Plant Pathology

UF Plant Pathology Seminar Schedule
Spring 2026

Location: Blueberry Building, Room 145
Time: 4:05 PM (Period 9)

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DATE	SPEAKER	TITLE
January 13	Organizational meeting for students	No Seminar
January 20	Michelle Jusino Assistant Professor School of Forest, Fisheries, & Geomatics University of Florida	Fungi on the move: invasions and alliances in the forest
January 27	Neil McRoberts Professor & Director of the Western Plant Diagnostic Network Department of Plant Pathology University of California, Davis	HLB and Florida: Zemblanity in action?
February 3	Bryony C. Bonning Eminent Scholar and Professor Department of Entomology & Nematology University of Florida	Targeting the Asian citrus psyllid gut to block transmission of the citrus greening pathogen.
February 10	Ying Yu Liao Scientist II Project Lead GreenLight Biosciences	TBA
February 17	Kathleen Martin (via ZOOM) Assistant Professor Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology Auburn University	TBA
February 24	Ok-Kyung Kim Assistant Professor Tokyo University of Agriculture	TBA
March 3	Clive Bock Research Leader USDA-ARS, U.S. Horticultural Research Laboratory Ft. Pierce, FL	Scab: a 140-year-old impediment to pecan production in the Southeast.
March 10	Sunny Liao Associate Professor Department of Soil, Water & Ecosystem Science University of Florida	TBA
March 17	Spring Break	No Seminar
March 24	Satyam Vergish Post Doctoral Associate Microbiology Citrus Research and Education Center University of Florida	TBA
March 31	Shien Lu (via ZOOM) Professor Department of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection Mississippi State University	TBA
April 7	Tatiana Sanchez-Jones Extension Agent III IFAS Extension, Alachua County University of Florida	TBA
April 14	Katia Viana Xavier Assistant Professor Department of Plant Pathology Everglades Research and Education Center University of Florida	TBA
April 21	Alina Zare Professor and Director UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute University of Florida	TBA