Touring a guava field infested with the root knot nematode M. enterolobii in Tamil Nadu. #Fulbright

nematode work shop at the SRM College of Agricultural Sciences. #Fulbright

It was a great fun to present at #PlantBio2024 conference (My first conference), meeting the scientists around the world! For those who missed but were interested in my litchi tomato’s root-knot nematode resistance research. I attached my poster here. Questions are welcomed!

"Bioengineering a plant NLR immune receptor with a robust binding interface toward a conserved fungal pathogen effector" Great work from Rafał Zdrzałek at Mark Banfield lab #BlastOFF pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

We're hiring! For Fall 2025, Assistant/Associate Professor in the area of Microbe-Plant Interactions.

#NEMEMERGE #ambitions 🍅For the R gene, which encodes a temperature-sensitive immune receptor, to be resistant to #RKN, will be provided: ✅Knowledge on the effect of #temperature ✅Proof-of-principle of this strategy for wider applications ✅Novel variants #nematodes #tomato

Last week, I visited various crop fields across the Washington state for “Field Plant Pathology” course lead by our department chair, Dr. Lindsey du Toit, a great extension scientist who transforms research to help growers. Mind-blowing experience i had as a molecular biologist…

#NEMEMERGE #ambitions ✅ The project will re-sequence virulent #RKN and #PCN populations using state-of-the art NGS technologies to understand the breaking of #resistance and to develop effective diagnostic tools linked to virulence 🐛 #nematodes #tomato #potato #HorizonEU

I am so excited that Oregon State University (my neighbor) is looking for a nematologist!! An assistant professor position has opened there! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/157107

The WSU plant pathology department all state faculty meeting

Learning about creating illustrations for nematology reseach at #SON2024

More interesting talks in Park City! #SON2024

Nematologists on the water! #SON2024

.Beth Molloy's 1st paper now in PLOS Pathogens A predicted parasitic nematode effector set is: 1. Big, several hundred genes 2. Diverse, 391 families - some big, most very small 3. Tightly co-regulated 4. Approx. 50% conserved in last parasitic ancestor journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…

I'm proud to be part of this PhD training program! New $2.74M grant to support biotechnology training news.wsu.edu/news/2024/08/1…

A fungal plant pathogen overcomes mlo‐mediated broad‐spectrum disease resistance by rapid gene loss - Kusch - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/np…

Glad to share an article: generating PBS-1 based decoy substrate for SCN effector protease!!! apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/abs/10.109…

An informative and fun afternoon at the McCain potato field day in Moses Lake.

This nice collaborative effort shows that the Arabidopsis LORE PPR receptor, when activated in tomatoes can confer resistance to bacteria, fungi and oomyctes. bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

We are looking for a Postdoc! Our lab offers a staff scientist position. If you share our fascination with plant-microbe interactions, take a look: ag-doehlemann.botanik.uni-koeln.de/sites/ag_doehl…