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Discussion Group

2023 symposium poster session at the university club

The Translation Plant Sciences Center- Discussion Group (TPSC-DG) is a monthly seminar series that brings the TPSC community together to share ideas, learn new techniques, and collaborate with colleagues within the Translational Plant Sciences Center and beyond.  The TPSC-DG showcases student research and awards, and provides opportunity for collaboration for TPS researchers seeking to expand on experiments in their labs.  In addition to the seminar series, the TPSC-DG provides training sessions and workshops on available equipment, techniques, and professional development.  The TPSC-DG aims to increase the available knowledge and highlight the resources that are available to members of the TPSC community.  

2023 Spring Semester Schedule

2/8- Williams lab (Dr. Williams and Parkesh Susandreen)

2/22- Dr. Wenhao Zhao & presentation from Zarley Rebholz on attending the Entomological Society of America meeting

3/22- Undergraduate Research presentations

3/29- John McDowell: Lessons from NSF, Pt. 2 
GSO Presenter: Alfred Agbekudzi: "Attendance of Gordon Research Seminar & Conference (15-21 Jan. 2022) "

4/5- Brian Ruether: "Travel to the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, and British Columbia Joint Meeting - November 2023," "Semiochemicals & Spotted Lanternfly: Management of an Invasive Bug through Chemical Ecology"

4/19 - Qi Li: "Generating A Synthetic-trans-acting Small Interfering RNA Library Targeting All Known NLR Genes in Nicotiana tabacum"