We are thrilled to share that Jing Yi has advanced to the final round of the Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition! Jing will compete against nine other finalists on Friday, March 7, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM at the Old Chapel. The event will feature rapid-fire research presentations, with judges selecting the winner and runner-up, while the audience votes for the People’s Choice Award. Join us in cheering on Jing and celebrating this achievement!
Professor Om Parkash Dhankher’s team is engineering Camelina sativa to hyperaccumulate nickel, inspired by Odontarrhena’s natural ability. This breakthrough in phytomining could provide a sustainable, homegrown source of critical minerals. By combining biofuel production with mineral extraction, their work supports a greener economy.
ASPB Fellow Award is granted in recognition of distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology and service to the Society by current members in areas that include research, education, mentoring, outreach, and professional and public service.
Le received the PP Systems Innovator’s Travel Award for her research on high-throughput phenotyping methods of stomatal physiology and morphology in maize. She will be attending the ASPB conference this summer! Congratulations, Le!
Le Liu from Facette Lab, Bahman Khahani from Hazen Lab and Maryam Rashidzade from Caicedo Lab have been invited to present their research at the 2024 New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists Symposium at Duke University this summer.
Congratulations to Jessica Yeh, a first-year targeted student in Cheung Lab, on her remarkable achievement. She has recently published a paper in Cell titled "Extracellular pectin-RALF phase separation mediates FERONIA global signaling function" This paper significantly contributes to her focused area of study on the signaling of plant growth regulators in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Mafu, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has received a four-year, $625,000 National Science Foundation grant to untangle the chemical diversity in legumes in an effort to improve agricultural yields to meet growing demands for plant-based protein sources.
