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Our laboratory focuses on pressing environmental issues and possible “green” solutions. #endophytes #plants #microbiology

University of Washington, Seattle
Joined November 2017
Photo by Sharon L. Doty Lab (@DotyLab)
Join us at the International Symbiosis Society (ISS) first annual celebration on designated ‘World Symbiosis day’ ! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Our research on "Using Plants to Clean Up Superfund Sites" was aired on BYU's "Top of Mind" 5/13/2020. Check it out! byuradio.org/episode/271f770…
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"The Fix is in: Could a marriage between corn and bacteria solve the world's fertilizer problem?" in the current issue of Discover Magazine describes some of our lab's research and its commercialization: discovermagazine.com/2019/no…
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Washington Trails Association (WTA) story on "The Unseen Trail" highlighting the bacteria inside trees: cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.…
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The Washington Trails Association (wta.org) wrote an article, "The Unseen Trail" about microbes within trees with interviews of Sharon Doty and Carrie Harwood
Currently in the @DotyLab: Grad student Robert Tournay is looking at endophyte effects on host tolerance of toxic metals. Researcher Andrew Sher is probing molecular mechanisms of plant growth promotion. Postdoc Andrea Firrincieli is diving into the endophyte genetics. #Symbiosis
The @DotyLab surveys poplar and willow trees that live in nutrient poor areas. While trees are pretty different than corn, the microbes associated with these trees can help them thrive and grow in that environment - this benefit can transfer to crops too. #PlantMicroSymbio
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Get to know some of the work by our featured lab of the week, by watching this short video! The @DotyLab is using #PlantMicroSymbio research to reduce chemical inputs in farming, making bioenergy and other crops more sustainable. 🦠+🌱=😃🌎
Injecting this bacteria into plants can replace chemical fertilizers that harm our planet.
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A video made by ATTN about our N-fixing endophyte strains licensed to IntrinsyxBio went live this morning. Check it out! nitter.cf/attn/status/1107665463…
Injecting this bacteria into plants can replace chemical fertilizers that harm our planet.
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This Grist article is a fun read about the exciting times we're in on using symbiosis with #endophytes rather than chemical fertilizers: grist.org/article/billionair…
An article about our work was published in our university news, The Daily, last week: dailyuw.com/science/article_… #endophytes
It's been fun sharing our #endophytes research with the International Symbiosis Society. This is a great conference! #ISS_2018
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First endophytes in space! Two of our endophyte strains are now on the International Space Station. Check out our news story: washington.edu/news/2018/05/… #endophytes #phytobiomes
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My autumn qtr class, "Environmental Applications of Plants: Bioremediation & Bioenergy" is now open. Students have often remarked it was their favorite class at UW since I teach with optimism that we CAN solve environmental problems. Spread the word! courses.washington.edu/cfr52…
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Our undergraduate researcher, Shruti Parikh, won an "Outstanding Student Poster" award at the 2018 Stanford Research Conference (April 15). Congratulations, Shruti!
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March 16, 2018: Our undergraduate researcher, Sam Scharffenberger, was awarded a Mary Gates Research Scholarship for his project, "Interactions of Colonizing Endophytes in Populus trichocarpa". Congratulations, Sam!
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