Diane Bassham

{{Short description|Plant Physiologist, researcher}}

Diane C. Bassham is a plant pathologist and professor at Iowa State University.

Bassham earned a bachelor's of science degree in biochemistry at the University of Birmingham, followed by a doctorate in biological sciences from the University of Warwick.{{cite news |title=Diane Bassham |url=https://www.ipb.iastate.edu/people/diane-bassham |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University}}{{cite news |title=Diane Bassham |url=https://www.gdcb.iastate.edu/people/diane-bassham |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology}} She joined the Iowa State University faculty in 2001,{{cite news |title=Growing a research legacy |url=https://link.las.iastate.edu/2022/04/25/growing-a-research-legacy/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |work=Link |volume=11 |issue=2 |publisher=Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |date=25 April 2022}} where she was promoted from assistant to associate professor.{{cite news |title=Iowa State's Plant Sciences Institute awards innovative research grants |url=https://archive.inside.iastate.edu/2005/0520/psi.shtml |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University |date=20 May 2005}} [https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2005/may/psigrants.shtml Alternate URL]{{cite news |title=Gamers on 3-D mission to save world, just don't tell them they are learning cell biology |url=https://archive.news.iastate.edu/news/2012/feb/wurtelescivi |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University |date=2 February 2012}} In 2013, Bassham became the first holder of the Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professorship of Plant Physiology.{{cite news |title=Diane Bassham named first recipient of Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professorship of Plant Physiology at ISU |url=https://archive.las.iastate.edu/2013/05/23/diane-bassham-named-first-recipient-of-walter-e-and-helen-parke-loomis-professorship-of-plant-physiology-at-isu/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |date=23 May 2013}} She was invited to join Faculty 1000 in 2017.{{cite news |title=Bassham selected by Faculty 1000 |url=https://news.las.iastate.edu/2017/06/21/bassham-selected-by-faculty-1000/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |date=21 June 2017}} Bassham was elected a fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2020,{{cite news |title=Bassham named fellow |url=https://news.las.iastate.edu/2020/04/06/bassham-named-fellow/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |date=6 April 2020}} and awarded an equivalent honor from the American Association for the Advancement of Science the following year.{{cite news |title=World's largest science society honors six Iowa State researchers for distinguished work |url=https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2022/01/26/aaas21 |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University |date=26 January 2022}} In 2022, Bassham was appointed to a distinguished professorship.{{cite news |title=More than 60 faculty and staff honored with university awards |url=https://www.inside.iastate.edu/article/2022/04/28/awards |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University |date=28 April 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Schmittmann |first1=Beate |author1-link=Beate Schmittmann |title=May 11 message from Dean Schmittmann |url=https://archive.las.iastate.edu/2022/05/17/may-11-message-from-dean-schmittmann/ |access-date=22 December 2022 |publisher=Iowa State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |date=11 May 2022}}