[Plsgs] Ecosystem Genomics Cluster Candidate Seminar: Dr. Maggie Wagner TODAY 3PM

[Lambert, Georgina M - (glambert)]

On Behalf of Betsy Arnold:

Dear colleagues,

Please join us for a seminar today by Dr. Maggie Wagner, who is visiting campus as a candidate for a faculty position in the Ecosystem Genomics cluster.

"Microbes and microevolution of plants: linking host genomes to metagenomes"
Monday, Feb. 5, 3pm, Marley 230

Dr. Wagner earned her PhD in Genetics and Genomics at Duke University in 2016. She is currently a National Science Foundation Plant Genome Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department Entomology and Plant Pathology at NC State.  An abstract of her talk is appended below.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Scott Saleska and Betsy Arnold, co-chairs
Ecosystem Genomics search committee


"Microbes and microevolution of plants: linking host genomes to metagenomes"

The microbial symbionts living near, on, or inside plant organs can have profound impacts on the health and productivity of their hosts. The forces shaping the composition and function of plant-associated microbiomes are currently poorly understood. My research focuses on the effects of host genetic variation on microbiome composition, as well as the potential for microbe-driven feedbacks on host health and fitness in both wild and agricultural plants. First, I show that the influence of host genotype on the microbiomes varies among environments and among plant organs, and that naturally-occurring variation in soil microbial communities influences flowering time in a wild perennial mustard. Second, I show how various breeding processes can alter leaf and rhizosphere microbiomes in maize.  Finally, I discuss how leveraging information about host evolutionary history can lead to insights about how microbiome composition translates into microbiome function. Ultimately, this approach links individual plant genes and genomic features to microbial community ecology, and vice-versa.


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A. Elizabeth (Betsy) Arnold
School of Plant Sciences
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

http://arnoldlab.net
barnoldaz at gmail.com<mailto:barnoldaz at gmail.com>


Georgina Lambert
Program Coordinator, Sr.
School of Plant Sciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
Office  520-621-1219
FAX 520-621-7186

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