Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
Our Mission: To improve the human condition through plant science 🌱
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is the largest independent non-profit institute dedicated to plant science in the world.
Located in St. Louis, Missouri, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is the largest independent non-profit institute dedicated to plant science in the world.
🍁 With Gratitude
Your support helps turn plant science into progress on food security—from resilient crops to healthier soils and waterways and real-world tools for farmers.
Read a note from Board Chair Penny Pennington ➜ https://loom.ly/Usa4E9A
#Gratitude #PlantScience
Your support helps turn plant science into progress on food security—from resilient crops to healthier soils and waterways and real-world tools for farmers.
Read a note from Board Chair Penny Pennington ➜ https://loom.ly/Usa4E9A
#Gratitude #PlantScience
Happy Thanksgiving (2025): A Message from Danforth Center Chair Penny Pennington - Danforth Plant Science Center
Happy Thanksgiving (2025): A Message from Danforth Center Chair Penny Pennington Dear Friends, As we enter the Thanksgiving season, I’m reflecting on what matters most: people-our scientists, our communities, and especially you. Your steadfast support empowers the Danforth Center to pursue real-world impact through plant science in a time of both promise and challenge. This …
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November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🍁 With Gratitude
Your support helps turn plant science into progress on food security—from resilient crops to healthier soils and waterways and real-world tools for farmers.
Read a note from Board Chair Penny Pennington ➜ https://loom.ly/Usa4E9A
#Gratitude #PlantScience
Your support helps turn plant science into progress on food security—from resilient crops to healthier soils and waterways and real-world tools for farmers.
Read a note from Board Chair Penny Pennington ➜ https://loom.ly/Usa4E9A
#Gratitude #PlantScience
We’re proud to be a partner of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center (JJK FAN) to help grow a new generation of scientists and leaders in East St. Louis.
🎥 Learn more: loom.ly/ZQAVuu8
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#JJKFoundation #LansdowneUP #JJKFAN
🎥 Learn more: loom.ly/ZQAVuu8
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#JJKFoundation #LansdowneUP #JJKFAN
JJK FAN: Food Access
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November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We’re proud to be a partner of the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Food, Agriculture, Nutrition Innovation Center (JJK FAN) to help grow a new generation of scientists and leaders in East St. Louis.
🎥 Learn more: loom.ly/ZQAVuu8
extension.illinois.edu
#JJKFoundation #LansdowneUP #JJKFAN
🎥 Learn more: loom.ly/ZQAVuu8
extension.illinois.edu
#JJKFoundation #LansdowneUP #JJKFAN
Meet our CSTM Member of the Month! Ketra Oketcho studies cassava mosaic virus resistance. Protoplasts are a major component of her research, and she prides herself on her ability to troubleshoot the challenges they present. Congrats, Ketra! 🎉
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Meet our CSTM Member of the Month! Ketra Oketcho studies cassava mosaic virus resistance. Protoplasts are a major component of her research, and she prides herself on her ability to troubleshoot the challenges they present. Congrats, Ketra! 🎉
“There isn’t any place in the world that can compete with the Danforth Plant Science Center.” — Ron Kitchens
Energizing morning with Greater St. Louis, Inc. at the Investor Council breakfast. Impact for St. Louis starts here. 🌱
Energizing morning with Greater St. Louis, Inc. at the Investor Council breakfast. Impact for St. Louis starts here. 🌱
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“There isn’t any place in the world that can compete with the Danforth Plant Science Center.” — Ron Kitchens
Energizing morning with Greater St. Louis, Inc. at the Investor Council breakfast. Impact for St. Louis starts here. 🌱
Energizing morning with Greater St. Louis, Inc. at the Investor Council breakfast. Impact for St. Louis starts here. 🌱
What if crops of the future didn’t need to be replanted every year?
Dr. Allison Miller's ajmiller4233.bsky.social lab studies perennial crops that protect soil, store carbon & boost resilience.
Sustain the Earth is a priority of the Future Forward campaign: bit.ly/3JWln5r
#FutureForward
Dr. Allison Miller's ajmiller4233.bsky.social lab studies perennial crops that protect soil, store carbon & boost resilience.
Sustain the Earth is a priority of the Future Forward campaign: bit.ly/3JWln5r
#FutureForward
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
What if crops of the future didn’t need to be replanted every year?
Dr. Allison Miller's ajmiller4233.bsky.social lab studies perennial crops that protect soil, store carbon & boost resilience.
Sustain the Earth is a priority of the Future Forward campaign: bit.ly/3JWln5r
#FutureForward
Dr. Allison Miller's ajmiller4233.bsky.social lab studies perennial crops that protect soil, store carbon & boost resilience.
Sustain the Earth is a priority of the Future Forward campaign: bit.ly/3JWln5r
#FutureForward
The inaugural Pivot to Plants Fellows Program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is wrapping up a successful first year. Get to know the fellows, learn about their research, and find out what’s next for them in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/jC6O0-w
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The inaugural Pivot to Plants Fellows Program, supported by the National Science Foundation, is wrapping up a successful first year. Get to know the fellows, learn about their research, and find out what’s next for them in our latest blog: https://loom.ly/jC6O0-w
Danforth Center Associate Member @maliagehan.bsky.social studies how to detect plant stressors early, in ways that are practical for scientists and breeders to apply.
Get to know Malia in Taylor Geospatial Institute’s spotlight: https://loom.ly/lVb8Or4
Get to know Malia in Taylor Geospatial Institute’s spotlight: https://loom.ly/lVb8Or4
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Danforth Center Associate Member @maliagehan.bsky.social studies how to detect plant stressors early, in ways that are practical for scientists and breeders to apply.
Get to know Malia in Taylor Geospatial Institute’s spotlight: https://loom.ly/lVb8Or4
Get to know Malia in Taylor Geospatial Institute’s spotlight: https://loom.ly/lVb8Or4
Our region's strength in plant science is known around the world, and it’s only growing 🌱 Read more in this story via AgFunder News. https://loom.ly/3fi6oJ4
A new fund will help more Latin American agtech startups access US markets, starting in St. Louis
The research-focused Core Access Fund recently awarded its first two startups and hopes to support more in the future.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our region's strength in plant science is known around the world, and it’s only growing 🌱 Read more in this story via AgFunder News. https://loom.ly/3fi6oJ4
We’re celebrating Danforth Center President @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social, PhD, who has been identified as a highly cited researcher for the 13th year in a row–congratulations, Giles!
#HighlyCited2025 #Clarivate
#HighlyCited2025 #Clarivate
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We’re celebrating Danforth Center President @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social, PhD, who has been identified as a highly cited researcher for the 13th year in a row–congratulations, Giles!
#HighlyCited2025 #Clarivate
#HighlyCited2025 #Clarivate
🌱 Planned giving is powering Future Forward. Our late founding chair, Dr. William H. Danforth, helped secure the Center’s future with his estate gift—you can join that legacy. Read John & Ginny Rowe’s blog + see simple, tax-wise options: https://bit.ly/4oxmkjw
#FutureForward
#FutureForward
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🌱 Planned giving is powering Future Forward. Our late founding chair, Dr. William H. Danforth, helped secure the Center’s future with his estate gift—you can join that legacy. Read John & Ginny Rowe’s blog + see simple, tax-wise options: https://bit.ly/4oxmkjw
#FutureForward
#FutureForward
Harvest season on our Field Research Site isn’t just about collecting crops—we’re collecting critical data to support more sustainable, higher yielding agricultural practices for the future 🚜🌾🌎
November 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Harvest season on our Field Research Site isn’t just about collecting crops—we’re collecting critical data to support more sustainable, higher yielding agricultural practices for the future 🚜🌾🌎
Today we honor and thank all who have served. 🇺🇸 #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today we honor and thank all who have served. 🇺🇸 #VeteransDay
Ru Zhang, PhD, will lead a team of scientists in a new NSF-funded project that aims to find out how plant cells retain memory of heat stress.
Learn how their work could help future crops adapt to heat: https://loom.ly/F214Eco
Learn how their work could help future crops adapt to heat: https://loom.ly/F214Eco
Collaborative Research Team to Uncover How Plants “Remember” and Adapt to Heat Stress - Danforth Plant Science Center
A new collaborative research team of plant scientists led by Ru Zhang, PhD, associate member, Danforth Plant Science Center has been awarded new funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate how photosynthetic cells retain “heat stress memory” (HSM), a key adaptive mechanism that could help future crops withstand intense and frequent heat waves.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ru Zhang, PhD, will lead a team of scientists in a new NSF-funded project that aims to find out how plant cells retain memory of heat stress.
Learn how their work could help future crops adapt to heat: https://loom.ly/F214Eco
Learn how their work could help future crops adapt to heat: https://loom.ly/F214Eco
On #STEAMDay, we recognize the importance of students pursuing interests in science, technology, engineering, arts & math. Our Ed Research & Outreach team connects youths & educators with plant science, cutting edge tech, & real-world applications. Learn more: https://loom.ly/qK8Zwi0
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On #STEAMDay, we recognize the importance of students pursuing interests in science, technology, engineering, arts & math. Our Ed Research & Outreach team connects youths & educators with plant science, cutting edge tech, & real-world applications. Learn more: https://loom.ly/qK8Zwi0
You have the power to shape your legacy. 🌱 By making a planned gift to the Danforth Center, you can provide meaningful support for the people you care about and make a lasting difference for generations to come.
Learn more: bit.ly/4lWM7QZ
#PlantScience #PlannedGiving
Learn more: bit.ly/4lWM7QZ
#PlantScience #PlannedGiving
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You have the power to shape your legacy. 🌱 By making a planned gift to the Danforth Center, you can provide meaningful support for the people you care about and make a lasting difference for generations to come.
Learn more: bit.ly/4lWM7QZ
#PlantScience #PlannedGiving
Learn more: bit.ly/4lWM7QZ
#PlantScience #PlannedGiving
Check out this X-ray tomography scan of all the internal features of a #Halloween pumpkin, which can be studied without being carved! Thanks to Keith Duncan of our X-ray CT Imaging Facility! Learn more about this cutting edge technology: https://loom.ly/2V7LhU4
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Check out this X-ray tomography scan of all the internal features of a #Halloween pumpkin, which can be studied without being carved! Thanks to Keith Duncan of our X-ray CT Imaging Facility! Learn more about this cutting edge technology: https://loom.ly/2V7LhU4
We were thrilled to host the #FFARFellows on Tuesday! They toured our cutting-edge facilities and heard from our scientists how #plantscience impacts lives around the world! 🌱🌍✨
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We were thrilled to host the #FFARFellows on Tuesday! They toured our cutting-edge facilities and heard from our scientists how #plantscience impacts lives around the world! 🌱🌍✨
Last week, the Grand Farm Partner Trip visited our Field Research Site and learned about our research there. Thanks for the great conversations about #plantscience, #innovation, and the future of #agriculture!
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Last week, the Grand Farm Partner Trip visited our Field Research Site and learned about our research there. Thanks for the great conversations about #plantscience, #innovation, and the future of #agriculture!
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As promised, here's a 3D volume rendering from an XRM scan of a single Arabidopsis flower, showing the anemone-like stigmatic structures on top of the carpel and array of ovules within. The carpel is ~300um in diameter.
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October 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
As promised, here's a 3D volume rendering from an XRM scan of a single Arabidopsis flower, showing the anemone-like stigmatic structures on top of the carpel and array of ovules within. The carpel is ~300um in diameter.
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
@danforthcenter.bsky.social
@zeiss-microscopy.bsky.social
Mike DeCamp tells how the Danforth Center + @39northstl.bsky.social helped CoverCress turn a winter weed into renewable fuel. That’s Community Building: access to tech, experts, talent, mentors, capital.
Join #FutureForward: http://bit.ly/4o8dskl
#STLMade
Join #FutureForward: http://bit.ly/4o8dskl
#STLMade
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mike DeCamp tells how the Danforth Center + @39northstl.bsky.social helped CoverCress turn a winter weed into renewable fuel. That’s Community Building: access to tech, experts, talent, mentors, capital.
Join #FutureForward: http://bit.ly/4o8dskl
#STLMade
Join #FutureForward: http://bit.ly/4o8dskl
#STLMade
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Meet our CSTM Member of the Month! 🎉 Ana Wisa fell in love with plants while growing sunflowers and earned a horticulture degree. Now, she cares for the plants that power discovery in our Plant Growth Facility and hopes to one day run her own greenhouse operation. Congrats, Ana!
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Meet our CSTM Member of the Month! 🎉 Ana Wisa fell in love with plants while growing sunflowers and earned a horticulture degree. Now, she cares for the plants that power discovery in our Plant Growth Facility and hopes to one day run her own greenhouse operation. Congrats, Ana!
Our region's strength in plant science is known around the world, and it’s only growing 🌱 Read more in this story via @stlmag.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/7lLyAbo
St. Louis’ push for international agriculture industry connections is paying off
Two years since starting an initiative to link the region to Latin America, companies with no previous ties to St. Louis are coming to town.
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October 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Our region's strength in plant science is known around the world, and it’s only growing 🌱 Read more in this story via @stlmag.bsky.social: https://loom.ly/7lLyAbo
This month’s On the Vine is here! If you don’t already know, our monthly e-newsletter is the easiest way to follow along with all that’s going on at the Center. 📨 Check out our latest issue and be sure to sign up today! conta.cc/4ottaX2
#ScienceNews #PlantScience
#ScienceNews #PlantScience
October 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This month’s On the Vine is here! If you don’t already know, our monthly e-newsletter is the easiest way to follow along with all that’s going on at the Center. 📨 Check out our latest issue and be sure to sign up today! conta.cc/4ottaX2
#ScienceNews #PlantScience
#ScienceNews #PlantScience
It’s golden hour all day every day at our prairie in the fall ✨
Check out our blog to learn how we made the change from lawn to prairie and why both the financial and ecological benefits are as good as gold: https://loom.ly/Pcs3200
Check out our blog to learn how we made the change from lawn to prairie and why both the financial and ecological benefits are as good as gold: https://loom.ly/Pcs3200
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
It’s golden hour all day every day at our prairie in the fall ✨
Check out our blog to learn how we made the change from lawn to prairie and why both the financial and ecological benefits are as good as gold: https://loom.ly/Pcs3200
Check out our blog to learn how we made the change from lawn to prairie and why both the financial and ecological benefits are as good as gold: https://loom.ly/Pcs3200