Wrap up your Semester with PMB

As the semester wraps up our department is hosting symposia, seminars, conversations and of course graduation!

Leaders in Our Field

Plants and microbes are the foundation of life. Advancing discoveries in plant research is essential to civilization, and that’s exactly what we do.

Our undergraduate and graduate students participate in research projects across an array of plant and microbiology disciplines — everything from biotechnology and cell biology to ecology and systematics. Students learn from experts who specialize not only in agriculturally important crops, but also those found in natural ecosystems, and model plants and microorganisms.

About the Department

Three people examine plants in a large, lighted chamber.

PMB Seminars

Seminars are held on Tuesdays at 4:00 pm in the Stephens Room, Thomas Hall. Refreshments are served at 3:45 pm. Want to receive announcements of our seminars? Email Dwayne Barnes (dabarnes@ncsu.edu).

See Seminar Schedule

Research and Employment Opportunities

Our department blends fundamental principles with application, research and innovative teaching in an effort to think and do the extraordinary.

Join Our Department

CALS Wolfpack Harvest: ‘A Brand New Tradition’

The first-ever Wolfpack Harvest on Nov. 8 was a statewide celebration, showcase and alumni reunion for NC State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Long To Lead Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

Terri A. Long, a respected CALS faculty member and platform director for Education and Workforce Development for the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, will take the helm as the head of…

Students measure dimensions of an archeological feature in the field.

Unearthing a Passion for Ethnobotany

Kai Hearty spent the summer abroad taking an archeological methods course in the foothills of the Troodos mountains near the coastal town of Polis, Cyprus. Hearty is a rising junior,…

Nov 26

Wednesday

Thanksgiving Break

Dec 02

Tuesday

Last Day of Classes

Dec 03

Wednesday9:00 AM

PMB Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium

Connect With Us

Stay current on the latest news from our department and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) by subscribing to CALS Weekly, delivered to your inbox every Thursday.

Subscribe now