EPS supported seminar “Prof. dr. Tina Kyndt “
Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 9.30 – 10.15 hr
Venue: Forum B0213
Contact: aska.goverse@wur.nl
Plant pathogens cause diseases on crops, leading to significant yield losses in agriculture. One of the major pathogens attacking crops are parasitic nematodes. During their interaction with the plant, these nematodes are influencing the plant immune system to attain plant susceptibility. Prof. dr. Tina Kyndt – together with her research group Epigenetics & Defence – investigates the plant immune system from a molecular and biochemical point of view. One of their main research models is rice (Oryza sativa), a plant which provides food for more than half of the world’s population. But next to that, they also work with major crops like sugar beet, tomato and wheat. Epigenetics & Defence is studying gene expression changes in infected plants to get insight into the key regulators of plant immune responses. They are trying to understand which epigenetic mechanisms are controlling plant immunity, by investigating DNA-methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNA profiles. The plant immune system can be triggered by so-called priming agents. Tina Kyndt’s research group is identifying novel compounds that can perform this action, and is investigating their mode-of-action. The ultimate aim of the research group is to provide scientific and practical answers to the problems that the agricultural food supply is facing upon changing environmental conditions.
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Forum, WUR
WUR – Forum building
Droevendaalsesteeg 2, Wageningen