Wednesday 17th September, 13:00
Julia Santiago, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Cell-specific sensor complexes coordinate cell wall patterning and architecture to drive cell expansion
Host: Ari Pekka Mähönen
Location: Lecture room 540, Forest Sciences building, Latokartanonkaari 7 and online via Zoom
Wednesday 17th September, 14:15
Plant Club
14:15 Jere Vainio, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Effects of amino acid substitutions on the contrasting substrate specificities of petunia and gerbera dihydroflavonol 4-reductases
14:35 Nerea Valdebenito Alamar, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Guard cell chloroplasts are not required for stimulus-induced stomatal movements
14:55 Jennifer López Ortiz, OEB, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Changing the shield: from endodermis to phellem
Host: Ari Pekka Mähönen
Location: Lecture room 540, Forest Sciences building, Latokartanonkaari 7 and online via Zoom
Friday 19th September, 09:15
Special Plant Seminar
Laura Ragni, University of Freiburg, Germany
From stem cells to shield: decoding cork differentiation mechanisms
Host: Ari Pekka Mähönen
Location: Seminar room 2012, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5
Friday 19th September, 12 noon
Thesis defence
Munan Lyu, Faculty of Biological & Environmental Sciences and DPPS
Molecular study on stem cell and parenchyma cell dynamics during root secondary growth
Opponent: Laura Ragni, University of Freiburg, Germany
Location: Auditorium 2041, Biocentre 2, Viikinkaari 5
Friday 26th September, 10:00
Special Plant Seminar
Jean-Charles Michel, L'Institut Agro, Rennes-Angers, France
The future of our planet depends on soilless culture: 30+ years investigation on physical properties of growing media and growing media constituents in Angers, France
Host: Paula Elomaa
Location: Lecture room B7, Forest Sciences Building, Latokartanonkaari 7
Friday 26th September, 13:00
Thesis defence
Antti Kämäräinen, Faculty of Agriculture & Forestry and AGFOREE
Sphagnum moss in growing media-water retention and plant performance
Opponent: Jean-Charles Michel, L'Institut Agro, Rennes-Angers, France
Location: Auditorium B2, Forest Sciences Building, Latokartanonkaari 7
Monday 29th September, 11:00
HiLIFE Monday seminar
Cyril Zipfel, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Roles and recognition of stress-regulated secreted signaling peptides
Host: Maija Sierla
Location: Auditorium 1054 (Oppimistori), Info Centre, Viikinkaari 11