We are pleased to announce that our fearless leader, Dr. Shelby Ellison, has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure! This news was shared by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin-System during …
Lab News
University of Wisconsin-Madison Hemp Research Field Day Set For August 20th!
Greetings from the Ellison Lab! This spring has been a busy one, but with planting and transplanting of field trials complete, it is time to provide an update on how things are going and look …
Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Derrick Grunwald Receives Assistant Professorship at Texas A&M!
Congratulations to Dr. Derrick Grunwald, who has accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor position at Texas A&M in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, starting this July. In his new role as an Assistant Professor, …
PhD candidate Jillian McGhee to Receive Fellowship Support for Research on Hemp Seed Biology
It is a great pleasure to announce that PhD candidate Jillian Abendroth-McGhee has been awarded two fellowships supporting her dissertation research through 2027: the Gabelman-Shippo Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics and …
Congratulations to Grace Connelly for Recieving the Wiscience Teaching Fellowship!
Greetings! The Ellison Lab is pleased to announce that one of our members, Grace Connelly, has been awarded the WISCIENCE Scientific Teaching Fellowship! The WISCIENCE Scientific Teaching Fellowship is an opportunity to integrate training in …
First Report of Fusarium graminearum Causing Head Blight on Hemp (Cannabis sativa) in Wisconsin
Ellison Lab: Undergraduate Research Team Updates and Highlights!
Greetings! As we head towards the end of the semester, let’s take an (overdue) moment to reflect on the efforts and achievements of our undergraduate members of the Ellison Lab during 2025 ! Thank you …
Not Just Hemp: Ellison Lab Shares Results from Common Bean Research at BIC!
This past week, Graduate Research Assistant Rebecca Arias attended the Bean Improvement Cooperative (BIC) and North American Pulse Improvement Association (NAPIA) International Biennial Meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska. Rebecca presented on her research on “Validation of …
Ellison Lab Team Updates!
As we wrap up the year, let’s take a moment to reflect on the achievements of past members of the Ellison Lab who have moved on to bright futures in plant science in 2025 ! …