Nematology Educational Programs

Workshops and Courses:

The Center for the Development of Biotic Products (CEPROBI) of the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico invites you to the Symposium: “Fungi and nematodes as agents for the biological control of pests and diseases”, a space where innovation and sustainability come together to face the challenges of the future. The symposium will take place on November 19th and 20th, 2025, at the Martín de la Cruz Auditorium, CEPROBI – Yautepec, Morelos, Mexico. You can register for free and attend in person or virtually. More information and registration at: https://simposiocontrolbiologico.ceprobi.mx/.

SON2024 High Throughput Nematode Identification Workshop

MITOCHONDRIAL METAGENOMICS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT NEMATODE IDENTIFICATION – WHAT IS IT? HOW GOOD IS IT? HOW TO USE IT? Eli Gendron, J. Sevigny, W.K. Thomas, and D.L. Porazinska  ~Powerpoint Presentation
Tutorial:  https://github.com/WormsEtAl/Mitometagenomics-Tutorial

Course on Nematode Systematics and Phylogeny - Spring 2025
The course provides advanced knowledge on taxonomy and systematics of free-living, plant-parasitic, and animal-parasitic nematodes. It uses their morphological and molecular characterization as basis for understanding nematode evolutionary relationships, classification, and identification.
NEM6102_flyer_Final.pdf

Plant-Parasitic Nematode Identification Course (December 12-19, 2025)
The course is taught in person only and is open to anyone interested (graduate students, disease diagnosticians, researchers, regulatory agency representatives etc. in the US and abroad). Registration is required as the seat cap is 18.
https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/nematology/

University Programs (US):

ALABAMA

Auburn University
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology - Lawrence Lab

ARKANSAS

University of Arkansas
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology -Kud Lab

CALIFORNIA

University of California Riverside
Department of Nematology
University of California Davis
Department of Entomology & Nematology

FLORIDA

University of Florida
Department of Entomology & Nematology

GEORGIA

University of Georgia
Department of Plant Pathology - Mitchum Lab

HAWAI'I

University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences  - Wang Lab

IDAHO

University of Idaho
Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology

ILLINOIS

University of IllinoisUrbana-Champaign
Department of Crop Sciences

INDIANA

Purdue University
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology - Zhang Plant Nematology Lab

IOWA

Iowa State University

Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology  - Tylka Lab

KANSAS

LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University
Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology

MARYLAND

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA
Penn State
Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology - The Kantor Lab

SOUTH CAROLINA
Clemson University
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
Email: ckhanal@clemson.edu

TENNESSEE

UTAH

Brigham Young University
Biology Department - Adams Lab

Dr. Byron Adams is interested in nematode ecology and evolution.  He studies insect-associated nematodes, and nematology as applied to questions about how terrestrial ecosystems, respond to historical and contemporary climate change, and how nematodes have evolved to survive environmental stress. 

VERMONT

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

University Programs (International):

NETHERLANDS

Wageningen University & Research

Laboratory of Nematology

BELGIUM

Ghent University, Nematology Research Unit

Ghent University - International Master of Science in Agro- and Environmental Nematology (IMaNema)

NEMEDUSSA in Sub-Saharan Africa

Please share your program website link with the societyofnematologists@gmail.com