In this episode, Dr. Terence Mhora, Senior Global R&D Scientist at FMC Agricultural Solutions, joins host Matt Kasson for an insightful discussion on building an interdisciplinary career in plant pathology. Dr. Mhora shares how his upbringing in Zimbabwe sparked his passion for agriculture and led him down this path. The conversation delves into the critical balance between molecular research and fieldwork in plant pathology, the importance of collaboration with specialized labs for federal approvals, and the challenges and opportunities within the industry. They also explore how publications, patents, and networking play pivotal roles in advancing a career in this field.

Show notes

Plantopia is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Terence Mhora.

In this episode, Dr. Edel Pérez-López, Associate Professor of Phytopathology at Université Laval, joins host Matt Kasson for an engaging conversation about growing up in Cuba, taking risks and navigating language and cultural barriers in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, and the challenges of working with understudied obligate parasitic protists and Mollicutes.

*Show notes *

Université Laval Faculty Profile here: https://www.ibis.ulaval.ca/en/research/research-teams/edel-perez-lopez-en/#1533234462662-d003f18e-51c6

Seed World Feature on Dr. Perez Lopez: https://www.seedworld.com/canada/2024/02/14/redefining-success-edel-perez-lopezs-approach-to-science-and-well-being/

2024 MPMI article on Protist Effectors: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/MPMI-11-23-0196-CR

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Edel Perez Lopez.

In this episode, Evelyn Planter Heidt, a masters student in both plant pathology and entomology at Iowa State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her passions, goals and impact in plant pathology. The two chat about her career journey in the field; her involvement in the World Food Prize; her ongoing research on mung beans, its importance to the U.S., and its genetic diversity; and the use of AI in agriculture.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2tdvyu5c

You can find her on LinkedIn @Evelyn Planter Heidt

Publication: Batzer, J.C., Sing, A., Platner, E., Kandel, Y. and Mueller, D.S. 2022. Screening Mungbean Accession for Susceptibility to Soybean Fungal Diseases in Iowa. Plant Health Progress Volume 23:456-465.

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Evelyn Planter Heidt.

In this episode, recorded live at the 12th International Congress Of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France, Mathias Choquer, co-chair of ICCP23, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about this year's event, the French Society of Plant Pathology, reasons why early career professionals should get involved in their societies, his research into the gray mold fungus Botrytis cinerea and vesicular trafficking, and his passion for education.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2ec4c6v9

French Society of Plant Pathology: https://www.sfp-asso.org/presentation-in-english

International Congress of Plant Pathology: https://www.icpp2023.org

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Mathias Choquer.

In this episode, Dr. Prasanna Kankanala, director of research and development at Trace Genomics, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her career in plant pathology. The two chat about her career journey in the field, the advantages of having a career in industry, some of the most common misperceptions of industry careers in plant pathology, the importance of mentorship, microbiomes, and some of the biggest opportunities available for agriculture.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3vkr3as9

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Prasanna Kankanala.

In this episode, Dr. Mary Palm, former National Mycologist with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her career in mycology. The two chat about her career journey in mycology, her passion for fungi, her impactful career with USDA APHIS and the influential people she met along the way, the skills needed to be a national mycologist, her leadership roles in the American Phytopathological Society and the Mycology Society of America, and the importance of getting involved.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yv2zp5mp

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Mary Palm.

In this episode, Ric Dunkle, PhD, Senior Director of Seed Health and Trade for the American Seed Trade Association, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation about seed quality and research. The two chat about Ric's career journey in seed pathology, seed pathogens and microbes, international seed trade, the importance of the American Seed Trade Association, and advice for young professionals wanting to have a career in seed pathology.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/PlantopiaS3E5

For more information on the American Seed Trade Association, visit https://www.betterseed.org

For more information on APS courses, visit https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Courses/Pages/default.aspx

For more information on APS' Professional Development for Educators, visit https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Courses/Pages/default.aspx

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Ric Dunkle, PhD.

In this episode, Dr. Carrie Harmon, an extension specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, joins host Jim Bradeen for a fun conversation about plant diagnostics. The two chat about recommended standards of diagnostic validation for reference collections, how she got her start in plant pathology, desktop diagnoses, and the National Plant Diagnostic Network.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3n2AaQF

Visit Carrie Harmon's Twitter at @flplantdr

Lapaire Harmon, C. et al. (2023) Standards of Diagnostic Validation: Recommendations for Reference Collections PhytoFrontiers https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/epdf/10.1094/PHYTOFR-05-22-0050-FI

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Carrie Harmon.

In this episode, Febina Mathew, an associate professor of Plant Pathology at North Dakota State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her career in plant pathology. The two chat about her journey, the importance of practical research, making research decisions, the future of plant pathology, mentorship, and even some dance pointers!

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3lX1ZJn

Visit Febina Mathew's Twitter at @febina_m

LinkedIn: Febina Mathew

Natalia Ingebretsen Kucirkova (2023) Academia’s culture of overwork almost broke me, so I’m working to undo it. Nature. 614:9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00241-8

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Febina Mathew.

In this episode, Dr. Jason Smith, Professor of Forest Pathology at the School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences at the University of Florida, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation about Pyroaerobiology - the aerosolization and transport of viable microbial life by wildland fire. The two chat about his research in the field, his study of laurel wilt and valley fever, environmental management strategies, and insights for early career scientists who are interested in plant pathology.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3EAuoLB

Visit Dr. Smith's Twitter at @ForestPathLab

Kobziar, L.N., M.R.A. Pingree, H. Larson, T.J. Dreaden, S. Green, and J.A. Smith. (2018) Pyroaerobiology: the aerosolization and transport of viable microbial life by wildland fire. Ecosphere 9:e02507 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.2507

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Jason Smith.

In this episode, Dr. Jan Leach, the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation about careers in plant pathology. The two chat about the importance of mentorship, working internationally, research, and how to get involved in various societies within the plant pathology field.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3JgqLgU

Dr. Jan Leach is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University. In her role as Associate Dean for Research, she provides strategic vision for research within the College, and works with faculty to build collaborative research teams. Her research group studies the molecular basis of durable plant disease resistance. Other projects in her laboratory are related to bioenergy (genetics of biomass production) and understanding the interactions of bacteria-insects-plants in plant health.

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Jan Leach.

In this episode, Gary Chastagner, a professor of plant pathology and an extension specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a timely conversation about the science behind Christmas trees. The two chat about his initial interests in plant pathology, his research specific to Christmas trees and diseases impacting them, genetically modified Christmas trees, and the interactions between root rotting Phythophthora, Abies Christmas trees and the environment.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3EUC4cc

McKeever, K.M. and Chastagner, G.A. 2019. Interactions Between Root Rotting Phythophthora, Abies Christmas Trees, and Environment. Plant Disease. 103:538-545. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0174-RE

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Gary Chastagner.

In this episode, Dr. Niklaus Grunwald, Research Plant Pathologist with the Horticultural Crops Disease and Pest Management Research Unit with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, joins host Matt Kasson for an engaging conversation about emerging phytophthora diseases, the importance of interdisciplinary research and collaboration in addressing global agricultural challenges, and exciting developments in plant health research, including gene editing, high-throughput data analysis, and robotic phenotyping.

Special Guest: Niklaus Grunwald.

In this episode, Dr. Karen Ferreira da Silva, Field Scientist at Corteva Agrisciences, joins host Jim Bradeen for a candid conversation about her perspectives in plant pathology.The two chat about her career journey to plant pathology, her unique PhD research on plant responses to biotic challenges and her experimental approach, and leadership development opportunities for graduate students in plant sciences

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3zOOXS0

Da Silva, K.F., Everhart, S.E., and Louis, J. (2021) Impact of maize hormonal interactions on the performance of Spodoptera frugiperda in plants infected with Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 15:699-706. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11829-021-09849-x

Find Dr. Ferreira da Silva on LinkedIn: @KFDSilva

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Karen Ferreira da Silva.

In this episode, Dr. Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu, postdoctoral scientist at Bioprotection Aotearoa and Plant and Food Research, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her perspectives as an Indigenous woman and a scientist.The two chat about Indigenous ways of knowing, what shaped her career path, and her research on phyllosphere composition.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3SfxqJ4

Ehau-Taumauna, H. and Hockett, K. (2022) Passaging phyllosphere microbial communities develop suppression towards bacterial speck disease in tomato. Phytobiomes. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PBIOMES-05-22-0030-FI

Tuhononga: The Interconnection of Maori and Nature (Phipps Conservatory) https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/for-the-world/nature-of-place-symposium/nature-of-place-symposium-2020/session-3/hanareia-ehau-taumaunu-m.s

Find Dr. Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu on Twitter: @hanareiaehau

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu.

In this episode, Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon from Cornell University, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her research on small non-coding RNAs and the role they play in regulating plant pathogen interactions. The two also discuss her social media presence and what she's doing to fight COVID misinformation and raise the profile of science communication.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3LMPB7r

See Juliana's social media on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TicToc: @epiplantpath

Juliana Gonzaělez-Toboěn, Alejandra Rodriěguez-Jaramillo, Laura Milena Forero, Laura Natalia Gonzaělez, Giovanna Danies, and Silvia Restrepo (bioRxiv preprint), Evaluation of small non-coding RNAs as a possible epigenetic mechanism mediating the transition from biotrophy to necrotrophy in the life cycle of Phytophthora infestans

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon.

In this episode, recorded live at Plant Health 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Leonor Leandro professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at the Iowa State University, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her passion for teaching, her unique approach to the classroom and team-based learning (TBL), and her insights in plant pathology education.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3Ucik9B

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Leonor Leandro.

In this episode, Sara García Figuera , agricultural engineer, plant pathologist and agri-business consultant for Prospero & Partners, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about social sciences and its impact on plant health. The two chat about her career path, her research on Huanglongbing, collective action, and the importance of mentorship.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3TnpiIe

Figuera, S.G., Babcock, B., Lubell, M., and McRoberts, N. (2022) Collective action in the area-wide management of an invasive plant disease. Ecology & Society. 27:12. https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss2/art12/

Find Sara Figuera on Twitter: @saragfiguera

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Sara García Figuera .

In this episode, recorded live at Plant Health 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, outgoing APS president Dr. Amy Charkowski, and incoming APS president Ron Walcott, join host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation wrapped around serving the APS membership, challenges of leading during times of change, and advice for others looking to move up in the organization.

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3QLXVpm

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guests: Amy Charkowski and Ron Walcott.

In this episode, Matthew Kasson, associate professor of forest pathology and mycology at West Virginia University, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation wrapped around SciComm and a viral experiment involving injecting Peeps with certain types of fungi. The two also get personal, discussing mental health issues in academia; the responsibilities of organizations to speak out on social issues; and the importance of social media in advancing interests in plant pathology.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3cpYoyt

Check out Fungal Peeps here: https://twitter.com/kasson_wvu/status/1112826811879182336

Find Matt Kasson on Twitter: @kasson_wvu

Klein, JoAnna. (March 29, 2019) Injecting Marshmallow Peeps With Fungi, for Science. New York Times https://nyti.ms/3zkItuk

Swift et al. (2020) From Hastag to High School: How Viral Tweets Are Inspiring Young Scientists to Embrace STEM. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 21(3):1-5. https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jmbe.v21i3.2133

Kasson, Matt. (December 14, 2021) Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03760-4

The Mystery of the Mummified Twinkie. Short Wave, National Public Radio. October 27, 2020 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/925437726

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Matt Kasson.

In this episode, Marin Talbot Brewer, Fungal enthusiast and professor of mycology and plant pathology at the University of Georgia, joins host Jim Bradeen for an in-depth conversation about plant pathogenic fungi and emerging crop diseases. The two discuss her research of population biology of emerging fungal diseases in plants and people; the discovery of a new Neofusicoccum fungus species; and her career as a plant pathologist and getting her students interested in a similar career.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3yysQPm.

Find her on Twitter: @marintalbrew

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Marin Talbot Brewer.

In this episode, Don Mathre, Professor Emeritus at Montana State University and veteran plant pathologist, joins host Jim Bradeen and provides his perspective on our field. He talks about his vast career; the rationale behind California’s One-Variety Law and the ‘political side’ of plant pathology; advice for young professionals just entering the field and the importance of mentorship; and his many roles in the American Phytopathological Society.

Show notes

For a full transcript of this episode, go here: https://bit.ly/3AfuZAZ

Student Travel Fund referenced during our discussion: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/DonaldEMathre.aspx

“Naughty Peat: a case study in plant pathology, with emphasis on Koch’s Postulates and disease etiology:” https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/foreducators/TeachingNotes/Pages/NaughtyPeat.aspx

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Don Mathre.

In this episode, Uta McKelvy, Associate Extension Specialist Plant Pathology at Montana State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a fascinating discussion about her passion for plants and how they fit into the environment. The two discuss streak mosaic virus and its implications on wheat and other cereal crops; the challenges and opportunities of being an extension plant pathologist; and being an impactful woman in plant pathology.

Show notes

For a full transcript of this episode, go here: https://bit.ly/3ywp358

McKelvy’s publication mentioned in the podcast: https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PHP-10-20-0083-RS

The AWaRe tool referenced in the episode: https://tim-msu-ecol.shinyapps.io/Wheat_Streak_Mosaic_Risk_MT/

Find her on Twitter @UtaMcKelvy

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Uta McKelvy.

In this episode, Dr. Romina Gazis, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Director of the Plant Diagnostic Clinic at the University of Florida, joins host Matt Kasson for an engaging conversation about growing up in Peru, her love of mycology and fungal diseases, and her tireless work to diagnose and manage tropical fruit diseases in Florida.

Show notes

University of Florida Tropical Research & Education Center Faculty Profile: https://trec.ifas.ufl.edu/people/romina-gazis/

Find Romina Gazis on X (formerly Twitter): @ClinicPlant

Recent APS Press Publication: Belizaire, C.M., Gañán-Betancur, L. and Gazis, R., 2024. Avocado scab caused by Elsinoe perseae: A diagnostic guide. Plant Health Progress, pp.PHP-10. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHP-10-23-0084-DG

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Romina Gazis.

New host. New guests. Same great topics! Season 2 of Plantopia launches June 2022.

Phytopatholobot & scouting from space

Special Guests: Katie Gold and Yu Jiang.

A quiet revolution is underway in agriculture.

Special Guests: Gary Wishnatzki and Lance Cadle-Davidson.

Where do they come from? Are they really grown in water? Which pathogens are vying to ruin your Thanksgiving dinner? What challenges do cranberry growers face and what exactly is Ocean Spray?

Special Guests: Erika Saalau Rojas and Leslie Holland.

Microscopic battlefields, how plants resist pathogens, and how far we’ve come in understanding the strategies employed by both sides in this conflict.

Special Guest: Shavannor Smith.

From education on the dangers of "suitcase" plant material, to creating islands of habitat for beneficial insects, to the collective agreement on a set of rules by which crops can be produced in a more sustainable fashion; it all works better when we look out for each other.

Special Guest: Stephanie Bolton.

If you thought that human misery due to plant diseases was only from our distant past, that our technology has placed us beyond the reach of plague and famine, then you have not kept up to date on Phytopthora infestans.

Special Guests: Bill Fry and Nina Zidack.

We turn to photobiology for answers on how to produce healthier crops.

Special Guests: Arne Stensvand and Mark Rea.

Tracking, testing, and stopping viruses that would otherwise wreak havoc within a population is the everyday work for some plant pathologists.

Special Guests: Ana Cristina Fulladolsa and David Carlyle.

Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworms. You should be too.

Special Guest: Wade Elmer.

In this episode, Dr. Mannon Gallegly, centenarian and Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology at West Virginia University, joins host Matt Kasson for an engaging conversation about Mannon’s storied 80+ year career as a plant pathologist. Dr. Gallegly shares stories of working alongside Wood Food Prize recipient John S. Niederhauser and Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug in Mexico in the 1950s and 1960s.

Show notes

West Virginia University Faculty Profile here: https://www.davis.wvu.edu/faculty-staff/directory/mannon-gallegly

News Release of Mannon’s Majesty, a Late Blight and Septoria Leaf Blight resistant Tomato Variety: https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2024/01/24/wvu-professor-emeritus-and-creator-of-the-people-s-tomato-unveils-final-variety-makes-limited-seeds-available-for-growers

Donate to the Mannon E. Gallegly Student Travel Fund: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/Gallegly.aspx

Phytopathology News article on Mannon’s fund: https://www.apsnet.org/members/community/phytopathology-news/2024/march/Pages/Mannon-Gallegly.aspx

APS link to the 1948 APS North Central Meeting at the University of Minnesota and the 1965 Potato Association of America Meeting in Mexico City: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/Gallegly.aspx

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Mannon Gallegly.

What's up with all those tiny spots on your apples?

Special Guest: Mark Gleason.

They are social and devious. They are far more complex, sophisticated, and organized than you might ever imagine.

Special Guest: Gwyn Beattie.

Introduction, spread, destruction...repeat.

Special Guests: Dave Coyle and Jiri Hulcr.

Just about every plant we want to grow comes from a seed, but where do all of those seeds come from?

Special Guest: Lindsey du Toit.

Fresh produce tastes great and is part of a healthy diet, but we all have a part to play in the war against microbial hitchhikers...even Willie.

Special Guests: Betsy Bihn and JP Dundore-Arias.

How revolutionary methods can be used to disarm some of the most destructive pathogens that imperil the world's food supply.

Special Guest: Morgan Carter.

Your backyard is full of antibiotics. What they're there doing might surprise you.

Special Guests: Linda Kinkel and Soledad Benitez Ponce.

They’ve been farming for a lot longer than we have, and they are really good at it.

Special Guest: Ted Schultz.

There's a farmer walking around in a developing country applying a convolutional neural network to make decisions.

Special Guest: James Legg.

This is the story of the demise of the American Chestnut and how we are poised, after a century of waiting, to see its return.

Special Guest: William Powell.

In this episode, join host Matt Kasson as he engages in a conversation with Dr. Megan McCaghey, Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. McCaghey shares insights into her career journey shaped by agriculture, the deliberate choice to pursue a master's degree before a PhD, and her ongoing research on Southern blight and Phytophthora sojae. The discussion also explores her current and future teaching commitments, the transformative impact of the pandemic on her teaching methods, mentoring and networking approaches, and valuable advice for early-career scientists.

Show notes

UMN Department of Plant Pathology Faculty Profile here: https://plpa.cfans.umn.edu/people/megan-mccaghey

McCaghey Lab Website: https://mccagheylab.cfans.umn.edu/

Find Megan McCaghey on X (formerly Twitter): @MN_Soil_Fungi

2023 Research Highlight on Dr. McCaghey’s work on Soybeans by the Soybean Research and Information Network: Improving Tools for Soybean Breeders to Fight White Mold

Recent APS Press Publication: Webster, R.W., McCaghey, M., Mueller, B.D., Groves, C.L., Mathew, F.M., Singh, A.K., Kabbage, M. and Smith, D.L., 2023. Development of Glycine max Germplasm Highly Resistant to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. PhytoFrontiers™, 3(3), pp.629-638. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PHYTOFR-01-23-0009-R

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Megan McCaghey.

The striking parallels between wheat rust and global human epidemics.

Special Guest: Dave Hodson.

In the season 4 premier of Plantopia, new host Matt Kasson, associate professor of forest pathology and mycology at West Virginia University, talks to Dr. Jim Bradeen, season 2 and 3 host of Plantopia, professor of plant pathology, and associate vice president at Colorado State University Spur Campus. The two discussed what interested Jim in plant sciences, what he's passionate about, the importance of pursuing a master's degree, his impact on the establishment of CSU's Spur Campus, advice for students and people in academia, leadership, and the future of Plantopia.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/5n8zrkfs

Colorado State University Faculty Profile here: https://president.colostate.edu/presidents-office-team/

CSU SPUR Profile: https://csuspur.org/profiles/jim-bradeen/

Find Jim Bradeen on X (formerly Twitter): @JimBradeen

Find Jim Bradeen on BlueSky: @jimbradeen.bsky.social

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Jim Bradeen.

In this episode, Dr. Rubella Goswami, director for the Plant Protection Division at USDA’s-National Institute of Food and Agriculture, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her vast career in plant pathology, how a global perspective influenced her career, transitioning from academia to industry, the challenges for women in science, and advice for young professionals in the field.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/3buv4jse

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Rubella Goswami.

In this episode, recorded live at the 12th International Congress of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France, Dr. Yong-Hwan Lee, president of the International Society for Plant Pathology, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about global plant health, his career in plant pathology, opportunities and challenges facing the industry, academic leadership, international collaborations, and a preview of the next International Congress of Plant Pathology, held in Australia in 2028.

Show notes

The full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yc7a5vfk

For more information on that International Society for Plant Pathology: https://www.isppweb.org

This episode is produced by Association Briefings.

Special Guest: Yong-Hwan Lee.