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MU student Nate Ellis,
of Florissant, Mo., is on his way to a successful research
and teaching career in the plant sciences.
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Botanist
cultivates national recognition
Nate Ellis was named “Young Botanist
of the Year” by the Botanical Society of America, a recognition
given to only 27 students across the country. He also will receive
a “Certificate of Special Achievement” from the Society
and have his achievement published in the Plant Science Bulletin.
The purpose of the Young Botanist Award is to offer individual
recognition to outstanding
graduating seniors in the plant sciences and to encourage their
participation in the Botanical Society of America.
James Birchler, J. Chris Pires and Lori Eggert, faculty members
in the Division of
Biological Sciences at MU, nominated Ellis for the award.
“Nate has maintained an outstanding undergraduate record
and shows great potential to succeed in science,” said Pires,
who is a member of the Interdisciplinary
Plant Group at MU and a researcher in the Christopher
S. Bond Life Sciences Center. “He has enormous potential
to become an excellent researcher as well as an effective teacher
and leader in the field.”
Ellis, who grew up in Florissant, Mo., is interested in chromosome
biology and plant molecular cytogenetics. He graduated from MU
in August and will begin work as a research professional at the
University of Georgia, where he will complete his graduate work.
This year, Ellis was awarded the John I. Hardy Outstanding Undergraduate
Scholar Award as well as an internship from MU’s College
of Arts and Science Undergraduate
Research and Mentorship Program. He also won “best undergraduate
poster” at MU’s Life Sciences Week 2008.
The Botanical Society of America, one of the world’s largest
societies devoted to the study of plants and allied organisms,
was established in 1906. The BSA promotes and encompasses all
areas of plant biology.
The Interdisciplinary Plant Group is a professional community
of MU faculty, students
and professionals from a range of scientific disciplines who are
pursuing novel, creative and transformative ideas in the field
of plant biology.
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