Srđan G. Aćimović

Asst. Prof. of Tree Fruit and & Specialty Crop Pathology, focused on improving plant disease management on trees | @virginia_tech | @vtspes | @VTCALS

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

I am very proud to share our new collaborative publication between our colleagues @UVA, the Fruit Tree Pathology Lab @virginia_tech and @USDA_ARS on the antimicrobial effects of enzyme CAase against Erwinia amylovora, the fire blight pathogen of apple: https://t.co/NYbPz2cBXY

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mushrooms releasing their spores

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Soviet cosmonauts Georgy Beregovoy and Pavel Popovich present a hunting rifle as a gift to Neil Armstrong. June 1, 1970....

This photo took place less than a year after Armstrong’s historic Apollo 11 mission, when he became the first human to walk on the Moon. Despite the intense competition of the Space Race, moments like this revealed the mutual respect shared among astronauts and cosmonauts who understood the risks and triumphs of space exploration.

Armstrong was visiting the Soviet Union as part of a global goodwill tour following his return from the Moon. In Moscow, he was welcomed as an honored guest by members of the Soviet space program. Beregovoy, a veteran pilot and cosmonaut who had flown the Soyuz 3 mission in 1968, presented the rifle as a symbol of friendship, humorously noting it was a tool for “hunting on Earth, not on the Moon.” Popovich, one of the first Soviet cosmonauts trained under Yuri Gagarin, stood by with a smile, embodying the spirit of shared exploration that transcended political divides.

Though the two nations remained fierce rivals in space technology, their astronauts often shared deep professional admiration. The exchange foreshadowed later cooperation between the United States and the Soviet Union, culminating in the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project of 1975, when astronauts and cosmonauts worked together in orbit for the first time.

Neil Armstrong’s 1970 visit to the USSR included a trip to Leningrad and the Baikonur Cosmodrome, where he met Soviet engineers and viewed the spacecraft that had carried Gagarin into orbit in 1961.

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[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

Fresh off the press: a new AEM article from my group, a result of hard work by my postdoc Ricardo Delgado-Santander, on use of transcriptomics to elucidate intricate mechanisms of copper tolerance in Erwinia amylovora. Congratulations, Ric: https://t.co/m5ZZvah0Ba

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Enjoying the talk on Venturia asperata by Danielle Prodorutti at IOBC-WPRS - Integrated Protection of Fruit Crops, session Pome Fruit Diseases, in Wageningen, Netherlands (aka BENEFruits).

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Enjoying APS #PlantHealth2025 Opening and Awards Ceremony and keynote speaker talk by Dr. Van Schepler-Luu, in #Honoluluhawaii

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Alaskan bear corrects a fallen roadside cone

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A mother accidentally documents the moment her child took his first steps ❤️

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Angels walk amongst us.

I think the guy needed the hug more than the food.

I love this beautiful display of humanity. 🥰🙏

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Ok, that's incredible!

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7-year-old girl proves that it's not over until it's over
https://t.co/0YwlneJ7Rn

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

I am very proud of my student Matheus Borba and our collaborators today! Fresh off the press - a new article in Plant Disease from Borba et al. 2025. Enjoy the read:
https://t.co/iZVAnlNPPx

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It is great to be in NY again: Enjoying 68th Annual International Fruit Tree Association Conference and Tours in @CityRochesterNY Looking forward to present in this amazing conference.

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

I am very proud of my Team today! Fresh off the press - a new article in Molecular Plant Pathology BSPP from my student Nathanial Boeckman et al. Enjoy the read: https://t.co/XANc8ltYT8

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Looking forward to the amazing conference in @RotoruaNZ:

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

Seminar at @CarnegieMellon's Robotics Institute in Pittsburg PA and visit to George Kantor, Francisco Yandun and Abhi Silwal and the CMU's high bay for robots. I saw awesome UGVs like Bumblebee and CMU's stereo camera. So cool . . .

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

Fresh off the press, a new article in Agronomy on fire blight management by my students Nathanial Boeckman and @TheBorbaMat , from my lab - Congratulations to them for the hard work (!): https://t.co/pykkCiWgVp

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

Had an awesome day today giving an invited seminar at @CANRatMSU Thank you @michiganstateu @Tmiles_MSU @MartinChilvers1 for hosting me!

[Srđan G. Aćimović @SAcimovic_VTech]

We celebrated 100 years of #VirginiaTech's Alson H. Smith Jr Agricultural Research and Extension Center !
https://t.co/Z2WJ5ph6ws