Dee Shore
![artistic picture of rows of plants](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2021/08/50240215683225d795be2o.jpeg)
Partnerships Power Problem-Solving Research
![Photo of two scientists in front of soybean plants](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2019/07/sozzanilocke.jpg)
From the Lab and Greenhouse to Farmers’ Fields
![Woman in protective gear and holding a shovel looks at fire and smoke from a controlled burn.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2019/02/controlledburn-9630.jpg)
Burning Desire
![Scientist in a lab holding a tray of Arabidopsis](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2019/01/sozzani.jpg)
Major Study Sheds Light on Plant Growth
![Scientist head-and-shoulders shot in laboratory](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2018/12/mh15310.jpg)
What Do Microbes in the Gut Eat?
![Two scientists, female in foreground and male in background.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2018/11/annastepanova.jpg)
Creating Molecular Tools To Impact Plant Growth
![Image of person in the Phytotron, a controlled environment facility](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2018/09/franksbob-3664.jpg)
Bob Franks Appointed Head of Plant and Microbial Biology
![Picture of a dish full of seedlings](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2018/07/cals.plants2.gif)
New Plant Sciences Research Projects Taking Shape
![Four flasks filled with brine shrimp.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2018/06/brine-shrimp.jpg)
Fish Food
![Group shot of more than 20 students outside.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/plant-and-microbial-biology/wp-content/uploads/sites/38/2018/04/mmb.jpg)