2006, Spring
Plant Biology seminars that took place in the Spring semester, 2006.
Coordinator: Daniel Cosgrove
| Date | Title | Speaker | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 23, 2006 | Reverse breeding and other applications in connection with aberrant meiosis | Dr Robert Dirks, Rijk Zwaan Breeding BV in the Netherlands | Hong Ma |
| Monday, February 27, 2006 | Transient protein expression in plant cell suspension culture | Dr Wayne Curtis, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Penn State University | Dan Cosgrove |
| Monday, March 13, 2006 | Phylogenomic investigations of gene and genome evolution in the angiosperms | Dr Jim Leebens-Mack, Research Assistant, Professor, Biology Dept, Penn State University | Dan Cosgrove |
| Monday, March 20, 2006 | The BAM1 and BAM2 receptor protein kinases are required for specification of the early anther cell fate in Arabidopsis | Carey Hendrix, EMPP Graduate Student, Penn State University | Hong Ma |
| Monday, March 27, 2006 | Understanding gene regulatory networks required for female gametophyte development and function | Dr Ramin Yadegari, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona | David Braun |
| Monday, April 3, 2006 | Biochemical Study of the Role of the S-Locus F-Box Protein in S-RNase-Mediated Self-Incompatibility | Zhihua Hua, Graduate Student, Penn State University | Teh-hui Kao's lab |
| Monday, April 10, 2006 | G-protein signaling in Arabidopsis | Dr Sona Pandey, Research Associate, Penn State University | Sarah Assmann's lab |
| Monday, April 17, 2006 | Pollination-induced inhibition of maize silk growth | Nuwan Sella Kapu, Graduate Student, Penn State University | Dan Cosgrove's lab |
| Monday, April 24, 2006 | Characterization of BON1/CPN1: a gene encoding a calcium-dependent phospholipid binding protein in Arabidopsis | Tzuu-fen Lee, Graduate Student, Penn State University | Tim McNellis's lab |