Kevin Lehner successfully defended his Genetics and Genomics PhD, Genetic Control of Root System Architecture in Rice  on October 1st.

Masashi has started a position in Taiwan as a tenure-track professor.

Congratulations to Edith who was offered a postdoctoral fellowship from the Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF).

Erin and Colleen both received travel awards to ASPB this year!
Erin was selected for the ASPB Women’s Young Investigator and Colleen was chosen for the Graduate Travel Grant Winners Congratulations to all of the winners! It looks like its going to be a fun meeting.

Click here to learn more about Establishment of Expression in the SHORTROOT-SCARECROW Transcriptional Cascade through Opposing Activities of Both Activators and Repressors.

You can read more about it here: X-Ray Computed Tomography Reveals the Response of Root System Architecture to Soil Texture.