Funded Researchers
Mary Gehring is a member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and a Professor of Biology. Her research primarily focuses on the genetics and epigenetics of seed biology in plants. Mary received her PhD in plant biology from the University of California, Berkeley and performed postdoctoral research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She is the past recipient of an NSF CAREER award and the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator award.
J-WAFS-funded projects
- Enhanced photosynthesis in crops (EPiC)
- A new approach to enhance genetic diversity to improve crop breeding
News
- Inaugural J-WAFS Grand Challenge aims to develop enhanced crop variants and move them from lab to land
- J-WAFS community members win 2023 Image Awards
- MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces inaugural MCSC seed award recipients
- Climate Grand Challenges project revolutionizing agriculture with low-emissions, resilient crops
- Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects include multiple J-WAFS PIs
- How molecular biology could reduce global food insecurity
- Multiple J-WAFS PIs chosen as MIT Climate Grand Challenges finalists