PBGG Events
Seminars Series - Spring 2026
PBGG Tuesday Noon Seminars Schedule
PBI 291 - CRN: 48153
| Date | Presenter | Topic | Affiliation |
| April 7, 2026 | Sarif Morningstar | Mycorrhizal symbiosis as a plant "bet-hedging" strategy | Bogar Lab |
| April 14, 2026 | Arnaldo Rios-Cruz | Investigating cell fate specification during rice embryo development | Khanday Lab |
| April 21, 2026 | Kevin Morimoto | Tentative topic: Diversity and function of suberin in Solanaceae | Brady Lab |
| April 28, 2026 | Brandon Kristy | Life on the hyphae highway: Harnessing mycorrhizal-diazotroph interactions for sustainable bioenergy | Evans Lab (visiting from Michigan State University) |
| May 5, 2026 | No Talk | ||
| May 12, 2026 | Oscar Garrett | Predicting pathogen effector escape mutations using high-throughput screening and machine learning | Ronald Lab |
| May 19, 2026 | Reagan Reed | Exit seminar: Modulating Seed Dormancy to Improve Germination and Vigor | Khanday Lab |
| May 26, 2026 | Siena Schumaker | Exit seminar: Diversity of defense diterpenoids in maize | Zerbe Lab |
| June 2, 2026 | Anna Jo Muhich | Exit seminar: Multi-host interactions with the generalist pathogen Botrytis cinerea | Kliebenstein Lab |
PBGG Friday Noon Seminars Schedule
Zoom Link: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/s/91994925583
| Date | Speaker | Institution | Host | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2026 | Dr. Wolfgang Busch | Salk Institute | Constance Tse (Liu Lab) | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| April 10, 2026 | Dr. Keith Slotkin | Danforth Plant Science Center | Dr. Blake Meyers | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| April 17, 2026 | Dr. Meng Chen | University of California - Riverside | Sam De Riseis (Harmer Lab) | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| April 24, 2026 | Dr. Ksenia Krasileva | UC Berkeley | Connor Tumelty (Dubcovsky Lab) | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| May 1, 2026` | Dr. David Nelson | University of California - Riverside | Dr. Nitzan Shabek | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| May 8, 2026 | Dr. Devin Coleman - Derr | PGEC (Berkeley) | Glade Bogar | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| May 15, 2026 | Dr. Jacob Moe-Lange | UC Davis | Dr. Nitzan Shabek | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| May 22, 2026 | Dr. Shou-Ling Xu | Carnegie Institution of Washington - Palo Alto | Dr. Bo Liu | 12:10pm - 1:00pm | Green Hall 1022 |
| May 29, 2026 | NO SEMINAR |
PBGG Colloquium
September 22nd, 2025 - Green Hall 1022
Each year the PBGG collaborates with on campus and community partners to celebrate our student's research and the scientific community. This event is open to all our UC Davis affiliated students, faculty, and staff who support Plant Biology student research.
This year, we would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous donations:
