Iowa State University Crop Bioengineering Center

Join us for the next seminar hosted by the Iowa State University Crop Bioengineering Center!

We’re excited to welcome guest speaker Dr. Steve Strauss on Wednesday, April 29 from 12:00–1:00 PM.

This seminar is part of our Spring Seminar Series highlighting cutting-edge research in plant science and bioengineering. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a leading expert and connect with the research community.

📅 April 29, 2026
⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM

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Spring Seminar: Guest speaker Dr. Steve Strauss - April 29th, 12-1:00pm Spring Seminar: Guest speaker Dr. Steve Strauss - April 29th, 12-1:00pm Apr 29, 2026 - 12:00 PM to , - Location 1330 ATRB Add to Google Calendar Outlook/iCalendar Talk title: "Just Hit RESET!  An Agrobacterium rhizogenes-based System for Gene Editing and Transgene Excision in Recalcitrant Crops"Dr....

Join us for an upcoming CBC Spring Seminar with Dr. Piero Barone on March 25 from 12:00–1:00 PM 🌱

Dr. Barone will share insights into his latest work in plant bioengineering—don’t miss this opportunity to learn and connect with fellow researchers.

👉 Learn more: https://www.cropbioengineering.iastate.edu/event/2026/spring-seminar-guest-speaker-dr-piero-barone-march-25th-12-100pm

We hope to see you there!

Spring Seminar: Guest speaker Dr. Piero Barone - March 25th, 12-1:00pm Spring Seminar: Guest speaker Dr. Piero Barone - March 25th, 12-1:00pm Mar 25, 2026 - 12:00 PM to , - Location Agron 3022 Add to Google Calendar Outlook/iCalendar Talk title: "Cultivating Innovation: The Future of Agriculture through Genome Editing"Piero Barone earned his PhD from the University of....

CBC member Dr. Patrick Schnable has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors! This prestigious honor recognizes his impactful innovations, patents, and contributions to crop genetics and agricultural research. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! 👏🌽🔬https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/patrick-schnable-elected-national-academy-inventors

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Join the ISU Crop Bioengineering Center on February 25th as we host our guest speaker, Dr. Margaret Frank. Dr. Frank is an Associate Professor from Cornell University and will be giving her talk titled "Illuminating the Hidden Half through Grafting".

Location: Iowa State University, ATRB 1330
Date/time: 2/25/26, 12:00pm
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Spring Seminar: Guest speaker Dr. Margaret Frank - Feb 25th, 12-1:00pm Spring Seminar: Guest speaker Dr. Margaret Frank - Feb 25th, 12-1:00pm Feb 25, 2026 - 12:00 PM to , - Location 1330 ATRB Add to Google Calendar Outlook/iCalendar Talk title: “Illuminating the Hidden Half through Grafting”Margaret received her bachelor’s from Barnard College in 2007 and her PhD...

Join us Thursday, January 29th from 12-1:00pm as Dr. Dipali Sash*tal gives her talk titled, "Cellular conditions shape CRISPR-Cas
specificity and mechanism."

Guest speaker Dr. Dipali Sash*tal - Jan 29th, 12-1:00pm Guest speaker Dr. Dipali Sash*tal - Jan 29th, 12-1:00pm Jan 29, 2026 - 12:00 PM to , - Location Room 1330, ATRB Add to Google CalendarOutlook/iCalendar Talk title: “Cellular conditions shape CRISPR-Cas specificity and mechanism”Dipali Sash*tal is the Roy J. Carver Professor of Biochemistry, Biop...

What if scientists could reorder a bacterium’s chromosomes to improve crops? They’re doing it!🧬

Iowa State University research untangles chromosomes in building block of GMO crops Iowa State University researchers have unlocked new secrets within the bacteria responsible for the creation of thousands of fruits and vegetables as we know them today, with the goal of seeing how they can balance its uses as a tool versus its prevalence as infection.

📣Congratulations to Ghanshyam Kandel, Shuyang Qu, Fally Masambuka-Kanchewa, Lulu Rodriguez, & Michael Martin, authors of a 2025 North Central Region AAAE Distinguished Research Presentation!

Researchers at Iowa State, including members of the Crop Bioengineering Center, are pairing genomics with weather data to make crop predictions more accurate and powerful. https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/pairing-genomics-and-weather-data-make-crop-predictions-more-powerful

Join us as Dr. Allen Wen, Head of Plant SynBio Australia presents his talk titled 'Edited Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factors Confer Resistance Against Maize Lethal Necrosis - August 1st 11-12:30pm - 1330 ATRB https://cropbioengineering.iastate.edu/event/2025/how-gene-edits-help-crops-fight-deadly-disease-dr-allen-wen-maize-lethal-necrosis

How Gene Edits Help Crops Fight Deadly Disease — Dr. Allen Wen on Maize Lethal Necrosis How Gene Edits Help Crops Fight Deadly Disease — Dr. Allen Wen on Maize Lethal Necrosis Aug 1, 2025 - 11:00 AM to Aug 1, 2025 - 12:30 PM Location Room 1330, ATRB Add to Google CalendarOutlook/iCalendar Join us as Dr. Allen Wen, Head of Plant SynBio Australia at the Research School of Biology, Aust...

Engineers and plant scientists at Iowa State, including several members of the Crop Bioengineering Center, worked together to improve a DNA delivery system for enhancing basic and biotechnology research for plants.
https://www.cropbioengineering.iastate.edu/news/2025/cbc-collaboration-leads-breakthrough-plant-gene-editing-tool

Thomas Lübberstedt honored with the International Service Award — congratulations!

Congratulations, university award recipients • Inside Iowa State for faculty and staff • Iowa State University More than 75 Iowa State faculty and staff -- 66 individuals and two teams -- are receiving a 2025 university award, the highest recognitions available to employees. They'll be honored at a community celebration this fall; details about the event will be shared later this summer. Following are the re...