Events in November

ViPS events in November 2022

Tuesday 1st - Thursday 3rd
Phytobiomes and microbiomes lectures
Locations vary each day

Tuesday 1st
Phytobiomes and microbiomes lectures
09:00-10:00 Fred Asiegbu, University of Helsinki, Finland (Introduction)  
Forest tree microbiome: Functional roles and impact on tree health
10:00-11:00 Hui Sun, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
Methods for studying microbiome  
11:00 Coffee break 
11:10-12:00 Kim Yrjälä, University of Helsinki, Finland 
Archaea as components of forest microbiome 
12:00 Break
14:15-15:00 Yong-Hwan Lee, Seoul National University, Korea 
The rice microbiome: a model platform for crop holobiome 
15:15-16:00 Yoon Soo Kim, Chonnam National University of Korea  
Wood as an ecological niche for microorganisms: Wood formation, structure, and cell wall composition 
16:00 Break 
16:15-17:10 Khumbuzile Bophela, University of Pretoria, South Africa 
Tree leaves as a habitat for phyllobacteria 
Location: Morning session Seminar room 2402, Biocentre 3, Viikinkaari 1, afternoon session remotely via Zoom

Wednesday 2nd
Phytobiomes and microbiomes lectures
09:15-10:00 Gabriele Berg, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Graz, Austria  
Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges 

10:00-11:00 Mike Starr, University of Helsinki, Finland
Nature and characteristics of forest soils and peat soils as niches for microorganisms  
11:00 Coffee break 
11:10 Hui Sun, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China 
Microbiome of forest soil and peatland 
12:00 Break
14:15-15:00 David Burke, Holden Forests and Gardens, Ohio, USA  
The influence of mycorrhizal fungi on rhizosphere bacterial communities in forests 
15:15-16:00 David Coyle, Clemson University, USA
Insect pests of boreal and temperate forest trees 
16:00 Break 
16:15-17:00 Jane Stewart, Colorado State University, USA  
Pathobiome and associated microbial communities and forest tree root diseases 
Location: Morning session Seminar room K111, Viikki C building, Latokartanonkaari 5, afternoon session remotely via Zoom

Thursday 3rd 
Phytobiomes and microbiomes lectures
09:15-10:00 Kathrin Wippel, Max Planck Institute, Germany
Plant microbiota & metabolomics 
10:00-11:00 Johanna Witzell, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden 
Translational research on endophytic microbiome of forest trees 
11:00 Coffee break 
11:10-12:00 Gabriele Berg, Graz University of Technology (TU Graz), Graz, Austria  
Understanding symbiosis  for plant and planetary health

12:00 Break 
13:15-14:00 Sanushka Naidoo, University of Pretoria, South Africa. 
Harnessing the defence potential of Eucalyptus against pests and pathogens for resilient forests 
14:00 Break 
14:10 Risto Kasanen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Abiotic factors affecting the composition of forest tree microbiome 
15:15-16:00 Carmen Büttner, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany  
Virus diseases of trees 
16:15-17:00 Sandra Denman, Forest Research, Alice Holt, Farnham, UK 
Temperate Oak Declines: Biotic and abiotic predisposition drivers 
Location: Lecture room B6, Forest Sciences building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9, seminars 15:15-17:00 remotely via Zoom  

Friday 4th, 12:00
Thesis defence
Zilan Wen (Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry & AGFOREE)
Heterobasidion pathogenesis: Impact of effectome and co-infection on disease development and host defenses
Opponent: Sainushka Naidoo, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Custos: Fred Asiegbu
Location: Auditorium 1041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5

Wednesday 16th, 13:00
Invited Plant Seminars
Chad Niederhuth, Michigan State University, USA
Intertwined Evolution of Plant Genomes and Epigenomes
Host: Tanja Pyhäjärvi
Location: Lecture room B5, Forest Sciences Building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9 and remotely via Zoom

Wednesday 16th, 14:15
Plant Club
14:15 Alexis Porcher, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Toward a better understanding of mitochondrial dysfunction response in Arabidopsis: Involvement and regulation of plasma membrane – mitochondria ROS signaling
14:35 Leo Vainio, Institute of Biotechnology, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Lineage tracing in Populus cambium
Location: Lecture room B5, Forest Sciences Building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9 and remotely via Zoom

Friday 25th, 14:00
Special Plant Seminar
Natalie Hoffmann, Department of Cell & Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Canada
Alteration of xyloglucan biosynthesis disrupts endomembrane structure and function
Host: Yaseen Mottiar
Location: Seminar room 2012, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5

Tuesday 29th, 10:00
Special Plant Seminar
Ana Campilho, CIBIO-InBIO, University of Porto, Portugal
Cell division patterns during early periderm development in Quercus spp.
Host: Kaisa Nieminen
Location: Seminar room 2012, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5

Wednesday 30th, 10:00
LUOMUS seminar
Ulla Kaasalainen, University of Helsinki
Lichens and their photobionts on East African mountains
Location: Remotely via Zoom

Wednesday 30th, 14:00
Special Plant Seminar
Petya Campbell, Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA
Towards next generation monitoring of terrestrial ecosystem function: linking leaf and canopy assessment of spectral reflectance and chlorophyll fluorescence
Location: Lecture room B7, Forest Sciences Building, Latokartanonkaari 7-9