Public presentations of the candidates for the §99(5) Tenure Track position on "Molecular Genetics of Plant-Pathogen Interactions with a Focus on Functional Genomics of Fungal Virulence Mechanisms"
08:30 VR Univ.Prof. Mag. Dr. Christian OBINGER (Head of the selection committee)
Welcome and Introduction
08:35 - 09:05 Dr. Lea ATANASOVA
“The Good, the Bad, and the Glorious”: Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Virulence Transitions in Fungi
09:05 - 09:35 Dr. Amir MIRZADI GOHARI
Decoding Fungal Virulence in Cereals: From Zymoseptoria tritici to Fusarium
09:35 – 09:45 Break
09:45 - 10:15 Dr. Daniela NORDZIEKE
From one Genotype to two Phenotypes: How two Asexual Spore Types Shape Corn Anthracnose Disease
10:15 - 10:45 Dr. Thomas SVOBODA
Towards Understanding of Lupin-Pathogen Interaction with Molecular, Epigenetic and Bioinformatic Approaches
Presentations will be in English (20 minutes presentation, 10 minutes discussion).
Chair:
Univ.Prof. DI Dr. Siegried STEINKELLNER
Head of the Department of Agricultural Sciences (BOKU)
