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Showcasing Our Research in Germany: Anchalya Balasubramaniam at EPPC 2025

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We are delighted that Anchalya Balasubramaniam presented her poster at the European Plant Phenomics Conference 2025 in Bonn (September 16–19). Her work, titled “Divergent Photoprotective Strategies in White Pine and White Spruce Under Moderate Drought,” showcases how these two conifers adopt distinct mechanisms to safeguard photosynthesis under water stress. This contribution highlights the innovative research from our team and underlines the […]

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The Ensminger Lab kicks off the CSPB ERM abiotic session talks!

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Grad students Siyu, Bridget, Anchalya and Noelle represented the Ensminger lab wonderfully at the Canadian Society of Plant Biologists Eastern Regional Meeting! They were the first talks of the day in the same session and and gave everyone an understanding on their amazing work on conifer biology and abiotic stress. Speaking of stress, it seems

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Chlorophyll Fluorescence

Exciting paper published today in Nature Plants!

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The Nature Plants paper “Chlorophyll a fluorescence illuminates a path connecting plant molecular biology to Earth-system science” was published today. Following a workshop held at the Hyytiälä Forestry Research Station in 2019, Albert Porcar-Castell from the University of Helsinki took the lead on this work. Finally it is here – I think this paper gives

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Congratulations! Devin defends his MSc thesis

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On Friday January 08, 2021 Devin defended his MSc thesis. The committee was impressed by the breadth of methods Devin had used and how he integrated the various types of data to evaluate how conifers manage water and temperature stress. Well done Devin!

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Congratulations Dr. Wong: Chris defends his PhD thesis

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After his research seminar and final oral exam, Chris follows the UTM Biology tradition and adds his signature on one of the stem discs in the UTM Biology hallway. Well done! Chris successfully defended his PhD thesis, but due to the Covid 19 situation, this was a very different event. Just a few days before

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