{"id":182,"date":"2024-12-16T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:50:22","slug":"pig","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/pig\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-Insect Group (PIG)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/files\/2026\/04\/PlantInsectGroup-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/files\/2026\/04\/PlantInsectGroup-Banner.png 960w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/files\/2026\/04\/PlantInsectGroup-Banner-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/files\/2026\/04\/PlantInsectGroup-Banner-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/salzmanlab\/files\/2026\/04\/PlantInsectGroup-Banner-50x17.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About PIG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosted by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Science (CAES), the University of Georgia&#8217;s <strong>cross-disciplinary Plant-Insect Group (PIG)<\/strong> brings together researchers across UGA and beyond who are studying <strong>any aspect<\/strong> of plant and insect interactions. UGA&#8217;s Plant-Insect Group (PIG) is inspired by a similar group at Cornell University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Goals of PIG<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build a community of researchers working in the same field across departments at UGA and internationally.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide an informal space for students and post-docs to receive feedback from the intellectual community on their research plans\/design, data analysis, or talks.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expose researchers to the diverse world of&nbsp;plant-insect interaction research, methods, and big questions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discuss recent or seminal papers in the field of&nbsp;plant-insect interactions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Welcome All<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This informal group is for researchers working at&nbsp;<strong>all career stages<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>across all UGA departments and campuses&nbsp;<\/strong>on any aspect of&nbsp;plant-insect interactions. Graduate students can take PIG for course credit (with a remote option) but postdocs, research professionals, and faculty are actively encouraged to attend. PIG meets weekly to discuss current themes and problems in the field as well as ongoing projects at UGA. We discuss papers, host guest speakers, and foster a supportive environment for early career scientists to develop their research projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know someone outside of UGA who would love to be a part of PIG? We warmly invite you to spread the word far and wide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">ENTO\/ECOL 8040<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>PIG can also be taken for formal credit, as a graduate level course. Offered Fall and Spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested? Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bulletin.uga.edu\/Course\/Details\/49342\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bulletin.uga.edu\/Course\/Details\/49342\">Plant-Insect Group Course Description<\/a> to learn more OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/athena.uga.edu\/\">REGISTER NOW!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Join Us!<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>If you would like to be included in email announcements of our weekly meeting topics, please use the sign-up below to send an email to Dr. Shayla Salzman with \u201cPIG sign up\u201d as the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"mailto:shayla.salzman@uga.edu?subject=PIG%20Sign-Up\">Sign-Up!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesdays at 3 PM <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spring 2026, Cedar Street Building C, Room 417<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need to attend remotely? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve got you! 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