Invitation to Seminar on Transkingdom Viruses & Potato Cyst Nematodes

This is to invite you to a half-day seminar on Transkingdom viruses and Potato cyst nematodes.

HOST: Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Makerere University

DATE: Tuesday, 18th August 2026

Time: 08:30am-12:00pm

Venue: Laboratory 2, Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology and Biotechnology.

The seminar will feature high profile scientific presentations:

1.Prof. Richard Kormelink, Wageningen University

The Hunt for 5′ Caps by Plant and Animal/Human Infecting Viruses and the Prospects for Future Antiviral Drug Design

2. Prof. Arthur Tugume, Makerere University

The Significance of East Africa as a Hotspot for the Evolutionary Diversification of Plant Viruses

3. Dr. Shahasi Athman, Makerere University

The Silent Invader: Tracking Potato Cyst Nematodes Across East Africa

Link for online participation