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The PMB professor was awarded the organization’s 2024 John Webster Award for his outstanding contribution to fungal biology research over an extended career.Read more about John Taylor recognized by British Mycological Society

PMB researchers George Chuck and Zhaobin Dong have identified a gene that controls numerous essential crop traits in maize.Read more about New research identifies key gene in maize domestication

Recent research led by Luis Valentin-Alvarado, PhD ’23 Microbial Biology, identifies a novel group of Asgard archaea and offers new insight into their distribution and function.Read more about Shaping our understanding of microbial communities

A new study co-authored by PMB researchers on the regulatory mechanisms governing plant immune responses was published in the journal Cell last week.Read more about Advancing knowledge on plant immunity

A pair of new papers from the Taga lab furthers scientific understanding of microbial interactions in a California grassland soil.Read more about Manipulating microbial communities with vitamins

Professor Emerit Brian Staskawicz and co-authors break down the last half-century of breakthroughs in the study of plant immunity in the 50th-anniversary issue of Cell.Read more about A half-century of plant immunity breakthroughs

Recent studies led by Plant and Microbial Biology professor Sheng Luan shed light on the role calcium plays in plant immunity and defense.Read more about Advancing scientific understanding of calcium signaling

Schroth, a world-renowned plant pathologist and professor emeritus with more than three decades of service to UC Berkeley, died on October 11. He was 90.Read more about In Memoriam: Milton Schroth

A new plaque in Koshland Hall recognizes the pair for their support of the Department’s students and faculty.Read more about Harry Tsujimoto and Grace Kase recognized by PMB

Norman Terry, a longtime professor of plant and microbial biology with more than 50 years of service to UC Berkeley, passed away on February 12.Read more about In Memoriam: Norman Terry