Seminars & Events
Molecular Plant Science Seminars
Visiting scientists discuss timely topics. While at MSU, the scientists visit our laboratories to speak with the students, postdocs, and faculty in an informal setting.
Time: Mondays at 4:10p (Refreshments at 4p)
Location: Room 1200 Molecular Plant Sciences Building
*Download 2019-2020 schedule*
Monday Seminar Series
Dissecting a transposable element burst: what is required, how has it evolved, and how does it spread?
Monday Seminar Series
The zygotic transition in rice and application to self-propagating hybrid crops
Monday Seminar Series
Dissecting the disease triangle: host, pathogens and the environment
Monday Seminar Series
Stable isotope approaches to assess photosynthetic metabolism of algae and plants
Monday Seminar Series
The award recognizes the best doctoral dissertation in the plant sciences at MSU from the previous two years.
Monday Seminar Series
The initiation of epigenetic silencing in plants
Monday Seminar Series
Unlocking plant aromatic amino acid biosynthesis to boost the production of natural products
Monday Seminar Series
AM symbiosis-conserved genes modulate root cell structure and function to accommodate fungal endosymbionts
Monday Seminar Series
Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution
Monday Seminar Series
Gene silencing by RNA-directed DNA methylation
Monday Seminar Series
Studying plant development at the level of single cells
Monday Seminar Series
Bi-directional signaling along the microbiome-root-shoot axis
Tuesday Noon Seminars
This series features a weekly student or postdoc presentation.
Time: Tuesdays at 12p
Location: Room 168 Plant Biology Building
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
The PRL director will present the new Code of Ethics document and seek input from the PRL community.
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Analysis of the protein oligomeric state of dynamic plastoglobule lipoprotein particles of Arabidopsis thaliana
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Identification of AtIRE1C, an unconventional isoform of the UPR master regulator AtIRE1
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Using CRISPR-Cas9 to unravel the mystery of monolignol translocation
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Algal-fungal symbiosis leads to photosynthetic mycelium
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Catalase protects against non-enzymatic decarboxylations during photorespiration
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Quantifying Fluxes Through Photosynthetic Metabolism Using 13CO2-Tracers
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Investigating the circadian clock in crops
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Biochemical Pathway Leading to Phylogenetically Restricted Acylsugars in Nicotiana acuminata
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
The conserved core regions of FtsZ proteins determine their distinct functions in chloroplast division
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Science communications @ the PRL: Why it matters, what we do, and how you can help
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Glycyl radical enzyme-associated microcompartments: redox-replete bacterial organelles
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Environmental impact on second messenger signaling during plant-pathogen interactions
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Mis-regulation of the transcriptome in the cht7 chlamydomonas mutant during cell division cycle and nitrogen-starvation induced quiescence
Tuesday Noon Seminar Series
Phosphatidic acid phosphatases in chloroplast lipid metabolism
Social Events & More
Coffee hours, PRL social events, additional research seminars and more.
Special Seminar
Using stable isotopes to study plant biological processes
Social Event
It’s the monthly Plant Biology Building Coffee Break: Come and get acquainted!
External Seminar Series
Links to seminars at our affiliated departments.