Celebrating Henry Hurt’s Remarkable MS Dissertation Defense!
Tanaka Lab
November 9, 2023 – Henry Hurt just nailed his MS thesis defense in the Plant Pathology program today. » More …
Department of Plant Pathology
Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory
Discovery of plant starch in powdery scab pathogen’s sporosorus formation, published in Phytopathology”
Tanaka Lab
October 19, 2023 – We discovered that plant starch is a crucial element in the formation of sporosori of the powdery scab pathogen, as published in Phytopathology. Don’t miss the stunning Sporosori images captured by Hira Kamal. Great work! » More …
Congratulations to Joel Sowders for the successful defense of his Ph.D. dissertation
Tanaka Lab
August 21, 2023 – Joel Sowders successfully completed his Ph.D. journey in the Molecular Plant Sciences program. » More …
Hira, Natalia, and Sam presented at Plant Health 2023
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August 12-16, 2023 – Sam Jayasinghe, Hira Kamal, and Natalia Moroz presented their research posters at the APS annual meeting Plant Health 2023, Denver, CO. » More …
Jerry Wang won 2nd place in WSU Summer Research Symposium Poster Competition
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August 4, 2023 – Jerry Wang, an undergraduate student at WSU, successfully concluded his internship and showcased his internship research through a poster presentation at the WSU Summer Research Symposium. Special thanks to her mentor, Hira Kamal, for her guidance and support. » More …
Unveiling the role of plant purinoceptor’s C-terminus published in FEBS Letters
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July 19, 2023 – Our studied about the intrinsically disordered C-terminus of plant purinoceptor was published in FEBS Letters. Congrats to Joel on his 2nd first-authored paper! » More …
Histochemical reporter system tracks plant root’s eATP response, published in Frontiers Journal
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June 2, 2023 – A spatiotemporal monitoring tool of eATP response in the plant root tip was published in Frontiers in Plant Sciences. Congrats to Joel on his 1st first-authored paper! » More …
New Blog on WSU CSANR: Cellulose Nanofibers for Plant Protection
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May 30, 2023 – A blog post discussing the use of cellulose nanofibers for plant disease control has been published on the WSU CSANR Blog website. » More …
Henry and Sam invited to the EarthX 2023
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April 20-23, 2023 – Sam Jayasinghe and Henry Hurt have been invited to attend the EarthX 2023 Exhibition and Congress in Dallas, TX, where they delivered their 3MT presentations. Sam and Henry were among four students selected from CAHNRS participants based on their People’s Choice awards in the CAHNRS 3MT competition. » More …
Joel, Natalia, and Sam presented at WSU Academic Showcase & GPSA Research Exposition
Tanaka Lab
March 30, 2023 – Sam Jayasinghe, Natalia Moroz, and Joel Sowders from our lab presented their research posters at WSU Academic Showcase & GPSA Research Expo. » More …