Nov :	Keiko Torii is elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (click here).
Sept :	Keiko Torii is elected as a Member of the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) (click here).
Sept :	Kylee Peterson received UW Biology's Washington Research Foundation-Hall Fellowship. In the Autumn 2012 quarter, Kylee will be joining ERATO Higashiyama's group (Nagoya, Japan) to learn advanced live imaging. Congratulations, Kylee!
	Torii Lab in the Media 2012 HHMI Bulletin "Tiny Breathing Mouths" 2012 HHMI News "Chemical Signal Helps Plants Control Their 'Breathing'" 2012 UW Biology Almni Newsletter "Challenging a Fine Balance" 2012 ASCB Membership Profile ASPB Ambassador Outreach Video at Plant Biology 2012 <-Watch what Helen and Keiko say about the excellent undergraduate research opportunity by the American Society of Plant Biologists.

Jun :	Keiko Torii named an HHMI-GBMF investigator (click here).
May :	Helen Lai receives Frye-Hoston-Rigg Award for her research on Arabidopsis peptide signal genes. Congratulations, Helen!
May :	Helen Lai also receives Undergraduate Summer Research Award from the American Society of Plant Biologists (click here).

May :

Keiko Torii is one of the five faculty mentors (out of 133 nominees) to receive the University of Washington Undergrad Resaerch Mentor Award (click here).

Dec :	Ben Burrows is now the University of Washington Mary Gates Endowment Undergraduate Resaerch Fellow. He also received a Sergant Award from the UW Biology. Congratulations, Ben!
Apr :	Kylee Peterson is now the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awardee. Congratulations, Kylee!
Mar :	Dr. Torii receives the JSPS Prize. Here are some photos at the award ceremony, Dr. Torii receiving a medal in the presence of the Prince and Princess of Japan, Their Imperial Highnesses Akishino. For description (in Japanese) Click here. (click here).
Mar :	Interview with Dr. Torii ~Mainichi Shimbun~ (see below).