35th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (2019)

June 2—6, 2019 Dr. Melanie Body represented the Appel-Schultz lab and its collaborators at 35th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) with a poster titled “Gall induction by Phylloxera on grape leaves – An integrative approach” (poster session on June 4, 2019). Abstract Galls are highly specialized structures arising … More 35th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (2019)

Our research in the News! “A galling insect activates plant reproductive programs during gall development”

February 25, 2019 Dr. Jack Schultz, Dr. Heidi Appel and Dr. Melanie Body‘s recent study showed that phylloxera aphids hijack the plant’s flowering pathway to induce their galls on grape leaves. Here is the press release on UT News and press coverage: EurekAlert, Science Daily, Tech Explorist, Science X Network, SciSeek. The original article in … More Our research in the News! “A galling insect activates plant reproductive programs during gall development”

Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Plant-Herbivore Interactions 2018

February 23 – March 1, 2019 Dr. Melanie Body represented the Appel-Schultz lab and its collaborators at this year’s Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and Conference (GRC) on Plant-Herbivore Interactions (Ventura, California, USA) with a poster titled “Gall induction by Phylloxera on grape leaves – An integrative approach” (poster sessions on February 23, 25, 26, 2019). … More Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on Plant-Herbivore Interactions 2018

2018 Glass City Chemistry Conference (American Chemistry Society)

June 14-16, 2018 Dr. Melanie Body represented the Appel-Schultz lab and its collaborators at this year’s Glass City Chemistry Conference (American Chemistry Society) (Toledo, Ohio, USA) with a poster titled “Gall induction by Phylloxera on grape leaves – An integrative approach” (poster session on June 15, 2018). Abstract Galls are highly specialized structures arising from … More 2018 Glass City Chemistry Conference (American Chemistry Society)

Midwest Plant Cell Dynamics Meeting (2018)

May 29 – June 1, 2018 Dr. Melanie Body represented the Appel-Schultz lab and its collaborators at this year’s Midwest Plant Cell Dynamics meeting (University of Madison-Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) with a poster titled “Gall induction by Phylloxera on grape leaves – An integrative approach” (poster session on May 31, 2018). Abstract Galls are highly … More Midwest Plant Cell Dynamics Meeting (2018)

Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions SIP16 (2017)

July 2-6, 2017 Dr. Melanie Body represented the Schultz-Appel lab and its collaborators at this year’s Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions (Tours, France) with a poster titled “Correlation between phytohormone patterns and gall induction by Phylloxera on grape leaves” (poster session on July 4, 2017). Abstract Galls are highly specialized structures arising from atypical development of … More Symposium on Insect-Plant Interactions SIP16 (2017)