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News

A headshot of Kristin Leutgeb wearing a black sweater outside
April 21, 2026
PRI graduate student Kristin Leutgeb among the 21 MSU students and alumni selected for the NSF GRFP.
Daniel Mok smiling in a blue sweatshirt while holding four small potted succulents
March 10, 2026
Graduate student Daniel Mok received a New Investigator award from the Joint Genome Institute.
Brandon Webster golds up a bag of corn in a red mesh bag. He is smiling and wearing glasses, a tan brimmed hat, and blue button-up.
March 6, 2026
Brandon Webster, 2025 plant biology graduate from the Thompson lab, is embarking on an adventure across the world and joining the Kiwifruit Breeding Center in New Zealand.
Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt at Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve, assembling artificial pitcher plants for this paper.
February 13, 2026
Graduate student Sylvie Martin-Eberhardt discusses their new research paper in Functional Ecology, titled, "Multiple signalling increases both prey response and diversity in a carnivorous pitcher plant."
Febri Susanto
October 28, 2025
The Molecular Plant Sciences graduate program celebrates the successes of its students with the MPS Outstanding Paper Award. PRI member Febri Susanto was one of two students recognized for accomplishments in publishing research in the past year.
Madison and Sylvia examining a plant together in the lab
February 3, 2025
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.