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Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
@deepakhaarith.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. of Nematology at University of Florida.
#plants #microbes and their interactions - especially fond of #nematodes #fungi

Love indulging in #rice and good arguments
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Haarith lab end-of-semester Ice cream party!

Happy Kaarthigai, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays!
December 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Level up! Just completed the Teacher's college at UF/IFAS CALS. Had a lot of fun and insightful discussions just ahead of teaching a large class in Spring 2026.
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Early birthday gift that arrived on Diwali. Very thoughtful and I love it!

#Green = The best colour in the world!
#Nematode = The best animal in the world!

Thank you, my friend Jordan Bretl! #UFBugs
October 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
“Overexpression of α-SNAPRhg1 Can Improve rhg1-a-Mediated Soybean Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode,” by Deepak Haarith et al. Available open access in Phytopathology, Volume 115, Number 9: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-25-0077-R
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
Nabin Poudel et al. conducted the first comprehensive evaluation of fluazaindolizine, fluensulfone, fluopyram, and oxamyl on motility, reproduction, and egg hatching in various root-knot nematode species.🪱 Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-25-0028-R
Differential Response of Meloidogyne enterolobii, M. floridensis, M. haplanaria, and M. incognita to Sublethal Doses of Nonfumigant Nematicides | Phytopathology®
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs; Meloidogyne spp.) are among the most widespread and damaging plant-parasitic nematodes known. Although M. incognita is the most prevalent RKN species, other species, including M. enterolobii, M. floridensis, and M. haplanaria,...
doi.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Introducing the first members of Haarith Lab.

#UndergraduateResearch
September 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Big news! We are recruiting a postdoc to work on tomatillo evolution: jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta.... The clade containing tomatillos and its allies (ca 300 spp) has evolved lantern fruits at least 25 times - we want to know why! Join us @rociodeanna.bsky.social & @caschenck-bio.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow in Tomatillo Evolution
jobs.colorado.edu
August 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Apparently it's Huernia aka the lifesaver cactus plant. I have been wanting it for a while. It also has rotten meat scent for the flies. Yes. I burn incense everyday in my office. So hopefully it looks pretty and doesn't smell so bad. 🤣
August 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Welcome gift - a plant? OMG YES!

Thank you Dr. Andrea Lucky for the first plant in my new office.
August 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I am looking for a PhD student in #molecularbiology #biochemistry #bioinformatics to work with #plants and #nematodes

Please share widely. Also, prospective applicants please check out this link:
www.alligator.org/article/2024...

#PhDposition
July 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My adviser organized a surprise farewell and sent me away with 5 UW Madison gifts for the 5 years I spent with him. The weather cooperated for a Terrace hangout. So long. Farewell.
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Overexpression of α-SNAPRhg1 Can Improve rhg1-a Mediated Soybean Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode | Phytopathology® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/... #nematology #soybean
Overexpression of α-SNAPRhg1 Can Improve rhg1-a Mediated Soybean Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode | Phytopathology®
The rhg1-a and rhg1-b haplotypes of the soybean Rhg1 locus are economically effective tools for the control of soybean cyst nematode (SCN; Heterodera glycines), but ongoing SCN evolution requires impr...
apsjournals.apsnet.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Fun morning going through stocks and cultures as I prepare for the big move. Here is a picture of some #nematode cuties.
June 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Maybe its time to get a dog :D
a small white chihuahua is laying on a yellow pillow and looking at the camera .
ALT: a small white chihuahua is laying on a yellow pillow and looking at the camera .
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May 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The worst part of Spring is here: the omnipresent skunk of the tree world - Bradford Pears. Ewww
April 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I wrote down my learning as an international (Indian) graduate student in the USA, as a piece of advice. This could be useful to students and other academics alike? Let me know what you think! I hope this is helpful. #gradschool #newPI #international #studyabroad

www.linkedin.com/pulse/indian...
Indian Grass Is NOT Browner Than Grass Abroad – AND Vice-versa (Graduate school advice)
Before I begin, I want to clarify that everything I’m about to share is drawn from my own experiences and from many honest conversations I’ve had with fellow Indian students — both in person and here ...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
Robbert van Himbeeck et al. investigated whether chlorophyll fluorescence could be suitable as a rapid, nondestructive method for early potato cyst nematode detection. 🥔 Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PHYT... @jaapjanwillig.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
nematode aquatint etching from c. 2010 that i still like
March 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
Very exciting Career Development workshop provided by the SON Industry & Student committees!

Registration & event information can be found here: nematologists.org/event-6040380

Hope to see you there!
February 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
In the American grocery stores, they label it as "Ginger root" so glad that you asked this question. 🫡
February 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
Wasting a writing session on the paper's title
February 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Deepak Haarith, Ph.D.
To US colleagues who have lost or are in imminent danger of losing their jobs: please DM whether we can accommodate your research.
February 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM