Meet Aikaari Ryce, a new research technician in Berkley Walker's lab! He was introduced to the #MSUPRL when he took part in the virtual MSU REU internship program. He is interested in how the nutritional & medicinal value of plants corelates to the environments that they are grow in.

News is spreading fast! Congratulations to all of the 2022 ASPB Award Winners, recognized for distinction in service, outreach, education, and research. Join us at #PlantBio2022 for the official celebration! blog.aspb.org/aspb-2022-awar… Beronda L. Montgomery--@BerondaM at BSky Lucia Strader Peggy G. Lemaux

On April 15 at 10:30am, graduate student Luke Gregory from Berkley Walker's lab will be publicly presenting his dissertation proposal, "How does photorespiration beat the heat and maintain photosynthesis at elevated temperatures?" Email Luke for more information, [email protected].

Mauricio Tejera-Nieves from Berkley Walker's lab shares his experience as a postdoctoral researcher at the #MSUPRL. He studies the physiology in perennial grasses and serves as the PRL Postdoc representative to the faculty. buff.ly/3PnhnIC

It was a treat getting to mentor @faithtwinamaani and have her conduct research in the Berkley Walker lab as a part of her REU. I hope we didn’t challenge you too much with all the coding, fluorescences, and gas exchange over the last 10 weeks!

Do you think that photosynthesis is dynamic? What about photorespiration? Here we argue photorespiration is actually MORE dynamic than carbon fixation... Dynamic Response of Photorespiration in Fluctuating Light Environments academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-ar…

.Berkley Walker's lab was acknowledged by MSU EHS as part of the inaugural Laboratory Safety Recognition Awards. “Lab safety is important because it allows people to focus on what they need to do in the lab without worrying,” said lab manager Audrey Johnson. buff.ly/3AYgoIZ

New Paper out...consistent with other work with CO2 response curves, the photorespiratory "cycle" is not often a cycle at all! Also, glycine pools do more than you might think... urldefense.com/v3/__https://r…$

What has a CCM, but no pyrenoid or carboxysome? The red algae Cyanidioschyzon merolae that grows in acidic volcanic hotsprings. How does it work? We have no idea, but have some ideas...check out Anne Steensma's recent work in the lab! link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Life can be found even in the harshest of conditions. Researchers from Berkley Walker's lab, led by graduate student AnneSteensma, study how algae survive extreme evnironments, including the volcanic hotsprings they are native to. buff.ly/3lSv7Bv

Come (virtually) check out our concert next Saturday. See what happens when you combine music and science! livestream.com/wkar/ftc

.Berkley Walker participated in the Falling Tree Collaborative with MSU Science Festival, a concert series between scientists and composers that aims to increase scientific literacy of the public by combining science and music. Watch the livestream from WKAR from MSU. buff.ly/3Gvwpd1

How can life thrive despite the extreme environments they inhabit? Graduate student AnneSteensma from Berkley Walker's lab discusses her research on algae that lives in volcanic hot springs. youtu.be/0nJLM1Rx7Wk

Great work AnneSteensma!

I guess there was a claim on Facebook that NASA said you could live off the oxygen of 8 snake plants. That is not true, but you could do it with a leaf the size of a one-car garage...glad I could help! apnews.com/article/fact-c…

We still are accepting applications for a postdoc looking at the metabolic fluxes behind growth-defense transitions. Send me an email or DM If you have any questions! careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5171…

New paper out in Plant Cell & Environment! Look here if you're after some guidance on how to gas exchange: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pc… What measurements are appropriate for your question and how to best take them? Initiated by @m_papanatsiou, with Berkley Walker Silvere Vialet-Chabrand Steven Driever et al.

.MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory is conducting a search for an Assistant or Associate Professor in the area of the biology or biochemistry of photosynthetic organisms, interpreted broadly. We are looking for excellent researchers/scholars, who will enrich the department. buff.ly/47hpRLh