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PhD student assistantship available at The Ohio State University on molecular mechanisms of ash resistance to the emerald ash borer

by Pierluigi Bonello

Dear colleagues, I apologize if you receive this multiple times. Please make interested candidates aware of an open PhD assistantship at The Ohio State University to work on molecular mechanisms of ash resistance to the emerald ash borer. The position is available beginning in Autumn 2011 and is housed in the Dept. of Plant Pathology. The student will be advised by me and will be part of a large project working on this topic area, including the groups of Daniel Herms and Omprakash Mittapalli in Entomology at OSU, Donald Cipollini in Biological Sciences at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, and Jennifer Koch at the US Forest Service Northern Research Station in Delaware, Ohio. Candidates already possessing a Masters of Science in entomology or plant pathology with expertise in modern molecular and/or chemical analytical tools are preferred, but this is not an absolute requirement. Outstanding candidates should apply as soon as possible through our website: http://plantpath.osu.edu/graduate-programs/prospective-students/application…. Please let me know if you have any questions and feel free to distribute as you see fit. Thank you for your assistance in publicizing this opportunity. Pierluigi (Enrico) Bonello, Professor Dept. of Plant Pathology The Ohio State University 201 Kottman Hall 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH 43210 Tel: (614) 688-5401 Lab: (614) 688-5409 Fax: (614) 292-4455 http://plantpath.osu.edu/people-and-programs/faculty-directory/bonello-pier… Environmental Science Graduate Program (ESGP) http://esgp.osu.edu/ President's Council on Sustainability http://president.osu.edu/sustainability/ Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Program (PMBB) http://pmbb.osu.edu/

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IUFRO meeting on Invasive species

by Fukuda Kenji

Dear Forpath and Forent members, The 3rd meeting of IUFRO Working Unit 7.03.12 "Alien invasive species and international trade" will be held on October 16-21, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan. More information is on the web page: http://hyoka.nenv.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/alien.html Please forward this mail to anyone who are interested in this topic. Best regards, Kenji Fukuda -- ***************************************** Prof. Kenji FUKUDA Department of Natural Environmental Studies Graduate School of Frontier Sciences The University of Tokyo 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa-city Chiba 277-8653, JAPAN Phone +81-4-7136-4766, Fax +81-4-7136-4756 e-mail: fukuda(a)k.u-tokyo.ac.jp *******************************************

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IUFRO International Forest Entomology – Forest Pathology Joint Meeting

by Dr. Guillermo Perez

Dear all, The International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) and the National Agricultural Research Institute of Uruguay (INIA) are glad to invite forest pathologists and entomologists from all over the world, to the IUFRO Forest Entomology – Forest Pathology Joint Meeting to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, on 8th – 11th November, 2011. Uruguay, as other countries in South America, has experienced an amazing development in forestry in the last 15 years, reaching a million hectares planted with Eucalypt and Pine species and an increase in the research on the potentialities of a sustainable forestry of the more than 800,000 hectares of native forests. The meeting will be held in Colonia del Sacramento, a former Portuguese settlement declared UNESCO world heritage in 1995. This enchanting place will attract attendees and speakers from around the world, making this a unique experience for forest pathologists, forest entomologist and tree health scientists. Information about the venue and call for papers will be announced soon at http://www.iufro.org/events/calendar/current/ Save the Date! November 8-11, 2011 Best Regards, Dr. Guillermo Perez guillermoiufro2011(a)gmail.com gperez(a)inia.org.uy

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junior research scientist position in population genomics of fungi

by Pascal Frey

Dear Forpathers, I would greatly appreciate your assistance in distributing this job announcement to anyone that you feel would be interested in applying for this tenured junior scientist position at INRA (French National Institute for Agronomic Research), Nancy, France. Thank you in advance for your assistance. We are looking for a highly motivated junior research scientist to develop a population genomics project on forest fungal pathogens/./ Candidates should have a strong background in evolutionary ecology and above all population genetics. Skills in next-generation sequencing analysis are required. Knowledge on host-parasite interactions would be a plus. Details on how to apply and the guide for applicants can be found at http://www.inra.fr/drh/cr2011/index.php?langue=EN Deadline for application is February 24^th . Below is an abstract of proposal context. The field of population genomics has recently emerged at the cross between traditional population genetics and the development of high-throughput techniques, with the aim to decipher the strength of selection events on genome evolution. Although not yet widely applied to plant pathology studies, these approaches seem particularly well suited to reveal the genetic bases of the adaptive potential of fungal plant pathogens. While the rapid pace of pathogen evolution (which result from intensive selection pressure through the massive deployment of resistance genes) presents a major impediment to sustainable agriculture, it also provides interesting opportunities to better understand the evolutionary biology of host--parasite interactions. The project stands at the core of the joint unit Tree-Microorganism interactions (located near Nancy, North-eastern France) and lies at the interface of its two major teams "ecology and population biology of tree fungal pathogens" (directed by Benoit Marcais) and "eco-genomics of interactions" (directed by Francis Martin). The hired junior scientist will thus benefit from the complementary skills and resources of these two teams, i.e. advanced population genetics knowledge, large and historical population samplings, great genomic tools and molecular resources, genome sequences and transcriptomic analyses performed on model pathogen species, including the poplar rust fungus (Melampsora larici-populina). For any further query, please contact Fabien HALKETT (halkett(a)nancy.inra.fr) or Pascal FREY (frey(a)nancy.inra.fr) ---- Dr Pascal FREY INRA, Nancy-University Forest Pathology Group UMR1136 "Tree - Microbe Interactions" F-54280 Champenoux FRANCE Phone: 33 383 394 056 Fax: 33 383 394 069 E-mail: frey(a)nancy.inra.fr

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Position Announcement

by Fred Hebard

The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) is seeking a post-doctoral research associate to investigate the genetics of blight resistance in Castanea, to explore more rapid means of screening young plants or plantlets for blight resistance than are currently available, and to explore whether some components of blight resistance are not being measured by the current method of screening. Specific duties could include: inoculating sets of Chinese-American progeny, measuring canker sizes and analyzing the results; exploring whether a differential evolution of ethylene between Chinese and American chestnut can be developed into a rapid screen for blight resistance in a variety of tissues; using mixed models to analyze multi- generation resistance data; further characterizing progeny sets for sclerified phelloderm to determine whether it is a component of resistance; and other projects initiated at the discretion of the associate as he or she becomes familiar with this pathosystem. The Fagaceae Genomics Project was an NSF-funded project that completed its fourth and final year in September, 2010. That project is being followed by the Forest Health Initiative, which is funding this position. An integrated physical and genetic map of a Chinese chestnut tree is nearing completion and sufficient new data may have been collected to assemble its genomic sequence. Further resequencing of other trees, including American chestnut, is expected to follow. Additionally, the genomic sequence of strains Ep155 and SG2-3 of Cryphonectria parasitica have been determined and ninety-six progeny of their cross characterized for pathogenicity. The candidate would be expected to use these resources in explorations of this host- parasite system and to begin applying them to breeding American chestnut trees for blight resistance. The position is housed at TACF’s Meadowview Research Farms in Meadowview, VA. A new laboratory and office building has been constructed and the associate would be expected to help finish equipping it, depending on the time of arrival on site. Please submit a curriculum vita and lists of references to Fred Hebard, American Chestnut Foundation, 29010 Hawthorne Dr., Meadowview, VA 24361.

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Ambrosiella brunnea

by SMITH,JASON ANDREW

Dear Colleagues, We are currently completing microsatellite development/analysis for the Laurel wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola and are looking at cross-species transferability to close relatives. To complete these studies, we need to get a culture of Ambrosiella brunnea. Before requesting the fungus from a mycological collection, I wanted to determine if any of our colleagues in the U.S. have isolates they could share. If you have an isolate that you can share, please let me know. Thank you. Jason Jason A. Smith Assistant Professor of Forest Pathology State Forest Health Extension Specialist School of Forest Resources and Conservation University of Florida 134 Newins-Ziegler Hall P.O. Box 110410 Gainesville, FL 32611-0410 Telephone: (352) 846-0843 Fax: (352) 846-1277 e-mail: jasons(a)ufl.edu <mailto:jasons@ufl.edu> http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/faculty/jsmith/index.html http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/extension/forest_health/index.shtml

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IUFRO All D5 Conference | Portugal 2012

by IUFRO 2012, All Division 5 Conference

Dear All, We are pleased to announce that the next IUFRO All-Division5 Conference is to be held in Estoril, Portugal July 8> 13, 2012. IUFRO, along with the Technical University of Lisbon would like to extend an invitation to all forest products researchers to participate in this international event. We are sure your presence and active participation will help to guarantee the success of the endeavour, as this is a unique opportunity to meet and share knowledge, with colleagues from all over the world. We kindly ask you to spread the news through your data base contacts. For more information on this upcoming conference please visit the website at www.iufro2012.org <http://www.iufro2012.org/> . We look forward to welcoming you in Portugal in 2012! HAPPY NEW YEAR! T H E THE HOUSE OF EVENTS Official PCO PHONE: +351 22 834 8940 MOBILE: +351 93 244 8914 ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ..................... IUFRO 2012, All D5 CONFERENCE Estoril Congress Centre, 8 >13 July12 ............................................................................ ............................................................................ ................ Este e-mail contém informação que julgamos ser de interesse para o destinatário. No entanto se desejar ser removido da nossa mailing list responda a este e-mail com o assunto remover. Se desejar actualizar os seus dados por favor responda a este e-mail com o assunto actualização e os seus dados. This E-Mail contains information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient and/or if you have received this communication by error, please delete this mail and notify the sender immediately. Any use, distribution, transmission, printing, copying or dissemination of contents of this E-Mail in any way or in any matter is strictly prohibited.

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XIII Root and Butt Rot meeting

by Matteo Garbelotto

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the 13th International Union of Forestry Research Organization, Working Party 7.02.01 Conference on "Root and Butt Rot of Forest Trees" that will be held in Italy from September 4th until September 11th, 2011. The meeting will be held in Florence and in San Martino di Castrozza in the Dolomites (the village where I grew up until the age of 12). A trip to the area invaded by the North American H. irregulare will be organized South of Rome the day before the meeting. Please read the attached announcement by the organizers Paolo Capretti, Nicola La Porta, and Cecilia Comparini. For further information go to http://nature.berkeley.edu/iufro13 Thanks and see you all soon! Matteo Garbelotto

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Ph.D. position available at Northern Arizona Univ

by Kristen Marie Waring

Please distribute the attached announcement widely; the position is for an applied silviculture / forest health project related to the impacts of white pine blister rust on tree regeneration. Thanks, Kristen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kristen Waring, PhD Assistant Professor of Silviculture School of Forestry Northern Arizona University 928.523.4920 928.523.1080 (fax)

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