Nematology Educational Programs

Workshops and Courses:

Course on Nematode Morphology and Anatomy (online) - Fall 2026, University of Florida, Dr. Dorota Porazinska
 For additional information, including course content and requirements, please see the attached flyer or visit the following link: https://ufl.simplesyllabus.com/en-US/syllabus/Fall%202026/NEM/6101/26721
We encourage anyone interested in advancing their knowledge of nematode biology, morphology, and anatomy to take advantage of this unique online learning opportunity. NEM6101_Fall2026_flyer.pdf

• Looking Ahead: This course will be followed by Nematode Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny (NEM6102) in Spring 2027. Please note that NEM6101 is a prerequisite for NEM6102.

Plant-Parasitic Nematode Identification Course

December 11-18, 2026, Clemson University, Dr. Churamani Khanal

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/

SON2024 High Throughput Nematode Identification Workshop - Powerpoint

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

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

Kansas State University

LOUISIANA
Louisiana State University
Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology

MARYLAND

MICHIGAN

Michigan State University

Department of Entomology: https://www.canr.msu.edu/people/marisol_quintanilla

Department of Horticulture: http://www.hrt.msu.edu/haddish-melakeberhan

Department of Plant Soil and Microbial Sciences:https://www.canr.msu.edu/psm/about_psm/diagnostic-services

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MONTANA

Montana State University

NEBRASKA

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

The Ohio State University

OREGON

Oregon State University

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):

BELGIUM

Ghent University, Nematology Research Unit

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

NEMEDUSSA in Sub-Saharan Africa

NETHERLANDS

Wageningen University & Research

Laboratory of Nematology

TURKEY

Department of Plant Production and Technologies of Nigde Omer Halisdemir University  (for MSc and PhD). The nematology program is led by Dr. Halil Toktay, and the main work is with diagnostics, resistance screening (evaluating new cultivars (primarily wheat)), surveys of nematode population distributions across Turkey, with a focus on the Central Anatolia region.

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