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Dr. Hood Wins Fellow of ASPB Award

May 17, 2010

Established in 2007, the Fellow of ASPB Award may be granted in recognition of distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology and service to the society by current members in areas that include research, education, mentoring, outreach, and professional and public service. Dr. Hood’s fundamental studies of cell walls and targeted gene expression in maize led to the development of methods to provide value-added products and a low-cost supply of enzymes for biomass conversion.

Dr. Hood has served ASPB as an active member of the Women in Plant Biology Committee and was instrumental in initiating the career workshops for students and postdocs. She served as chair of the Women in Plant Biology Committee in 2001, as a member of the ASPB Executive Committee and Board of Trustees from 2002 and 2005, and as chair of the ASPB Board of Trustees in 2004-05. Recipients of the Fellow of ASPB honor, is granted to no more than 0.2% of the current membership each year. Current members of ASPB who have contributed to the Society for at least 10 years are eligible for nomination.

The American Society of Plant Biologists was founded in 1924 to promote the growth and development of plant biology, to encourage and publish research in plant biology, and to promote the interests and growth of plant scientists in general. Over the decades the Society has evolved and expanded to provide a forum for molecular and cellular biology as well as to serve the basic interests of plant science. It publishes the highly cited and respected journals Plant Physiology and The Plant Cell.

Membership spans six continents, and members work in such diverse areas as academia, government laboratories, and industrial and commercial environments. The society also has a large student membership. ASPB plays a key role in uniting the international plant science disciplines.

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