NEWS & EVENTS

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Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 6/10/26 Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 6/10/26

Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles

Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 6/2/26 Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 6/2/26

George Rédei Seed Stock Award

Dr. Alan Jones, UNC at Chapel Hill, awardee of the 2026 George Rédei Seed Stock Award from ABRC & NAASC

Vincent Cerbantez-Bueno, Elected ECSS member 1/22/26 Vincent Cerbantez-Bueno, Elected ECSS member 1/22/26

Meet Adrienne Roeder, former NAASC Member…

Vincent Cerbantez-Bueno, elected as a NAASC Early Career Scholar in 2024, interviews former NAASC faculty member Adrienne Roeder about her career: her background and personal journey to becoming a plant cell biologist using Arabidopsis, how she came to love visualizing plant development, her new and exciting collaborations to explore the architecture of living systems, and her optimism for the future of science.

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.

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Four Scientists Recognized for Diverse, Creative, and Impactful Approaches to Disseminating Arabidopsis Knowledge

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Three scientists recognized for their extraordinary & positive impacts on the Arabidopsis Community

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Three world-renowned scientists receive Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement awards

NAASC Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Award (PACLA)

Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 5/2/25 Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 5/2/25

2025 George Rédei Seed Stock Award

Dr. Ivan Radin & Dr. Elizabeth Haswell are co-awardees for the 2025 George Rédei Seed Stock Award

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The community mourns the passing of Joanne Chory, renowned scientist, beloved mentor, founding NAASC member & Arabidopsis lifetime achievement awardee

NAASC remembers the legacy of Dr. Joanne Chory (Salk Institute), Arabidopsis pioneer and climate change champion.

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2024 NAASC Election Results

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ICAR 2024 Career Panel

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2024 George Rédei Seed Stock Award

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

Imposter Syndrome in Plant Biology

Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 4/10/24 Joanna Friesner, NAASC Executive Director 4/10/24

Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement Award Named to Honor Philip N. Benfey

“Grandpa” Philip takes Benfey lab grandkids on a ride in his gator on the wooded trails near his house (2017).

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Five world-renowned scientists are recipients of the inaugural Philip N. Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement awards