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The public can join the W.K.
Kellogg Biological Station commu-
nity at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept .25,
for a talk on how plant leaves shape
their external environments.
The presenter for the fall 2024
Dessert with Discussion talk is Dr.
Kadeem Gilbert, an assistant profes-
sor in Michigan State University’s
Department of Plant Biology and
resident faculty member at Kellogg
Biological Station (KBS) in Hickory
Corners.
Gilbert also is affiliated with
MSU’s Plant Resilience Institute,
as well as its Ecology, Evolution &
Behavior Program, said KBS spokes-
person Cara Barnes.
His talk will touch on:
A look at special adaptations in
carnivorous plant leaves.
His research on how leaves in
general shape their external environ-
ments.
How he studies organisms that live
on or inside leaves, and how they are
influenced by the plant.
The talk, titled “Extraordinary
Leaves,” will be offered in-person in
the KBS Academic Building’s audi-
torium, located at 3700 E. Gull Lake
Drive in Hickory Corners, and also
will be streamed via Zoom.
The talk is free and open to the
public, and registration is required at
bit.ly/kbs-DwD-fall2024.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and
numerous area organizations will
have informational booths open.
Both in-person and virtual attend-
ees will have an opportunity to ask
questions following the talk.
Dessert offerings will be available
during the talk.

Dr. Kadeem Gilbert poses next to a

large pitcher plant.

Kadeem Gilbert poses next to a

large plant with leaves nearly twice

his height.

Talk focuses on research

into ‘extraordinary leaves’

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