<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/2025-05-christoph-benning-elected-to-national-academy-of-sciences.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><categories>Awards,Faculty,Plant Sciences</categories><broadcast>bmb,mps,plantbiology,prl</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>05/08/2025</pubDate><title>Christoph Benning elected to National Academy of Sciences</title><subTitle/><description><p>Christoph Benning, Michigan State University researcher, inventor and one of the world's foremost experts in plant lipid metabolism, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.</p></description><highlights/><author>Kara Headley</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2025/2025-benning-preview.jpg" alt="Christoph Benning holding a tray of plants"/></image></item>