Seminar Talks
Seminar Talks take place on Tuesday at 1:00 pm
"Genomics, Metabolism, and Interaction in Plant-Associated Systems"
August 4, 2026
Talk by Boas Pucker, University of Bonn
It is a great pleasure to announce the upcoming PlantMicrobe seminar talk to be given by
Boas Pucker, University of Bonn
on Tuesday, August 4th 2026 at 13:00 in person at TUM (Hörsaal 22, Hans-Carl-von-Carlowitz-Platz 2) and also via Zoom.
Many plant-microbe interactions are influenced by specialized plant metabolites. This seminar will highlight how large-scale omics datasets are advancing our understanding of specialized plant metabolism and its ecological functions. Topics will include the roles of anthocyanins in lineage-specific defense against necrotrophic fungi, the use of next-generation coexpression analyses to elucidate metabolic pathways across plant species, and emerging applications of genomics and bioinformatics. In addition, the seminar will discuss how long-read sequencing technologies provide new opportunities to investigate the evolution and regulation of specialized metabolism. The importance of data reuse and open science will be highlighted, demonstrating how publicly available datasets, transparent workflows, and community resources can accelerate discovery and enhance reproducibility. Finally, the seminar will explore how microbes can be leveraged for plant biotechnology.
The Zoom link will be sent to members via E-Mail.
It is a great pleasure to announce the upcoming PlantMicrobe seminar talk to be given by
Michael Taleski, Australian State University
on Friday, September 18th 2026 at 13:00 in person at University of Ulm (Room tba) and also via Zoom.
Abstract tba
The Zoom link will be sent to members via E-Mail.