(S5:E12) Seeing the Unseen: New Technologies for Studying Plant-Parasitic Nematodes

In this episode Ed interviews Dr. Sebastian Eves-van den Akker of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. They discuss how Sebastian and his lab are using tech such a machine learning and 3d printing to gather data regarding plant parasitic nematodes.

Additional Resources

List of Contributors:

Siyuan Wei, Jie Zhou, Olaf Prosper Kranse, Unnati Sonawala, Gang Sun, Ziyang He, Beatrice Senatori, Clement Pellegrin, Andrea Díaz-Tendero Bravo, Roberta Healey, Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Vincent C.T. Hanlon, George Harpum, Tithira Wijayathilake, Adela Gaja Jezierska-Suwinska, Anika Damm, Kerry VerMeulen, Thomas Baum, Lida Derevnina, Ji Zhou, Sebastian Eves-van den Akker.

Time Stamps

00:00 Introduction and Background of the Speaker

02:45 Sebastian's Journey into Plant Sciences

05:43 Exploring Nematodes and Their Impact

08:54 Research Focus: Cyst Nematodes and Their Mechanisms

11:40 Drivers of Nematode Research in the UK

14:34 Innovative Methods in Nematode Research

17:47 High-Throughput Imaging and AI in Research