New paper published on the common bean rhizosphere microbiome
Incredibly pleased that this piece is out and about @ISMEJournal. Previous ShadeLab post doc Dr. Nejc Stopnisek lead this tremendous...
Post-doctoral position in microbial ecology - opening soon!
Here is a sneak preview of our new post-doc position that will be live as soon as our HR department approves it! Stay tuned! Michigan...

Welcome Spring Semester Undergrad Research Assistants!
ShadeLab welcomes Michigan State undergraduate students Lille Cunic, Bryce Davis and Emily Ruda to our team! They join our seasoned...
New paper out in mSystems!
Exometabolite Dynamics over Stationary Phase Reveal Strain-Specific Responses by John Chodkowski (MMG Ph.D. Student) and Ashley Shade In...
New paper out and about in Phytobiomes!
We are pleased to share our new paper published with Great Lakes BioEnergy Research collaborators in the Bonito lab. This work was led...
Open Post-doc Position with the GLBRC
The Bonito, Shade, and Evans labs are hiring a new post-doctoral scholar to integrate across microbiome projects within the...


Best of luck to Jian
Visiting scholar Dr. Jian Hu is returning home to China after his time in the ShadeLab. Jian worked on GLBRC projects to understand the...
ShadeLab's DEI Statement
In light of recent events - #BlackLivesMatter and the racial injustice and inequities yet again laid bare, raw, by the killing of George...

We've moved!
Shade and Dufour Labs have been growing! We've moved into a bigger space down the corridor to BPS 6144/6150. Shipping address is still...
Thanks to CANR for their coverage of the plant microbiome
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has released a meaty Futures issue article about what we can do about plant health and...