NEWS & EVENTS

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Mingyuan Zhu, elected ECSS member 12/11/25 Mingyuan Zhu, elected ECSS member 12/11/25

Meet NAASC Member Wolfgang Busch…

Mingyuan Zhu, elected as a NAASC Early Career Scholar in 2023 and again in 2024, interviews NAASC faculty member Wolfgang Busch about his career- when he first encountered Arabidopsis, what convinced him to work on this model organism, what he’s proud of in his career, questions still unanswered in plant biology, and more

Mingyuan Zhu, elected ECSS member 12/9/25 Mingyuan Zhu, elected ECSS member 12/9/25

A Journey to Become an Assistant Professor

Vincent Cerbantez-Bueno, Elected ECSS member 11/18/25 Vincent Cerbantez-Bueno, Elected ECSS member 11/18/25

WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN PLANT SCIENCE

A career in plant science sounds exciting, right? You get to grow plants, take care of them, and study how they work. But the truth is, a career in plant science involves much more than just working with plants.

NAASC . 11/10/24 NAASC . 11/10/24

2024 NAASC Election Results

NAASC . 9/16/24 NAASC . 9/16/24

ICAR 2024 Career Panel

Luis de Luna, Elected ECSS member 9/12/24 Luis de Luna, Elected ECSS member 9/12/24

Imposter Syndrome in Plant Biology

Arif Ashraf, Elected ECSS member 11/29/23 Arif Ashraf, Elected ECSS member 11/29/23

Bite-sized Mentoring Plan for Undergraduates

Arif Ashraf, elected as an Early Career Scholar for the 2022-2023 term, shares his insights on designing optimal mentoring plans for undergraduates. Dr. Ashraf has recently started his first independent position as an Assistant Professor at Howard University, in Washington D.C., USA