Transkingdom viruses and Potato cyst nematodes

When
Half-day seminar on Transkingdom viruses and Potato cyst nematodes hosted by Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Presenters: Prof. Richard Kormelink, Wageningen University, Prof. Arthur Tugume, Makerere University and Dr. Shahasi Athman, Makerere University, 18th August 2026, 08:30am-12:00pm, Laboratory 2, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences (CoNAS), Makerere University, Kampala Uganda, East Africa and Online.
Event Type Workshop/Seminar
Nature of Event Hybrid (Physical & Virtual)
Audience General Public
Unit CONAS
Event Details

This is to invite you to a half-day seminar on Transkingdom viruses and Potato cyst nematodes.

HOST: Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Makerere University

DATE: Tuesday, 18th August 2026

Time: 08:30am-12:00pm

The seminar will feature high profile scientific presentations:

1.Prof. Richard Kormelink, Wageningen University

The Hunt for 5′ Caps by Plant and Animal/Human Infecting Viruses and the Prospects for Future Antiviral Drug Design

2. Prof. Arthur Tugume, Makerere University

The Significance of East Africa as a Hotspot for the Evolutionary Diversification of Plant Viruses

3. Dr. Shahasi Athman, Makerere University

The Silent Invader: Tracking Potato Cyst Nematodes Across East Africa

Link for online participation

https://shorturl.at/c91lQ

Meeting chat link
https://mak-ac-ug.zoom.us/launch/jc/81095054780

Meeting ID: 810 9505 4780
Passcode: 321543

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