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Calendar Name: seminars
Scheduled for: Thursday, March 22 2012, 11:00 - 12:30
Event text:    Prof Bruno Cammue
	       
	       Faculty of Bioscience Engineering
	       Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics
	       Department of Microbial & Molecular Systems
	       K.U.Leuven
	       
	       Leuven
	       BELGIUM
Details:       “From basic plant pathology research to fungal disease
	       control in plants and humans”
	       
	       ABSTRACT
	       Early research at the “Plant-Fungus Interaction” group
	       of the Center of Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG-PFI)
	       on novel antifungal plant proteins has led to the
	       discovery of the so-called plant defensins (PDFs), basic
	       peptides with antimicrobial activities. Subsequent
	       research at CMPG-PFI focused in one research unit on the
	       function of these PDFs in planta, including their
	       possible role in the plant’s defense against
	       necrotrophic fungi, and was recently extended to other
	       novel stress-induced peptides.  In the other research
	       unit, the mode of antifungal activity of these PDFs was
	       studied. Based on that expertise CMPG-PFI developed a
	       platform for the discovery of novel antifungals with
	       potential applications in agriculture, material
	       protection and medical applications.  The latter include
	       treatment of fungal biofilms and the development of
	       next-generation implants.

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