Congratulations to Brenda Wingfield who was awarded the John F.W. Herschel Medal by the Royal Society this past weekend!🏅 This award is given to a South African scientist who has excelled in research across disciplines, and is a huge honour.

Had a fantastic visit to @UCDPlantPath with Plant doctor - great discussion about the importance and the challenges of disease diagnostics 🕵️‍♀️🧫🍄 UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department National Plant Diagnostic Network #plantdoctor #planthealth #FoodSecurity The American Phytopathological Society APS_Extension APS Tropical Plant Pathology Committee

New paper! We showed that body size shapes the transcriptomic response of primates during simulated sepsis. Bigger primates have a greater change in transcript copies!! With @rmcminds, Marty Martin et al. #NSFfunded #scaling #ComparativeImmunology royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

Looking forward to discussing lessons in #PSHB management and treatment from Southern California Murdoch University Research in Australia on Sept. 24. UC Davis @UCDPlantPath Shothole Borers in California CA&ES, UC Davis Ag&Natural Resources eventbrite.com.au/e/pshb-lessons…

Got polyphagous shot-hole borer? Shothole Borers in California Sept 24

"Take the pest seriously, but there's no need to panic" Shothole Borers in California Ag&Natural Resources UC Davis @UCDPlantPath abc.net.au/news/2024-09-2…

Shothole borer beetle: US expert Shannon Lynch says Australia has perfect climate for destruction by pest thewest.com.au/news/environme…

murdoch.edu.au/news/articles/… Shothole Borers in California UC Davis Ag&Natural Resources @UCDPlantPath

I just completed a workshop with Lodi Wine Growers on how to examine grapevine for trunk diseases

Our new article maps the risk of whale-ship collisions globally for blue, fin, humpback, and sperm whales. We found that risk is widespread, and current levels of protection are low. Please get in touch if you have any questions about our article! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

The most recent discovery of invasive shothole borer-pathogen complex in Santa Cruz County has been identified as a different species of beetle and symbiotic fungi than the two complexes previously known in California. See a fact sheet at   ucanr.edu/sites/pshb/fil…

The free, one-hour ISHB online course has been relaunched for 2025 and is approved for 1 CEU from both WC ISA and DPR. To take the course, visit: campus.extension.org/enrol/index.ph….

In an unprecedented move, research-grant reviews have been suspended indefinitely at the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research go.nature.com/4gclXG0

"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice." On #InternationalDayOfEducation, take a look back at this #ScienceWorkingLife on teaching students about scientific failure. scim.ag/4joffQj

Invasive Species captured lots of attention at International Sportsmen's Expo in Sacramento. At the California Firewood Task Force booth, reps of CDFA, CAL FIRE, UC ANR and UC Davis shared info on invasive tree pests. Other agencies addressed invasives such as golden mussels.

I have a new paper out on collaborative governance - how collective decision-making can be effective when managing invasive species. Check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pe…

🚨🚨🚨 New Publication Alert 🚨🚨🚨 🪲🪲🪲🪲🪲🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 This proceeding results from a 5-year Research Coordination Network of entomologists and tree pathologists in SouthAfrica and the United States. link.springer.com/article/10.100… UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department UF IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health

Want to know how to do #BarkBeetleMycobiome research at every stage? Check out our new publication! link.springer.com/article/10.100… IUFRO Division 7 Forest Health USDA Forest Service U.S. National Science Foundation FABI Jiri Hulcr FAO Forestry USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service INVASIVESNET APS Office of International Programs The American Phytopathological Society 12th International Mycological Congress (IMC12) IPPC | International Plant Protection Convention UC Davis

Our paper on Etiology of pine ghosts cankers was editor’s pick. Great job team! ⁦The American Phytopathological Society⁩ ⁦Shannon Lynch, Ph.D.⁩ ⁦Marcelo Bustamante⁩ ⁦⁦⁦Plant Disease⁩ ⁦CA&ES, UC Davis⁩ ⁦Ag&Natural Resources⁩