Professor Siobhan Brady featured in The Davis Enterprise

This article originally appeared in the The Davis Enterprise. Written by Monica Stark, Enterprise Staff Writer

Professor Siobhan Brady was featured in a recent issue of The Davis Enterprise. The article highlights Prof. Brady's recent honor of being named the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator, a prestigious title held by only two other UC Davis professors. This honor recognizes leading scientists who are innovative and fearless in their research. Prof. Brady is the first woman from UC Davis to receive this distinction. Her lab studies plant roots and their adaptations to environmental stresses, aiming to harness these adaptations to improve plant resilience in a warming world. The HHMI funding will allow her to pursue high-risk, high-reward research without the typical constraints of government funding.

Prof. Brady's career has been marked by significant achievements and personal challenges, including the loss of a postdoctoral colleague, Sharon Gray, in a tragic incident in Ethiopia. Despite these challenges, Prof. Brady has continued to push the boundaries of her field, earning respect from colleagues for her rigorous, impactful research and her leadership in the scientific community. The HHMI designation will support her lab's efforts to explore the genetic and cellular mechanisms that enable plants to survive environmental stresses, with the potential to make significant advances in agricultural science.

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