News & Announcements

We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense

David Chan-Rodriguez
Friday, August 3, 2018
10:00 AM
LSL, Room S330
Thesis Title: Grass-specific mechanisms of iron uptake: investigation of phytosiderophore transporters and discovery of novel iron deficiency loci
Thesis Advisor: Elsbeth Walker

Kristina Stinson Quoted in NPR WCAI Story, "Climate Change Is Making Allergies Worse"

Professor Kristina Stinson

If you think your seasonal allergies are getting worse, could be you’re not imagining things. Changes in temperature, rainfall, and greenhouse gases are making the pollen season stronger and longer. Read More

We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense

Carlisle Bascom
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
11:00 AM
French Hall, Room 209
Thesis Title: The Interplay Between Polarity Regulators, Calcium, and the Actin Cytoskeleton During Tip Growth
Thesis Advisor: Dong Wang

We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense

Gregory DeIulio
Monday, June 4, 2018
10:00 AM
LSL, Room 410
Thesis Title: Genomics and Plant Disease: a Study of Fusarium oxysporum Kinases and Downy Mildew Resistance in Basil 
Thesis Advisor: Li-Jun Ma

Christina Stonoha Awarded Graduate School Dissertation Research Grant

Christina Stonoha

Plant Biology Ph.D. student Christina Stonoha, has been awarded a competitive Graduate School Dissertation Grant. The UMass Amherst Graduate School provides $80,000 each year to fund competitive Graduate School Dissertation Research Grants (Application Information). This program recognizes the research and accomplishments of our outstanding graduate students and provides funds to assist recipients in completion of their dissertation. Read More

We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense

Huiyuan Guo
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
2:00 PM
Paige Lab, Room 202
Thesis Title: Silver nanoparticles in environmental and biological systems: source, transformation, and detection
Thesis Advisor:  Baoshan Xing

We are pleased to announce the following PB PhD thesis defense

Ian Gillis
Wednesday,  May 16, 2018
10:00 AM
LSL, Room S330
Thesis Title: Variation and Evolution of Fruit Ripening Traits in Tomato Species
Thesis Advisor: Ana Caicedo

Kelly Allen Awarded 2018 Summer Gilgut Fellowship

Kelly Allen

The Plant Biology Scholarship Committee is also pleased to announce Kelly Allen, an incoming PhD student of Plant Biology, was chosen for the Summer Gilgut Graduate Research Fellowship. Thank you to all who applied, the committee reported all the applications were outstanding!

Congratulations to the 2018 Plant Biology Ray E. Torrey Scholarship Awardees:
Kara McNamara and Akaansha Rampal

The Plant Biology Scholarship Committee, a sub-Committee of the GOC, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Ray Ethan Torrey Scholarship.

They are:

Kara McNamara, major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Akaansha Rampal, a rising senior major in Biology.

This year the applications for the Ray E. Torrey Scholarship were outstanding and the committee was impressed by all the applications.  Thank you to all who applied.

Patricia Wadsworth, incoming Director of the Interdepartmental Graduate Programs (IDGP), Awarded the 2018 CNS Outstanding Service/Engagement Award

Patricia (Pat) Wadsworth, Professor and Associate Chair of Biology, who will become the Director of IDGP in June 2018, has been awarded the 2018 CNS Outstanding Service/Engagement Award. CNS Outstanding Achievement Awards recognize excellence and honor faculty and staff members and students who have made important contributions to their discipline, department, college, and university. Recipients are presented with their awards at a special ceremony in the spring. Read More

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