2026-03-27
EMBO Global Lecture Series
EMBO Global Lecture Series
Speaker: Professor Wenbo Ma, FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society)
Lecture Title: Defense and Counter-Defense in Small RNA-Mediated Plant Immunity
【Lecture Information】
First Lecture (Taipei)
Date and Time: April 22, 2026, 15:00
Venue: Auditorium A134, Agricultural Technology Building, Academia Sinica, Taipei
Second Lecture (Taichung)
Date and Time: April 23, 2026, 10:10
Venue: Room R10B05, Agricultural and Environmental Science Building, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
【Abstract】
The dynamic interplay between pathogens and plant hosts is a fascinating topic of co-evolution. In this lecture, Prof. Ma will discuss how plants employ small RNAs to confer resistance through trans-species gene silencing and how pathogens suppress this defense.