Join our department in #GivingPack on March 22nd!

$10,000 Matching Funds Challenge: Alumnus Wilson Cunningham’s Generous Donation…

NC State’s Annual Day of Giving is March 22nd! When gifts made to the H. Wilson Cunningham Student Laboratory Enrichment Endowment on the Day of Giving reach $10,000, Plant & Microbial Biology Alumnus (’74), Wilson Cunningham will be matching the gift of $10,000 to the departmental enhancement fund! Join the countdown here.

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.

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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).

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Research and Employment Opportunities

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

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2022-23 University Faculty Scholars Named

Five CALS faculty are honored for their teaching, scholarship and service. 

Xie Named AAAS Fellow

Deyu Xie, a professor of plant and microbial biology, is one of three NC State faculty elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) this year. 

Bob Franks, Frank Louws Accepted to the National Food Systems Leadership Institute

Bob Franks, head of the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, and Frank Louws, head of the Department of Horticultural Science, were accepted for the Fall 2022 Food Systems Leadership Institute. 

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