The Weisberg Lab at Oregon State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in molecular microbiology to study mobile genetic element host range and transmission in microbial communities. Please see the full job description here: files-dev.cqls.oregonstate.edu/Weisberg_Lab...

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring! We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring!

The Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University is Hiring! We are searching for a Director of the Oregon State University Herbarium and applications are welcomed at the ranks of assistant, associate, or full professor.

We had a wonderful spring celebration with sushi lunch to honor all the accomplishments in our group recently. Im #DamProud of this team and grateful for them to be building the #mycofam

We're hiring an Assistant/Associate/Full Professor and Director for our amazing, newly renovated herbarium! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/170...

Good times at MSA @uehlinglab.bsky.social @fungaljess.bsky.social

Congratulations to PhD Student Andreas Guerrero who received the MSA travel award and is presenting this week in Madison WI! #MSA2025 #mycofam

Congratulations Class of 2025! 🎓 It's that time of the year to celebrate and congratulate all the graduating students. It's been one heck of a year, but you made it and we are Dam Proud of you all. Go Beavs! 🦫

Dr. Laurel Cooper "The Planteome Knowledgebase in 2025- Tools and Resources for Plant Genomics"‬ and Dr. Parul Gupta "Alternative splicing in plants in response to light & spaceflight environment"‬ from BPP at OSU. 🌿🧬🖥️🚀 4pm, Thursday June 5th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Seminar: "Stable isotope probing to understand outcomes of plant-microbe communication on soil carbon"‬ Dr. Marie Schaedel is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Crop & Soil Science at Oregon State University. 🦠🌱 4pm, Thursday May 29th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Recognizing 30 years of employment service to Oregon State University! We celebrate your dedication and commitment to making our university and department a pillar of science and the community that you have contributed to for the past 30 years. Dr. Valerian Dolja Dr. Joey Spatafora Dr. Wendy Sutton

Congratulations to these Grads and Alums receiving promotions at OSU! We love to celebrate the positive effect that BPP Alums have and their advancement within the University. A degree in Botany and Plant Pathology can help one grow into a stronger person!

Seminar: "A Clade’s Eye View of Plant Evolution in the Andes"‬ Dr. Laura Lagomarsino is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences & Director of Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University. 🌱 ⛰️ 4pm, Thursday May 22th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Congratulations to these faculty members receiving promotions in the BPP department! Jessie Uehling - Associate Professor with Indefinite Tenure James Mickley - Sr. Instructor I Jenny Lorang - Sr. Instructor I Jessica Lodwick - Sr. Instructor I Bill Thomas - Sr. Research Associate I

Seminar: "Uncovering the roles of cell fate and cell state decisions in plant development"‬ Dr. Rachel Shahan is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology at UCLA. 🌱 🔬 4pm, Thursday May 15th; In person: ALS 4001, On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Seminar: "How to manage microbiomes: lessons from a decade of studying (and eating!) fermented foods"‬ Dr. Benjamin Wolfe is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Biology at Tufts University. 🦠 🧫 4pm, Thursday May 8th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Today is Dam Proud Day! Join us in Raising the Barn at the BPP Farm. We are raising funds to help finish construction on our research farm’s barn building. Please, take a moment to donate to our campaign, even the smallest donation makes a big difference. www.damproudday.org/campaigns/ra...

Seminar: "Diversity and movement of sex chromosomes in poplars and willows"‬ Dr. Matt Olson is a Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech. 🌳 🧬 4pm, Thursday May 1st, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

One week before Dam Proud Day! Wednesday April 30th is the big day, donate to Raising the Barn at the BPP Farm. Work at the farm gives students experience with research directly impacting local growers and agriculture essential to our country and the world. www.damproudday.org/campaigns/ra...

Seminar: "Dynamics of fungal genome organization: insights from Eastern Filbert Blight in the Pacific Northwest"‬ Dr. Alex Zaccaron is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU. 🦠 🧬 4pm, Thursday April 24th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

On Friday April 25th, join us to celebrate the research our graduate students have been working on. Join us in person, or connect on Zoom. Please register if you plan on attending. There will be awards, a poster session, and a silent auction afterwards! 🌱 More: bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/graduate...

At the BPP Farm students and faculty conduct research that directly impacts our stakeholders and growers, advancing resilient agriculture in Oregon and beyond. We are building momentum to finish construction of the barn on the BPP Farm. Early giving begins today! www.damproudday.org/campaigns/ra...

Seminar: " Genomic fingerprints of recent introgression punctuate the clonal evolution of Phytophthora ramorum "‬ Dr. Logan Blair is a Courtesy Faculty in the Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU. 🦠 🧬 4pm, Thursday April 17th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Seminar: "The extraordinary genus Petalidium - Adaptive traits and genome evolution in hyper-arid environments"‬ Dr. Robert Alba is a Faculty Research Assistant in the Dept. of Forest Ecosystems & Society at OSU. 🌺🌳 4pm, Thursday April 10th, In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Save the date! April 30 is Dam Proud Day and we are Raising the Barn at the BPP Farm. We are going to be raising funds to help finish the construction and furnishing of the new BPP Farm building. Help us in building connections between students and local farmers though experience. Beavs Give!

Seminar: "The maintenance of plant species and genetic diversity across temperate and tropical forest landscapes"‬ Dr. Andy Jones is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU researching forest landscape genetic diverseness. 🌳🦜 beav.es/cs2

Ten week paid #NSF #REU #internship at the HJ Andrews #LTER in Oregon working on forest #microclimate and fungal symbiont effects on seedling success. Hosted by @osubpp.bsky.social. Review begins 4 April. 🧪🌎🍄 More info: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Happy to announce that our next invited speaker for #Agrobacterium2025 is Alexandra Weisberg from @osubpp.bsky.social! Seminal paper by @weisbergaj.bsky.social here: www.science.org/doi/full/10.... 15-16/9 in Leuven, Belgium. Abstract deadline: May 1! www.kuleuven.be/agrobacterium2025

"Pollination Parade" is by BPP's Graduate Student Brooklyn Richards, and her book is in the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library! This book was written and illustrated by Brooklyn and is a fantastic choice for children to help them learn about the essential role of pollinators in natural habitats.

Seminar: "Organization of a multipartite bacterial genome"‬‬‬‬ Dr. Xindan Wang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington. 🧬 🦠 4pm, Thursday March 13th In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Seminar: "Oregon white oak: Connecting physiological and ecological research and undergraduate education in a locally threatened ecosystem"‬‬‬ Dr. Ava Howard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Western Oregon University. 🌱 🌳 4pm, Thursday March 6th In person: ALS 4001

Please help us collect for a food drive in March! Bring in non-perishable foods to the BPP main office, donate money or paycheck deduction for employees. Don't hesitate to share, anything helps!

Seminar: "Unraveling the Complex Control of Plant Gene Expression: Mechanisms, Variability, and Regulatory Networks"‬‬ Dr. Erich Grotewold is a Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Michigan State University. 🧬 🌾 4pm, Thursday February 27th

Seminar: "Fungi and Bacteria in Agricultural Systems: From endosymbionts to metacommunities"‬‬ Dr. Greg Bonito is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at Michigan State University. 🍄 🌳 4pm, Thursday February 20th In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

This seminar has been canceled due to weather and campus closure.❄️ Please stay tuned for rescheduling!

Seminar: "The maintenance of plant species and genetic diversity across temperate and tropical forest landscapes"‬ Dr. Andy Jones is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology at OSU researching genetic diversity in forest landscapes. 🌳🦜 beav.es/cs2

Dr. Fletcher Halliday is looking to hire a postdoc here in his lab to study plant pathogen interactions in wild working landscapes. Check it out! agsci-labs.oregonstate.edu/diseaseecolo...

Seminar: "Is the cure worse than the disease? Ecosystem resilience in the face of sudden oak death"‬ Dr. Jared LeBoldus is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology here at OSU researching forest pathology. 🌳🌲 4pm Thursday February 6th In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

The Rare Plant RaMP offers a 1-year, fully funded research experience in rare plant science at 4 U.S. botanic gardens! Open to post-baccalaureates, with mentorship, networking, & science communication training. Apply by March 14, 2025! Details: atlantabg.org/conservation...

We need your support urging Oregon legislators to support native plants! HB 3173 is set to be heard on February 5th and we need to get as many people as we can to submit testimony for why we need OregonFlora, the only database for all of Oregon's 4,700+ plants. Link to submit testimony in comments!

Put some wiggle in your mowing. Bees will love it | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

I discovered a web site which tells many facets of the kelp forest story, doing an amazing job of it — with images, video, words, references, and no advertising. It also has menus to let you choose different perspectives, such as region, forest community members, restoration, etc. bullkelp.info

Seminar: "Exploring the microbiomes of microbes to better combat plant disease"‬ Dr. Morgan Carter is Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biological Sciences at University of North Carolina Charlotte, researching bacterial-fungal symbioses. 🍄🦠 4pm, Thursday January 30th @morgancarterphd.bsky.social

Seminar: "Plant natural product analysis in crops and secondary products: examining mycotoxins and cannabinoids" Dr. Jennifer Duringer, Assistant Professor(Sr. Res.) in the Dept. of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology at OSU. 🌿🍄 4pm, Thursday January 16th In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

🍅 Alex Zaccaron, Li-Hung Chen and Ioannis Stergiopoulos presented research on how transcriptome analysis of Cladosporium fulvum reveals extensive alternative splicing during tomato infection, enhancing adaptability & proteome diversity. ▶️ journals.plos.org/plospathogen... #plantpathology

Just a fine example of Ramalina menziesii on the Lane/Benton County border of Oregon for our first post here on Bluesky Social. We are also on Instagram @nwlichenologists and on Facebook.

Seminar: "Harnessing the destructive power of wood degrading fungi to fight plastic pollution" Dr. Gerald Presley is Assistant Professor in Wood Science & Engineering at OSU researching applied mycology in wood treatments. 🌲 🍄 4pm, Thursday January 16th In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2

Seminar: "The secret genetics of maize veins" Dr. Sam Leiboff is an Assistant Professor in BPP here at OSU researching maize genetic development looking at the transcriptome and image processing. 🌽 🔬 4pm, Thursday January 9th In person: ALS 4001 On Zoom: beav.es/cs2