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...

Registration open for the Plant Resilience Institute Symposium
The Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State is hosting a free symposium on Dimensions of Plant Resilience (link to registration),...
Join us for a NSF sponsored Microbiome workshop
Ashley is co-organizing a NSF-Sponsored Microbiome Workshop Dec 8-10 with Linda Kinkel et al. There will be virtual participation...
Deadline extended for submissions to special issue of Phytobiomes on Bioenergy Crops and Agroecosyst
Ashley is co-guest editing a focus issue of the journal Phytobiomes on Bioenergy crops and Agroecosystems. The deadline for submissions...


USDA NIFA Award to study the inheritance of the seed microbiome during abiotic stress
Ashley and collaborators Chad Niederhuth (Michigan State) and Matthieu Barret (INRA, Beacouzé, France) have been awarded funding from...


Announcing Dr. Taylor Dunivin
MMG/Toxicology Ph.D. student Taylor Dunivin has successfully defended her dissertation! A celebration ensues! There are great...
NSF-funded post-doc position open
Exciting news: We have an opening for a 2-y postdoc in plant-microbiome resilience - start date as early as June 1. This position will...
ShadeLab featured on Michigan State's ICER Research Highlights video
Thanks SO MUCH to Adele @icermsu (Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research) for producing this beautiful video to highlight our #ShadeLab...


Shade Lab Receives Grant
We're thrilled to share that we've received funding with Sheng Yang He's from the National Science Foundation to understand how different...
ShadeLab is awarded NSF CAREER
The ShadeLab has been awarded an NSF CAREER! This is so exciting! Thank you to the National Science Foundation for supporting our work!...