Bassham lab

New lab member: Hello, my name is Manasa Donepudi and I'm currently a master's student within the IGG program at Iowa State University. I grew up in St. Louis and have done my bachelor's at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a major in Integrative Biology.

PhD student Vishadinie representing the lab at Plant Biology 2026.

Congratulations to PhD student Vishadinie on a Dale W Young and WE Loomis travel award to attend the ASPB meeting in July.

PhD student William representing at the Loomis Plant Biology Symposium.

High school science bowl.

New lab member: Ananya Pandravada. I am an undergraduate biology student at Iowa State University interested in plant genomics, plant stress biology, and crop improvement.

New lab member profile: Xia Wan, postdoctoral fellow. As a Postdoc in the Bassham Lab, I study how autophagy (cellular recycling) powers plant growth and reproduction.

Way to go cyclones!

Plant Physiology editors in Milwaukee

Congratulations to Maryam, who successfully defended her MS thesis today!