Marcus V Merfa

Plant pathologist studying how/why bacteria cause diseases in plants. Post Doctoral Scholar @ OSU

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Get to know what I do: https://t.co/KWAErnuhh5

[UTK Microbiology @UTKMicrobiology]

A reminder that UTK Microbiology is hiring for two tenure-track faculty positions — one in quantitative plant-microbe interactions and another in microbial drivers of chronic disease. Review of applications begins November 21.

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Poster session is this afternoon at 4:45 pm!
Stop by poster P-359 to talk about how a single effector gene impacts host range of the cereal pathogen Xanthomonas translucens! #PlantHealth2024 #MPMI

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Also, a big shout out to Heng-An Lin (@HengAnLin1), Verónica Román-Reyna (@xocolatl_vrr) and Rishi Bhandari (@hreeshee) for helping putting this workshop together!

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

#PlantHealth2024 day 0 started in the best possible way with our Phyllosphere Microbiology Committee-sponsored microbiome workshop taught by Leah Johnson (NMDC), Ben Allen (KBase) and Tiffany Lowe-Power (@TLowePower).
Thanks to all the attendants and speakers for participating!

[Heng-An Lin @HengAnLin1]

@MicrobiomeData @mvmerfa @xocolatl_vrr @plantdisease Registration: https://t.co/dhRbjLon9L

[Heng-An Lin @HengAnLin1]

Are you interested in bioinformatic tools for microbiome and system biology research?
Register for our workshop by June 14th!
We are looking forward to seeing you at Plant Health 2024!

@MicrobiomeData @mvmerfa @xocolatl_vrr @plantdisease #PlantHealth2024

[Thomas Baldwin @BarleyPathology]

Please Join us this year in Columbus, OH for the the annual BLS research initiative April 1 -2
visit our site for more information:
https://t.co/ZL02ZbboeH

[Jules Butchacas @ButchacasJules]

Excited to share my work on the spatiotemporal activity of Xanthomonas translucens T3SS during barley infection. If you like colorful confocal microscopy images stop by Poster P2.1-068.

Bacteria (yellow) targeting guard and mesophyll cells (cyan). #ICPP2023

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Awesome presentation by the @jmjacobs2 lab rising star @HannahToth6 on metagenomics sequencing for disease diagnostics!
#PlantHealth2023

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Glad to see a full table in the Phyllosphere Microbiology Committee networking hour this afternoon! Thanks for everyone who stopped by to engage with us!
Shout out to our vice co-chair (co-chair to be) @HengAnLin1 for always being supportive in the committee leadership!

[Heng-An Lin @HengAnLin1]

Please join our Phyllosphere Microbiology Committee Networking event today! @plantdisease #PlantHealth2023

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Thanks for your kindness, Hannah! It’s amazing seeing you improve day by day!

[Hannah Toth @HannahToth6]

So awesome to see my 2 of my mentors present in the same day! @xocolatl_vrr @mvmerfa (Marcus even presented twice!) These 2 have made a great impact on my plant pathology career.

[jj @jmjacobs2]

@mvmerfa @OSUPlantPath @IDIatOSU @plantdisease schroth awardee presenting on #Xanthomonas host range

[Edel Pérez-López @Edel_PLopez]

Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium at #PlantHealth2023 👏🏼

🌿Anna Conrad
🌿Marcus Merfa (@mvmerfa)
🌿Me 😅
🌿Peter Henry

Thank you @plantdisease Foundation for the support! 💚

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Wrapping up #PlantHealth2023 day 0 by finishing the metagenomics workshop led by the great graduate student @HannahToth6 and sponsored by the Phyllosphere Microbiology Committee. Thanks everyone who attended and those who helped in it! @jmjacobs2 @xocolatl_vrr @taylor_klass

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

At last, make sure to connect with other great current and former members of our research group @jmjacobs2 @xocolatl_vrr @taylor_klass @HannahToth6 @heidenseek_40

I am looking forward to meeting everyone at #PlantHealth2023

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

Excited to be in the Mile High City for another #PlantHealth2023 meeting by @plantdisease

We start the meeting today with the metagenomics workshop led by @HannahToth6 and TAs @taylor_klass @jmjacobs2 @xocolatl_vrr and me.

Thanks to OhioSupercomputer for the support.

[Marcus V Merfa @mvmerfa]

And we wrap up Monday with the Committee Connections Networking Hour (Plaza Ballroom, 3:30 pm). Stop by to meet fellow Phyllosphere researchers and interact with our community.