Ashok Chanda
@BeetPath
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Associate Professor & Extension Sugarbeet Pathologist at @UMNPlantPath and @UMNExt Husband, Dad, Scientist, Educator, 1st gen Immigrant and PhD
St Paul, MN
Joined February 2011
So proud to see Sachin @sachin_plpath shining at @plantdisease special session "Plant Pathologist of the Future" as our APS-NCD champion🏆. He presented our ongoing work on a new soybean pathogen species in the USA at #PlantHealth2025. Thanks @Syngenta @SDStateCAFES @sdsoybean
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While there's lots of work to be done, mamp-ml is a critical advancement in plant immunology for accelerating receptor-epitope characterization and engineering resistance. Mamp-ml is on Github and on Google Colab for easy use. Please check it out!
github.com
mamp-ml: Prediction of immunogenic outcomes of LRR-PRRs and protein ligands in plants using pLM ESM-2 - DanielleMStevens/mamp-ml
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#2025ISMPMI 📣 In silico screening of PRR-epitope interactions is now possible! Here, we developed mamp-ml to predict their immunogenic outcomes without structural context. Let's accelerate engineering plant receptors for robust resistance!🚀🌱 Small🧵 https://t.co/ki6FFBbmQ6
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Eukaryotes detect biomolecules through surface-localized receptors, key signaling components. A subset of receptors survey for pathogens, induce immunity, and restrict pathogen growth. Comparative...
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“For groundbreaking discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.”: Jeffery Dangl, Jonathan Jones, and Brian Staskawicz, Wolf Prize Laureates in Agriculture 2025, have revolutionized our understanding of plant immunity and disease resistance. Celebrate their
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Our SCN episode of Farm4Profit just came out!
Tiny but destructive! #Farm4Profit #SoybeanCystNematode #SCN #SoybeanFarming #YieldProtection #KnowYourNumbers #Agriculture #FarmingTips
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Very useful piece for everyone, not just for scientists.....I feared presenting my research to an audience—until I tried stand-up comedy | Science | AAAS
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“I began to view science through a storyteller’s lens,” this researcher writes
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The 2025 winter pulse meetings have come to a close and we learned lots from leading industry experts on the latest developments in the pulse industry and what growers need to know. Learn more in this podcast episode: https://t.co/WJJdvp3Abb
@AgronomistSPG
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This isn't science fiction. This is real sequencing biotechnology just introduced by Roche. Wild and wonderful.
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Having a clear plan for a data analysis and visualization project is crucial. It ensures efficient resource utilization, timely insights, and accurate interpretation of findings, leading to informed decision-making. Here are the typical steps of a data analysis and visualization
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Time is running out to submit your Special Session or Pre-Meeting Workshop for Plant Health 2025 in Honolulu! Submissions close November 27: https://t.co/NPPPdjUxwr
#LastChance #PlantHealth2025 #CallforSubmissions #PlantPathology #Workshops #SpecialSessions
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Happy #NationalRealSugarDay! We’re celebrating #RealSugar today because there’s nothing like it!
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On National Real Sugar Day, we celebrate real sugar and all the people who make it possible. Here you can see sugarbeets being harvested in our Minn-Dak region this week. #NationalRealSugarDay @moretosugar
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Apply TODAY for the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme 🪴 This prestigious 4-year #PhD programme trains graduate students in Plant and Microbial Sciences at the John Innes Centre and @TheSainsburyLab Closing date - 14 November 2024 More info:
jic.ac.uk
Prestigious studentships, for entry in October 2022, this multi-disciplinary PhD programme includes; plant science, microbiology, biological chemistry, applied mathematics…
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It was awesome to have on our summer team Jacob! Hope we convinced you that plant pathogens are as cool (and nasty) as human pathogens. We wish you all the best! Thanks to @TPhytopath for serving as his mentor. @UMNPlantPath @CFANS_NWROC
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Yes, came back to these poor #sugarbeets waiting for @plantdisease diagnosis after a great #PlantHealth2024 meeting
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Another set of presenters at APS #PlantHealth2024 from @UMNPlantPath
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NDSU weed, insect, and Cercospora leaf spot plot tour near Prosper ND. Mark Boetel discussed springtail control in #sugarbeet, Tom Peterson shared the chemistry to control weeds, and Eric Branch enlightened all about Cercospora leaf spot management. #Hilleshog
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