May 2018
Mon. 7 May, 2018
UPSC Monday Seminar 2018
Mon. 7 May, 2018 9:30 - 10:00
9:30 Anirban Baral, Postdoc in Rishikesh Bhalerao’s group
Title: Probing secretion in plants: Echidna and associates
Place: Lilla hörsalen
Time: 9:30-10:00
Contact: Anne Honsel
Mon. 14 May, 2018
UPSC Monday Seminar 2018
Mon. 14 May, 2018 9:30 - 10:30
9:30 Peter Grones
Title: Specific auxin distribution regulates lobe formation in pavement cells
Supervisor: Stéphanie Robert
10:00 Jenny Lundströmer, Half-Time seminar
Title: Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) adaptation to varying climatic conditions
Supervisor: Harry Xiaming Wu
Place: Lilla hörsalen
Time: 9:30-10:30
Contact: Anne Honsel
Wed. 16 May, 2018
UPSC Cutting-Edge Seminar: Yousry El-Kassaby
Wed. 16 May, 2018 10:00 - 11:00
Yousry El-Kassaby
Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Title: Genomic selection: the tug-of-war between linkage disequilibrium and pedigree
Host: Harry X. Wu
Fri. 18 May, 2018
PhD Thesis Defence: Haleh Hayatgheibi
Fri. 18 May, 2018 10:00 - 13:00
Haleh Hayatgheibi
Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology
Title: Quantitative genetics of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) wood quality traits in Sweden
Opponent: Yousry A. El-kassaby, Forest Sciences Centre, the University of British Columbia, Canada
Supervisor: Harry Xiaming Wu
Time and place: 10:00h, Björken, SLU
Mon. 21 May, 2018
UPSC Monday Seminar 2018
Mon. 21 May, 2018 9:30 - 10:30
9:30 Jay Prakash Maurya
Title: Control of shoot architecture in trees
Supervisor: Rishikesh Bhalerao
Place: Lilla hörsalen
Time: 9:30-10:00
Contact: Anne Honsel
UPSC Seminar: Christopher Carrie
Mon. 21 May, 2018 14:00 - 15:00
Christopher Carrie
Ludwig-Maxmilians University, Munich
Title: How do plants make mitochondria?
Host: Stefan Jansson
UPSC Seminar: Christopher Surridge, Chief Editor, Nature Plants
Mon. 21 May, 2018 15:00 - 16:00
Christopher Surridge
Chief Editor, Nature Plants
Title: What is the point of yet another plant science journal?
Host: Anirban Baral
Tue. 22 May, 2018
Directions in Science: Career in publishing
Tue. 22 May, 2018 9:00 - 11:00
This seminar series is organised by PhD students and postdocs working at KBC. The aim is to connect academics from KBC with local and international experts to exchange knowledge and experiences that can help to promote a successful individual career development for young scientists.
Are you interested in a career in publishing? Christopher Surridge, Chief Editor at Nature Plants, will talk about how he came to be an editor and the basics of what he does. You are welcome to discuss with him career opportunities in science publishing in an informal discussion round.
Speaker: Christopher Surridge
Chief Editor at Nature Plants
Title: Science Editing for fun and profit!
The seminar will be this time in KB.F3.01 KBC Stora Fokusrummet (Seminarroom from the KBC Focus Environment). The space in the room is limited to 40. Please register here if you intent to join the seminar! Registration deadline will be Monday, 21st of May, 10:00h.
Host: Anirban Baral & Rubén Casanova-Sáez
Mon. 28 May, 2018
UPSC Monday Seminar 2018
Mon. 28 May, 2018 9:30 - 10:00
9:30 Sanaria Alallaq (Half-time seminar)
Title: Characterization of adventitious root formation in Populus species and Norway spruce
Supervisor: Catherine Bellini
Place: Lilla hörsalen
Time: 9:30-10:00
Contact: Anne Honsel