Chenxin Li, PhD
@chenxinli2.bsky.social
Or just “Li” |
Assist. Prof. @ Plant Bio Michigan State U. |
Also post data visualization |
Lab: https://cxli233.github.io/cxLi_lab/ |
GitHub: https://github.com/cxli233
Assist. Prof. @ Plant Bio Michigan State U. |
Also post data visualization |
Lab: https://cxli233.github.io/cxLi_lab/ |
GitHub: https://github.com/cxli233
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Chenxin Li, PhD
@chenxinli2.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Here is a thread showcasing my GitHub repositories: 1) Friends Don't Let Friends Make Bad Graphs. An opinionated essay on good and bad graphs.
My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie...
My popular one by a long shot with 6.4k stars and 248 forks. github.com/cxli233/Frie...
I wonder if we can manipulate meiosis in allopolyploids, such that instead of homologs separating, homeologs separate.
Take allopolyploid AABB, normal meiosis generates meiotic products w/ karyotype AB. What if we can manipulate it to make meiotic products w/ karyotypes AA & BB?
#PlantScience
Take allopolyploid AABB, normal meiosis generates meiotic products w/ karyotype AB. What if we can manipulate it to make meiotic products w/ karyotypes AA & BB?
#PlantScience
I wonder how many plant species have gone extinct, but their genomic legacy lives on as intact subgenomes of extant allopolyploids.
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I wonder if we can manipulate meiosis in allopolyploids, such that instead of homologs separating, homeologs separate.
Take allopolyploid AABB, normal meiosis generates meiotic products w/ karyotype AB. What if we can manipulate it to make meiotic products w/ karyotypes AA & BB?
#PlantScience
Take allopolyploid AABB, normal meiosis generates meiotic products w/ karyotype AB. What if we can manipulate it to make meiotic products w/ karyotypes AA & BB?
#PlantScience
I wonder how many plant species have gone extinct, but their genomic legacy lives on as intact subgenomes of extant allopolyploids.
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I wonder how many plant species have gone extinct, but their genomic legacy lives on as intact subgenomes of extant allopolyploids.
Don't really understand why societies would publish their society journal(s) with Elsevier or NatureSpringer.
Examples: Phytochemistry (Phytochemical Society of North America), J. Biological Chemistry (ASBMB), Molecular Plant ( Chinese Society for Plant Biology)
Examples: Phytochemistry (Phytochemical Society of North America), J. Biological Chemistry (ASBMB), Molecular Plant ( Chinese Society for Plant Biology)
February 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Don't really understand why societies would publish their society journal(s) with Elsevier or NatureSpringer.
Examples: Phytochemistry (Phytochemical Society of North America), J. Biological Chemistry (ASBMB), Molecular Plant ( Chinese Society for Plant Biology)
Examples: Phytochemistry (Phytochemical Society of North America), J. Biological Chemistry (ASBMB), Molecular Plant ( Chinese Society for Plant Biology)
Due to circumstances, I'm learning a lot abt thigmomorphogenesis (plant development in response to mechanical stimulation, e.g., touch) in Arabidopsis. My new postdoc Dr. Sungkyu Park joined the lab last month, who did a PhD on plant development in response to leaf removal & mechanical stimulation.
February 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Due to circumstances, I'm learning a lot abt thigmomorphogenesis (plant development in response to mechanical stimulation, e.g., touch) in Arabidopsis. My new postdoc Dr. Sungkyu Park joined the lab last month, who did a PhD on plant development in response to leaf removal & mechanical stimulation.
Hot take: Decency is a shared responsibility.
"We got our science budget so we can care less about ICE now" is poor form. As scientists we work to improve the human condition, and guess what, we can improve the human condition right away by abolishing ICE.
"We got our science budget so we can care less about ICE now" is poor form. As scientists we work to improve the human condition, and guess what, we can improve the human condition right away by abolishing ICE.
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Hot take: Decency is a shared responsibility.
"We got our science budget so we can care less about ICE now" is poor form. As scientists we work to improve the human condition, and guess what, we can improve the human condition right away by abolishing ICE.
"We got our science budget so we can care less about ICE now" is poor form. As scientists we work to improve the human condition, and guess what, we can improve the human condition right away by abolishing ICE.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Postdoc position available!!! We are looking for a creative postdoc to develop independent research directions in tissue morphogenesis using embryos, stem cell/organoid systems, and quantitative imaging and/or biophysics. Here are the details: livejohnshopkins-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Postdoc position available!!! We are looking for a creative postdoc to develop independent research directions in tissue morphogenesis using embryos, stem cell/organoid systems, and quantitative imaging and/or biophysics. Here are the details: livejohnshopkins-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/person...
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If you know anyone who might have a few dozen North or South American squash genome assemblies lying around I’d love to get in touch for a fun collaboration on American domesticates. We have chile, maize, beans, sunflower, amaranth, cotton, tomato, and maybe even strawberry!
February 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
If you know anyone who might have a few dozen North or South American squash genome assemblies lying around I’d love to get in touch for a fun collaboration on American domesticates. We have chile, maize, beans, sunflower, amaranth, cotton, tomato, and maybe even strawberry!
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The latest preprint from @drericabiophd.bsky.social lab is now out! Chick out (check out) my lab mate Arvind's preprint for his single-cell atlas of the developing chick trigeminal ganglion!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
February 5, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The latest preprint from @drericabiophd.bsky.social lab is now out! Chick out (check out) my lab mate Arvind's preprint for his single-cell atlas of the developing chick trigeminal ganglion!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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CLE peptides in plant-biotic interactions
#TansleyInsight by Nicolas Frei dit Frey and Thomas Spallek
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
#TansleyInsight by Nicolas Frei dit Frey and Thomas Spallek
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
February 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
CLE peptides in plant-biotic interactions
#TansleyInsight by Nicolas Frei dit Frey and Thomas Spallek
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
#TansleyInsight by Nicolas Frei dit Frey and Thomas Spallek
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
Sorry but I don't need genAI to summarize my email that is just
"File attached.
Thanks
Li."
"File attached.
Thanks
Li."
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Sorry but I don't need genAI to summarize my email that is just
"File attached.
Thanks
Li."
"File attached.
Thanks
Li."
By comparing a regenerative wheat cultivar vs a recalcitrant cultivar, authors found that SCR and LBD17 were involved in regeneration during tissue culture.
From: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#PlantScience
From: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#PlantScience
February 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
By comparing a regenerative wheat cultivar vs a recalcitrant cultivar, authors found that SCR and LBD17 were involved in regeneration during tissue culture.
From: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#PlantScience
From: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
#PlantScience
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My image is up for a Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award! Vote on the 25 nominated images from the >61,000 submitted.
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-...
A sargassum swimming crab on an unidentified species jelly in Indonesia that I shot in Nov2024
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-...
A sargassum swimming crab on an unidentified species jelly in Indonesia that I shot in Nov2024
February 6, 2026 at 2:06 PM
My image is up for a Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award! Vote on the 25 nominated images from the >61,000 submitted.
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-...
A sargassum swimming crab on an unidentified species jelly in Indonesia that I shot in Nov2024
www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/peoples-...
A sargassum swimming crab on an unidentified species jelly in Indonesia that I shot in Nov2024
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Is it still submitted if you don’t open the rejection notification?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Is it still submitted if you don’t open the rejection notification?
Asking for a friend.
Asking for a friend.
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The other day we were looking at houses.
Realtor: how long have you been in Michigan?
Me: since August.
Realtor: wow your English is very good for someone who has just been here for a few months.
Me: thanks.
Inside my head: no need to assume every Asian you met just came off the boat!
Realtor: how long have you been in Michigan?
Me: since August.
Realtor: wow your English is very good for someone who has just been here for a few months.
Me: thanks.
Inside my head: no need to assume every Asian you met just came off the boat!
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
The other day we were looking at houses.
Realtor: how long have you been in Michigan?
Me: since August.
Realtor: wow your English is very good for someone who has just been here for a few months.
Me: thanks.
Inside my head: no need to assume every Asian you met just came off the boat!
Realtor: how long have you been in Michigan?
Me: since August.
Realtor: wow your English is very good for someone who has just been here for a few months.
Me: thanks.
Inside my head: no need to assume every Asian you met just came off the boat!
The only “higher plants” I will acknowledge are species that grow into tall trees. They are literally higher.
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The only “higher plants” I will acknowledge are species that grow into tall trees. They are literally higher.
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We're launching a research lab at SMART. Shenzhen Medical Academy for Research and Translation is a newly established institute with long-term funding mechanisms for internal and external investigators. At full capacity SMART aims to support up to 400 labs.
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
Structural biologist Alexey Amunts launches new research lab in Shenzhen
‘Shenzhen adds another dimension; it is a place where ideas do not remain ideas for long,’ Amunts says of new position.
www.scmp.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 AM
We're launching a research lab at SMART. Shenzhen Medical Academy for Research and Translation is a newly established institute with long-term funding mechanisms for internal and external investigators. At full capacity SMART aims to support up to 400 labs.
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
Wow super interesting
New paper! From Sam Snodgrass and @genomeofforrest.bsky.social, w/ @druncie.bsky.social, @gcbias.bsky.social, and a collaboration with Andres Moreno and @santiagogmm.bsky.social. Can we quantify the impact of humans on maize dispersal?
Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:
1/10
Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:
1/10
www.biorxiv.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Wow super interesting
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New paper! From Sam Snodgrass and @genomeofforrest.bsky.social, w/ @druncie.bsky.social, @gcbias.bsky.social, and a collaboration with Andres Moreno and @santiagogmm.bsky.social. Can we quantify the impact of humans on maize dispersal?
Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:
1/10
Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:
1/10
www.biorxiv.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 AM
New paper! From Sam Snodgrass and @genomeofforrest.bsky.social, w/ @druncie.bsky.social, @gcbias.bsky.social, and a collaboration with Andres Moreno and @santiagogmm.bsky.social. Can we quantify the impact of humans on maize dispersal?
Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:
1/10
Plant yourself in a comfy chair and lend me your ear:
1/10
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Excited to share my work from my PhD now out at Nature Plants on elucidation of withanolide biosynthesis in the medicinal plant ashwagandha!
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Excited to share my work from my PhD now out at Nature Plants on elucidation of withanolide biosynthesis in the medicinal plant ashwagandha!
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🔬 Assistant/Associate Professor position oppening 🎓
📅 Applications: March 3 2026 in Odyssee
📅 Start date: September 1 2026
#academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology
📅 Applications: March 3 2026 in Odyssee
📅 Start date: September 1 2026
#academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology
Assistant professor - Université Jean Monnet
lbvpam.univ-st-etienne.fr
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
🔬 Assistant/Associate Professor position oppening 🎓
📅 Applications: March 3 2026 in Odyssee
📅 Start date: September 1 2026
#academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology
📅 Applications: March 3 2026 in Odyssee
📅 Start date: September 1 2026
#academicjobs #research #highereducation #plantbiology #joboffer #enzymaticchemistry #plantchemistry #terpenoids #ecologicalchanges #ecology
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Alternative headline: "Faculty recruitment and retention is failing at most of Oklahoma's public colleges, governor says"
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Alternative headline: "Faculty recruitment and retention is failing at most of Oklahoma's public colleges, governor says"
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Small RNAs regulation and genomic harmony: insights into allopolyploid evolution in marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza)
Eriksson et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Eriksson et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Small RNAs regulation and genomic harmony: insights into allopolyploid evolution in marsh orchids (Dactylorhiza)
Eriksson et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Eriksson et al.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...