Root Haus Lab

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Last week, PhD candidate Abby visited Collins-Riverside Intermediate School and talked to their GATE class about being a scientist. We are so grateful for the opportunity to educate young minds about the importance of plant science research!

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Today was the annual Horticulture Department Picnic! We decided to celebrate with an impromptu photo shoot! 😛✌️

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What a wonderful Wednesday! Many of our lab members spent the morning at the MSU Horticulture Farm harvesting beans for the calcium and tillage (CAT) project 🐱Abby and Asia bagged beans, but also made sure to forage plenty of mushrooms to add to their collections!🍄🍄‍🟫

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Ph.D. student Abby and a handful of MSU faculty and graduate students recently attended the International Horticultural Congress in Kyoto, Japan. We are so proud of them for representing MSU on the global scale!

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We had a lovely time talking to our friends @bushsbeans about our bean research today! They were so kind as to share some swag with us! Check us out! 😎🫘

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Happy annual Root Haus Lab photo drop to all who celebrate! Our lovely photographer made sure to get all the angles and aesthetic locations this year. Thank you to everyone for following our account and we look forward to continuing to share our research (and antics) with you!

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Another summer, another lab trip to watch the Lansing Lugnuts play! ⚾️

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The Root Haus has gone global! Ph.D. student Gracey is currently attending the 5th International Legume Society Conference in Croatia 🫘🫛 ILS goers can check out her work during any of the poster sessions throughout the conference.

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A HUGE congratulations to our undergraduate researcher Aiden for graduating with a BS in Horticultural Science recently! We are so lucky to have him as a member of the Root Haus! We’re proud of you, Aiden!! 🎓

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Congratulations to Ph.D. student Abby on her first publication! You can find her paper “Abiotic Factors and Management Strategies Associated with Blueberry Replant Disorder in Northern Highbush Blueberry” in Volume 61, issue 6 of HortScience! 🫐🌱 https://t.co/NgOIfVHMrl

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Introducing our newest undergraduate research assistant, Breana Hagerty! Breana comes to us from the Benning Lab here at MSU. She is a rising senior working towards a bachelor’s degree in Plant Biology. Welcome Breana!! 🌱⭐️

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Third times the charm for these two! A huge congratulations to our Ph.D. students Asia and Gracey for receiving a PRI Seed Grant. We can’t wait to see the wonderful discoveries that come from this endeavor! 🫘🌱

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Congratulations to Ph.D. student Abby on receiving the Everett “Tex” Beneke Endowment, the John L. Arend Excellence in Graduate Student Research in the Dept. of Hort. Award, and the Dr. Ruth M. Allen Endowed Fellowship Award in Graduate Student Research in the Dept of Hort! 🌱🧪

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A big congratulations to our undergraduate research assistant Aiden and Ph.D. student Abby on receiving Michigan State Horticultural Society fruit & vegetable industry scholarships! 🎉🫐

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Dr. Miranda Haus and Ph.D. Students Asia Hawkins and Gracey Sidberry are back from Nebraska! They had a lovely time at the 2025 Bean Improvement Cooperative Meeting, networking with other researchers, sharing their projects, and exploring all that Lincoln has to offer.

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Not to brag but our Ph.D. Student Asia Hawkins got 2nd place in the GLPSC Poster Competition 2025 🤭 Check out her poster located outside A290 in PSSB!

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Introducing our new undergraduate research assistant, Aiden Mullaney!! Aiden comes to us as a seasoned RA, having worked in two other labs at MSU. He is in his last year of a bachelor’s degree in Horticultural Science. Hey Aiden, hey!

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Please join us in congratulating Grace Miller on becoming the first Ph.D. Candidate of the Root Haus Lab!!! This milestone is a testament to Grace’s hard work and dedication. We are so proud of her! 🎉

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Our beloved Postdoctoral Researcher Vivi is officially on to bigger and better things! It was so nice to celebrate last week over sushi and we’re wishing her a wonderful first day at Mizzou! 🐯🫶

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If you can’t tell, our lab members love cats! 🐱Can you match the cat to their owner?? Leave your guesses in the comments and let us know if you’d like MEOW pet content in the future!