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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-ToF): Its benefits and how it will make a difference

Episode: May 2025Presenters:Chris Nellessen - Principal Mass Spectrometrist, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Dr Dominie Wright - Principal Laboratory Scientist, Diagnostics and Laboratory Services, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA.Summary: Chris…
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Being responsive and agile in a changing environment – Insights into the updated National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP)

Episode: April 2025Presenters:Dr Susie Collins - Assistant Secretary, Plant Health Policy, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.Summary: Priority pest lists, like the National Priority Plant Pests (NPPP), aim to raise awareness of the threats Australia faces from plant pests and…
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Genomics assisted plant pathogen surveillance; Disease management strategies; Wheat blast research

Episode: Oct 2024Presenters:Dr Thorsten Langner - Independent Research Group Leader from the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Germany.Summary: In this webinar we hear from Grains Research and Development Corporation visiting fellow Dr Thorsten Langner, who speaks about the work his research group…
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Australian Plague Locust Commission: New and old technology, innovations and lessons learnt during the recent desert locust upsurge 2019-2022

Episode: Sept 2024Presenters:Heath McRae - Deputy Director and Operations Manager, Australian Plague Locust Commission.Summary: Heath discusses the Desert Locust upsurge in Africa in 2019-2022, and whilst there are differences in Desert Locust and Australian Plague Locust biology and behaviour…
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ACPPO Webinar Series

The Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) Webinar series, hosted by Australian Chief Plant Protection Officer Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith showcase plant health research, innovation, and biosecurity initiatives; fostering collaboration between the department, plant health stakeholders and…
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