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 ...
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 ...
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- ...
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 ...
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 ...