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Sep

18

2019

National Postdoc Appreciation Week!

By Clare Tuma

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! September 16 - 20, 2019 Exciting Events Coming Up: 9/17 (Tuesday) 3pm to 4pm: Ice cream and social hour 9/18 (Wednesday) 12pm: Lunch reception 9/18 (Wednesday) 1pm: Workshop to improve communication to the ...

Sep

13

2019

The first of its kind: The Carnegie Institution Postdoc Association (CIPA) organizes an ASPB Symposium for Early Career Scientists

By Clare Tuma

The Carnegie Institution Postdoctoral Association (CIPA) paired with the American Society of Plant Biology (ASPB) to organize a symposium for early career scientists on August 2nd, 2019, one day prior to the society’s annual meeting in San Jose, CA ...

Aug

28

2019

Predicting the mutations plants need to survive climate change

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Plant genetic diversity in Central Europe could collapse due to temperature extremes and drought brought on by climate change, according to a new paper in Nature led by Moises Exposito-Alonso, who joins Carnegie next month from the ...

Aug

23

2019

Carnegie researchers receive joint U.K.-U.S. grant to study hot spring microbes

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie plant scientists Devaki Bhaya and Arthur Grossman received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.K. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to study photosynthetic ...

Aug

22

2019

Carnegie-led initiative receives major DOE biofuels research grant

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Carnegie plant biologists Sue Rhee and David Ehrhardt will lead one of 25 teams awarded a total of $64 million this week by the U.S. Department of Energy to pursue genomic research of potential biofuel crops. “This research will help ...

Aug

06

2019

New award will honor Winslow Briggs’ legacy of mentorship

By Carnegie HQ

Washington, DC— The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) will name a mentorship award in honor of legendary Carnegie plant scientist Winslow Briggs, who died in February. The ASPB is a professional society dedicated to the advancement of ...

Jul

18

2019

Do plant cells hold the roadmap for surviving climate change?

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Do plant scientists hold the key to saving vulnerable populations in a changing climate? How should plant researchers prepare to deploy their knowledge to maintain food security in the future—as well as to promote renewable energy, ...

Jun

19

2019

The Departments of Plant Biology and Global Ecology Organized a One-day Symposium for Postdocs and Students ~ by Dr. Suryatapa Ghosh Jha

By Clare Tuma

The Carnegie Departments of Plant Biology (DPB) and Global Ecology (DGE) convened a successful one-day symposium on June 5, 2019. Co-organized by Devaki Bhaya and Ken Caldeira, it was designed to bring the two departments together to learn about ...

Jun

19

2019

Investigating coral and algal “matchmaking” at the cellular level

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— What factors govern algae’s success as “tenants” of their coral hosts both under optimal conditions and when oceanic temperatures rise? A Victoria University of Wellington-led team of experts that includes Carnegie’s Arthur Grossman ...

May

24

2019

How corn’s ancient ancestor swipes left on crossbreeding

By Carnegie HQ

Palo Alto, CA— Determining how one species becomes distinct from another has been a subject of fascination dating back to Charles Darwin. New research led by Carnegie’s Matthew Evans and published in Nature Communications elucidates the mechanism ...

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