MSU Biologist Beronda Montgomery Named ASPB Fellow

Michigan State University’s Beronda Montgomery is the recipient of a Fellow of ASPB Award by the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB).

Montgomery is an MSU Foundation Professor in the College of Natural Science who holds joint appointments with the Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) and is an MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) faculty member

Established in 2007, the Fellow of ASPB Award recognizes distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology and service to the society by current members in areas that include research, education, outreach, and service.

“Dr. Montgomery is well deserving of this award,” said Erich Grotewold, BMB chair.  “We want to congratulate her and thank her for being a dedicated plant science researcher and scholar with so many impressive accomplishments.”

“I am delighted that Beronda recently became a Fellow of ASPB and congratulate her also on behalf of the PRL,” said Christoph Benning, PRL director. “Beronda has found a unique way of applying her research insights in the laboratory on how plants and cyanobacteria perceive and respond to light to principles of effective mentoring and leadership in supporting success of others. Befitting this theme, she recently published her book “Lessons from Plants.” 

ASPB is a professional scientific society, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that is devoted to the advancement of the plant sciences worldwide. With a membership of some 3,000 plant scientists from throughout the United States and around the world, the Society publishes two of the most widely cited plant science journals, The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology, and co-publishes the Open Access journal Plant Direct. ASPB also hosts the annual Plant Biology conference; supports plant science outreach, engagement, and advocacy; and powers the Plantae digital ecosystem for plant scientists.   

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