Plant Science Council

Plant Science Council University of Florida Plant Science Council

Plant Science council at the University of Florida is formed by graduate and undergraduate students studying or interested in plant science research and extension. Plant Science Council helps to develop leadership skills of UF students by encouraging them to participate in professional activities such as organizing entirely student led seminar and workshop series. Besides, it also explores and promotes academic and career resources to help students gain managerial and out of syllabus experience.

Join us this week for a grant writing workshop by Dr. Ying Wang of the UF Department of Plant Pathology! Register today ...
03/24/2026

Join us this week for a grant writing workshop by Dr. Ying Wang of the UF Department of Plant Pathology! Register today at the link in our bio 🌱

We’re excited to host Dr. Vincent Segura (INRAE, France) for a seminar on High-Throughput Phenotyping in Crop Improvemen...
02/25/2026

We’re excited to host Dr. Vincent Segura (INRAE, France) for a seminar on High-Throughput Phenotyping in Crop Improvement.

📅 March 5
⏰ 10:00–11:30 a.m.
📍 Fifield Hall (1306–1308)
💻 Zoom option available

Register here: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78VMpM21Eu2ZntY

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about cutting-edge tools shaping the future of plant breeding!

🪐🚀 Our ninth featured speaker for PSS 2026 is Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul! Dr. Paul studies plant molecular biology and is a lead...
01/16/2026

🪐🚀 Our ninth featured speaker for PSS 2026 is Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul! Dr. Paul studies plant molecular biology and is a leading expert in space flight biology. Hear more about her work at PSS 2026!

Our eighth featured speaker for PSS 2026 is Dr. Moira Sheehan! Dr. Sheehan serves as the Director of the Breeding Insigh...
01/15/2026

Our eighth featured speaker for PSS 2026 is Dr. Moira Sheehan! Dr. Sheehan serves as the Director of the Breeding Insight program at Cornell University and co-director of BI OnRamp at NC State University. Resister for PSS 2026 today! Link in bio 🔗

Students and faculty from the UF Department of Plant Pathology will host an introductory workshop to Plant Disease Diagn...
01/09/2026

Students and faculty from the UF Department of Plant Pathology will host an introductory workshop to Plant Disease Diagnostics as a part of the 2026 Plant Science Symposium. Learn the basics of plant diagnostics and explore samples through a hands-on microscopy session! Open to all experience levels. Register today at the link in our bio!

🧠🌱Our seventh featured speaker for the 2026 Plant Science Symposium is Dr. Stephanie Peabody! She is a neuropsychologist...
01/09/2026

🧠🌱Our seventh featured speaker for the 2026 Plant Science Symposium is Dr. Stephanie Peabody! She is a neuropsychologist and the founding member of the Brain Health Initiative. Learn more about how agriculture connects to the nervous system at PSS 2026! Register today using the link in our bio.

‼️Attention plant breeding students and researchers‼️ Are you interested in learning how to streamline data management, ...
01/08/2026

‼️Attention plant breeding students and researchers‼️ Are you interested in learning how to streamline data management, explore breeding analytics, or use cutting-edge tools? Check out this workshop! Link in our bio.

Dr. Germano Costa-Neto is our sixth featured speaker for PSS 2026! Dr. Costa-Neto is Technical Lead of the Global Enviro...
01/08/2026

Dr. Germano Costa-Neto is our sixth featured speaker for PSS 2026! Dr. Costa-Neto is Technical Lead of the Global Environmental Modeling Program at Syngenta Seeds. His work focuses on understanding and predicting how plants respond to the environment. Register today using the link in our bio!

New this year, we are hosting a FULL DAY of post-symposium workshops! January 22, 2026 from 9:00-11:00 AM, Dr. Colin Kho...
01/08/2026

New this year, we are hosting a FULL DAY of post-symposium workshops! January 22, 2026 from 9:00-11:00 AM, Dr. Colin Khoury will host a career exploration workshop. Discover what excites you and find your path! Register at the link in our bio.

💻🧬 Our fifth featured speaker for the 10th Annual Plant Science Symposium is… Dr. Matias Kirst, Distinguished Professor ...
01/07/2026

💻🧬 Our fifth featured speaker for the 10th Annual Plant Science Symposium is… Dr. Matias Kirst, Distinguished Professor of Quantitative Genetics at the University of Florida! There’s still time to register for PSS 2026 using the link in our bio.

Introducing… Dr. Katrina Cornish, our fourth featured seminar speaker! Dr. Cornish is the Director of the USDA Arid Land...
01/05/2026

Introducing… Dr. Katrina Cornish, our fourth featured seminar speaker! Dr. Cornish is the Director of the USDA Arid Land Research Center and she will share her experience in alternative rubber/latex crops at PSS 2026. 🌵🏜️

🚨Today is the LAST DAY to submit your poster abstracts for PSS 2026!!🚨Apply NOW using the link in our bio
12/19/2025

🚨Today is the LAST DAY to submit your poster abstracts for PSS 2026!!🚨Apply NOW using the link in our bio

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