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The Joseph N. Sasser Biennial Lecture

April 13, 2022 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

The Joseph N. Sasser Biennial Lecture at NC State University will be presented via Zoom (only) starting at 10:00am (EDT) on Wednesday, April 13. We are pleased that Sebastian Eves-van den Akker will provide the 2022 Sasser Lecture with a presentation entitled “The future of plant-parasitic nematology: from genomics to functional genetics”. A Q&A discussion period will immediately follow the lecture for interested attendees.

Topic: The Joseph N. Sasser Biennial Lecture
Time: Apr 13, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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The future of plant-parasitic nematology: from genomics
to functional genetics
Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major threat, and in some crops the dominant threat, to food security throughout the world. A central tenet of the discipline is to advance our
understanding of plant-parasitic nematode biology in sufficient detail to alleviate their threat to food security. There is an expectation that the development of functional genetic tools will accelerate the progress of research on plant-parasitic nematodes, and hence the development
of novel control solutions. This talk will describe the current and future impact of the genomics revolution in plant-parasitic nematode research, and how it will make way for the single most revolutionary move in the discipline for a generation: the transition to functional genetics. Longstanding challenges, recent progress, and future applications will be discussed.

Details

Date:
April 13, 2022
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Website:
https://www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/research/plant-parasite-pathogen-interactions

Organizers

CALS Communications
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
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