ViPS/DPPS Invited Seminars

Spring 2019 program

16th January 2019
Uwe Sonnewald, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
Biotechnological approaches to design heat tolerant potato lines
Host: Kristiina Mäkinen

13th February
Christine Faulkner, John Innes Centre Norwich, UK
Host: Michael Wrzaczek

13th March
Thomas Greb, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Radial Plant Growth - cellular coordination during growth in two dimensions
Host: Ari-Pekka Mähönen

17th April
Jim Leebens-Mack, University of Georgia, USA
Host: Teemu Teeri

15th May
Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institute, USA
Methane Production and Emissions in Trees and Forests
Host: Mari Pihlatie

The seminars are jointly organised by the DPPS and ViPS (Viikki Plant Science Centre).  

Credits:
10 attendances = 1 ECTS
20 attendances = 2 ECTS
30 attendances = 3 ECTS
Invited Plant Seminars maximum credits=3 ECTS

Contact Karen Sims-Huopaniemi to have your credits awarded.

 

Invited Plant Seminars are held at 1315 once a month, one hour before the Plant Club seminars. Each speaker is hosted by a different PI from ViPS.