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Nov. 12: Plant Resilience Research Poster Session October 15, 2019 Nov. 12: Plant Resilience Research Poster Session

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Featured Scholar: James Patrick Santiago October 14, 2019 Featured Scholar: James Patrick Santiago

James Patrick Santiago works in Tom Sharkey's Lab. 
New Post-doc Position Available in Sorghum Leaf Microbiome September 13, 2019 New Post-doc Position Available in Sorghum Leaf Microbiome

A Keegstra Postdoc position is available with a primary appointment in the research laboratory of Ashley Shade. 
Core leaf-bound microbes identified for two key bioenergy crops September 11, 2019 Core leaf-bound microbes identified for two key bioenergy crops

In a new study, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) scientists at MSU have focused on understanding more about the plant regions above the soil where these microbes can live, called the phyllosphere. PRI's Ashley Shade and her lab classified core members of this community in two bioenergy cropping systems, switchgrass and miscanthus.
PRI's Addie Thompson is a part of a $2.7 million project funded by Department of Energy September 10, 2019 PRI's Addie Thompson is a part of a $2.7 million project funded by Department of Energy

Michigan State University (MSU) researchers are part of a multi-university team that has been awarded a $2.7 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant for a new study on sorghum that melds differing sciences — from genomics to crop modeling.
MSU's IMPACTS program: Where computer sciences and plant sciences meet September 10, 2019 MSU's IMPACTS program: Where computer sciences and plant sciences meet

PRI's Robert VanBuren and Robin Buell provide cross-training in computer sciences and plant sciences to provide MSU graduate students with a toolbox of skills to solve global agricultural problems.