Robert L Last

### Titles
* University Distinguished Professor
* Barnett Rosenberg Chair

### Education
* Ph.D. 1986, Biological Sciences, Carnegie-Mellon University
* B.A. 1980, Chemistry, Ohio Wesleyan University

### Previous Appointments
* Program Director, 2002-04, National Science Foundation
* Director of Discovery Genomics, 1998-2002, Cereon Genomics
* Professor, 1989-98, Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University
* NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, 1986-89, Whitehead Institute at MIT

### Awards
* 2017 - Postdoctoral Mentor Award, MSU College of Natural Science
* 2012 - Distinguished Faculty Award, MSU
* 2009 - Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
* 2009 - Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists
* 1990 - NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award


### Links
* [Current Research](https://bmb.natsci.msu.edu/labs/last-lab/current-research.aspx)
* [Google Scholar Citations](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ccHzTFIAAAAJ&hl=en)
* [Robert L. Last CV](https://bmb.natsci.msu.edu/_assets/files/directory-files/2022.08_LastRob_GenCV2022.pdf)
* [Selected Honors and Awards](https://bmb.natsci.msu.edu/labs/last-lab/selected-honors-and-awards.aspx)
* [Plant Specialized Evolution Project](https://trichome.natsci.msu.edu/)
* [Plant Biotechnology for Health and Sustainability Grad Training Program](https://plantmetabolism.natsci.msu.edu/)