NC State works alongside leading industry, government and academic partners to solve global challenges. The Pests and Pathogens Research Showcase is an opportunity to learn what NC State researchers are doing to better understand, model and manage agricultural pests and pathogens. The showcase is also a chance to learn how public-private partnerships with industry can help bring new strategies, analytics and decision support systems from the lab to the field to advance sustainable agriculture. The event will feature the Center for Integrated Fungal Research, the NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management and the Center for Geospatial Analytics.

Register for this free event here: go.ncsu.edu/pests-and-pathogens

Agenda

• 9:00 a.m. – Welcome: Dr. Adrian Percy, Executive Director of NC State’s Plant Sciences Initiative
• 9:15 a.m. – Introductions by Center Leadership: Dr. Marc Cubeta (CIFR), Dr. Yulu Xia (CIPM) and Dr. Ross Meentemeyer (CGA)
• 9:30 a.m. – Research presentations begin
• Noon – Formal talks conclude; networking hour begins (breakout rooms)

Showcase Speakers

• Dr. Ignazio Carbone, Director, CIFR
• Dr. Nathan Crook, Assistant Professor, CIFR
• Dr. Wei Shi, Professor, CIFR
• Dr. Marcela Rojas-Pierce, Assistant Professor, CIFR
• Dr. Chris Jones, Research Scholar, CGA
• Dr. Gustavo Machado, Assistant Professor, CGA
• Dr. Anders Huseth, Assistant Professor, CGA
• Dr. Josh Gray, Associate Professor, CGA
• Dr. Danesha Seth Carley, Director, CIPM
• Dr. Roger Magarey, Southern IPM Center Co-Director, CIPM
• Dr. Godshen Pallipparambil, Assistant Director, CIPM
• Dr. Yu Takeuchi, Associate Director for Innovations, CIPM