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mycorhizes-dakar] International Workshop "Mycorrhizae: a biological tool for sustainable development in Africa

2010-07-20 11:07:46

Dear colleagues,

You are invited to visit the website of the Workshop at the following
address http://www.ird.sn/web-mycorhizes2011/ and to submit research
abstracts before Saturday October 30, 2010, to attend the International
Workshop on Mycorrhizae. The abstract submission will be considered as
the registration. The abstract will be evaluated by the scientific
committee. The official acceptance of the abstracts for oral or poster
session will be notified to the corresponding author by e-mail during
December, 2010.

If you need any other information please feel free to contact us.


We look forward to seeing you soon in Dakar.


Best regards,


For the Organizing Commitee


Aboubacry Kane (abou@refer.sn) and Amadou Bâ (Amadou.Ba@ird.fr)




Atelier International  "Les Mycorhizes: un outil biologique pour le
développement durable en Afrique"
Deuxième Annonce

Cher(e)s collègues,

Vous êtes cordialement invités à consulter le site web
http://www.ird.sn/web-mycorhizes2011/ et à soumettre vos résumés au plus
tard le samedi 30 octobre 2010 pour participer à l'Atelier International
sur les Mycorhizes. La soumission de résumés fait office d'inscription.
Les résumés seront évalués par le comité scientifique. L'acceptation des
résumés pour une communication orale ou une affiche vous sera notifiée
dans le courant du mois de décembre 2010.

Si vous souhaitez avoir d'autres informations, n'hésitez pas à nous
contacter.

Dans l'attente de vous rencontrer à Dakar.

Cordialement,

Pour le Comité d'Organisation

Aboubacry Kane (abou@refer.sn) et Amadou Bâ (Amadou.Ba@ird.fr)

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Dr. Amadou Bâ
Directeur de recherche à l'IRD
LCM IRD/UCAD/ISRA
Centre de recherche IRD/ISRA
BP. 1386, Dakar
Tel: 33 849 33 29
Fax: 33 832 16 75
Mail: amadou.ba@ird.fr

Dates confirmed for ICOM7: July 8-13, 2012

2010-06-25 14:06:33

 After further input from the Board and discussions with the local organizing committee, the dates for ICOM7 are now confirmed as July 8-13, 2012, in New Delhi, India.

ICOM 7

2010-06-01 14:06:58

The IMS is very pleased to announce that ICOM 7 will be held in New Delhi in mid-late August, 2012.  The chair of the local organizing committee is Dr. Alok Adohelya, of TERi, The Energy and Resources Institute.  

We look forward to seeing you all in New Delhi in 2012.

VOTING FOR THE ICOM 7 VENUE HAS JUST BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY APRIL 30TH, 2010

2010-04-23 16:04:06

 Exercise your right as a member, and vote!  

The proposed host countries are:  China and India.  

For more information on the proposals of the above two countries, please log on to our website at www.mycorrhizas.org.

 

REMINDER TO VOTE FOR THE ICOM 7 VENUE!!!!

2010-04-20 08:04:14

A reminder to all members,

The deadline for the vote on the venue for ICOM 7 is quickly coming up, so please make sure to log on to our website at www.mycorrhizas.org and using your IMS number (available to all active members)  vote for your preferred venue (China or India).  Each country has made their proposals which  are presently available on the website.  

Voting for the ICOM 7 venue will close on:

April 27th, 2010 12:00am Eastern Standard Time (EST)

 

Sincerely,

IMS COORDINATOR

VOTE NOW FOR THE ICOM 7 VENUE

2010-04-12 16:04:56


The IMS has received two excellent and exciting proposals for hosting the
next major IMS event, the ICOM 7 in 2012. We thank the teams in China and
India for all their hard work in preparing these documents for us to
consider. 

Members can indicate their preferred location for ICOM7 by logging in and
clicking the link for voting.  Voting will close on April 27th, 2010 12:00
am Eastern Standard Time (EST). Announcements regarding the successful
proposal will be posted on the IMS site and e-mailed to members in early
May. 
 
Encourage your mycorrhiza colleagues to join the IMS so that they can
contribute to our decision-making for the next ICOM!

Unfortunate passing of esteemed colleague; Dr. Gopi Krishna Podila

2010-02-17 12:02:01

 

It is with profound sadness that we learned of the tragic death of Dr Gopi Krishna Podila on February 12th. Many mycorrhiza researchers around the world are mourning his passing. His departure will be a great loss to our community.   Dr. Podila had been the Chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama, USA for the last ten years. Prior to that he was Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences of Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. He received a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from Nagarjuna University in Andhra Pradesh, and, in 1983, a master's degree in Plant Pathology from Louisiana State University. He received a doctorate in molecular biology from Indiana State University in 1987. He was also an active member and past Chair of the Mycorrhiza Committee of the American Phytopathological Society. He was an editorial board member of the journals Symbiosis, New Phytologist, Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, and Journal of Plant Interactions.   Dr. Podila’s keen mind and energy for forestry and ectomycorrhizal research is evidenced in the breadth and depth of his research career. Among the key interests pursued by Dr Podila were engineering tree biomass for bioenergy and functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions. His group studied early gene expression resulting from ectomycorrhizal formation in order to identify genes essential for ectomycorrhizal symbiosis.  His lab was one of the first to genetically engineer mycorrhizal fungi for functional genomic studies, and collaborated on research on the differential gene expression in germinating spores of AM fungi upon exposure to host root exudate signals.  Most recently, Dr. Podila was an active member of the international steering committees involved in sequencing of the genomes from the ectomycorrhizal fungus (Laccaria bicolor) and the AM fungus, Glomus intraradices.  His lab was also pursuing the molecular basis of developmental control of reproductive tissues and vascular tissues (wood formation) using poplar as a model system.  Studies included cloning, characterization, and protein-protein interaction of MADS-box family transcription factors that control these processes.  He was closely associated with TERI in working on genetic improvement of the biodiesel species, Jatropha curcas.  He worked on high throughput sequencing of cDNAs of Jatropha that led to the identification of over 20000 unigenes some of which were responsible for oil synthesis.   To top his scientific achievements, he was an excellent teacher, a trait he demonstrated with great enthusiasm while interacting with students of all levels such as high school, undergraduate as well as doctoral.  Never to raise his voice, he was a patient, amicable and polite co-worker.  An ardent lover of music, and a researcher to the core with an eye to catch the minutest detail, he was an excellent human being who shall be remembered forever by one and all who had the chance to meet him.   Alok Adholeya, David Douds and Francis Martin   After consultation with his family, the IMS will be establishing a fund in honour of Gopi Podila’s contributions to our field.

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