Welcome to ASPB’s Midwestern Sectional Society!
The Midwestern section began as local society meetings at Purdue and the University of Minnesota (1926) and Illinois (1948). In 1955, at an invitational meeting in Urbana, the groups formally joined forces and became the Midwestern section and the local university sections disbanded. Today the Midwestern section boasts the largest membership of any of the sections and continues to hold annual meetings to discuss current research within the section.
States Included: U.S. – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin; Canada – Manitoba, Ontario
The 2025 Midwest ASPB Meeting at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, March 21-23, 2025, will showcase diverse plant science research, including related disciplines like soil science, engineering, genomics, pathology, ecology, molecular biology, and computer science. Scientists at all career stages are encouraged to present their work via posters and talks, with a focus on providing opportunities for early-career researchers. Professional development activities will explore careers in and out of academia. Outstanding student presentation prizes will be awarded.
You must be a member of the Midwestern Section to register for this meeting. If you do not see an available ticket below, the system is not recognizing you as a member of the Midwestern Section.
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Current Newsletter – Spring 2025
Midwest ASPB executive committee (2024/2025)
Michael Gutensohn (Chair), West Virginia University, michael.gutensohn@mail.wvu.edu
Rebecca Roston (Vice-Chair), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, rroston@unl.edu
Ruthie Angelovici (Secretary/Treasurer), University of Missouri, angelovicir@missouri.edu
Kumar Shrestha (Early Career Representative), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, kshrestha3@unl.edu
Bruna Montes Luz (Communications Director), University of Missouri, bmontesluz@missouri.edu
Mike Mickelbart (Representative to the ASPB Council), Purdue University, mmickelb@purdue.edu