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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Plant Resilience Institute
 
Plant Resilience Institute Logo
 

Mission

The mission of the Plant Resilience Institute (PRI) is to enhance plant resilience to environmental challenges including extremes in weather and to become a “Center of Excellence” for foundational and translational plant research aimed at stabilizing the productivity and quality of food and energy crops against climate fluctuations and uncertainties.

Purpose

Climate instability threatens agricultural productivity. Stabilizing crop production will require the development of crops that are more resistant to abiotic and biotic stresses including drought, high temperature, flooding, disease (bacterial, fungal, viral) and insect pests.

People

The PRI includes faculty, postdocs, students, and staff from diverse career stages and disciplines (biochemistry, genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, microbiology, and pathology), with expertise in both model and crop species, drought and heat adaptation, plant-microbe and plant-insect interactions, microbial ecology, and genomics.

News

Natali Gonzalez pictured at her graduation ceremony with CANR Associate Dean of Culture, Access and Belonging Dr. Antomia Farrell and CANR Assistant Director of Student Support and Belonging Stephanie Chau

CANR Honors 2024 Outstanding Student Leader

The MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has honored PRI member Natali Gonzalez, who earned a degree in Environmental Studies and Sustainability, with the 2024 CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award.
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Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt and Madison Plunkert examine a plant specimen together in the lab

Turning Red: Can Pigmentation Protect Plants From Harmful Fungi?

In a new, collaborative PRI seed grant project, two PLB graduate students have teamed up to investigate how plants’ natural defense mechanisms can be leveraged to help improve crop resilience.
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MSU Research Foundation awards and medal

The MSU Research Foundation Helps Turn Spartan Discoveries Into Impact

PRI Director Sue Rhee speaks on the MSU Research Foundation, which has empowered groundbreaking research at MSU for over 50 years, creating an ecosystem of innovation and discovery that drives economic growth across Michigan and beyond.
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What's coming up?

February
27
PRI Networking Hour: "Engaging Your Audience in Science Communication" with Dr. Lucia Strader1:00 PM
March
06
"Anhydrobiosis Across Organisms, Scales, and Disciplines" WALII Webinar Series: Dr. Jon Hibshman11:00 AM
March
11
Plant Cell Identity Webinar: Cell states during cell development, proteomic approaches to defining cell types and states12:00 PM
March
14
SAFS Spring Seminar: Dr. Christine Sprunger12:40 PM