Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Federica Brandizzi has been named the next director of the MSU-Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, or PRL.

Brandizzi is a prolific researcher within the plant science community. Her lab has contributed many important pieces to the canon of plant research in organelle biology, biofuel research and space biology.

“Becoming the next director of the PRL is a tremendous honor and a deeply meaningful opportunity,” Brandizzi said. “The PRL has a storied legacy of groundbreaking research, interdisciplinary and collaboration in plant science, and I am humbled to carry that forward. As someone who has grown as a scientist in the PRL and always admired its legacy, impact and spirit of innovation, I am excited to help shape its next chapter.”