Events in April

Events in April 2023

Wednesday 12th, 09:00-12:00

PlantImPhys seminar series by LuKe: Plant Physiology: learning to see the "invisible", seminar 2

Speakers: Kristiina Himanen, Triin Vahisalu, Titta Kotilainen (Horticulture technologies), Matti Pastell (LuKe)

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Location: LuKe Viikki and remotely via Teams

Wednesday 19th, 13:00

Invited Plant Seminars

Matias Kirst, University of Florida, USA

Tracing cell lineages and the regulators giving rise to exceptional plant traits

Host: Ykä Helariutta

Location: Lecture room B6, Forest Sciences Building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9 and remotely via Zoom

Wednesday 19th, 14:15

Plant Club

14:15 Aleksia Vaattovaara, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry

Allele-specific expression in Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

14:55 Miki Iida, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Evolutionary analysis of seed plant stomatal development

15:05 William Aspelin, Faculty of Agriculture and Foresty

The host interactions of Potyviral CI helicase and its role in viral movement

15:30 Moona Rahikainen, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences

Post-translational control of organelle stress responses in Arabidopsis

Location: Lecture room B6, Viikki A/B building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9 and remotely via Zoom

Thursday 20th, 13:00

Department of Agricultural Sciences seminar series

Giancarlo Renella, University of Padua, Italy

Potential and limitations of dredged sediment application in agriculture: projects outcome and perspectives

Host: Priit Tammeorg

Location: Lecture room K110, Viikki C building, Latokartanonkaari 5

Friday 21st, 12 noon

Thesis defence

Mina Kiani (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, & AGFOREE)

Closing the phosphorus cycle by recycling lake sediments in agriculture

Opponent: Giancarlo Renella, University of Padua, Italy

Custos: Priit Tammeorg

Location: Walter Hall, EE-Building, Agnes Sjöberginkatu 2

Friday 21st, 14:00

Wine & Science Seminars

Sari Plamroth, Duke University, USA/ University of Helsinki

So different yet so similar—Crown architecture, eco-physiology and growth of five Southern pine species

Location: Seminar room 332, Forest Science Building, Latokartanonkaari 5 and remotely via Zoom

Thursday 27th, 14:00

Special Plant Club seminar

Lacey Samuels, University of British Columbia, Canada

The Dangerous Game of Lignification: Precise Control of Lignin Supply and Deposition

Host: Kurt Fagerstedt

Location: Seminar room 1015, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5

Friday 28th, 12 noon

Thesis defence

Enni Väisänen (Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences & ILS)

Monolignols and their transport during lignification in Norway spruce

Opponent: Lacey Samuels, University of British Columbia, Canada

Custos: Kurt Fagerstedt

Location: Seminar room 2402, Biocentre 3, Viikinkaari 1