Broadcast Date: February 4, 2025 | 11:00am - 12:00pm Central
Cost: Free for members, $49 for nonmembers
Register Now!Thank You to our Series Sponsors:
- The USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture Specialty Crops Research Initiative Project No. 2019-51181-30019, with the following institutions:
- Pennsylvania State University
- Auburn University
- Cornell University
- Washington State University
- North Carolina State University
- University of Florida
- University of Wisconsin
- USDA/ARS
- The APHIS Widely Prevalent Bacteria Committee
Webinar Summary
Plant pathologists have long addressed the impact of environmental conditions in shaping disease outbreaks; nevertheless, how abrupt, frequent changes in climatic patterns might alter disease trajectories, as well as their implications for the host-pathogen arms race, are less well recognized. In this webinar, I will present our recent findings on the adaptation strategies that allow endemic pathogens to dynamically adjust to environmental variations and to the agricultural settings on seasonal timescales.
Webinar Presenters
Moderator
Carolee T. Bull | Penn State University
Speaker
Neha Potnis is an Endowed Associate Professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Neha earned BS and MS in Microbiology from India and then completed PhD in Xanthomonas effectors and genomics from University of Florida. She later worked as a postdoc in UF on human pathogens (Salmonella) on plants and then another postdoc in USDA-Charleston, US vegetable lab to focus on finding novel sources of resistance in pepper against bacterial diseases. She joined as a faculty in 2016 in Auburn University as a cluster hire in Omics. Her program looks at the molecular basis of plant-pathogen-microbiome-environment interactions, with a focus on Xanthomonas and Pseudomonas pathogens. She is a recipient of the NSF-CAREER award and FFAR New Innovator award. Her work integrates omics tools to address the fundamentals of plant-pathogen interactions, more specifically, how pathogen adapts to a specific host and to the climatic shifts.
About the Advances in Phytobacteriology Series
The Bacteriology Committee's educational webinar series aims to promote interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaboration by disseminating groundbreaking research findings in Phytobacteriology. The goal of the series is to engage the scientific community, the series features insights from leading experts in the field. It also strengthens professional networks to facilitate collaboration and knowledge exchange.
After participating in the Bacteriology Committee's educational webinar series, which focuses on groundbreaking research, collaboration, and knowledge sharing, attendees will gain awareness of the latest advancements and technological innovations in bacteriology, while also grasping emerging trends and novel methodologies that are shaping the future of the field. Participants will learn about current collaborative projects and initiatives within the bacteriological community and related disciplines, understanding the impact of recent research findings on shaping the future needs of research in phytobacteriology.
