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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Natural Science
Plant Resilience Institute

News

Dr. Rose Marks and field assistant Yandisa Ndzeku sample resurrection grasses at the Free State National Botanical Garden in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
April 16, 2025
New Paper Explores the Secrets of Surviving Without Water
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WALII, Water and Life Interface Institute, robert vanburen, sue rhee
Dr. Rose Marks brought together a team of 39 researchers from across the globe to outline a comprehensive roadmap for advancing research on desiccation tolerance.
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Dr. Rose Marks
June 21, 2024
New Study Reveals Convergent Evolution of Desiccation Tolerance in Resurrection Grasses
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postdoctoral researchers, robert vanburen
A groundbreaking study led by Dr. Rose Marks, a Michigan State University Plant Resilience Institute postdoctoral fellow in the VanBuren Lab, sheds new light on the evolutionary origins and mechanisms of desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants.
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A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes, featuring a QR code and the logos of the 10 organizing universities. The text says, April 16, 2025MSU to host inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference
Dr. Rose Marks and field assistant Yandisa Ndzeku sample resurrection grasses at the Free State National Botanical Garden in Bloemfontein, South Africa.April 16, 2025New Paper Explores the Secrets of Surviving Without Water
A graphic promoting the MSU SciFest STEAM Expo Days 'World of Plants' room. The graphic has a magenta background and features images around the border of plants, seeds, soil, a microscope, and other scientific equipment. There is a white circle in the center containing the following text, March 24, 2025MSU Plant Science Community showcases 'The World of Plants' at STEAM Expo Days
Yuan Xu, postdoctoral researcher in the Sharkey lab, uses a LICOR to measure the rate of photosynthesis in a plant.March 11, 2025Using unique approaches to study plants in future conditions