In this episode, Dr. Mannon Gallegly, centenarian and Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology at West Virginia University, joins host Matt Kasson for an engaging conversation about Mannon’s storied 80+ year career as a plant pathologist. Dr. Gallegly shares stories of working alongside Wood Food Prize recipient John S. Niederhauser and Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug in Mexico in the 1950s and 1960s.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nWest Virginia University Faculty Profile here: https://www.davis.wvu.edu/faculty-staff/directory/mannon-gallegly
\n\nNews Release of Mannon’s Majesty, a Late Blight and Septoria Leaf Blight resistant Tomato Variety: https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2024/01/24/wvu-professor-emeritus-and-creator-of-the-people-s-tomato-unveils-final-variety-makes-limited-seeds-available-for-growers
\n\nDonate to the Mannon E. Gallegly Student Travel Fund: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/Gallegly.aspx
\n\nPhytopathology News article on Mannon’s fund: https://www.apsnet.org/members/community/phytopathology-news/2024/march/Pages/Mannon-Gallegly.aspx
\n\nAPS link to the 1948 APS North Central Meeting at the University of Minnesota and the 1965 Potato Association of America Meeting in Mexico City: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/Gallegly.aspx
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Mannon Gallegly.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nUMN Department of Plant Pathology Faculty Profile here: https://plpa.cfans.umn.edu/people/megan-mccaghey
\n\nMcCaghey Lab Website: https://mccagheylab.cfans.umn.edu/
\n\nFind Megan McCaghey on X (formerly Twitter): @MN_Soil_Fungi
\n\n2023 Research Highlight on Dr. McCaghey’s work on Soybeans by the Soybean Research and Information Network: Improving Tools for Soybean Breeders to Fight White Mold
\n\nRecent APS Press Publication: Webster, R.W., McCaghey, M., Mueller, B.D., Groves, C.L., Mathew, F.M., Singh, A.K., Kabbage, M. and Smith, D.L., 2023. Development of Glycine max Germplasm Highly Resistant to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. PhytoFrontiers™, 3(3), pp.629-638. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/full/10.1094/PHYTOFR-01-23-0009-R
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Megan McCaghey.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/5n8zrkfs
\n\nColorado State University Faculty Profile here: https://president.colostate.edu/presidents-office-team/
\n\nCSU SPUR Profile: https://csuspur.org/profiles/jim-bradeen/
\n\nFind Jim Bradeen on X (formerly Twitter): @JimBradeen
\n\nFind Jim Bradeen on BlueSky: @jimbradeen.bsky.social
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Jim Bradeen.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/3buv4jse
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Rubella Goswami.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yc7a5vfk
\n\nFor more information on that International Society for Plant Pathology: https://www.isppweb.org
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Yong-Hwan Lee.
","summary":"","date_published":"2023-11-30T13:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/bc48a36b-bf2e-45f0-8958-1196571c1e25.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25948820,"duration_in_seconds":1610}]},{"id":"0d110bbe-d911-427e-8aab-d52d9612dbc1","title":"Making a Big WAVE in Food Security","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/42","content_text":"In this episode, recorded live at the 12th International Congress Of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France, Dr. Justin Pita, Executive Director\nfor the West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about plant health opportunities and challenges throughout the 10 countries represented by the WAVE, his career in plant pathology, the need to build or equip facilities for viral diagnoses, the importance of cassava in Western and Central Africa, and moving beyond your comfort zone.Special Guest: Justin Pita.","content_html":"In this episode, recorded live at the 12th International Congress Of Plant Pathology in Lyon, France, Dr. Justin Pita, Executive Director
\nfor the West African Virus Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about plant health opportunities and challenges throughout the 10 countries represented by the WAVE, his career in plant pathology, the need to build or equip facilities for viral diagnoses, the importance of cassava in Western and Central Africa, and moving beyond your comfort zone.
Special Guest: Justin Pita.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2tdvyu5c
\n\nYou can find her on LinkedIn @Evelyn Planter Heidt
\n\nPublication: Batzer, J.C., Sing, A., Platner, E., Kandel, Y. and Mueller, D.S. 2022. Screening Mungbean Accession for Susceptibility to Soybean Fungal Diseases in Iowa. Plant Health Progress Volume 23:456-465.
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Evelyn Planter Heidt.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/2ec4c6v9
\n\nFrench Society of Plant Pathology: https://www.sfp-asso.org/presentation-in-english
\n\nInternational Congress of Plant Pathology: https://www.icpp2023.org
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Mathias Choquer.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3vkr3as9
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Prasanna Kankanala.
","summary":"","date_published":"2023-07-31T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/0375d446-3055-4222-b4d6-de7355b404c0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34578056,"duration_in_seconds":2307}]},{"id":"d5de77c1-ceba-458a-8e09-62612cfca6c2","title":"West Wing Confidential: Tales of a Career in Mycology","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/38","content_text":"In this episode, Dr. Mary Palm, former National Mycologist with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her career in mycology. The two chat about her career journey in mycology, her passion for fungi, her impactful career with USDA APHIS and the influential people she met along the way, the skills needed to be a national mycologist, her leadership roles in the American Phytopathological Society and the Mycology Society of America, and the importance of getting involved.\n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yv2zp5mp\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Mary Palm.","content_html":"In this episode, Dr. Mary Palm, former National Mycologist with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about her career in mycology. The two chat about her career journey in mycology, her passion for fungi, her impactful career with USDA APHIS and the influential people she met along the way, the skills needed to be a national mycologist, her leadership roles in the American Phytopathological Society and the Mycology Society of America, and the importance of getting involved.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/yv2zp5mp
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Mary Palm.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/PlantopiaS3E5
\n\nFor more information on the American Seed Trade Association, visit https://www.betterseed.org
\n\nFor more information on APS courses, visit https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Courses/Pages/default.aspx
\n\nFor more information on APS' Professional Development for Educators, visit https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Courses/Pages/default.aspx
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Ric Dunkle, PhD.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3n2AaQF
\n\nVisit Carrie Harmon's Twitter at @flplantdr
\n\nLapaire Harmon, C. et al. (2023) Standards of Diagnostic Validation: Recommendations for Reference Collections PhytoFrontiers https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/epdf/10.1094/PHYTOFR-05-22-0050-FI
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Carrie Harmon.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3lX1ZJn
\n\nVisit Febina Mathew's Twitter at @febina_m
\n\nLinkedIn: Febina Mathew
\n\nNatalia Ingebretsen Kucirkova (2023) Academia’s culture of overwork almost broke me, so I’m working to undo it. Nature. 614:9 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00241-8
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Febina Mathew.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3EAuoLB
\n\nVisit Dr. Smith's Twitter at @ForestPathLab
\n\nKobziar, L.N., M.R.A. Pingree, H. Larson, T.J. Dreaden, S. Green, and J.A. Smith. (2018) Pyroaerobiology: the aerosolization and transport of viable microbial life by wildland fire. Ecosphere 9:e02507 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.2507
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Jason Smith.
","summary":"","date_published":"2023-02-27T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/e904f3aa-d778-428b-9ba0-747aeec86180.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36653985,"duration_in_seconds":2156}]},{"id":"2df3db28-eec6-435d-93d5-3f2bd62e66e1","title":"A Feeling for the Organism: Perspectives on a Career in Plant Pathology","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/33","content_text":"In this episode, Dr. Jan Leach, the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation about careers in plant pathology. The two chat about the importance of mentorship, working internationally, research, and how to get involved in various societies within the plant pathology field.\n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3JgqLgU\n\nDr. Jan Leach is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University. In her role as Associate Dean for Research, she provides strategic vision for research within the College, and works with faculty to build collaborative research teams. Her research group studies the molecular basis of durable plant disease resistance. Other projects in her laboratory are related to bioenergy (genetics of biomass production) and understanding the interactions of bacteria-insects-plants in plant health.\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Jan Leach.","content_html":"In this episode, Dr. Jan Leach, the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation about careers in plant pathology. The two chat about the importance of mentorship, working internationally, research, and how to get involved in various societies within the plant pathology field.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3JgqLgU
\n\nDr. Jan Leach is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture and a University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University. In her role as Associate Dean for Research, she provides strategic vision for research within the College, and works with faculty to build collaborative research teams. Her research group studies the molecular basis of durable plant disease resistance. Other projects in her laboratory are related to bioenergy (genetics of biomass production) and understanding the interactions of bacteria-insects-plants in plant health.
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Jan Leach.
","summary":"","date_published":"2023-01-26T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/2df3db28-eec6-435d-93d5-3f2bd62e66e1.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30148324,"duration_in_seconds":1930}]},{"id":"edeb6d4a-88c9-4910-88e3-e7e71b5a5b1f","title":"The Science Behind Healthy Christmas Trees","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/32","content_text":"In this episode, Gary Chastagner, a professor of plant pathology and an extension specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a timely conversation about the science behind Christmas trees. The two chat about his initial interests in plant pathology, his research specific to Christmas trees and diseases impacting them, genetically modified Christmas trees, and the interactions between root rotting Phythophthora, Abies Christmas trees and the environment.\n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3EUC4cc\n\nMcKeever, K.M. and Chastagner, G.A. 2019. Interactions Between Root Rotting Phythophthora, Abies Christmas Trees, and Environment. Plant Disease. 103:538-545. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0174-RE\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Gary Chastagner.","content_html":"In this episode, Gary Chastagner, a professor of plant pathology and an extension specialist in the Department of Plant Pathology at Washington State University, joins host Jim Bradeen for a timely conversation about the science behind Christmas trees. The two chat about his initial interests in plant pathology, his research specific to Christmas trees and diseases impacting them, genetically modified Christmas trees, and the interactions between root rotting Phythophthora, Abies Christmas trees and the environment.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3EUC4cc
\n\nMcKeever, K.M. and Chastagner, G.A. 2019. Interactions Between Root Rotting Phythophthora, Abies Christmas Trees, and Environment. Plant Disease. 103:538-545. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PDIS-01-18-0174-RE
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Gary Chastagner.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3zOOXS0
\n\nDa Silva, K.F., Everhart, S.E., and Louis, J. (2021) Impact of maize hormonal interactions on the performance of Spodoptera frugiperda in plants infected with Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. nebraskensis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 15:699-706. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11829-021-09849-x
\n\nFind Dr. Ferreira da Silva on LinkedIn: @KFDSilva
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Karen Ferreira da Silva.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3SfxqJ4
\n\nEhau-Taumauna, H. and Hockett, K. (2022) Passaging phyllosphere microbial communities develop suppression towards bacterial speck disease in tomato. Phytobiomes. https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PBIOMES-05-22-0030-FI
\n\nTuhononga: The Interconnection of Maori and Nature (Phipps Conservatory) https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/for-the-world/nature-of-place-symposium/nature-of-place-symposium-2020/session-3/hanareia-ehau-taumaunu-m.s
\n\nFind Dr. Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu on Twitter: @hanareiaehau
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu.
","summary":"","date_published":"2022-10-18T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/dfce7359-25b9-4245-ad33-a00f16f46dda.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21851485,"duration_in_seconds":2490}]},{"id":"1db3d366-0085-4b15-af17-08618d442d7d","title":"Small RNAs: From Plant/Microbe Interactions to COVID Vaccines","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/29","content_text":"In this episode, Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon from Cornell University, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her research on small non-coding RNAs and the role they play in regulating plant pathogen interactions. The two also discuss her social media presence and what she's doing to fight COVID misinformation and raise the profile of science communication.\n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3LMPB7r\n\nSee Juliana's social media on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TicToc: @epiplantpath\n\nJuliana Gonzaělez-Toboěn, Alejandra Rodriěguez-Jaramillo, Laura Milena Forero, Laura Natalia Gonzaělez, Giovanna Danies, and Silvia Restrepo (bioRxiv preprint), Evaluation of small non-coding RNAs as a possible epigenetic mechanism mediating the transition from biotrophy to necrotrophy in the life cycle of Phytophthora infestans \n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon.","content_html":"In this episode, Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon from Cornell University, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her research on small non-coding RNAs and the role they play in regulating plant pathogen interactions. The two also discuss her social media presence and what she's doing to fight COVID misinformation and raise the profile of science communication.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3LMPB7r
\n\nSee Juliana's social media on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TicToc: @epiplantpath
\n\nJuliana Gonzaělez-Toboěn, Alejandra Rodriěguez-Jaramillo, Laura Milena Forero, Laura Natalia Gonzaělez, Giovanna Danies, and Silvia Restrepo (bioRxiv preprint), Evaluation of small non-coding RNAs as a possible epigenetic mechanism mediating the transition from biotrophy to necrotrophy in the life cycle of Phytophthora infestans
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Juliana Gonzalez-Tobon.
","summary":"","date_published":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/1db3d366-0085-4b15-af17-08618d442d7d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30861943,"duration_in_seconds":2916}]},{"id":"6f5ecfcc-1027-4e3b-b197-f9e63ef4d2b9","title":"Brains Like to Think","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/28","content_text":"In this episode, recorded live at Plant Health 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Leonor Leandro professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at the Iowa State University, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her passion for teaching, her unique approach to the classroom and team-based learning (TBL), and her insights in plant pathology education. \n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3Ucik9B\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Leonor Leandro.","content_html":"In this episode, recorded live at Plant Health 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dr. Leonor Leandro professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at the Iowa State University, joins host Jim Bradeen to talk about her passion for teaching, her unique approach to the classroom and team-based learning (TBL), and her insights in plant pathology education.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3Ucik9B
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Leonor Leandro.
","summary":"","date_published":"2022-09-14T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/6f5ecfcc-1027-4e3b-b197-f9e63ef4d2b9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":19828033,"duration_in_seconds":1970}]},{"id":"644accfd-14fc-44ab-bc8e-ec4a0595ffa5","title":"Leveraging the Social Sciences for Greater Plant Health","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/27","content_text":"In this episode, Sara García Figuera , agricultural engineer, plant pathologist and agri-business consultant for Prospero & Partners, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about social sciences and its impact on plant health. The two chat about her career path, her research on Huanglongbing, collective action, and the importance of mentorship.\n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3TnpiIe\n\nFiguera, S.G., Babcock, B., Lubell, M., and McRoberts, N. (2022) Collective action in the area-wide management of an invasive plant disease. Ecology & Society. 27:12. https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss2/art12/\n\nFind Sara Figuera on Twitter: @saragfiguera\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Sara García Figuera .","content_html":"In this episode, Sara García Figuera , agricultural engineer, plant pathologist and agri-business consultant for Prospero & Partners, joins host Jim Bradeen for a conversation about social sciences and its impact on plant health. The two chat about her career path, her research on Huanglongbing, collective action, and the importance of mentorship.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3TnpiIe
\n\nFiguera, S.G., Babcock, B., Lubell, M., and McRoberts, N. (2022) Collective action in the area-wide management of an invasive plant disease. Ecology & Society. 27:12. https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol27/iss2/art12/
\n\nFind Sara Figuera on Twitter: @saragfiguera
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Sara García Figuera .
","summary":"","date_published":"2022-08-31T09:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/644accfd-14fc-44ab-bc8e-ec4a0595ffa5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25801045,"duration_in_seconds":2386}]},{"id":"13d3ff7e-a772-4002-b76f-96661f21930b","title":"APS Leadership: Unified Vision Even in Times of Change","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/26","content_text":"In this episode, recorded live at Plant Health 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, outgoing APS president Dr. Amy Charkowski, and incoming APS president Ron Walcott, join host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation wrapped around serving the APS membership, challenges of leading during times of change, and advice for others looking to move up in the organization. \n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3QLXVpm\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guests: Amy Charkowski and Ron Walcott.","content_html":"In this episode, recorded live at Plant Health 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, outgoing APS president Dr. Amy Charkowski, and incoming APS president Ron Walcott, join host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation wrapped around serving the APS membership, challenges of leading during times of change, and advice for others looking to move up in the organization.
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3QLXVpm
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guests: Amy Charkowski and Ron Walcott.
","summary":"","date_published":"2022-08-15T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/43a22cf8-a632-4de5-8c29-0a5c6de955d8/13d3ff7e-a772-4002-b76f-96661f21930b.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":21397363,"duration_in_seconds":1976}]},{"id":"75ff9471-1a0b-4342-9fc0-209bf4d14894","title":"Of Peeps and People…and Plant Pathology","url":"https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/25","content_text":"In this episode, Matthew Kasson, associate professor of forest pathology and mycology at West Virginia University, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation wrapped around SciComm and a viral experiment involving injecting Peeps with certain types of fungi. The two also get personal, discussing mental health issues in academia; the responsibilities of organizations to speak out on social issues; and the importance of social media in advancing interests in plant pathology.\n\nShow notes\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3cpYoyt\n\nCheck out Fungal Peeps here: https://twitter.com/kasson_wvu/status/1112826811879182336\n\nFind Matt Kasson on Twitter: @kasson_wvu\n\nKlein, JoAnna. (March 29, 2019) Injecting Marshmallow Peeps With Fungi, for Science. New York Times https://nyti.ms/3zkItuk\n\nSwift et al. (2020) From Hastag to High School: How Viral Tweets Are Inspiring Young Scientists to Embrace STEM. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 21(3):1-5. https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jmbe.v21i3.2133\n\nKasson, Matt. (December 14, 2021) Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03760-4\n\nThe Mystery of the Mummified Twinkie. Short Wave, National Public Radio. October 27, 2020 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/925437726\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.Special Guest: Matt Kasson.","content_html":"In this episode, Matthew Kasson, associate professor of forest pathology and mycology at West Virginia University, joins host Jim Bradeen for an engaging conversation wrapped around SciComm and a viral experiment involving injecting Peeps with certain types of fungi. The two also get personal, discussing mental health issues in academia; the responsibilities of organizations to speak out on social issues; and the importance of social media in advancing interests in plant pathology.
\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3cpYoyt
\n\nCheck out Fungal Peeps here: https://twitter.com/kasson_wvu/status/1112826811879182336
\n\nFind Matt Kasson on Twitter: @kasson_wvu
\n\nKlein, JoAnna. (March 29, 2019) Injecting Marshmallow Peeps With Fungi, for Science. New York Times https://nyti.ms/3zkItuk
\n\nSwift et al. (2020) From Hastag to High School: How Viral Tweets Are Inspiring Young Scientists to Embrace STEM. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 21(3):1-5. https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jmbe.v21i3.2133
\n\nKasson, Matt. (December 14, 2021) Finding mental-health clarity under pandemic pressures. Nature. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03760-4
\n\nThe Mystery of the Mummified Twinkie. Short Wave, National Public Radio. October 27, 2020 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/925437726
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Matt Kasson.
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\n\nShow notes
\n\nThe full transcript for this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3yysQPm.
\n\nFind her on Twitter: @marintalbrew
\n\nThis episode is produced by Association Briefings.
Special Guest: Marin Talbot Brewer.
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\n\nShow notes
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\n\nStudent Travel Fund referenced during our discussion: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/donate/giving/funds/Pages/DonaldEMathre.aspx
\n\n“Naughty Peat: a case study in plant pathology, with emphasis on Koch’s Postulates and disease etiology:” https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/foreducators/TeachingNotes/Pages/NaughtyPeat.aspx
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If you thought that human misery due to plant diseases was only from our distant past, that our technology has placed us beyond the reach of plague and famine, then you have not kept up to date on Phytopthora infestans.
Special Guests: Bill Fry and Nina Zidack.
Sponsored By:
We turn to photobiology for answers on how to produce healthier crops.
Special Guests: Arne Stensvand and Mark Rea.
Sponsored By:
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Tracking, testing, and stopping viruses that would otherwise wreak havoc within a population is the everyday work for some plant pathologists.
Special Guests: Ana Cristina Fulladolsa and David Carlyle.
Sponsored By:
Charles Darwin was fascinated by earthworms. You should be too.
Special Guest: Wade Elmer.
Sponsored By:
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They are social and devious. They are far more complex, sophisticated, and organized than you might ever imagine.
Special Guest: Gwyn Beattie.
Sponsored By:
Introduction, spread, destruction...repeat.
Special Guests: Dave Coyle and Jiri Hulcr.
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Just about every plant we want to grow comes from a seed, but where do all of those seeds come from?
Special Guest: Lindsey du Toit.
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The striking parallels between wheat rust and global human epidemics.
Special Guest: Dave Hodson.
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