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Unlocking Plant Secrets One Cell at a Time: Reflections from GRC 2025

SorghumBase Team
02 December 2025

This August, I had the honor of representing the AgBioData Single-Cell Biocuration Working Group at the Gordon Research Conference on “Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology” in Portland, Maine. Thanks to the AgBioData Ambassador Award, I joined an incredible community of researchers from August 10-15 to explore how we are revolutionizing plant science by zooming in to the cellular level. Single-cell technologies let us see what individual cells are doing, and the insights are transforming everything from basic biology to crop development.

SorghumBase Team
06 November 2025

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar by Dr. Vincent Vadez, Crop Physiologist and Agronomist for the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), on Tuesday, November 11 at 9:00 AM CT. His talk is titled, “Transpiration efficiency and response to high sowing density: Two connected opportunities for yield improvement in sorghum.”

SorghumBase Team
06 October 2025

The Global Sorghum Conference will take place at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, September 14–18, 2026. This international event will highlight sorghum’s unique role as The Resource Conserving Crop™ through technical presentations, networking opportunities, and field tours.

SorghumBase Team
03 October 2025

United Sorghum Checkoff, in partnership with Feed Strategy and Feed & Grain, is sponsoring a live webinar, “Profit-Focused Feeding: Sorghum’s Value in Dairy Nutrition,” on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 AM ET.

SorghumBase Team
26 September 2025

The Sorghum and Millet Workshop will be held at the Plant & Animal Genome Conference (PAG 33 – January 9-14, 2026) on Sunday, January 11, 2026 in San Diego, California.

SorghumBase Team
26 September 2025

The Responsive Agricultural Food Systems Research Unit (RAFSRU) located at Texas A&M University has research training opportunities for highly motivated postdoctoral fellows in prevention of diet-related chronic diseases, plant genetics & biofortification and mechanistic studies in nutrition health associations.

SorghumBase Team
16 September 2025

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar by Dr. Shengmin Sang, Distinguished Professor of Functional Foods and Human Health at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, on Tuesday, September 25 at 11:30 AM CT. Dr. Sang’s talk is titled “Hidden Health Power: How Whole Grain Bioactives Support Personalized Nutrition.”

SorghumBase Team
09 September 2025

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in agricultural science through cutting-edge genomic research? The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is seeking a talented and motivated Research Fellow (Genomics) to join our School of Agriculture and Environmental Science in Toowoomba.

SorghumBase Team
05 September 2025

The Center for Sorghum Improvement (CSI) will host a virtual seminar by Dr. Joe Louis, Eberhard Professor of Entomology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, on Tuesday, September 9 at 11:00 AM CT. His talk, titled “Regulation of Sorghum Defenses Against Fall Armyworm,” will highlight ongoing research into the mechanisms underlying sorghum’s resistance to this destructive, polyphagous pest.

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Unlocking Plant Secrets One Cell at a Time: Reflections from GRC 2025

CSI Seminar Vincent Vadez, Nov 11 at 9 AM CT

Save the Date! Global Sorghum Conference in Lubbock, Texas, Sept 14-18. 2026

Webinar: Profit-Focused Feeding — Sorghum’s Value in Dairy Nutrition

Sorghum and Millet Workshop at PAG33 on January 11, 2026, San Diego, CA

Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship to Improve Nutritional Quality of Crops at the USDA-ARS, College Station, Texas

CSI Seminar Shengmin Sang, Sept 25 at 11:30 AM CT

Job Opportunity Research Fellow (Genomics) at The University of Southern Queensland, Applications Accepted through Sept 18 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

CSI Seminar Joe Louis, Sept 9 at 11 AM CT