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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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The Plant Cell Atlas newsletter is back! Read the January 2026 edition below, and sign up to receive future newsletters from this global community working to develop a comprehensive understanding of plant cell structure and function at a molecular level: plantcellatlas.org/contact
plantcellatlas.bsky.social Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 23h
Our January 2026 Newsletter is now available!
Check it out here: bit.ly/4biqZSP
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January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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Bayer and the Plant Resilience Institute are hosting a free plant breeding hackathon for trainees, February 7-8 at Michigan State University! Register by January 30 for this fast-paced, collaborative event focused on engineering solutions in predictive breeding: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Registration for KBS summer undergraduate experiences closes soon!

Apply by Feb. 1 to spend a KBS summer doing field research or completing an internship: bit.ly/4t1kBpp
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January 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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We are TWO WEEKS away from the first session of the Data Reproducibility Workshop!

Don't forget to register!!

Learn more here: www.plantcellatlas.org/events
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January 26, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Today is the last day to register and submit a poster abstract for #NAPPN2026!

Registration for the Bayer Hackathon, a free event for trainees before the main conference, is still open until January 30th or until filled.

Register now: plantphenotyping.org/conference-home
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 8d
It's your last chance to register for the 2026 @nappn.bsky.social Annual Conference, taking place February 7-12 at MSU, along with pre-conference workshops and student hackathon! Conference registration is due THIS FRIDAY, January 23 at: plantphenotyping.org/conference-home

#NAPPN2026 #PlantScience
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January 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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We're growing our research team! The MSU Plant Resilience institute is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join the Howe lab and lead a project investigating a newly emerging class of plant regulatory metabolites.

Learn more and apply now: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc... #PlantSciJobs #PlantScience
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January 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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It's your last chance to register for the 2026 @nappn.bsky.social Annual Conference, taking place February 7-12 at MSU, along with pre-conference workshops and student hackathon! Conference registration is due THIS FRIDAY, January 23 at: plantphenotyping.org/conference-home

#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 wordmark is in the top left corner with the following text below: "2026 NAPPN Annual Conference Plus Pre-Conference Workshops & Student Hackathon, February 7-12, 2026, Michigan State University" In a navy blue rectangle is the following text: "Conference registration is due this Friday, January 23rd at: plantphenotyping.org/conference-home." The NAPPN logo is contained in a white triangle in the bottom right corner.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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The MSU Plant Resilience Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year! In honor of the occasion, PRI alumni are invited to attend the festivities at our 2026 retreat in May! Learn more and register as an alumni attendee at: bit.ly/pri2026retreat
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January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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🚜🌱 C-SPIRIT is heading to the 2026 MABA Winter Conference and Trade Show!

We’ll be in Lansing on January 13–14 connecting with the Michigan ag community and sharing updates on C-SPIRIT’s work in sustainable agriculture & plant resilience.

📍 Lansing Center
🔎 Booth No. 110

#plantscience
January 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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With the New Year upon us, it's the perfect time to register for next month's 3-part Data Reproducibility Workshop!

This workshop will be held February 9–11, meeting daily at 9:00 AM PST / 12:00 PM EST.

Register now, here: www.plantcellatlas.org/events.html
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January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Partnering with over 90 farmers across Michigan, Dr. Christine Sprunger (@sprunger.bsky.social) is examining how land management practices impact soil health.

Read more about her work to improve soil health, ecosystem diversity and crop productivity:
www.canr.msu.edu/news/msu-res...

#PlantScience
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January 5, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Wishing our PRI community, collaborators, and friends a joyful holiday season! Here’s to continued discovery and growth in the year ahead. Happy holidays from all of us at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute!
December 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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C-SPIRIT is representing at the 2025 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Update for Agribusiness hosted by Michigan State University Extension!

If you're on MSU's campus today, stop by and see us in the STEM Building outside of room 1130!

#plantscience
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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We’re excited to share the MSU Plant Resilience Institute’s 2025 Annual Report!

From breakthrough discoveries to global collaborations, join us in celebrating another year of extraordinary growth and scientific achievement at PRI.

🌱 Explore the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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This postdoc position is open until December 23! If you're interested in conducting cold acclimation and freezing tolerance experiments on the bioenergy crop switchgrass, apply now: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

#PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PostdocOpportunity #ResearchCareers #AcademicJobs
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · Nov 21
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
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December 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Undergraduates interested in researching how life interacts with water are invited to apply for the WALII Summer Internship Program, which includes opportunities at the Rhee and VanBuren labs at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute! MSU applications are due February 1, 2026: walii.science/careers.html
waliianhydro.bsky.social WALIIAnhydro @waliianhydro.bsky.social · Dec 11
We’re excited to share that applications are NOW OPEN for the 2026 WALII Summer Internships!

Learn more and apply here: www.walii.science/careers.html
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December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Come visit our booth at the Great Lakes EXPO! We're here at Booth 1340 🌿

#GLEXPO
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Happy #WorldSoilDay! PRI faculty member @sprunger.bsky.social is at the forefront of soil research, developing new methodologies to use nematodes as bioindicators for soil health, linking soil biodiversity to productivity, carbon accumulation, and climate resiliency. 🪱 Learn more: sprungerlab.com
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December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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PRI is proud to highlight the extraordinary achievements of 3 faculty recognized with awards from the College of Natural Science:

Emily Josephs: Teacher-Scholar Award
David Lowry: Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
Sue Rhee: Research Leadership Award

Read more: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
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December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🚨 Hiring alert! MSU's Plant Resilience Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance discovery of new regulatory metabolites driving plant stress responses. #PlantSciJobs

Join us as we push the boundaries of plant resilience research: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Come see us and @c-spirit.org next week at #GLEXPO! The Great Lakes EXPO brings together growers, industry professionals, and agricultural scientists in one of the largest specialty ag trade shows in North America. Learn more and register at glexpo.com. 🧑‍🌾
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December 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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PRI is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with strong computational and data science skills to join a project focused on identifying causal environmental drivers of crop resilience and yield.

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

#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience
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December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Today is #GivingTuesday, and it's a chance to support the Plant Resilience Institute scientists working to solve grand challenges in the face of climate change.

Join us in giving to PRI's Plant Innovation Fund to fuel innovations in plant resilience: plantresilience.msu.edu/Contribute/index.aspx 🌱
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December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Registration is NOW OPEN for the Three-Part Data Reproducibility Workshop Series (February 9-11, 2026 9:00 AM PST/12:00 PM EST)

To Learn More and Register, Visit: www.plantcellatlas.org/events.html?...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The PCA and C-SPIRIT Single Cell Curation Effort is now live 🌱
Together with @plantcellatlas.bsky.social, we curated 186 single cell plant papers covering 55 species & 6.5M cells to support the EBI Single Cell Expression Atlas.

Explore the list: www.plantcellatlas.org/scea-papers....

#plantscience
plantcellatlas.bsky.social Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · Nov 26
Together with @c-spirit.org, the PCA has curated 186 single cell plant papers to help with ingestion into the EBI's Single Cell Expression Atlas!

You can view this list of papers here: www.plantcellatlas.org/scea-papers....
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November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM