NAASC Members:
1992-present
NAASC-organized ICARs
Elliot Meyerowitz 1992 - 1994
Chris Somerville 1992 - 1994
Fred Ausubel 1992 - 1995
Joe Ecker 1992 - 1995
Joanne Chory 1992 - 1996
David Meinke 1992 - 1996
Gloria Coruzzi 1994 - 1997
Mark Estelle 1994 - 1997
Pam Green 1995 - 1998
Rob Last 1995 - 1998
Rick Amasino 1996 - 1999
Daphne Preuss 1996 - 1999
Jeff Dangl 1997 - 2000
Detlef Weigel 1997 - 2000
Chuck Gasser 1998 - 2001
Steve Kay 1998 - 2001
Kathy Barton 1999 - 2002
Mary Lou Guerinot 1999 - 2002
Peter McCourt 2000 - 2003
Mike Sussman 2000 - 2003
Bonnie Bartel 2001 - 2005
Eric Richards 2001 - 2005
Greg Copenhaver 2002 - 2006
Brenda Winkel 2002 - 2006
Philip Benfey 2003 - 2007, past President
Rob McClung 2003 - 2007
Judith Bender 2004 - 2008
Xing-Wang Deng 2004 - 2008, past President
Joe Kieber 2005 - 2009, past President
Xuemei Chen 2005 - 2009
Caren Chang 2006 - 2010
Julian Schroeder 2006 - 2010, past President
Scott Poethig 2007 - 2011, past President
George Haughn 2007 - 2011
Mark Estelle 2008 - 2012, past President
Jane Glazebrook 2008 - 2012
Xinnian Dong 2009 - 2013
Blake Meyers 2009 - 2013, past President
Dominique Bergmann 2010 - 2014, past President
Wolf Frommer 2010 - 2014
Nicholas Provart 2011 - 2015, past President
Jose Alonso 2011 - 2015
Siobhan Brady 2012 - 2016
Keiko Torii 2012 - 2016, past President
Sally Assmann 2013 - 2018, past President
Erich Grotewold 2013 - 2018
Doris Wagner 2014 - 2018, past President
Richard Vierstra 2014 - 2018
Jose Dinneny 2015 - 2020, past President
Elizabeth Haswell 2015 - 2020
Roger Innes 2016 - 2021, past President
Peter McCourt 2016 - 2021
Sean Cutler 2017 - 2021
Jennifer Nemhauser 2017 - 2022, past President
Siobhan Braybrook 2019 -2023
Federica Brandizzi 2018-2024 (served extra year), past President
Anna Stepanova 2018-2024 (served extra year)
R. Keith Slotkin (2019-2024), past President
Cris Argueso (2020-2025)
Adrienne Roeder (2020-2025), past President
Gloria Muday (2021-2026)
Dior Kelley (2021-2026)
Liang Song (2022-2027)
Mentewab Ayalew (2022-2027)
Mary Gehring (2023-2028)
Sharon Kessler (2023-2028)
Zack Nimchuk (2023-2028)
Arif Ashraf (2024-2029)
Wolfgang Busch (2024-2029)
ICAR 1993- Columbus, OH, USA
ICAR 1995- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 1997- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 1998- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2000- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2001- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2003- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2005- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2006- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2007- Beijing, China
ICAR 2008- Montreal, Canada
ICAR 2011- Madison, WI, USA
ICAR 2014- Vancouver, Canada
ICAR 2017- St. Louis, MO, USA
ICAR 2021- Virtual
ICAR 2024- San Diego, CA, USA
NAASC Composition, Election & Support
NAASC is comprised of 10 members, nominated and elected by the North American Arabidopsis community, that serve 5-year terms.
Each fall, two new members are elected and two members rotate off.
These members comprise the Board of Directors of the NAASC non-profit organization (incorporated: 2006 under US 501(c)3 status).
NAASC has been supported by a part-time Executive Director since 2006. The Executive Director coordinates and implements NAASC activities with guidance from the Board.
NAASC Subcommittees & Working Groups
Focused on increasing the presence of historically under-represented groups in the fields of Arabidopsis research, education and outreach, as well as to collaboratively address issues they face as plant scientists and in society.
Coordinates the Inclusivity Scholars Cohort Program at ICARs
Ensures that Early Career Scholars (ECS) have representation in NAASC activities at all stages of activity development and implementation, as well as to provide a forum to collaboratively address issues specific to ECS.
Develops ECS-focused activities such as webinars & activities at some ICARs.
Fundamental Biology Advocacy Working Group
Focuses on advocating for the value of fundamental biology, with a focus on plant biology and especially Arabidopsis
ICAR Working Group
Focuses on organizing ICAR when it is NAASC’s turn: currently every third year in the North America: Europe: Austral-Asia Pacific Rim rotation. Assesses NAASC-organized ICARs to collate lessons learned & recommendations for the future.
Considers proposing NAASC-led or co-led workshops or sessions at International ICARs
Membership & Sustainability Working Group
Focuses on efforts to ensure NAASC sustainability including developing a new membership model (in 2022) as a way to raise funds for core NAASC functions. Also considers opportunities to seek additional funding.
Collaborates with other working groups when appropriate to create messaging & funding approaches.
Arabidopsis Community Awards Working Group
Developed community awards in 2023; first awarded at ICAR 2024-San Diego.
Revisits/revises community award rubrics & review & selection processes on an annual basis. Establishes awards review teams.
Engages in advertising & outreach to solicit awards nominations from the community.
Collaborates with ABRC to administer the George Rédei Seed Stock Award annually.
