Building research into coursework to engage students, improve job skills, and prime the research pipeline

Brantlee Spakes RichterDepartment of Plant Pathology

Students Need Skills

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10%

Fungal Pathogen BioHost ResistanceDisease CycleFungal StructuresGene-For-GeneCultural ControlCommon Fungal DiseasesCommon Nematode DiseasesHistory of PLPViral Pathogen BioPlant DefensesVirus StructuresNematode Pathogen BioEpidemiologyNematode AnatomyBiological ControlPathogenicity FactorsCommon Viral DiseasesCommon Bacterial DiseasesEnvironmental FactorsFungal TaxonomyBacterial StructuresBacterial Pathogen BioPesticides & Chem ControlKoch's PostulatesNematode TaxonomyPrinciples BiotechViral TaxonomyBacterial TaxonomyFungal Culture TechniquesRecognition Common DiseasesBacterial Culture TechniquesPathogen InoculationsKey out/ ID Fungal PathogensELISAKey out/ ID Bacterial PathogensKey out/ ID NematodesRecognition Nutrient DeffDNA Extraction & PCRRecognition Insects/MitesMedia Production

Work Ethic,Work Readiness

Lab SkillsCommunication

Skills

Content Knowledge

Critical Thinking

Math & Statistics

FieldSkills

PersonalLit

Basic Lab Skills

Readiness to Learn

WritingSkills

StatisticsSkills

Spakes-Richter et al. (2018) Plant Disease

Research Needs Skilled Students

Disease Scouting

Examination,Lit Search,

Plating

Koch’s Postulates,

Round 1

Koch’s Postulates,

Round 2

Disease Note Manuscript

UG Intern

Grad Teams

Undergrad Teams

Weeds & Wilds