Lecturer(s)
Sarah Bagby
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, CWRU
Location
CWRU Thwing Center Room 101
Date
Tuesday November 11
Time
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Understanding the forces regulating soil microbial activity is critical for mitigating climate risks and stabilizing global food supply. For agricultural sustainability, it is particularly important to understand the dynamics of soil nitrogen-fixing bacteria like Azotobacter vinelandii, a well-studied and globally distributed species whose activity promotes plant growth and soil fertility. I will discuss my lab’s work to isolate and investigate a novel soil virus that infects A. vinelandii: how host physiology affects viral success, how the virus manipulates host metabolism during infection, and how this novel virus relates to known viruses from elsewhere in the world.
This lecture is part of the Origins Science Scholars Series.
Member of Lifelong Learning Cost
Members receive 15% discount
Nonmember Cost
$69