Fusarium Laboratory Workshop

Erick DeWolf
Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University. His research focuses on modeling and plant disease forecasting systems, with recent emphasis on Fusarium head blight.

Steve Ensley
DVM and Ph.D. in Toxicology; Director of the KSU Veterinary Diagnostic Lab. Routinely quantifies mycotoxin contamination and clinical mycotoxicosis cases in food and companion animals.

David Geiser
Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Director of the Fusarium Research Center at Pennsylvania State University. Has extensive experience in the molecular evolution of fungi and fungal population genetics.

John F. Leslie
University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University. Has over 40 years of experience with Fusarium genetics and population analysis.

Antonio Logrieco
Emeritus Director of the Institute for the Science of Food Production, National Council of Research (CNR‑ISPA), Italy. Specializes in epidemiology, taxonomy, and molecular/chemical characterization of toxigenic Fusarium species.

Gary Munkvold
Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology at Iowa State University. Over 30 years experience in Fusarium identification and research on epidemiology and management of Fusarium diseases in maize and other crops. 

Chris Toomajian
Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology at Kansas State University. His interests include fungal genomics, population genetics, and speciation, with expertise in the molecular signature of natural selection.

Brett Summerell
Director of Science and Conservation at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney (Australia). Has over 30 years of experience in the taxonomy, identification, and description of Fusarium species and the plant diseases they cause. Co‑author of two lab manuals on Fusarium identification.

Anne Van Diepeningen
A fungal geneticist in the Biointeractions and Plant Health unit of Wageningen University and Research. Previously worked at the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute studying Fusarium infections in humans and animals; currently focuses on plant pathogens and mycotoxigenic species.

Jin‑Rong Xu
Professor in Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University. Has 25 years of experience with classic, molecular, and genomic studies of F. graminearum and F. verticillioides, particularly the signal transduction pathways that regulate pathogenesis and development.

If you must cancel, please do so as soon as possible. Substitutions are accepted.

Registration fees, less a $100 deposit, will be refunded if cancellation is received by 5 p.m. CDT on May 22.

After that date, no refunds will be issued. Fees will not be canceled for registered participants who do not attend and did not notify the workshop coordinator or John Leslie before the deadline.

Kansas State University and the workshop coordinator may cancel or postpone any course or activity of the  workshop due to insufficient enrollment or unforeseen circumstances. If canceled or postponed, registration fees will be refunded, but the University cannot reimburse travel or other expenses.

Refunds are not issued if the program is held but you cannot attend due to travel delays, weather, or circumstances beyond the control of Kansas State University.

For workshop or course information, contact John Leslie at +1 (785) 532‑1363 or jfl@ksu.edu.

If you require a visa or a letter of invitation, contact John Leslie. Invitation letters will be emailed; original letters will not be sent to embassies, and no additional visa assistance can be provided.