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PMBB Distinguished Seminar Speaker Series 2008
PROF. MICHAEL THOMASHOW
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
“Gene regulons involved in plant cold acclimation”
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
3:00 P.M.—4:00 P.M., in Kottman 244
(Broadcast from Columbus to 121 Fisher Hall, Wooster)
A RECEPTION WILL BE HELD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 at 4:30pm
in the Rightmire Hall Reading Room (1st Floor)
LUNCH with graduate students, R.A.s and postdocs:
THURSDAY, May 8, 2008, 12:00 noon—1:00pm
in Rightmire 206D
For further information, please contact:
Assoc. Prof. David Somers (somers.24@osu.edu)
PMBB Distinguished Seminar Speaker Series 2008
PROF. RICHARD MICHELMORE
University of California, Davis
“Comparative genomics of plant-pathogen interactions”
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
12:00 Noon—1:00 P.M.
Kottman Hall, Room 244
Broadcast from Columbus to 121 Fisher Hall, Wooster
Prof. Michelmore will meet with graduate students,
R.A.s and postdocs for lunch,
1:00pm—2:15pm
in Kottman 333-C
For further information, contact:
Assoc. Prof. Guo-Liang Wang (wang.620@osu.edu)
New PMBB Fellowships Available
Outstanding students are encouraged to apply for the new Excellence in Plant Molecular Biology/Biotechnology Graduate Fellowships.
For more information...The PMBB Program Chosen for one of OSU’s Targeted Investment in Excellence Initiatives
Position Announcement
Faculty Position in Plant-Fungal Molecular Biology
Department of Plant Pathology and Plant Molecular Biology/ Biotechnology Program
The Ohio State University
>>READ MOREPractical Summer Workshop in Functional Genomics
This year, the Workshop, to be held July 25 – August 5, 2005, will focus on plants. It will provide a unique combination of daily lectures (90-120 minutes) by prominent experts in the fields of genomics, RNA expression analysis and proteomics, with hands-on laboratory experience aimed towards solving cutting edge problems in the respective areas. The laboratory experiences will be complemented by bioinformatics sessions. A tentative schedule of the workshop is provided, indicating the distribution of expected activities throughout the day.
The workshop is open to advanced undergraduate students having a strong theoretical and experimental background in molecular biology. It is also open to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and faculty members.
For more information...Graduate Specialization Program
The PMBB Graduate Specialization is a joint interdepartmental graduate specialization program involving the Departments of Plant Biology, Plant Pathology and Horticulture and Crop Science as well as the Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB) program. The PMBB-GS Program provides PhD training in fundamental molecular biology and in the techniques and principles of plant and microbial genetic engineering. The participation of diverse departments and of the members of PMBB provides a synergy to build a strong presence in this area. Students enrolled in this program will have enhanced opportunities to interact with faculty from different departments.
For more information...
Dr. Biao Ding wins NRI Grant
Biao Ding has received a $160,000 National Research Institute Competitive Grants Program award for "Cellular and Genetic Analysis of Intercellular Protein Traffic," and a $130,000 Board of Regents allocation for a CARV Real Time Confocal Microscope.
Dr. Venkat Gopalan receives NSF Career Award
Dr. Gopalan has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award. These highly competitive awards are given only to the nation's most outstanding junior researchers. Gopalan's $138,785 grant will support his project "Characterization of Plant RNase P and Examination of its Utility as a Functional Genomics Tool."
Esther van der Knaap receives coveted Young Investigator Award
Dr. Esther van der Knaap has been awarded an NSF-Young Investigator Award in the Plant Genome Research category. Her project proposal, entitled “Genetic, Molecular and Developmental Analysis of Variation in Tomato Fruit Morphology”, was one of eight recipients in this category. Esther is the sole PI on this grant in the amount of $1,109,980 for the duration of 5 years. The research will be conducted at the Wooster campus (OARDC) with the objectives to learn how, at the molecular level, years of domestication resulted in such a diverse spectrum of forms in tomato fruit. The research into fruit morphology variation will provide tools to further enhance our understanding of how fruits develop as well as how fruit development is regulated in other fruit-bearing crops. This information will be invaluable to address industry and consumer needs with respect to development of fruits with altered fruit shapes and sizes.
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