Plant Physiology started the Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program 8 years ago to help disseminate discoveries published in the journal and to train the next generation of editors and reviewers. Our AFEs are promising early-career scientists. They bring their passion for science to our journal, communicating to our readers each month some of the most … Read more
The Answer is the 2025 NABT Professional Development Conference! This Halloween, the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Education Committee brought a dash of green to the annual National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) Professional Development Conference in St. Louis, MO. Committee members Erin Friedman (University of Lynchburg) and Jennifer Robison (Manchester University) embarked on … Read more
The plant biology community worldwide will be missing a visionary leader. Dr. Andrew Hanson was C.V. Griffin Sr. Eminent Scholar in the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences since 1994. His B.Sc. in Biochemistry and Botany and his Ph.D. in Plant Physiology, supervised by Prof. Jack Edelman … Read more
By Elizabeth Stulberg, Lewis-Burke Associates At the beginning of the new fiscal year, Wednesday, October 1, with no new funding bills or continuing resolution passed by Congress, many agencies within the federal government suspended their services. This is known as a government shutdown. It will end when Congress passes funding bills that reopen the currently-shuttered … Read more
ASPB Ambassadors builds community. Just like a healthy ecosystem, a strong scientific community depends on diverse connections, mutual support, and shared purpose. Building the community of ASPB, we lift each other up through outreach, support, and collaboration. We have come together after the 101st meeting of ASPB to share our stories of what being an … Read more
