
Gautam Shirsekar
@gaushi
Plant pathologist | Genomics | Coevolution | Wild plant pathosystems | Weigelworld, Max Planck Institute for Biology | Asst. Prof. at the University of Tennesse
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11-02-2009 20:32:54
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How do you quantify the natural variation of plant immunity? Thrilled to announce the preprint publication of our superb collaboration effort led by Gautam Shirsekar, @PlantEvolution, Luisa Teasdale, and Kevin Murray on inferring NLR biodiversity across natural Arabidopsis accessions. 🌱

Do we have to choose between chocolate and biodiversity? UT Institute of Agriculture researchers received a $120,000 grant from NIFA to find out. Led by graduate student Holly Brabazon, the team is studying wild cacao trees in Belize to promote sustainable farming.#epptn tiny.utk.edu/utia-researche…








Researchers from the UC Berkeley lab of Professor Rodrigo Almeida used bacterial DNA from a 120-year-old herbarium specimen to reconstruct the history of how Pierce’s disease—which causes more than $100 million in losses a year—spread across California. news.berkeley.edu/2024/12/16/wha…


Recent Herbert College of Agriculture graduate Rachel Carpenter used her HERO internship to gain hands-on experience. She now works as a research technician for the CoEvolution Lab, where she channels her lifelong passion for science. #epptn UT Institute of Agriculture UT Knoxville Learn More: epp.tennessee.edu/building-a-car…

Congratulations to Anugya Bhattarai on receiving the 2025 Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development Fellowship from The American Phytopathological Society. With support from APS, Anugya will visit study how robotic tools and deep learning can help identify wild grapes resistant to downy mildew. #epptn
