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MSU Plant Resilience Institute
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The PRI facilitates interdisciplinary #plantscience at Michigan State University. 🌱 We're tackling the challenge of improving plant resilience in a changing world. Learn more: plantresilience.msu.edu
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We are thrilled to share that PRI faculty member Sarah Lebeis has been appointed science director at @glbioenergy.bsky.social!

Read the story of Sarah's expertise in plant-microbe interactions and her commitment to advancing sustainable bioenergy cropping systems: www.glbrc.org/news/unravel...
Unraveling the mysteries of the plant microbiome
Three years after joining the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University microbiologist Sarah Lebeis has been tapped to guide the center’s scientific research. Lebeis, an associ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Now hiring! 📣 @davidlowry.bsky.social's lab at MSU is searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass.

Learn more and apply: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience
A graphic with faded background images of switchgrass plants and the Plant Resilience Institute logo in the top left corner. In a green gradient arrow, there is text that says, “Now Hiring: Lowry Lab Postdoctoral Researcher.” In the bottom right corner, there is the MSU PRI logo and the text, “Apply online at careers.msu.edu.”
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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🌱🔬 Exciting news from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center! MGI assoc prof Sarah Lebeis has been appointed science director, leading groundbreaking research into the plant microbiome.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/48eynzvr
Associate Professor Sarah Lebeis, right, talks to lab manager Keara Grady in her lab at Michigan State University, where she studies the complex interactions of plants and the communities of microbes that inhabit their root systems.
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Among the cracked earth & blinding sunlight of California's Death Valley, one native plant not only survives — it thrives.

Read the story of how this plant helped @rheelab.bsky.social scientists reveal a blueprint for engineering heat-resilient crops: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/11...

#PlantScience
A view of rocky terrain in Death Valley, California with mountains in the distance under a blue sky.
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct molecular and physiological experiments to understand the causes of genetic va...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Congrats to Hatem Rouached (@hatem-rouached.bsky.social), Hui-Kyong Cho, Nadia Bouain, Sue Rhee (@rheelab.bsky.social ), & team on their new paper showing how plants sense low phosphorus & delay flowering thru bGLU25 & GRP7🎉
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#PlantScience
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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A newly discovered signaling pathway from Michigan State University Plant Resilience Institute researchers explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.

Read the full story: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/11...

#PlantScience #SustainableAg
Scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch in plants
A newly discovered signaling pathway by MSU researchers explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Today is the last day to register!! Join us TOMORROW!

Meet the individuals selected to present their research at the first annual WALII Symposium!

Check out the talk title below from the final speaker of Session Four.

Visit www.walii.science/virtual-symp...

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November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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MSU’s new Plant and Environmental Sciences building is set to be finished in early March 2027. WDBM’s Liam Clymer spoke with students and faculty to understand the importance of the facility and its symbolic meaning to campus.

Watch the video here: youtu.be/j2eHzegByJU?...
MSU’s new Plant and Environmental Sciences building construction underway
MSU’s new Plant and Environmental Sciences building, which began construction in Oct. 2024, is set to be finished in early March 2027. On the corner of Farm and Wilson, the facility is being built to…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Meet the individuals selected to present their research at the first annual WALII Symposium!

Check out the talk titles below from two speakers of Session Three.

Visit www.walii.science/virtual-symp... to see the full schedule of talks and register to attend!

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November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The Plant Resilience Institute and @c-spirit.org will be at the 2025 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO! Come connect with us and learn about the latest agricultural innovations in Michigan. Early-bird registration ends November 15! Learn more and register at: glexpo.com #GLEXPO
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November 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The First Annual Virtual WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water is ONE WEEK AWAY! 🗓️💧

Register now to join us on November, 18!
www.walii.science/virtual-symp...
Promotional image of a plant growing in the desert for the First Annual WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water. The graphic includes the date and time of the event and information on how to register.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions. ☀️ Learn how in this @sciencenews.bsky.social story about the remarkable research of Dr. Karine Prado from @rheelab.bsky.social.

#PlantScience #PlantResilience
A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photosynthesis in extreme heat.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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An incredible weekend of international research collaboration! 🌏👏
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This week we held our 2025 C-SPIRIT Stakeholder Board Annual Summit: research updates, trust mapping, and big conversations on stakeholder engagement. Our in-person crew also enjoyed dinner & two building tours!

See more pics: c-spirit.org/events/photos/

Learn more: c-spirit.org

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November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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New research out of Death Valley from @rheelab.bsky.social! 🏜️ Learn how one desert plant beats the heat through photosynthetic acclimation in their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PlantScience #PlantResilience
Photosynthetic acclimation is a key contributor to exponential growth of a desert plant in Death Valley summer
Heat waves, now more frequent and longer due to climate change, devastate plant productivity. Although they are rare, thermophilic plants could hold k…
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Looking forward to RBMP 2026 in Bilbao, where I’m honored to join as a keynote speaker.
A central meeting for plant molecular biology in Europe. Don’t miss it.
jimenezgomez.bsky.social Jose M Jimenez-Gomez @jimenezgomez.bsky.social · Oct 1
Save the date, 1-3 July 2026, for the XVIII Plant Molecular Biology Meeting #RBMP2026 in Bilbao. Check out the website for updates rbmp2026.com/RBMP/en/info
XVIII Meeting of Plant Molecular Biology
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November 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.

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How plants decide when to flower: MSU scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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🚨 New in Developmental Cell @Dev_Cell
Our team uncovered how plants sense phosphorus deficiency and delay flowering — a molecular “switch” that links nutrient stress to development. A step toward breeding nutrient-smart crops! authors.elsevier.com/a/1m2id5Sx5g...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Today's the day! Come learn about plant resilience at the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM gathering in the country, #NDiSTEM2025! 🧑‍🔬

Make sure to also stop by the MSU exhibitor booths (numbers 631, 633, and 635) to learn about #plantscience graduate programs!

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msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 28d
We're excited for #NDiSTEM2025 this week! For those of you heading to Columbus, Ohio to attend, join us at the STEM symposia "From Stress to Strength: Understanding Plant Resilience Across Scales."

Learn more at: www.sacnas.org/conference

@sacnas.bsky.social #SACNAS #STEMCommunity #PlantResilience
An orange to blue gradient with abstract molecules around the edges serves as the background of the graphic. The 2025 NDiSTEM logo is at the top-center of the graphic bordered by two plant drawings. Below, there is a white box that contains the following text: "From Stress to Strength: Understanding Plant Resilience Across Scales, Thursday, October 30, 2025, 4:15-5:30 p.m. EDT, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Room A 110-111"
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Awesome aerial photo of our switchgrass harvest at the @kelloggbiostn.bsky.social by Ruben Ulbrich. You can see the progression of the harvest from right to left: cut plants to tied plants to soon to be tied plants. @msupri.bsky.social
Aerial photo of a field with fall colored trees.
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Connect with the plant phenotyping community at the 2026 @nappn.bsky.social Annual Conference, taking place February 9-12 at MSU! To be considered for a talk, abstracts are due October 31, 2025! Register & submit your abstract at: www.plantphenotyping.org/conference-h...

#NAPPN2026 #PlantScience
The graphic includes an image of maize plants growing in a field being surveyed by a drone set over a lime green background. The MSU logo is in the top left corner with the following text below: "2026 NAPPN Annual Conference, February 9-12, East Lansing, MI." In a navy blue rectangle is the following text: "Talk abstracts are due October 31st. Learn more & register: plantphenotyping.org/conference-home." The NAPPN logo is contained in a white triangle in the bottom right corner.
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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We're excited for #NDiSTEM2025 this week! For those of you heading to Columbus, Ohio to attend, join us at the STEM symposia "From Stress to Strength: Understanding Plant Resilience Across Scales."

Learn more at: www.sacnas.org/conference

@sacnas.bsky.social #SACNAS #STEMCommunity #PlantResilience
An orange to blue gradient with abstract molecules around the edges serves as the background of the graphic. The 2025 NDiSTEM logo is at the top-center of the graphic bordered by two plant drawings. Below, there is a white box that contains the following text: "From Stress to Strength: Understanding Plant Resilience Across Scales, Thursday, October 30, 2025, 4:15-5:30 p.m. EDT, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Room A 110-111"
October 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Congratulations to the newest cohort of PRI Seed Grant Program awardees! Their projects reflect the creativity and dedication of MSU trainees working collaboratively to address critical challenges in #plantresilience.

View the full list of funded projects at: plantresilience.msu.edu/resources/fu...
The PRI Seed Grant Program awardees of cohort 4 pictured together from left to right: Tyler Wintermute, Yuan Xu, Bailey Kleven, Donielle Brottlund, Tomas Lopes, Kaitlin Gattoni, Sydney Chen, Briana Hashim, and Trine Andersen
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Plant scientists at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute, including @rheelab.bsky.social, stand ready to meet the challenge of improving global food security. Read more about how MSU is working to build climate-resilient crops: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/10...

#SpartansWill #PlantResilience
Michigan State University Plant Resilience Institute Director Sue Rhee stands in a field wearing a lab coat and holding a large beaker filled with soil planted with various small crops.
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM