Schedule
Sunday, June 23
Check into hotel/dormitory, workshop materials available at the front desk when you check in.
Evening 6:00—8:30 p.m.
- Social Hour and Dinner – Konza Prairie Biological Station
Monday, June 24
Morning 8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
- Welcome from University administration
- Introduction to morphology, phylogenetics, and taxonomy
Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon 1:00—5:00 p.m.
- Species concepts
- Fusarium sambucinum species complex – Part I
- Single spore isolation
- Soil dilution isolate recovery
- Plant sample isolate recovery
Tuesday, June 25
Morning 8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
- Fusarium Head Blight modeling
- Trichothecenes and zearalenone
- Temperate region Fusarium species and diseases
- Vegetative Compatibility Groups and tests
Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon 1:00—5:15 p.m.
- F. oxysporum and F. solani species complexes and basal lineages
- Single-spore laboratory follow-up
- Strain preservation and conservation
Wednesday, June 26
Morning 8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
- Fusarium fujikuroi species complex – lecture
- Fumonisins and other mycotoxins
- Fusarium plant pathogenicity mechanisms
- ELISA principles and practice
- Mycotoxin detection laboratory
Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon 1:00—5:15 p.m.
- Population genetics
- DNA sequence laboratory
- Fusarium fujikuroi species complex laboratory
Thursday, June 27
Morning 8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
- Fusarium incarnatum species complex
- Tropical region Fusarium species and diseases
- Mating type – lecture
Lunch (on your own)
Afternoon 1:00—5:00 p.m.
- Fusarium sambucinum species complex – Part II
- Fusarium tricinctum species complex
- Fusarium genetics and genomics
- Mating type – laboratory
- Morphology quiz
Evening 6:30—10:00 p.m.
- Workshop Pool Party (Dr. Leslie’s House)
Friday, June 28
Morning 8:30—11:30 a.m.
- Mycotoxin detection and analysis
- Fusarium in humans and domesticated animals
- Closing thoughts (Icebergs Ahead)
- Distribution of certificates
- Workshop evaluation
Lunch (on your own)
