Professor Ning Zhang, Rutgers University (IMAGE) Rutgers University Caption Ning Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology and the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, holds a Petri dish with switchgrass seedlings inoculated with root-associated fungi. The computer screen shows a microscopic cross section of the reproductive structure of a plant-associated fungus. Credit Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.