The  Botanical  Society of  Washington

   

Next Meeting: Tuesday, 3 June, 2025 at 7pm with Zoom "doors" opening by 6:45. Speakers: Crispin Taylor and Jon Monroe Topic: Crispin Taylor, CEO of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB), will offer a brief history of the 100-year-old organization, as well as its current state and future trajectories. Crispin will discuss ASPB’s impacts on plant science research globally and its efforts to nurture future generations of plant scientists. We will then hear from career-long ASPB member Jon Monroe, an emeritus professor at James Madison University who will describe his laboratory’s ongoing research into the structure and function of starch-degrading enzymes, and in particular how insights from evolutionary relationships among land plants can inform this work. In-Person Location: The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, W405/406 (Botany Dept). Flier: jun25.pdf Link can be found in the archives. Archives prior to September 2023.