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Train
with the best.
Graduate students at WSU study with some of the best
minds in America to understand the characteristics and mechanisms of plants—and are using their knowledge to develop lifesaving medicines, keep our food safe, and evolve agricultural systems to feed expanding global populations.
The molecular plant sciences program at Washington State University,
which incorporates plant physiology, biochemistry, and molecular
biology, is considered one of the top programs of its kind in
the world. Among the program's faculty are three National Academy of Sciences members and some of the most influential plant science researchers in the world.
National rankings for WSU plant sciences:
- Top-five research productivity: Second nationally in number of articles published in scientific journals; third nationally in percentage of faculty whose work is cited by other researchers; fifth nationally in overall faculty research productivity
- Most highly cited: WSU plant science researchers are among the most highly cited in the world, according to the ISI Highly Cited Researchers List. The Highly Cited list includes less than one half of one percent of all publishing researchers—and WSU has five plant science researchers on the list.
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New accelerated research Ph.D. program
The graduate program in molecular plant sciences offers 12 research assistantships in its new accelerated program. With these RA positions, students enter a faculty mentor's laboratory in their first year, getting a head start on their research careers.
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First step to a fertilizer-free future
A team led by WSU researchers has isolated the gene that prompts leguminous plants to fix nitrogen in root nodules—a discovery that may allow farmers to reduce their dependence on fertilizers, thus saving billions of dollars and reducing pollution in waterways around the globe.
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Clarence Ryan (above) and John Browse (pictured in banner at top of page) are two of the University's molecular-plant scientists who are on the Highly Cited list.
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