APS SouthernDivision @sd_aps
The official Twitter account for the Southern Division APS Graduate Student Organization. Joined May 2017-
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Congratulations to all of our members who attended the 101st American Phytopathological Society Southern Division meeting this year! Incredible work everyone 🎉👏🏼@sd_aps (more info on our Insta post!)
It’s a wrap on my first APS Southern Division meeting. Massive thanks to @sd_aps for the award! 🏆 I loved connecting with fellow plant pathologists and serving as an oral presentations judge. Major kudos to our team for shining a spotlight on our research at @EvergladesREC! 🌽🥗
101st SD APS meeting Day 3: Symposium: Perspectives from Persevering Dr. Mizuho Nita on investigating alternative grape disease management approaches to prepare for the future.
101st SD APS meeting Day 3: Symposium: Perspectives from Persevering Dr. John Mueller on 40 years of advancing nematode management in South Carolina row crops.
101st SD APS meeting Day 3: Symposium: Perspectives from Persevering Dr. Nick Dufault on identifying fungicide efficacy reductions through molecular analysis!
Graduate students, Elias and Shelly from @TNplantDR lab showcased their research at APS Southern Division @sd_aps meeting in Columbia, SC. @epp_tn @UTIAg
Cover Letters 101 Workshop sponsored by @corteva will be happening at 12:00 to 2:00 PM today, led by Dr. Nicole Gauthier @KYPlantDisease.
101st APS Southern Division is happening at Hilton Columbia Center! Join us today for graduate student research competition all day!!
Please RT: A Ph.D. position (Vegetable pathology) will be available in the Paugh Lab in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences (PES) at Clemson University starting in summer or fall 2024. More info: jobs.apsnet.org/job/ph-d-gradu…
Great talk by @Jack_Masca to start off 2024 @sd_aps Graduate Student Research Competition! @QuesadaLabNCSU @NCSU_DEPP #SDAPS2024
Stop by poster spot #1 to see my work on developing a RPA assay for Phytophthora capsici at 2024 @sd_aps 🎉 @QuesadaLabNCSU @NCSU_DEPP #SDAPS2024
This month we are highlighting Junaed Ahmed, PhD student at Clemson University! Read below to learn cool stuffs about Junaed and the awesome research he is doing! @Junaed__
Do you want to be a potential moderator for annual APS-Southern Division meeting (February 26-29) at Columbia, SC? If yes, please DM your info with your email address or contact @MilanPanth or @EliasZuchelli . This will be a first-come-first priority.
This month we are highlighting Sarala Giri, MS student at Clemson University! Read below to learn cool stuffs about Sarala and the awesome research she is doing! @SaralaGiri17 @ClemsonUniv
Deadlines approaching for APS-Southern Division 2024 meeting: December 13: Abstract submission deadline and travel award application deadline December 18: Presenter regestration deadline PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!!! More info at: apsnet.org/members/commun…
This month we are highlighting Aastha Subedi, Ph.D. candidate at University of Florida! Read below to learn cool stuffs about Aastha and the awesome research she is doing! @UF

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