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Activities and News

 


Congratulations to Elizabeth Schultheis who has been selected as a recipient of a Dr. Marvin Hensley Endowed Fellowship in Science.


Dr. Frank Telewski and PhD student, Peter Carrington, offer their expertise to assist the police department in the Baby Kate case. Dr. Telewski and Peter Carrington were asked to appear in court to explain how the plant debris on the suspects shoes may eventually help find Baby Kate.  Read more…


Anne Royer was awarded the NABT travel award from the Society for the Study of Evolution to present the high school evolution activity she developed at the National Association of Biology Teachers conference. Congratulations Anne!


Congratulations to Christine Shyu, Josh Springer, and John Withers for being awarded the Summer 2012 Dissertation Continuation Fellowships!


Congratulations to Dr. Tammy Long who was awarded the Science Prize for Inquiry-Based Instruction. This prize is established to encourage innovation and excellence in education by recognizing outstanding, inquiry-based science and design-based engineering education modules. Read more...

 


 

Michigan State University proudly awards Dr. Diane Ebert-May the Distinguished Faculty Award. Dr. Ebert-May is recognized nationally and internationally as a pioneer and leading scholar in biology education research. Read more...

 

Michigan State University proudly awards Dr. Robert Last the Distinguished Faculty Award. Dr. Last is recognized for his outstanding contribution to the field of plant genomics and his dedication to training students in and out of the traditional classroom. Read more...

 

Congratulations to Drs. Diane Ebert-May and Robert Last for being awarded the Distinguished Facutly Award!


Congratulations to Dr. Diane Ebert-May for receiving the 2011-2012 AIBS Education Award, presented to individuals or groups who have made significant contributions to education in the biological sciences. Read more...

 


Dr. Carolyn Malmstrom is featured in Michigan State University's AgBio Research 2011 Annual Report. "The development of perennial grass-based bioenergy systems offers opportunities for American agriculture to not only increase crop production but also to enhance wildlife habitat and protect soil resources" Read More...


Congratulations to Drs. Robin Buell and Federica Brandizzi on their promotions to Full Professor.

 

 


 

 

Dr. Diane Ebert-May was named the Michigan winner of the 2011 Professors of the Year awards program. Read more... 

 

 


  


Dr. Rob Last
received a $4.1 million grant to unlock plants' biochemistry secrets. Read more...

 

 
 


 

Dr. Carolyn Malmstrom received USDA funding to boost biofuel research. Read more...

 

 


 


AgBio Research scientists Dave Douches and Robin Buell look over genetic databases that will be used in combination with traditional breeding techniques to accelerate the development of new potato varieties. Read more...

 


 

Plant Biology's 4th Annual Trip to the Lansing Lugnuts!
 


Dr. Diane Ebert-May and colleagues are published in the July edition of The BioScience Journal, "How We Really Teach" Read more...

 



 
 Work on the potato genome by the Buell lab was just 
 published in Nature.  Read more...
 
 


 

Recent Publications
  • Anderson, MJ; Crist, TO; Chase, JM; Vellend, M; Inouye, BD; Freestone, AL; Sanders, NJ; Cornell, HV; Comita, LS; Davies, KF; Harrison, SP; Kraft, NJB; Stegen, JC; Swenson, NG (2011). Navigating the multiple meanings of beta diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist. Ecology Letters. 14:19-28
  • Alonso, AP; Val, DL; Shachar-Hill, Y (2011). Central metabolic fluxes in the endosperm of developing maize seeds and their implications for metabolic engineering. Metabolic Engineering. 13:96-107
  • Brudvig, LA; Mabry, CM; Mottl, LM (2011). Dispersal, not Understory Light Competition, Limits Restoration of Iowa Woodland Understory Herbs. Restoration Ecology. 19:24-31
  • Chen, XW; Alonso, AP; Allen, DK; Reed, JL; Shachar-Hill, Y (2011). Synergy between C-13-metabolic flux analysis and flux balance analysis for understanding metabolic adaption to anaerobiosis in E. coli. Metabolic Engineering. 13:38-48

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