Welcome to the ASPB Midwestern Sectional Society
The Midwestern Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) promotes plant biology across the Midwest and central Canada by fostering collaboration, advancing plant physiology, and creating accessible opportunities for early-career researchers to grow as scientists and leaders.
The ASPB Midwest 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 section boasts the largest membership of any ASPB sectional society and continues to hold annual meetings to discuss current research within the section.
Section Membership
States and Provinces Included
- U.S. – Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
- Canada – Manitoba and Ontario
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Save the Date for the 2027 Great Lakes Plant Science Conference and ASPB Midwest Meeting!
The 2027 ASPB Midwestern Section Meeting will be held jointly with the next Great Lakes Plant Science Conference from April 9-11, 2027, in Lansing, Michigan! More information on the 2027 meeting will be shared in the coming weeks.
Learn More About ASPB Midwest
ASPB Midwest Executive Committee (2025/2026)
- Ruthie Angelovici (Chair), Michigan State University, angelovi@msu.edu
- Katie Greenham (Vice Chair), University of Minnesota, greenham@umn.edu
- Erin Sparks (Secretary/Treasurer), University of Missouri, esparks@missouri.edu
- Anuradha Singh (Early Career Representative), Michigan State University, singha57@msu.edu
- Christina Arther (Communications Director), USDA-ARS Madison, christina.arther@usda.gov
- Mike Mickelbart (Representative to the ASPB Council), Purdue University, mmickelb@purdue.edu
- Rebecca Roston (Past Chair), Michigan State University, rroston@msu.edu