Honoring our retirees: John Yoder

John Yoder retired as a professor in the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences after building a career focused on parasitic weeds and developing crops that resist them.

Abhaya Dandekar introduces John Yoder

Abhaya Dandekar is a distinguished professor in the department and director of the UC Davis Plant Transformation Facility.

John Yoder: "What did I learn over all this time?"

In the course of his career, Yoder delved into the genetic basis of mechanisms at the molecular level that govern interactions between crop plants and parasitic plants. But in looking back, Yoder said, there is so much more to learn.

Taylor welcomes guests and honorees at the 2023 Retirement Dinner

The department traditionally has held its retirement dinner every two years. But, the COVID-19 pandemic caused postponement of both the 2020 and the 2022 dinners, chair Gail Taylor explained. This event, held at the UC Davis Convention Center on April 28, 2023, honored several faculty members who had retired since 2018.

Taylor offers closing remarks here:

Video playlist

You can watch the entire video playlist from the 2023 Retirement Dinner here.

Read more about John Yoder's career here.