We're now live: icrpmc2025.ca Checkout our confirmed plenaries + early-career awards. Looking forward to our joint meeting with CPS annual meeting + Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop, June 15-20, 2025. Venue - beautiful University of British Columbia Vancouver campus 👇

Wanna learn how to detect reliably plant pathogens using high throughput sequencing ? Register to the 6th bioinformatics training school (26-30 May 2025) at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech in collaboration with EPPO OEPP: phytopathologie.uliege.be/cms/c_13196053… #bioinformatics #diagnostic #PlantHealth

Great kickoff of #cpsbc2024 with keynote by Monika Fischer on “Rising from the ashes : how fungi survive and thrive following fire” @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky UBC Botany Michael Smith Labs CPS

🧪Calling young leaders in 🇨🇦 !  Are you 18-28 and passionate about science and  society? Apply to join the Chief Science Advisor’s Youth Council! 🗓️ Deadline: Dec 15, 11:59 PM EST. 📄 ️ Apply here: science.gc.ca/site/science/e… #YouthInSTEM #SciPol #Leadership

🧪Appel aux jeunes leaders du 🇨🇦 ! Êtes-vous âgé de 18 à 28 ans et passionné par la science et la société? Postulez pour faire partie du Conseil jeunesse de la Conseillère scientifique en chef! 🗓️ Date limite : 15 décembre, 23 h 59 HNE 📄 Postulez ici : science.gc.ca/site/science/f…

Full article: Genome sequencing, phylogenomics, and population analyses of Tilletia, with recognition of one common bunt species, T. caries (synonym T. laevis), distinct from dwarf bunt, T. controversa tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Just a few days left! #APSAward nominations close Dec. 1. Recognize your peer's contributions to APS and the field of #PlantPathology by nominating them for an #ExcellenceIn award and celebrate the accomplishments of your fellow scientists! Submit now: bit.ly/4ehP2ik

Are you a post-doc researcher? Consider applying for our 3 EARLY-CAREER AWARDS by Jan. 31, 2025. Successful candidates will be invited to deliver an oral presentation at 17th Intl Cereal Rusts & Powdery Mildew Conference Borlaug Global Rust Initiative CPS joint conference at University of British Columbia Details here: icrpmc2025.ca/conference-awa…

UPDATE: Please repost Registration OPEN for joint meeting of 17th Intl Cereal Rusts & Powdery Mildew Conference, Canadian Phytopath. Society CPS annual meeting, & BGRI Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Workshop 2025 Venue-Beautiful University of British Columbia campus Early-Bird Deadline-April 15, 2025 icrpmc2025.ca phytopath.ca/meetings/cps-i…

Les candidatures sont ouvertes dès maintenant et jusqu’au 25 avril pour la bourse Wladimir A. Smirnoff 2025. Plusieurs bourses d’un montant de 3000$ seront remises à des étudiants gradués en entomologie ou phytopathologie. Pour les détails : seq.ca/bourses-wladim…

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🌳Postdoc opportunity🌲🌿 Passionate about forest soil biodiversity? Join us to explore Canada’s Forest using eDNA metabarcoding! 📊 work with a team of soil ecologists, forest pathologists & bioinformaticians at CFS 🇨🇦 #Postdoc #Biodiversity #eDNA #SoilEcology #Forest PleaseRT

🚨 2 weeks left! 🚨 Submit your abstract for the Joint Meeting of the 17th Intl Cereal Rusts & Powdery Mildew Conference w/ CPS & the BGRI Borlaug Global Rust Initiative! 📅 Oral presentation deadline: March 15, 2025 📅 Poster presentation deadline: May 15, 2025 🔗 icrpmc2025.ca/#abstracts

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Our community consensus position on conserving the genus #Phytophthora: Preserving the Biologically Coherent Generic Concept of Phytophthora, ‘Plant Destroyer’ | Phytopathology® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH…

Rebecca Harkness et al. conducted a study of 1,080 root samples from 15 California nurseries, finding 22% infected by Phytophthora spp. ImmunoStrips had 30% false positives but helped flag samples for qPCR confirmation. Timothy Miles doi.org/10.1094/PHYTOF…

Welcome to Vancouver CPS! Conference registration opens at 1 pm and join us for the Welcome Reception in the UBC University Centre Bistro West at 6 pm.

Plant pathologists ASSEMBLE! 😆