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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​APS Webinars & Events

​​Foundations and Success Stories of Biocontrol Agents in Agriculture

Broadcast Date: Ju​ly 22, 2025 | 11:00am CDT

Coming Soon:

• Seizing the Market: Trends, Opportunities, and Scaling Strategies for Biocontrol Agents
  September 2025
  
• From Discovery to Deployment: Commercialization Steps and Regulatory Pathways for Biocontrol Agents
  November 2025
  

On-Demand Webinars

Unless otherwise noted, webinars in a series can be attended independently from one another. You may register for whichever part(s) you wish to attend. On-Demand webinars will be posted 5-7 business days after the completion of the live event.

Featured Series

• Advances in Phytobacteriology Series
  

  Advances in Phytobacteriology Series

  This Burns Me: Tales of Fire Blight Disease and the Bacterial Pathogenem Erwinia amylovora

  Broadcast Date: November 14, 2024

  
  

  Interactions between Bacteriophages and Soft Rot Pectobacteriaceae bacteria – from Genes to Environment and Back

  Broadcast Date: December 9, 2024
  

  
  

  Challenges in Elucidating the Weapons of the Non-Model Plant-Pathogenic Bacterium Acidovorax Citrulli

  Broadcast Date: January 16, 2025
  

  
  

  Using High-Throughput Methods to Explore Pathogen Adaptation Tactics
  

  Broadcast Date: February 4, 2025

  
  

  Phytoplasma-Associated Diseases: The Hidden Threat in the World of Agriculture

  Broadcast Date: March 10, 2025
  

  
  

  Pectobacterium brasiliense: Engaging in Warfare Against a Multitude of Foes with a Diverse Arsenal of Weapons

  Broadcast Date: April 7, 2025

  
  

  ​Citrus Huanglongbing is a Pathogen-Triggered Immune Disease and CRISPR Genome Editing in Improving Disease Resistance

  Broadcast Date: May 20, 2025

  
  

  Taxonomic History of Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens

  Broadcast Date: June 11, 2025

  
  
• Virology - Then & Now Series

  Virology - Then & Now Series
  

  A Retrospective on the Evolution of Plant​ Virus Diagnostics​

  Broadcast Date: March 21, 2023

  
  

  Tackling global problems of plant pathogenic viruses through international cooperation

  Broadcast Date: July 7, 2023

  
  

  Engaging with Stakeholders – Lessons from across Eras in Plant Virus-Vector Interactions

  Broadcast Date: September 21, 2023

  
  

  Safeguarding U.S. Agriculture: Intergenerational Perspectives on Clean Plant Systems and Virus Management

  Broadcast Date: May 15, 2025

On-Demand Webinars by Year

• 2025 On-Demand Webinars​
  

  2025 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to APS Members & Nonmember Registrants

  
  

  ​Roots Got You Down: Evaluating and Combating Nematode Issues

  Broadcast Date: April 23, 2025

  
  

  CVs 101

  Broadcast Date: February 20, 2025

  
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• 2024 On-Demand Webinars

  2024 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to APS Members & Nonmember Registrants

  Sequence-Based Diagnostic Technology

  presented in partnership with the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network

  Broadcast Date: January 24, 2025

  
  

  Methods And Tools for Plant Pathogen Immunoassay Design, Development and Analysis

  presented in partnership with the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network

  Broadcast Date: February 6, 2024

  
  

  Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for Soil-Borne Disease Management

  Broadcast Date: March 8, 2024

  
  

  Isothermal Diagnostics for Critical Plant Pathogens: Design, Development, and Implementation

  presented in partnership with the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network

  Broadcast Date: March 14, 2024

  
  

  Cotton Virus A: Study and Characterization of New DNA Virus

  Broadcast Date: March 19, 2024

  
  

  Virology Then & Now: Bridging Generations of Expertise in Teaching Plant Virology

  presented in partnership with the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network

  Broadcast Date: March 26, 2024

  
  

  Advances on CRISPR-based pathogen detection

  Broadcast Date: April 29, 2024

  
  

  Host Resistance Mechanisms Against Necrotrophs

  presented in partnership with the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network

  Broadcast Date: April 30, 2024

  
  

  Funding Regulatory Plant Pathogen Research Through PPA 7721

  Broadcast Date: May 3, 2024

  
  

  Exploring Career Paths in Biotechnology

  Broadcast Date: May 9, 2024

  
  

  Unlock Your Future: Career Pathways for Early Professionals

  Broadcast Date: May 22, 2024

  
  

  Integrated Management of Mycotoxins in a Changing Climate: Technological Innovations and Future Directions

  Broadcast Date: August 28, 2024

  
  

  Too Hot to Handle: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Historic, Foreign, and Quarantined Pathogen Collections

  Broadcast Date: November 7, 2024

  
  

  Caregiver Support: For You, For Me, and the Next Generation of Plant Pathologists

  Broadcast Date: November 6, 2024

  
  
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  2023 On-Demand Webinars​
  

  2023 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to APS Members & Nonmember Registrants

  
  

  Using RCA for Detecting and Studying Diseases: Examples for Plant​​ DNA Viruses
  presented in partnership with the Diagnostic Assay Validation Network
  

  Broadcast Date: December 6, 2023​​

  
  

  ​​The Endangered Species Act and Its Implications on Pesticide Registrations

  Broadcast Date: November 6, 2023

  
  

  Virology Then & Now: ​Engaging with stakeholders--Lessons from across eras in plant virus-vector interactions​
  

  Broadcast Date: September 21, 2023​​
  

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  ​Talking Science: How to Have Productive Conversations on Difficult Topics: Research, Market, and Farmer Perspectives on P​esticides in East Africa
  

  Broadcast Date: August 9, 2023
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  Agricultural Resilience: Ensuring Readiness and Resiliency Against Deliberate or Natural High-Consequence Events

  Broadcast Date: July 28, 2023​​
  

  
  

  Interviews 101
  

  Broadcast Date: July 14, 2023
  
  

  ​Virology Then & Now: Tackling global problems of plant pathogenic viruses through international cooperation
  

  Broadcast Date: July 7, 2023

  
  

  Talking Science: How to Have Productive Conversations on Difficult Topics

  Broadcast Date: June 30, 2023

  
  

  Demystifying Mechanisms of Biological Controls and Mycotoxins: Translating Fundamental Discoveries into Next Generation Postharvest Decay/Mycotoxin Abatement Strategies

  Broadcast Date: May 25, 2023

  
  

  Exploring Career Paths in Biotechnology

  Broadcast Date: April 28, 2023

  
  

  CVs 101

  Broadcast Date: April 14, 2023

  
  

  Then & Now Webinar Series: A retrospective on the evolution of plant virus diagnostics

  Broadcast Date: March 21, 2023

  
  

  Schroth Faces of the Future Honorable Mentions, Epidemiology and Disease Management

  Broadcast Date: March 6, 2023

  
  

  Improved Turfgrass Diagnostic Tactics

  Broadast Date: February 27, 2023

  
  
• 2022 On-Demand Webinars

  2022 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to APS Members & Nonmember Registrants

  
  

  Got a Job Offer in Industry? Now What?
  

  Broadcast Date: Friday, April 8, 2022
  
  

  The Nine Things We Wish We Knew Before We Started Teaching
  

  Broadcast Date: Friday, April 22, 2022
  
  

  Got a Job Offer in Industry? Time to Negotiate!
  

  Broadcast Date: Friday, May 20, 2022
  
  

  Crafting an Engaging Introduction to your Research

  Broadcast Date: Friday, June 17, 2022
  
  

  APS Chemical Control Committee Webinar Series

  • Registration and Labeling of Conventional Fungicides
    Broadcast Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022
    
  • Interpreting Fungicide Labels & Communication with Farmers & Extension Agents
    Broadcast Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
    
  • Discovery, Development, and Proper Use of Fungicides
    Broadcast Date: Thursday, June 30, 2022

  
  

  Biosecurity Rules and Their Impact on Pathogen Movement
  

  Broadcast Date: September 13, 2022
  
  

  3-Part Series on Climate Change and the Future of our Natural and Agricultural Systems

  Broadcast Dates: September 20 & 27, October 4, 2022
  

  LGBTQIA+ Disparities in STEM: Missing Data Leads to Missing Representation for Gender and Sexual Minorities in Science
  

  Broadcast Date: October 11, 2022
  
  

  3-part Webinar Series: The Role of the Microbiome in Forest Disease, Regeneration, and Biodiversity

  Broadcast dates: October 11, 12, and 19, 2022
  
  

  Mentoring Relationships
  

  Broadcast Date: December 13, 2022
  
  

  
  

  
  
• 2021 On-Demand Webinars

  2021 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to APS Members & Nonmembers Registrants

  
  

  Lights, Camera, Pathogens!

  Broadcast Date: March 17 & 24, 2021
  

  
  

  Technology Transfer: From the Lab to the Diagnostician's Bench Series: High Throughput Sequencing

  • Part 1 - An Introduction to High-Throughput Sequencing and Industry Applications
    Broadcast Date: February 17, 2021
  • Part 2 - International Guidelines and Practical Examples
    Broadcast Date: March 3, 2021
  • Part 3 - HTS for Plant Certification and Expedited Release of Quarantined Propagative Plant Material
    Broadcast Date: March 10, 2021
  • Part 4 - HTS in Regulatory Services
    Broadcast Date: March 31, 2021

  The Invasive Species Compendium: a Global Open Access Resource Covering Plant Pathogens and other Invasives of Special Interest to the USA

  Broadcast Date: April 29^th, 2021

  
  

  Rapid, Simple Diagnostic Method for Insect-Transmitted Plant Pathogen and Insect Identification

  Broadcast Date: July 8, 2021

  
  

  PhD Balance: Graduate Student Mental Health

  Broadcast Date: July 26, 2021

  
  

  APS Journals – Reviewing a Manuscript 101

  Broadcast Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021

  
  

  [Factors Affecting] Changes in Virus Prevalence Over Time in Different Crop Types

  Broadcast Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2021

  
  

  Colletotrichum Management: A Complex Challenge

  Broadcast Date: November 17, 2021 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 PM US Central Time

• 2020 On-Demand Webinars

  2020 On-Demand Webinars
  

  Available for Free only to APS Members

  
  

  Intro to R for Plant Pathologists: Part 1

  Broadcast Date: February 18, 2020

  
  

  Intro to R for Plant Pathologists: Part 2

  Broadcast Date: February 26, 2020

  
  

  Technology Transfer Series: From the Lab to the Diagnostician's Bench

  • Part 1 - Valitest Update
    Broadcast Date: April 8, 2020
  • Part 2 - Diagnosing the Need for New Methods Using Real World Data
    Broadcast Date: May 13, 2020
  • Part 3 - Let us Break it for You: Inclusion of End-Users in the Development Process
    Broadcast Date: May 20, 2020
  • Part 4 - A Balancing Act
    Broadcast Date: May 27, 2020

  
  

  Plant Pathology Education Online: Best Practices in Developing and Delivering Courses

  Broadcast Date: July 30, 2020

  
  

  The Corn Blight of 1970: Scientific Credibility in Response to Unexpected Outcomes from Changing Technology

  Broadcast Date: August 11, 2020

  
  

  Introduction to International Agriculture and Development for Plant Pathologists: A 3-Part Series

  • Part 1 - Call to Action: Plant Pathologists to Advance Food Security in the Developing World
    Broadcast Date: September 16, 2020
  • Part 2 - Stronger Together: The Study of Plant Diseases and Their Social Impact
    Broadcast Date: September 30, 2020
  • Part 3 - Managing Mycotoxins in Low-Resource Settings
    Broadcast Date: October 12, 2020

  
  

  Intended New Research for Development Activity: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats

  Broadcast Date: September 21, 2020

  
  

  APS OIP Global Experience Award: Get Funded for Your Globally Collaborative Ideas

  Broadcast Date: October 9, 2020

  
  

  Engaging Students Online: A Two-Part Webinar Featuring Synchronous vs Asynchronous Virtual Learning

  Broadcast Date: December 1 & 7, 2020

  
  

  How to write a Graduate Student SARE Grant

  Broadcast Date: December 15, 2020

  
  
• 2019 On-Demand Webinars

  2019 On-Demand Webinars
  

  Available for Free to both Members & Nonmembers

  
  

  Tips for Successfully Communicating your Research Project

  Broadcast Date: January 30, 2019

  
  

  Scientific Presentations Don't Have to be Boring: Designing Slides with Your Audience in Mind

  Broadcast Date: March 20, 2019

  
  

  Non-linear Path to a Career in Plant Sciences

  Broadcast Date: May 22, 2019

  
  

  How to Become Involved in Collaborative International Agricultural Development

  Broadcast Date: September 4, 2019

  
  
• 2018 On-Demand Webinars

  2018 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to both Members & Nonmembers

  
  

  Beyond the Ad Hoc Science Talk: Strategies for Creating and Maintaining Meaningful Collaborations with Middle School and High School STEM Teachers

  Broadcast Date: January 24, 2018

  
  

  Getting Your Manuscript Accepted by APS Journals (Even if English is Your Second Language)

  Broadcast Date: February 21, 2018

  
  

  Approachable Science on Genetically Engineered Crops (GMOs)

  Broadcast Date: April 18, 2018

  
  

  Preparing to Teach a New Course

  • Part 1 - Strategies for Success
    Broadcast Date: June 6, 2018
  • Part 2 - Teaching Styles and Assessment
    Broadcast Date: June 20, 2018

  
  

  How to Get or Write a Killer Letter of Recommendation

  Broadcast Date: September 12, 2018

  
  
• 2017 On-Demand Webinars

  2017 On-Demand Webinar

  Available for Free to both Members & Nonmembers

  
  

  Project Reporting and Writing Impacts: Who Cares? You Should!

  Broadcast Date: May 24, 2017

  
  

  Fieldside Manner: Serving Plant Pathology’s Stakeholders

  Broadcast Date: October 5 & 25, 2017

  
  

  Show Me the Money: Effective Granstmanship in an Era of Growing Competitiveness

  Broadcast Date: December 13, 2017

  
  
• 2016 On-Demand Webinars

  2016 On-Demand Webinars

  Available for Free to both Members & Nonmembers

  
  

  Take Your Course and Flip It
  

  Broadcast Date: May 26, 2016