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Department of Plant Pathology

Kansas State University
4024 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center
Manhattan, KS 66506

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Welcome to the Department of Plant Pathology

We are a department of plant and microbial scientists, teaching and experimenting alongside our students, the next generation of scientists and leaders.

Our internationally recognized programs and faculty, culturally diverse students, state-of-the-art facilities and friendly atmosphere provide an ideal environment for learning. While browsing our pages, please consider whether joining a community like ours might be the right training experience for you to launch or advance your science career.

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Pfannenstiel wins K-INBRE and MSA scholarships. Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology student Brandon Pfannenstiel was awarded a competitive Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) STAR traineeship. Brandon will characterize the molecular interaction between a nuclear export signal of a transcription factor and a nuclear exportin, which transports protein cargo out of the cell nucleus. The study involves the key regulator of nitrogen metabolic genes in Aspergillus nidulans, a genetic model fungus for pathogenic Aspergillus species that infect corn, peanuts and onions. The STAR award provides $10,000 for Brandon to conduct undergraduate research for his senior year with faculty mentor Dr Richard Todd. Brandon also won a $3,000 Microscopy Society of America Undergraduate Research Scholarship to fund his work on a related project characterizing the subcellular localization of mutant variants of the transcription factor.
Preparing for the future, requires studying the past Eduard Akhunov knows that sometimes, in order to prepare for the future, we need to study the past. The Kansas State University plant pathologist is leading an international team of researchers in comparing the genetic code of ancient wheat varieties to that of modern varieties with a goal of improving wheat for different growing conditions throughout the world. Read More...
Pfannenstiel wins poster prize. Brandon Pfannenstiel, a junior enrolled in Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology and working towards the Applied Genomics and Biotechnology Minor, won a poster prize at the Gamma Sigma Delta 2013 College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Showcase held April 26. His presentation was entitled "Analysis of mutants selected for loss of function of the nuclear export sequence of a GATA transcription factor". Brandon also placed in the undergraduate poster prizes awarded at the recent 2013 K-State Research Forum. His mentor is Dr. Richard Todd. Congratulations Brandon!
K-State Researcher Gill on International Team It’s hard to go anywhere without a map – especially into the deep and complex world of genetics. Now, Kansas State University researcher Bikram Gill and an international team of researchers have developed a physical map of wheat’s wild ancestor, Aegilops tauschii, commonly called goatgrass, as they take the first huge step toward sequencing the wheat genome – a complete look at wheat’s genetic matter. A physical map of a genome shows the physical locations of genes and other DNA sequences of interest. Scientists use them to identify and isolate genes that are responsible for different traits, such as disease resistance and days to maturity. The research was published in the April 22 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Read More...
Morgan Halderson wins poster prize and KARA schola Morgan Halderson won a poster prize at the College of Agriculture Research Showcase for her presentation entitled “Yield and seed viability of 36 sorghum B-lines after inoculation with Fusarium thapsinum and Macrophomina phaseolina.” In addition, Morgan has been selected as a recipient of the Dr. David Whitney Agronomy Scholarship supported through the Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association. Morgan is an undergraduate research student working in Dr. Chris Little's lab.

Pfannenstiel wins K-INBRE and MSA scholarships.

Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology student Brandon Pfannenstiel was awarded a competitive Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (K-INBRE) STAR traineeship. Brandon will characterize the molecular interaction between a nuclear export signal of a transcription factor and a nuclear exportin, which transports protein cargo out of the cell nucleus. The study involves the key regulator of nitrogen metabolic genes in Aspergillus nidulans, a genetic model fungus for pathogenic Aspergillus species that infect corn, peanuts and onions. The STAR award provides $10,000 for Brandon to conduct undergraduate research for his senior year with faculty mentor Dr Richard Todd. Brandon also won a $3,000 Microscopy Society of America Undergraduate Research Scholarship to fund his work on a related project characterizing the subcellular localization of mutant variants of the transcription factor.

Preparing for the future, requires studying the past

Eduard Akhunov knows that sometimes, in order to prepare for the future, we need to study the past.

The Kansas State University plant pathologist is leading an international team of researchers in comparing the genetic code of ancient wheat varieties to that of modern varieties with a goal of improving wheat for different growing conditions throughout the world.

Pfannenstiel wins poster prize.

Brandon Pfannenstiel, a junior enrolled in Undergraduate Research in Plant Pathology and working towards the Applied Genomics and Biotechnology Minor, won a poster prize at the Gamma Sigma Delta 2013 College of Agriculture Undergraduate Research Showcase held April 26. His presentation was entitled "Analysis of mutants selected for loss of function of the nuclear export sequence of a GATA transcription factor". Brandon also placed in the undergraduate poster prizes awarded at the recent 2013 K-State Research Forum. His mentor is Dr. Richard Todd.

Congratulations Brandon!

K-State Researcher Gill on International Team

It’s hard to go anywhere without a map – especially into the deep and complex world of genetics. Now, Kansas State University researcher Bikram Gill and an international team of researchers have developed a physical map of wheat’s wild ancestor, Aegilops tauschii, commonly called goatgrass, as they take the first huge step toward sequencing the wheat genome – a complete look at wheat’s genetic matter.

A physical map of a genome shows the physical locations of genes and other DNA sequences of interest. Scientists use them to identify and isolate genes that are responsible for different traits, such as disease resistance and days to maturity.

The research was published in the April 22 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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