How Plants Cope with Stress at the Molecular Level
UMass Amherst biochemist studies a protein’s role in regulating nitric oxide August 5, 2015 Contact: Janet Lathrop 413/545-0444
Author: Rebecca Fricke
Prof. Vierling Receives Three Year NSF Grant
“AMHERST – In 2013, then Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced the award of $95 million to the University of Massachusetts to outfit half of the life sciences building. That award has helped UMass biochemist Elizabeth...
Mary Fowler Receives Summer Scholarship!
Rising Senior Mary Fowler was just informed that the Scholarship subcommittee of the Graduate Operations Committee of the Plant Biology Graduate Program has awarded her a 2015 Ray Ethan Torrey Scholarship. The scholarship will...
Is there an up side to GM Plants?
Elizabeth’s talk was well received. People had good questions and one woman said, “I don’t think people realize how complicated this issue is. They are too quick to decide whether they are for or...
NSF Grant Awarded and in Progress
Distinguished Professor Elizabeth Vierling received a four year grant for a total of $800,000 from the National Science Foundation to investigate features of plant energy metabolism that determine survival under stress conditions in order...
Genetic Engineering Risk Atlas (GENERA)
Biology Fortified, Inc. (Biofortified), a non-profit organization devoted to provide factual information and fostering discussion about issues in biology, launched a new project the Genetic Engineering Risk Atlas (GENERA). GENERA is a searchable database...
UMass Amherst Receives Extensive Plant Cell Library
Aug. 26, 2014 UMass Amherst Receives Extensive Plant Cell Library and Equipment From Monsanto for use by Campus and Industry Researchers AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a more than...