Computers Aid in Cracking Deception in Plants
Jun 29, 2009

IPG member Dmitry Korkin recently received a five-year, $613,000 CAREER Award from the
National Science Foundation to apply his computational research to the
study of molecular mimicry in an important plant pathogen, the soybean
cyst nematode.
Too Much of a Good Thing
May 29, 2009
Understanding plants’ overactive immune system will help IPG researchers build better crops
MU Plant Biologists Reap Major Awards for Research
Apr 10, 2009
Three IPG faculty receive awards from American Society of Plant Biologists. Gretchen Hagen and Tom Guilfoyle were awarded the ASPB's Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award. Melvin Oliver was awarded the Fellow of the ASPB Award.
Passionate Geneticist, Teacher, and Encyclopaedist
Feb 18, 2009
Over the 50 years of his scientific career, George P. Rédei retained
his passionate love of genetics and Arabidopsis, his favorite research
tool, which found its way into the pantheon of genetic models with
fully sequenced genomes after a period of neglect.
“Green” Plastics Could Help Reduce Carbon Footprint
Feb 16, 2009
More than 20 million tons of plastic are placed in U.S. landfills each year. Results from a new study conducted by IPG researcher Brian Mooney and Douglas Randall suggest that some of the largely petroleum-based plastic may soon be replaced by a nonpolluting, renewable plastic made from plants.
Four IPG Faculty Elected 2008 AAAS Fellows
Dec 18, 2008
Four faculty members of the University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group have been awarded the distinction of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Soybean Genome Sequenced
Dec 9, 2008
DOE Joint Genome Institute Completes Soybean Genome—Data Released to Advance Biofuel, Food, & Feed Research