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Connect with leading researchers in the field of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and molecular ecology. https://www.ismpmi.org/Pages/default.aspx
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Review the proposed amendments and vote by February 5: https://bit.ly/4pK1MEp

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January 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Unlock new perspectives on how plants sense, communicate, and respond across tissues with "Local and Inter-Organ Signaling in Immunity and Mutualistic Interactions." This concurrent session is available with #ISMPMIRewind!

Get access today: https://bit.ly/4mDryZg

#2025ISMPMI
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Members: Check your inbox for the last issue of #Interactions of 2025! Discover the latest research, meet the members leading our field, get society updates, and more. Read the December issue now! https://bit.ly/4hPkQgw
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Explore how pathogens outsmart plant defenses in the Effector Interference Mechanisms concurrent session on #ISMPMIRewind!

Hear from leading researchers on effector hijacking, immune suppression, secretion pathways, and defense reprogramming.

Access Rewind: https://bit.ly/4mDryZg

#2025ISMPMI
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Explore the Microbial Infection Strategies session with #ISMPMIRewind! Featuring insights on pathogenic and mutualistic plant–microbe interactions.

Available now! https://bit.ly/4mDryZg
Congress Attendees: FREE | Members: $49 | Nonmembers: $79

#2025ISMPMI #MPMIResearch
December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
From viral hijacking viruses to AI-driven plant defense, the #2025ISMPMI Congress delivered cutting-edge insights!

Listen now with #ISMPMIRewind: https://bit.ly/4mDryZg
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Missed #2025ISMPMI? Catch up with #ISMPMIRewind!

🎧 Listen to select session recordings
🔬 View poster PDFs of the latest research

Did we mention you can access it anytime? https://bit.ly/4mDryZg

Members: $49 | Nonmembers: $79
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Find presentations from the #2025ISMPMI Plenary Session 1 and other discussions on non-self-recognition, signaling, and crop resistance genomics on demand in #ISMPMIrewind. Rewind is free to attendees and available for purchase.

Get access today: https://bit.ly/4mDryZg
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Catch up on the science you missed! Couldn’t attend the #2025ISMPMI? #ISMPMIRewind gives you access to groundbreaking research shaping the future of plant–microbe interactions.

• Hours of expert presentations
• PDFs of posters
• Watch anytime, anywhere

Members: $49 | Nonmembers: $79
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Members: Check your email or our site for the latest issue of #Interactions! Read about Professor Jin's journey to the National Academy of Sciences, meet other members, read #MPMI Editor’s Picks, and more. https://bit.ly/4hPkQgw
September 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Couldn’t make it to Cologne? No problem—IS-MPMI Rewind is here!

Get access: https://bit.ly/4mDryZg

Members: $49 | Nonmembers: $79
Congress attendees can access Rewind as part of their registration.

#2025ISMPMI #ISMPMIrewind
September 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Check your inbox for August's member-only #NewsCapsule for a recap of #2025ISMPMI Congress, #MPMI Focus Issue submissions, limited-time job posting discounts, and more. Read the latest issue today! bit.ly/3PWeccE
August 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Deadline approaching—submit to the forthcoming focus issue by September 1!
New call for papers alert 🚨🌱🦠 Submit to the "Symbiotic and Pathogenic Interactions in the Rhizosphere" focus issue by September 1, 2025!

Focus Issue Guest Editors: Tarek Hewezi, Hari Krishnan, Kevin Garcia, and Mina Ohtsu

Learn more: apsjournals.apsnet.org/mpmirhizosph...
August 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Editor’s Pick! The cassava pathogen Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis (Xpm) causes severe disease, but its effector functions are not well understood. ‪‪Diana Gómez De La Cruz‬ et al. show that the Xpm effector XopAE suppresses plant defenses. Learn more: doi.org/10.1094/MPMI...
July 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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A breakthrough for potatoes: Samodya K. Jayasinghe et al. identify salicylic acid as a key defense hormone against Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea, a persistent soilborne protist threatening yields around the world. 🥔

Read the press release to learn more: www.apsnet.org/about/newsro...
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Members: Check your email for the July #NewsCapsule! Meet our new Board Members, see Congress award winners, explore the #MPMI call for papers + Editor’s Picks, and more. bit.ly/3PWeccE
July 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Great talk by @teamthomma.bsky.social who shows that effectors have antimicrobial activities that are ancesteral - other functions within the host have evolved later on to suppress immunity in plants #2025ISMPMI
July 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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The closing talk is being delivered by Maria Harrison. Maybe showing my Cornell bias, but her work is amazing as is her mentorship (so I’ve heard).

Maria summarizes the progress and current state of the field of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: “the most important symbiosis in the world”.
#2025ISMPMI
July 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Maria Harris closing #2025ISMPMI with the "most important plant-microbe interaction on earth".
CKL1 and CKL2 kinanses locate to the periarbuscular and plasma membranes during AMF symbiosis and their kinase activity is key for regulating downstream lipid biosynthesis.
July 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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@ajbogdanove.bsky.social closes out #2025ISMPMI with praise of collaboration, the great questions, and the excitement for the field.

Reminds that the “Rewind” option will allow folks to watch missed talks - watch your email.

Big thanks to local organizers, the program committee, and society staff!
July 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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#2027ISMPMI - Try 2 for Jeju, Korea!

Hope to see you there and I’m glad that South Korea gets to host after their turn was missed because of the pandemic.

There is a promise of good food 🤤

Though I may need to start saving up now with the state of things…
#2025ISMPMI
July 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Had such a great time at Colonge #2025ISMPMI
See you all next time! 🤗🤗
July 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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Trip to Heidelberg during the free afternoon — what a beautiful city! 🏰✨ #2025ISMPMI
July 18, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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On my way to the airport after an incredible few days in Cologne. So many inspiring sessions, great conversations, and brilliant people. 🌱🔬🫂 #2025ISMPMI
July 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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What a week! I’m happy to be a part of #2025ISMPMI, for all the wonderful people I met and discussions I had. Many thanks to everyone for sharing their research and to the valuable insights. 🌱🔬
July 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM