PMB News

Apr 8, 2024

Four Faculty Win Holladay Medal

Dr. Linda Hanley-Bowdoin has won the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by NC State and the university’s Board of Trustees! 

Apr 2, 2024

CALS 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Awardee: Lisa Metzger

Lisa Metzger, Microbiology doctoral student, is a recipient of the CALS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award. 

Mar 15, 2024

Alumni Spotlight: Raul Doyle

Raul Doyle graduated from NC State University with a Master of Microbial Biotechnology. Check out what he has been up to since graduating! 

Mar 12, 2024

New Talk Series: PMB Shorts

Welcome to our new series PMB Shorts! These are 20 minute, non-technical talks created to open the floor for anyone in the department to share their knowledge. 

Feb 13, 2024

GG Scholar Spotlight: Bethany Mostert

A question & answer session to get to know the 2021 GG Scholar Bethany Mostert, 1st year graduate student in the Plant Biology Program. She has joined the Xie Lab. 

Nov 6, 2023

In Their Own Words: CALS First-Generation Students

In honor of First Generation Celebration Week, CALS recognizes the diversity within the first-generation community and explores how their experiences contribute to the university’s richness. 

Oct 27, 2023

Bacteria Could Help Build Structures in Space

CALS graduate student Micaela Robson is studying how to use bacteria to create “bio-bricks” in Outer Space as a research fellow with the NC Space Grant. 

Oct 25, 2023

PMB Family Fun at the Farm

We had a wonderful time celebrating our department at our annual PMB Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day at the Johnson Farm. 

Oct 16, 2023

Four Students Receive First Graduate Student Endowment for N.C. PSI

Four graduate students have been awarded the inaugural Norma L. Trolinder N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Graduate Student Endowment. 

Oct 11, 2023

Department of Plant & Microbial Biology Newsletter – Fall 2023

The Department of Plant & Microbial Biology introduces new members with our annual fall ice cream social!