Events

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PRI hosts a bi-monthly event titled "PRI Neworking Hour" on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. 

Fall 2024 Sessions: 

• 09/12: Dr. Sue Rhee, PRI Director - Best Practices for Scientific Writing
• 10/10: Dr. Olivia Scott, Acting Assistant Director of Multicultural Initiatives and Community Engagement - Mental Health Workshop
• 10/24: Dr. Julie Rojewski and Theresa Murphy, Office of Graduate Career Development - Taking the jump: Resources, Tips, and Tools for Surviving the Transition out of Academia
• 11/07: Dr. James Santiago, R&D Plant Physiologist at Soli Organic Inc. - A journey from Academia to Industry
• 11/21: Dr. Tom Herlache, Technology Manager Assistant Director for Commercialization - RCR Discussion - Protecting your Intellectual Property

Our past events can be reviewed on the past events page.

SEMINARS

PRI hosts a bi-monthly CSRS-PRI seminar series on Thursdays. 

Fall 2024 Sessions: 

October 10 at 7PM ET
Dr. Sue Rhee, PRI Director and Professor - Short introduction MSU & PRI 
Dr. Kazuki Saito, CSRS Director - Short introduction RIKEN & CSRS 
Dr. Kazuo Shinozaki - Facing Climate Change: Joint Efforts of Plant and Crop Science for a Sustainable Future

October 24 at 7PM ET
Topic: Gas exchange between plants and the atmosphere
• Dr. Tom Sharkey - Various paths of carbon during photosynthesis"
• Dr. Motoaki Seki - Development of EGAO Technology and Its Application to Sustainable Agriculture

November 7 at 6PM ET
Topic: Bridging the gap between agriculture and the environment
• Dr. Christine Sprunger - The long-term maintenance of regenerative agriculture enhances climate resiliency
• Dr. Naoyoshi Kumakura - Fungal Turgor Generation: Unlocking the Mechanisms to Penetrate Hard Plant Surfaces

November 21 at 6PM ET
Topic: Genetic and physiological basis of evolutionary adaptations
• Dr. David Lowry
• Dr. Keiichi Mochida 

Our past events can be reviewed on the past events page.

RETREAT

We host an annual retreat. More details about the 2025 PRI Retreat will be shared soon, so stay tuned for updates.

Check out our past events page to see our previous activities.