Experimental Plant Sciences (EPS): Seven universities, one graduate school

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By Hanna Rovenich and Setareh Mohammadin of the EPS PhD council. Benefits of a Netherlands-wide multi-university graduate school The interuniversity Graduate School ‘Experimental Plant Sciences‘ (EPS) trains over 300 PhD candidates at any given time across seven different universities including Wageningen University, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Free University of Amsterdam, the University of Amsterdam, Leiden … Read more

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Anna Dobritsa

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We are pleased to announce that Anna Dobritsa has received one of our seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards. Anna is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Center for Applied Plant Sciences at Ohio State University.  As an assistant professor, Anna works on understanding the mechanism for formation and patterning of exine, … Read more

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Carla Antonio

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We are pleased to announce that Carla Antonio has received one of our seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards. Carla is currently a Principal Investigator in the Plant Metabolomics Laboratory, Plant Sciences Division at Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (ITQB), in Oeiras, Portugal. Carla has established her own group in Plant Metabolomics. She was contracted as a … Read more

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Emily Indriolo

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We are pleased to announce that Emily Indriolo has received one of our seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards.  Emily is an Assistant Professor at New Mexico State University. Emily’s professional obligations in the Department of Biology at NMSU are as follows: Research; supported by receiving extramural grants that include the training and mentoring of postdoctoral … Read more

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Andrea Eveland

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We are pleased to announce that Andrea Eveland has received one of our seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards.  Andrea is an Assistant Member and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.  She is currently working on four collaborative proposals, which she anticipates submitting for federal funding within the next few months.  In addition, Andrea is … Read more

Advance Your Career at Plant Biology 2015

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This year at Plant Biology 2015 in Minneapolis – we are organizing a variety of activities to help you navigate your career in plant science. These include: Career Workshops Job Opportunities Resume Review Career Coaching Panel Discussions Onsite Career Center Get your resume reviewed. Register for your time slot now! Volunteer to review resumes Participate in Career Chats to … Read more

Recognizing Our Authors: Baldwin, Bailey-Serres, and Boerjan

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This post is part of the Recognizing our Authors series. Ian Baldwin The Plant Cell, Plant Physiology Ian Baldwin graduated with a PhD in chemical ecology from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, Section of Neurobiology and Behavior in 1989. He was an assistant (1989), associate (1993), and full professor (1996) in the Department of Biology … Read more

Naples, FL: Why Plants Matter

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The Naples Botanical Garden endorses Fascination of Plants Day! Their social media team in coordination with Deputy Director Chad Washburn will tweet fascinating plant facts @whyplantsmatter all day long. 4820 Bayshore Drive Naples, FL 34112 www.naplesgarden.org info@naplesgarden.org  

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Lucia Strader

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We are pleased to announce that Lucia Strader has received one of our seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards. Lucia Strader is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Washington University in St.Louis.  Her professional obligations include teaching, university service, and service to the greater scientific community.  At Washington University, she developed an inquiry-based … Read more

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Aruna Kilaru

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We are pleased to announce that Aruna Kilaru has received one of our seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards. Aruna Kilaru is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at East Tennessee State University.  Aruna joined as a tenure­‐track assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at East Tennessee State University … Read more

2015 Women’s Young Investigator Travel Award Winner: Sowmya Subramanian

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We are pleased to announce that Sowmya Subramanian has received one of seven Women’s Young Investigator Travel Awards. Sowmya Subramanian is currently an Associate Research Scientist at the New Mexico Consortium.  Sowmya’s research focuses on understanding and finding solutions to factors that affect photosynthetic productivity. Photosynthesis is a complex phenomenon with several kinetically slow processes in … Read more

FoPD Grows More Plant-tastic Events

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Event coordinators around the world are making plans to celebrate and explore plants with their communities. Here’s what’s happening: US Events – inspiring ideas and coordinator’s contact information US Event Locations – an interactive map; find or add something where you live! General Information about Fascination of Plants Day International Events and Country Networks It’s … Read more

Frostburg, MD: 1st Grade & Tropisms

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First grade students at Beall Elementary in Frostburg, MD – with the help of ASPB member David Puthoff – will investigate their fascination with plants by exploring whether bean plants set on their side or upside-down can re-orient themselves using light and gravity to grow in the correct direction again. Their first exploration is on … Read more

Feeding the Planet Summit 2015 #FoodFWD

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Hosted by Planet Forward*, the 2015 Feeding the Planet Summit (April 23-24) offered cross-curricular options to help foster sustainable solutions for feeding 9.6 billion by 2050. Meeting Infographics feature key input and interactions from all participants. Topics include how research science, diversity breakthroughs, cross-cutting innovation, storytelling, and even parody (e.g. I’m Farming & I Grow … Read more

Recognizing Our Authors

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At ASPB, we are privileged to publish the work of a range of authors whose scientific experience and academic leadership have helped establish our journals, Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell, as highly respected sources of knowledge for the advancement of plant science. In 2009, we analyzed citations to our journals for papers published between … Read more

Several Distinguished Plant Scientists Elected to National Academy of Sciences 2015 Class

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We are pleased to announce that several distinguished plant scientists – most of them members of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) – have been elected as members or foreign associates of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Three members of the … Read more

SURF 2015: the next wave of undergraduate research

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The 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program results are in! Congratulations  to all the students listed below. Also, kudos and thanks to each student’s dedicated SURF mentor. SURF AWARD RECIPIENTS Doctoral-Granting Institutions Kevin Bird, University of Missouri   Allison Butt, Worcester Polytechnic Institute   Hailey Cambra, Worcester Polytechnic Institute   Maxwell Choka, Queen’s University   … Read more

Oregon Farmers Marketing: growers + biologists = improved food crops

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Patrons of the Corvallis and the Albany Farmers’ Markets will be invited to share their knowledge as growers or consumers and also to discuss with scientists why and how plant biology improves food crops. From flavor to sustainability, all stakeholders can meet at the booth set up by Jill Bushakra (USDA-ARS) to share ideas on … Read more