Join the agronomy and horticulture departments for a special seminar series during the Spring 2023 Agronomy Colloquium: Celebrating Gender Diversity in Plant Sciences and Agroecology. The Agronomy Colloquium is held in person on Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. in Plant Sciences room 108.

Additionally, please join us for some social time before the seminar (11:30 a.m.) in the break room 373 for light refreshments and conversation.

Students: There will be a lunch for students to meet and chat Dr. Rakotondrafara immediately following the seminar in Room 373. Please sign up here to be added to the meal planning.

Event details

When plants (and their viruses) do not get as much credit as their animal counterparts
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Mar. 22
108 Plant Sciences

Speaker: Aurelie Rakotondrafara

Dr. Rakotondrafara’s research focuses on plant virus translation and plant viral defense responses. Her education and research have taken all around the globe from her first home in Madagascar to Iowa State University to Heidelberg, Germany, before joining our UW community as faculty in the Department of Plant Pathology. Dr. Rakotondrafara also currently serves as the Faculty Co-Director of the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program.

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