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2026 APS Fellow Feature: Dr. Christina Cowger
Season 6 Episode 73
In this episode, Dr. Christina Cowger, 2026 APS Fellow and Research Plant Pathologist with the USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh, North…
7 hours ago
The Doctor who chose plant health over human medicine
Season 6 Episode 72
In this episode, Dr. Melanie Medina López, postdoctoral researcher in the Roman-Reyna Lab in the Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Micr…
1 month, 1 week ago
Searching for Plantopia's New Host / Co-Host
Season 6 Episode 71
In this episode, former Plantopia host, Jim Bradeen, joins host Matt Kasson to discuss the origins and current state of APS's Plant Health podcast. I…
2 months, 1 week ago
Lobbying for Plant Health: A conversation with D.C. lobbyist Madeline Wade
Season 6 Episode 70
In this episode, D.C. lobbyist Madeline Wade, M.P.P., partner and founder of Brumidi Group, joins host Matt Kasson to discuss all things lobbying inc…
3 months, 1 week ago
A Conversation With Four Clinic Directors Behind The National Plant Diagnostic Network
Season 6 Episode 69
In this episode, Dr. Carrie Harmon (University of Florida), Dr. Matt Bertone (North Carolina State University), Dr. Alicyn Smart (University of Maine…
4 months, 1 week ago
Field of Dreams: Plant Pathology in the Corn State
Episode 68
In this episode, Dr. Alejandro Olmedo-Velarde, Assistant Professor of Host-Microbe Interactions in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and …
5 months, 1 week ago
The Accidental Plant Pathologist That Stayed
Season 5 Episode 67
In this episode, Dr. Tiffany Lowe-Power, Associate Professor Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis joins host Matt Kasson to discuss…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Standing Sentry for Sweetpotato and Squash
Season 5 Episode 66
In this episode, Dr. Lina Quesada, William Neil Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Vegetable Pathology at North Carolina State University joins host…
7 months, 1 week ago
Vampire Plants, Witchweeds, and Other Sinister Parasitic Plants
Season 5 Episode 65
In this episode, Dr. Jim Westwood, Professor of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University joins host Ma…
8 months, 1 week ago
Going Viral
Season 5 Episode 64
In this episode, Dr. Libby Cieniewicz, Associate Professor of Plant Virology in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Clemson Univers…
9 months, 1 week ago