Robert Jinkerson spoke to ABC news about his work with fellow UCR researcher Martha Orozco-Cardenas to grow tomatoes with acetate instead of light, for applications in future space exploration. Jinkerson also recently lead team Nolux to a $250,000 runner-up prize in NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge with their system to grow mushrooms in the dark.
Congratulations! CEPCEB director Julia Bailey-Serres's valuable contributions to the field of Plant Biology were recognized by the American Society of Plant Biologists via an announcement that she had won the 2024 Charles Reid Barnes Lifetime Membership Award. Established in 1925, this is the oldest running award bestowed by the ASPB.
On Friday December 8th, 2023, students, faculty and special guests celebrated the 21st anniversary of the Center for Plant Cell Biology Noel T. Keen Distinguished Awards and Lecture Ceremony. This event which brings UCR's botany, plant biology, microbiology, plant pathology and other departments together in celebration to award undergraduate students, Ethan Nguyen and Michell Santiago...
CEPCEB Director Julia Bailey-Serres has appeared on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, marking her ninth appearance on the list since 2014. Clarivate Analytics' list is comprised of researchers whose work is known to "resonate far beyond their individual achievements, strengthening the foundation of excellence and innovation in research"
Our fourth Plants3D Retreat was an awe-inspiring event where students from different cohorts, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and guest speakers came together for an unforgettable weekend in the mountains. The Lake Arrowhead Conference Center provided the perfect backdrop for this beautiful gathering, where participants engaged, shared their research, and learned from one another. It was...
The 2023 REU students had the opportunity to explore the Fullerton Botanic Garden and bond over its shared interest in botany. The lush greenery and vibrant flowers provided a picturesque backdrop for the students to get to know each other and discuss their academic pursuits. It was a delightful experience that allowed them to learn...
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and CEPCEB member, Robert Jinkerson was recently recognized with a National Science Foundation CAREER award, one of seven recipients at UCR in 2023. Awardees are chosen by NSF as faculty members who are early in their career, but already demonstrate great potential as role models and supporters of...
Please mark your calendar for CEPCEB’s annual celebration of science. 21st Annual Noel T. Keen Distinguished Lecture and Awards Ceremony Friday, December 8th Noon – 1:30 PM Professor Michael Purugganan New York University Silver Professor, Professor of Biology Lab Website Dr. Purugganan is a leader in the field of evolutionary and ecological genomics, and his...
Research by Professor of Genetics, Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair, and CEPCEB member Dr. Hailing Jin was featured in the UCR campus news. The article discusses research published in the paper "Fungal small RNAs ride in extracellular vesicles to enter plant cells through clathrin-mediated endocytosis". Dr. Jin explains the method and genetics behind grey mold infections...
The American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB) recently awarded the prestigious Charles Barnes Life Membership Award to Dr. Natasha Raikhel, founder of the CEPCEB program, former IIGB Director, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus. Read more
The American Society for Plant Biologists (ASPB) recently awarded the prestigious Martin Gibbs Medal to Dr. Xuemei Chen, Distinguished Professor of Plant Cell and Molecular Biology. Read more
CEPCEB Director, Professor Julia Bailey-Serres was featured in an Inside UCR story about the opening of the new Plant Research 1 building. From the original Inside UCR article, published May 9, 2023 by Imran Ghori: "'This greenhouse gives us a much higher control in terms of temperature, humidity, and light,” said Bailey-Serres, a distinguished professor...
Plants — they’re just like us, with unique techniques for handling stress. To save one of the most important crops on Earth from extreme climate swings, scientists are mapping out plants’ own stress-busting strategies...
From UCR News Article, published January 20, 2022 by Jules Bernstein Black eyed peas’ ability to attract beneficial bacteria isn’t diminished by modern farming practices, new UC Riverside research shows. Planting it in rotation with other crops could help growers avoid the need for costly, environmentally damaging fertilizers. Without enough nitrogen, plants won’t grow. The...
From a UCR Office of Technology Article, published February 11, 2022. The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) have elected IIGB researchers, Hailing Jin and Anandasankar Ray, as senior members of the academy. Dr. Hailing Jin is currently Professor and Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair within the department of microbiology & plant pathology. Dr. Jin’s research leads...
From UCR News article, published November 18, 2021 by Jules Bernstein A team of researchers led by UC Riverside has demonstrated for the first time one way that a small molecule turns a single cell into something as large as a tree. For half a century, scientists have known that all plants depend on this...
Alex Borowsky of CEPCEB and the Bailey-Serres lab has received an $180,000 grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study gene regulatory network dynamics of root barrier cell suberin deposition in rice. Alex is one of 117 recipients of the predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship grants this year. NIFA states that...
UC, Riverside News Published 5/24/21 by Holly Ober Urban agriculture offers many benefits for food production but often has higher costs relative to traditional farming and is limited to only a few crops. Robert Jinkerson, an assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering at UC Riverside, is working to change this by engineering the size...
University of California scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet. Over the course of the last decade, the research team sought to create a molecular atlas of crop roots, where plants first detect the effects of drought...
New research affirms a unique peptide found in an Australian plant can destroy the No. 1 killer of citrus trees worldwide and help prevent infection. Huanglongbing, HLB, or citrus greening has multiple names, but one ultimate result: bitter and worthless citrus fruits. It has wiped out citrus orchards across the globe, causing billions in annual...
