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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 ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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May
23
2019

How plant cells neutralize the potential for self-harm

By Carnegie HQ
Palo Alto, CA— Photosynthesis makes our atmosphere oxygen-rich and forms the bedrock of our food supply. But under changing or stressful environmental conditions, the photosynthetic process can become unbalanced, resulting in an excess of highly ...
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May
16
2019

Two New Venture Grants Awarded

By Carnegie HQ
The Office of the President has selected two new Carnegie Venture Grants. Peter Driscoll of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and Sally June Tracy of the Geophysical Laboratory were awarded a venture grant for their proposal Carbon-rich Super- ...
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May
14
2019

Moises Exposito-Alonso Joins DPB

By Garret W. Huntress
In September 2019, evolutionary geneticist Moises Exposito-Alonso will join Carnegie’s Department of Plant Biology as a staff associate, a prestigious position designed for early career scientists who are ready to independently deploy creative ...
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Mar
21
2019

Revealing the plant genes that shaped our world

By Carnegie HQ
Palo Alto, CA— The creation of new library of mutants of the single-celled photosynthetic green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii enabled a Carnegie- and Princeton University-led team of plant scientists to identify more than 300 genes that are ...
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