August 2026: Silphium Meeting (St. Paul, MN, USA; attended online)

1.        Presentation by Anthony Landrigan: “Utilizing high-dimensional data to quantify seed tissues and predict germination in Silphium integrifolium”

June 2026: Evolution Annual Meeting (Cleveland, OH, USA)

1.        Science policy workshop “Writing effective science op-eds” and outreach booth with Matthew Rubin: “Writing postcards to your elected officials”

May 2026: Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience High School Research Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Paisley McFarland: “Saint Louis University internship in the Rubin Lab”

April 2026: Saint Louis University Senior Legacy Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Shikara Patel: “Characterizing the genetic basis of cold responses in Mimulus guttatus”

April 2026: Saint Louis University Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Johanna Sanchez-Lopez, Maddie Eisenbraun, and Satvika Bejawar: “Characterizing variation in yield components in the perennial oilseed Silphium integrifolium”

2.        Poster by Shikara Patel: “Characterizing the genetic basis of cold responses in Mimulus guttatus”

3.        Poster by Tia Blanks, Melissa Hong, and Keren Mathew: “Examining phenotypic variation in seedling traits in sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) under water treatments”

4.        Poster by Chris Jefferson and Amin Motlaq: “Evaluating genetic and phenotypic variation across temperature environments in Brassica rapa”

March 2026: Saint Louis University Sigma Xi Conference (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Zachary Harris: “Early seedling phenotyping as a low-cost alternative to genomic selection in Kernza®”

November 2025: Saint Louis University Biology Research Retreat (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Anthony Landrigan: “Utilizing multispectral trait data to characterize seed components and predict germination in Silphium integrifolium”

2.        Poster by Anthony Landrigan: “Applications of multispectral imaging to characterize seed components and predict germination in Silphium integrifolium”

November 2025: CANVAS 2025 (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)

1.        Presentation by Zachary Harris: “Integrating multi-sensor phenomic data to improve early selection in intermediate wheatgrass”

2.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “Early trait prediction using seedling spectral data enables across-environment selection in the perennial oilseed, Silphium integrifolium”

3.        Poster by Anthony Landrigan: “Utilizing multispectral imaging to quantify seed components and predict germination in Silphium integrifolium”

November 2025: St. Louis Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (SLEEC) Conference (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “Plant responses to environmental variation”

2.        Poster by Amin Motlaq and Johanna Sanchez-Lopez: “Quantifying genetic, environmental, and G×E effects in Brassica rapa under controlled and stress conditions”

3.        Poster by Satvika Bejawar and Johanna Sanchez-Lopez: “Characterizing variation in yield components in the perennial oilseed Silphium integrifolium”

4.        Poster by Anthony Landrigan: “Applications of multispectral imaging to characterize seed components and predict germination in Silphium integrifolium”

September 2025: Research Uncorked (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Satvika Bejawar and Johanna Sanchez-Lopez: “Characterizing variation in yield components in the perennial oilseed Silphium integrifolium”

August 2025: Silphium Meeting (Salina, KS, USA and virtual)

1.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “Phenomic selection in Silphium”

July 2025: Harris-Stowe State University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Emmanuella Gandonu: “Temporal variation in leaf reflectance among Brassica rapa”

June 2025: Evolution Annual Meeting (Athens, GA, USA)

2.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “Intraspecific variation in paths to fitness in plants with different life histories”

3.        Presentation by Shikara Patel: “Characterizing the genetic basis of cold responses in Mimulus guttatus”

4.        Science policy workshop and outreach booth with Matthew Rubin: “Writing postcards to your elected officials”

April 2025: Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Shikara Patel: “Characterizing the genetic basis of cold responses in Mimulus guttatus”

April 2025: Washington University in St. Louis Undergraduate Research Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Liam Keaggy: “Developing early-stage phenomic selection models for herbaceous perennial crops”

April 2025: Saint Louis University Biology Undergraduate Research Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Shikara Patel: “Characterizing the genetic basis of cold responses in Mimulus guttatus”

2.        Poster by Satvika Bejawar and Johanna Sanchez-Lopez: “Characterizing variation in yield components in the perennial oilseed Silphium integrifolium”

April 2025: Saint Louis University Sigma Xi Conference (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Zachary Harris: “A leaf phenomics approach to estimating below-ground traits in North American licorice”

March 2025: Tri-Beta NC-2 District Convention (Steelville, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “The importance of being on time: Plant circadian rhythms and adaptation to cold”

March 2025: Pathways to a Perennial Future Conference (Texcoco, Mexico)

1.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “Phenomic selection in perennial crops”

February 2025: North American Plant Phenotyping Network Conference (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Presentation by Matthew Rubin: “Developing phenomic selection models to expedite the breeding of herbaceous perennial crops”

2.        Presentation and Poster by Zachary Harris: “Leaf hyperspectral reflectance to predict below-ground traits in North American licorice”

3.        Presentation by Liam Keaggy: “Developing early-stage phenomic selection models for herbaceous perennial crops”

November 2024: Washington University in St. Louis Undergraduate Research Symposium (St. Louis, MO, USA)

1.        Poster by Liam Keaggy: “Developing early-stage phenomic selection models for herbaceous perennial crops”