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June 18, 2025: New PhD!
Congratulations to Dr. Edward Lopatto (Hultgrn lab)!
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June 11, 2025: 2025 William H. Danforth Plant Science Fellows
Congratulations to Grace Coppinger (EEB, Penczykowski lab), Dhahrani Elangovan (PMB, Cox lab), Wynne Havranek (BBSB, Jez lab), and Jesus Peng Zhao (PMB, Dixit lab) on being names as this year’s fellows. In addition, Hayley Sussman (PMB, Cox lab) received the George Hayward Plant Biology Graduate Fellowship.
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May 19, 2025: Annual Varner Lecture
Professor Xinnian Dong (Duke University) is this year’s lecturer and presents searching for messages carried by mRNAs.
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May 16, 2025: ASPB Awards!
Congratulations to Kevin Cox on receiving the Eric E. Conn Young Investigator Award. Ivan Baxter (Danforth Center) was also named a Fellow of ASPB.
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April 30, 2025: New PhD!
Congratulations to Dr. Chia-Yun (Cynthia) Lee (Kunkel lab)!
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April 29, 2025: New National Academy of Sciences Member!
Congratulations to PMB faculty member Susan Dutcher on her election to the NAS.
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April 22, 2025: New PhD!
Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Jouni (Meyers lab)!
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April 8, 2025: NSF Graduate Research Fellowships & Honorable Mentions
Incoming PMB graduate student Aracely Watson (Williams College) receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Current students Emmily Moses (Mansfeld lab) and Vincent Vanyo (Bravo lab) are Honorable Mentions. Congratulations to all!
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April 2, 2025: New PhD!
Congratulations to Dr. Jenna Eschbach (Kutluay lab)!
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March 27, 2025: A PMB Field Trip to Bunge’s Creative Solutions Center
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March 7, 2025: Bringing expansion microscopy to plants
PMB faculty member Kevin Cox and PMB students Sarah Pardi and Lily O’Connor publish a Plant Journal paper on a new microscopy technique for plant biology. See the WashU News story.
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February 7, 2025: DBBS Student Spotlight: Antonio Brazelton
Meet Antonio Brazelton, a dedicated Ph.D. candidate in the DBBS Plant & Microbial Biosciences program! Antonio conducts cutting-edge research at both the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food Agriculture & Nutrition Innovation Center where he dives deep into understanding the roots of heirloom varieties of collard greens, traditionally passed down through generations in the southeastern U.S.
Using a scientific photo booth, Antonio captures data-rich images that pave the way for groundbreaking discoveries in plant sciences. His innovative work not only advances our knowledge but also honors the cultural heritage of these treasured plants. Antonio’s incredible work was recently featured on STLPR, and we’re excited to see all the amazing contributions he’ll continue to make in the world of plant science.
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February 7, 2025
PMB student Kevin Blake’s thesis work on how the tetracycline resistome is shaped by selection for specific resistance mechanisms by each antibiotic generation is published in Nature Communications.
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February 4, 2025
PMB student Patty Gallardo (Bart lab) is in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, as they report on the effects of the Federal funding freeze and its impact on local science.
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January 15, 2025
Congratulations to PMB alum Cynthia Holland, now an assistant professor at Williams College, on receiving an NSF CAREER Award.
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