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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Join us today for the School of Plant Sciences Seminar. This event is offered as a hybrid event. Our speaker, Dr. Sara Branco, will be presenting
via Zoom and we will be hosting a live broadcast in Marley 230 for those who would like to mingle and enjoy some refreshments. In person attendees are
<b><u><span style="color:red">REQUIRED</span></u></b> to wear masks while Marley 230.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:105%">Title: The genetic basis of fungal adaptation<br>
Speaker: Dr. Sara Branco<br>
Day/Time: Tuesday, October 5, 4:00 pm<br>
Zoom Link: <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88431130345">https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88431130345</a><br>
Password: spls2021<br>
Host: Betsy Arnold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fungi are ubiquitous, hyper diverse, and play critical ecological roles, but the origins of fungal diversity are still poorly understood. Here I address how natural selection shapes the evolution of fungal lineages, leading to adaptation
and diversification. I will focus on the evolution of mating-type chromosomes in anther smut fungi (Microbotryum spp.) and how mating compatibility leads to recurrent convergent chromosome rearrangements that assure fitness increase. I will also address the
evolution of heavy metal tolerance in Suillus luteus, a mycorrhizal fungus associated with pine trees, and how localized genomic divergence is sufficient to withstand novel environments despite ongoing gene flow. These two studies unveil distinct fungal evolutionary
strategies and provide clear links between genetic variation, adaptation and environments that allow for a much more comprehensive understanding of fungal diversity.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bio<br>
Dr. Sara Branco completed her Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago as a Fulbright scholar, was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley and a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Paris. She
has been studying fungi since she was 16 years old and earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Lisbon (Portugal). Currently Dr. Branco is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Integrative Biology at University of Colorado Denver.Dr. Branco
studies the ecology and evolution of fungi with the goal of understanding the ecological factors that generate and maintain fungal diversity. Specifically, the Branco Lab uses a combination of field, laboratory and computational approaches to investigate how
fungi colonize and persist in the environment. Dr. Branco’s studies range biological scales, from ecological communities to genomes and genes, and have a particular emphasis on adaptation to hostile environments. In addition to her passion for scientific research,
Dr. Branco is also committed to promote efforts for effective science communication and increasing diversity in science.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Branco will be presenting via Zoom - <a href="https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88431130345">
https://arizona.zoom.us/j/88431130345</a> <br>
Password: spls2021<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jennifer Garcia, </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">CGMP, DES</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">She/her/hers<br>
School of Plant Sciences<br>
1140 E. South Campus Dr., Forbes 303<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Office: 520-621-9728<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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