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Miguel Vega Sánchez was honored with the 2009 OARDC William E. Krauss Director's Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies for the best paper by a doctoral student in 2008. Dr. Guo-Liang Wang was his PhD advisor. Vega Sánchez and Wang were recognized at the OARDC Annual Research Conference on April 23 in Columbus. > More |
The award-winning publication, published in The Plant Cell, provides the first evidence linking the molecular and cellular processes of ubiquitination and RNA/DNA metabolism in flowering time control in plants. These findings could lead to new strategies to improve disease resistance as well as flowering in crop plants. Photo, left to right, Wang, OARDC Associate Director David Benfield, Vega Sánchez and OARDC Director Steven Slack (photo by K. Chamberlain, OARDC CommTech).
M.E. Vega-Sánchez, L. Zeng, S. Chen, H. Leung, and G-L. Wang. 2008. SPIN1, a K homology domain protein negatively regulated and ubiquitinated by the E3 ubiquitin ligase SPL11, is involved in flowering time control in rice. The Plant Cell 2008 20: 1456-1469.
Graduate Student Posters
Congratulatations
Annemarie Nagle, first place, MS Graduate Student Poster Competition
"Potential association of Phytophthora cinnamomi with white oak decline in southern Ohio." Advisor: Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello.
. . . and to all Plant Pathology poster participants
Daniel Anco (PhD) - "Transformation of Phomopsis viticola with the green fluorescent protein." Advisor: Mike Ellis.
Sawsan Elateek, "Characterization of aster yellows phytoplasma strains in leafy green crops in Ohio." Advisor: Sally Miller.
Margaret Ellis, "Assessing the diversity of Pythium species and fungicide efficacy in agronomic production fields in Ohio." Advisor: Anne Dorrance.
Alissa Kriss, "More than 40 years of observations from Ohio confirm the importance of relative humnidity and precipitation for Fusarium head blight epidemics." Advisor: Larry Madden.
Cunyu Li: "Relationship between FHB and DON among soft red winter wheat cultivars with different levels of type II resistance." Advisor: Pierce Paul.
Kylea Odenbach, "Characterization of the association between post-anthesis infection and deoxynivalenol accumulation in asymptomatic wheat spikes using real-time quantitative PCR." Advisor: Pierce Paul.
Chan Ho Park, "Identificaiton and functional characterization of an RNA binding protein involved in defense signaling pathway and cell death in rice." Advisor: Guo-Liang Wang.
Gautam Shirsekar, "Identifying the components in Spl11-mediated defense pathway and determining the relationship between Spl11 and other defense signaling genes in rice." Advisor: Guo-Liang Wang.
Pattavipha Songkumarn, "Isolation and functional analysis of novel secreted proteins in Magnaporthe oryzae." Advisor: Guo-Liang Wang.
Justin Whitehill, "Effects of methyl jasmonate on induced responses of Manchurian and white ash in emerald ash borer elicitors." Advisor: Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello.
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Our plant and pest diagnostic team participated in the North Central Plant Diagnostic Network Regional Meeting, University of Missouri. Left to right, Nancy Taylor, Rob Fisher (Ohio Dept. of Agriculture and Ohio State alum), Barb Bloetscher and Bridget Meiring. Check out a larger version on Ohio State's O-H-I-O web site. |
4/20/09 OARDC to Build Agricultural Diseases Lab in Wooster OSU Extension News > More
4/01/09 CFAES International Office Tackling Tough Issues > More
Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello was a guest speaker at the IUFRO International Forest Biosecurity Conference, March 16-20, Rotorua, New Zealand.
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Nick Weidenennber, Plant Health Management Honors student, was selected to receive the William F. Helms Student Scholarship from the USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine Program (PPQ). Weidenbenner received a $5000 scholarship and a work experience internship at the USDA APHIS PPQ office in Pickerington, Ohio. |
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Midwest Home Fruit Production GuideA new OSU Extension publication with information on growing fruits such as grapes, apples, pears, peaches, raspberries, strawberries and more in the Midwest. > More |
Ellis Inducted Into Ohio Wine Hall of Fame
Mike Ellis was inducted into the Ohio Wine Hall of Fame at the Ohio Wine and Grape Conference on Feb. 16 in Wooster. Inductees are honored by the Ohio Wine Producers Association for significant contributions to the Ohio wine and grape industry. Ellis' induction signifies the importance of his research, Extension and education programs on disease management. Congratulatios to Dr. Ellis on this career achievement.
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Above, left photo - Dr. Ellis (second from left) accepts congratulations from Donnie Winchell, exectuive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Assocation, and far right, the master of ceremonies Kenny Joe Shuster (Valley Vineyards). Far left is Dr. Ellis' wife, Chris. The induction was a surprise announcement for Dr. Ellis, who was joined by family members Becky, Sean, Chris and Angie (right photo, standing left to right).
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January 2009: "Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My!" by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm - part of the 4-H Project Idea Starters series. If you're curious about plant diseases, this bulletin includes fun science projects and other ways to start exploring. |
New Plant Disease Fact Sheet Series - excellent resources for educators, students, Extension professionals, homeowners and field professionals > More
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Congratulations to Winter 2009 graduates: Nathan M. Kleczkewski, Ph.D. (Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello, advisor (right) Kate M. Gearhart, B.S. Agriculture, Plant Health Management Magna Cum Laude |
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