PhytochemTalks
Speakers for Spring 2022
--Genetic Underpinnings of Divergent Plant Metabolism--
Kira Tiedge
January 14th, 2022. 12pm EST.
Discovery and pathway elucidation of terpenoids and other specialized metabolites involved in abiotic stress responses. [RECORDING]
Bryan Leong
January 28th, 2022. 12pm EST.
How novel chemical phenotypes evolve: A case study using acylsugars.
Christine Diepenbrock
February 11th, 2022. 12pm EST.
Genetics of carotenoids, kernel color, and vitamin E in maize grain.
Benjamin Lichman
February 18th, 2022. 12pm EST.
TBD
Jennifer Wisecaver
March 4th, 2022. 12pm EST.
Honor by association, leveraging global gene co-expression networks for specialized metabolic pathway discovery.
Michael Easson
March 18th, 2022. 12pm EST.
TBD
Tianhu Sun
April 1st, 2022. 12pm EST.
Multiple layers of regulation on carotenoid metabolism.
Emmanuel Gacquerel
April 15th, 2022. 12pm EST.
TBD
Swathi Nadakuduti
April 29th, 2022. 12pm EST.
Exploring the genetic basis of pharmaceutical alkaloids from Mitragyna species.
Cynthia Holland
May 13th, 2022. 12pm EST.
The perks of being a wallflower: defense metabolism in a non-model crucifer.
Speakers for Fall 2021
--Metabolic Pathway Evolution--
Todd Barkman
October 15th, 2021
Evolution of caffeine biosynthesis in flowering plants.
Elisabeth Kaltenegger
October 29th, 2021
Evolution of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid Biosynthesis in the Convolvulaceae. [RECORDING]
Craig Schenck
November 12, 2021
Production of structurally diverse acylsugars through rapid screening of a promiscuous, yet specific, Nicotiana acuminata acylsugar pathway. [RECORDING]
Sandra Irmisch
December 3rd, 2021
A Novel Plant-Derived Anti-Diabetic Compound: From metabolite biosynthesis to engineering production systems. [RECORDING]