Advancing sustainable management of pests and pathogens to enhance agricultural productivity
Hosted By: Mary Anna Carbone, Chris Jones, Yu Takeuchi and John Vogler
Featuring
The Center for Integrated Fungal Research (CIFR)The NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management (CIPM)The Center for Geospatial Analytics (CGA)You are invited to attend NC State’s Pests and Pathogens Research Showcase virtually on Wednesday, September 14 from 9:00 a.m. – noon (USA EST).
NC State works alongside leading industry, government and academic partners to solve global challenges. This interdisciplinary showcase is an opportunity to learn what NC State researchers are doing to better understand, model and manage agricultural pests and pathogens, and how partners like you can help bring new strategies, analytics and decision support systems from the lab to the field to advance sustainable agriculture.
The event will begin with a welcome from Dr. Adrian Percy, Executive Director of NC State’s Plant Sciences Initiative, as well as introductions from each of the featured centers. Research presentations will follow.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. – Welcome: Dr. Adrian Percy, Executive Director of NC State’s Plant Sciences Initiative9:15 a.m. – Introductions by Center Leadership: Dr. Marc Cubeta (CIFR), Dr. Yulu Xia (CIPM) and Dr. Ross Meentemeyer (CGA)9:30 a.m. – Research presentations beginNoon – Formal talks conclude; networking hour begins (breakout rooms)Showcase Speakers
Dr. Ignazio Carbone, Director, CIFRDr. Nathan Crook, Assistant Professor, CIFRDr. Wei Shi, Professor, CIFRDr. Marcela Rojas-Pierce, Assistant Professor, CIFRDr. Chris Jones, Research Scholar, CGADr. Gustavo Machado, Assistant Professor, CGADr. Anders Huseth, Assistant Professor, CGADr. Josh Gray, Associate Professor, CGADr. Danesha Seth Carley, Director, CIPMDr. Roger Magarey, Southern IPM Center Co-Director, CIPMDr. Godshen Pallipparambil, Assistant Director, CIPMDr. Yu Takeuchi, Associate Director for Innovations, CIPM