October 2022 – Recent publications, preprints and upcoming talks This month we are celebrating: recently published collaborative paper on evolution and function of plant immunity. Congrats Erin! new preprint on maize NLRs (includes community accessible CoLab and video tutorial by UCB undergraduate Sanjay Rangavajjhala) in collaboration with Daniil Prigozhin NB! upcoming talk alert. MPMI Awardee Kyungyong…
December 2021 – Congratulations Erin on new preprint and completing PhD! Congratulations to Erin Baggs for completion her outstanding dissertation this month. Dr Baggs is the 1st PhD graduate from the lab! Two of her chapters have been published or pre-printed, and two more will come to the preprint server near you in the next…
December 2020 – The plant that lost its NLRs Congratulations to Erin Baggs on collaborative work on a duckweed Wolffia! Wolffia is one of the plant species that has fewest NLRs (only 1 left), yet it is resistant to pathogens. Michael TP, Ernst E, Hartwick N, Chu P, Bryant D, Gilbert S, Ortleb S, Baggs…
The Gordon and Betty Moore Innovator 2019 Fellowship We are thrilled to have our first grant at UC Berkeley. Ksenia and our lab were selected as one of only 5 recipients of the grant this year. The grant is focused on sustainable agriculture and boosting plant health through new protein engineering approaches (akin to antibody…
My research interests originated with a desire to breed plants for pest resistance. As a student, I studied trichome-mediated insect resistance in tomato and fungal resistance in hazelnut at Cornell and OSU, respectively. Since 1999, here in PMB, I have had an ongoing appointment in the laboratory of Dr. Sarah Hake, where I study maize…
From plant immunity to food security: an interview with Ksenia Krasileva BMC Biology 2018 16:123 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-018-0597-1
September 2018 – Welcome to the Krasileva lab group members, established and new A warm welcome to Andrew Deatker who made it across the Atlantic. Andrew has been with the group for almost three years, and he is our specialist in working with wheat, including field work and molecular biology. He is also behind the…
New blog posts! Before: A new lab in progress by Erin, documenting our progress (with a movie). Also, a faculty spotlight interview with Ksenia returning to her alma mater. SPUR project available for Fall 2018 Are you a Berkeley undergraduate majoring in Biology (2nd year and higher)? Consider applying to our Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research: “Conserved molecules…
Before: A new lab in progress ! The Krasileva lab has moved to the University of Berkeley California! As part of the move Ksenia, Andrew (Research scientist) and I (Erin a 2nd year PhD student) have moved to Plant and Microbial Biology Department in Berkeley. Whilst the post-doctoral scientist Elisha Thynne and pre-doc Reshi…
On June 15th in Rome, Ksenia received Carlotta Award for her contribution and leadership in wheat research. The award was presented by the President of the Italian Academy of Science, Emilia Chiancone, and a granddaughter of Carlotta Strampelli, countess Parisani (1868-1926, a pioneer of wide crosses in wheat). Photogallery from the event