Guests: Dr. Jeffery Dangl, John N. Couch Professor of Biology, HHMI/GBMF investigator, Department of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Dr. Sarah Grant, Research Associate Professor, Department of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill
Topics: Plant microbiomes, plant immune systems, development of the Arabidopsis thaliana plant model, importance of plant biology, science policy
Jeff’s UNC Biology Department faculty page
Sarah’s UNC Biology Department faculty page
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences
DOE Joint Genome Institute article on Nature publication
Nature paper, August 12, 2012: Defining the core Arabidopsis thaliana root microbiome