What is the ISRR?
The Society’s aim is to promote cooperation and communication between root researchers around the world. Hopefully you will join us in this endeavour.
The main activity of the International Society of Root Research is to hold regular scientific meetings at which the latest root research can be presented. Our meetings in Scotland, Australia, and Israel each attracted over 300 participants on site. The ISRR10 was also featured on twitter and youtube. The ISRR1, organized by University of Missouri (USA), was held as an online conference in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest symposium, ISRR12 was held in Leipzig Germany in 2024.
Awards and prices of the ISRR
In 2015 the Lifetime Award was initiated prize; presented to Margaret McCully (2015), Hans Lambers (2018), Wendy Silk (2021), and Peter Gregory (2024) for their significant contributions to root research.
Since 2015 the Dundee Root Medal Lecture is held as onsite or online event prize. Jonathan Lynch (2015), Peter Gregory (2016), Michelle Watt (2017), Liam Dolan (2018), Hans Lambers (2019), Doris Vetterlein (2020), Jianbo Shen (2021), Malcolm Bennett (2022), Philip White (in memoriam, 2023), and Amelia Henry (2024).
learn more about usCommunication activities
Since beginning of 2017 we publish a roughly quarterly newsletter summarizing information about the upcoming ISRR meetings, featured articles from ISRR members, intersting new publications, and more.
In our news section we also frequently update you on recent developments including open positions. News can be found here.
ISRR activities are visible on Twitter , LinkedIN, and Bluesky (@rootscientists.bsky.social).
Since the ISRR9 meeting regular student ambassador programs are taking place accompanying ISRR symposia. The last one, for ISRR11, has prepared and published a conference report "Root biology never sleeps".
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