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What do plants do when they cannot run from danger? They build better borders. In our new review @msubrandizzilab , we discuss how plants remodel their cell walls during pathogen attack, turning a structural boundary into an active immune interface. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… 1/n
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MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory retweeted
A $13.6M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will support the @MSUDOEPlantLab through 2029. The renewal extends a federal partnership that has supported groundbreaking plant science at @michiganstateu for more than 60 years. msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/0…
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Exciting new review from PRL researchers in the Benning Lab: How do chloroplasts assemble their photosynthetic membranes and accomplish the fundamental task of photosynthesis? From the 1950's to the cutting edge of modern science, here's what we know 👉️ buff.ly/yKLRXX2
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Classes might be out for summer, but our undergraduate researchers ended their spring semesters on a high note! Congrats to Breana (Benning Lab), Abdolla (Vermaas Lab), Cheyanne & Elisa (Kerfeld Lab) for acing their award-winning presentations in Plant Science & Biochemistry!
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What's the future of plant science? Maybe the question is what plant science can do for our future: @MSUDOEPlantLab director Federica Brandizzi met with WI and MI House & Senate staffers to discuss how programs like @GLBioenergy help drive U.S. leadership in the global bioeconomy
.@GLBioenergy research is helping ensure U.S. leadership in the global bioeconomy. @UWMadison's Tim Donohue and @MSUDOEPlantLab's Federica Brandizzi met with WI and MI House and Senate staff to discuss GLBRC breakthroughs, biotechnology, AI, and energy security.
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Congratulations, Christoph! Dr. Benning served as director of the MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab from 2015 until 2025. A renowned biologist and respected mentor, his preeminent work revolves around lipid metabolism and the maintenance of the photosynthetic membrane in plants & algae.
Congratulations Christoph Benning of @MSUDOEPlantLab, newly inducted #NASmember! #NAS163 #plantbiology
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Join Verena Krichbaumer of Oxford Brookes University for her seminar titled "On the intEResting structures and functions of the plant ER: from Organella Structures to Biotech" on Monday, April 13th, 2026 @ 4:00 PM in the Plant Biology Labs, room 247. events.natsci.msu.edu/#event…
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Join Jana U'ren from Washington State University for her seminar titled "Impact of symbiotic interactions on the diversification of metaboluic gene clusters in xylarialean fungi" on Monday, April 6th, 2026 at 4:00 PM. events.natsci.msu.edu/#event…
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Join us for our next Tuesday Noon Seminar series with Amanda Koenig and Hiruni Weerasooriya and tune in to their respective topics! Click this link to learn more about what to expect from their presentations. events.natsci.msu.edu/#event…
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Join Camilo Parada Rojas from Cornell University for his seminar titled "Applying genomics to improve disease management strategies. From plant immune receptor diversity to pathogen genomic surveillance" on Monday, March 30th, 2026 at 4:00 PM. events.natsci.msu.edu/#event…
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Join Scott Jackson of the University of Georgies for his seminar titled "Crop Design- Integrating Genomics, Breeding, and Synthetic Biology" on Monday, March 23rd, 2026 at 4:00 PM in the Plant Biology Labs, room 247. events.natsci.msu.edu/#event…
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Ever stared down a pile of laundry that feels insurmountable? Plant cells can relate: when unfolded proteins pile up in the ER, chronic stress can lead to programmed cell death. Learn more in a new review from the @msubrandizzilab in @TrendsPlantSci: buff.ly/n5myZ8r
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Join Jenn Brophy of Stanford University for her seminar titled "Synthetic Genetic Circuit Tools for Understanding and Engineering Plant Resilience" on Monday, March 16th @ 4:00 PM in the Plant Biology Laboratories, room 247. events.natsci.msu.edu/index.…
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Photorespiration is a dynamic metabolic process, contributing to energy balance, stress resilience, and nutrient flux. Read more in the article titled "Understanding plant resilience by putting photosynthesis and photorespiration in the metabolic context" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4178…
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Join Mariana Silva Artur of Wageningen University & Research for her seminar titled "Dry and Durable: How Seed Maturation Bridges Evolution and Resilience" on Monday, March 9th, 2026 at 4:00 PM in the Plant Biology Labs, room 247.
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Join Rory Craig of the University of Melbourne for his seminar titled "Auxenochlorella as a New Algal Model for Plant Biology and Bioengineering" on Monday, February 23rd, 2026 at 4:00 PM in the Plant Biology Labs, room 247.
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When importing nuclear-encoded precursor proteins into chloroplasts, chaperones are essential. Check out this article titled "Functional Interaction Between Toc75 POTRA1 Domain and Tic22‐III in the Intermembrane Space During Chloroplast Protein Import" pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…
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Protein structure serves as a critical bridge between sequence and functional annotation. Check out this new article published by The Plant Cell titled "Structure-Guided Discovery of Protein Functions in Plants". academic.oup.com/plcell/adva…
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