Noah Fahlgren
@noahfahlgren.bsky.social
Director of Data Science and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Developer of PlantCV: https://plantcv.org
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🌱 Now published in Bioinformatics Advances: "Challenges and opportunities: Computational biology and the future of agriculture"
Explore the full study: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag003
Authors include: @noahfahlgren.bsky.social
Explore the full study: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag003
Authors include: @noahfahlgren.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 10:02 AM
🌱 Now published in Bioinformatics Advances: "Challenges and opportunities: Computational biology and the future of agriculture"
Explore the full study: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag003
Authors include: @noahfahlgren.bsky.social
Explore the full study: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag003
Authors include: @noahfahlgren.bsky.social
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🎉 Congratulations to @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, Principal Investigator and Director of the Phenotyping Core Facility at the Danforth Center—she has been selected to receive the Science Educator Award from the Academy of Science – St. Louis!
Read more: www.danforthcenter.org/news/danfort...
Read more: www.danforthcenter.org/news/danfort...
Danforth Center Principal Investigator Honored for Her Contributions to the Advancement of Science - Danforth Plant Science Center
Danforth Center Principal Investigator Katie Murphy, PhD, receives the Science Educator Award from the Academy of Science – St. Louis for excellence in science education.
www.danforthcenter.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, Principal Investigator and Director of the Phenotyping Core Facility at the Danforth Center—she has been selected to receive the Science Educator Award from the Academy of Science – St. Louis!
Read more: www.danforthcenter.org/news/danfort...
Read more: www.danforthcenter.org/news/danfort...
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In an international effort funded by the Gates Foundation, Nigel Taylor, PhD, & the Danforth Center are partnering on the new Rwanda Capacity Building (BioCap) Project, led by @cipotato.org, to establish a Rwandan Centre of Excellence for Crop Biotechnology & advance food security. loom.ly/4KW17iM
International Collaboration Aims to Improve Key Crops for Rwandan Farmers - Danforth Plant Science Center
The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of a newinternational initiative to establish a Centre of Excellence for Crop Biotechnology at the RwandaAgriculture and Animal Resources Development B...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
In an international effort funded by the Gates Foundation, Nigel Taylor, PhD, & the Danforth Center are partnering on the new Rwanda Capacity Building (BioCap) Project, led by @cipotato.org, to establish a Rwandan Centre of Excellence for Crop Biotechnology & advance food security. loom.ly/4KW17iM
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Check it out! We use an open-source python package to analyze drone images to estimate plot height. Look out for more info on PlantCV-Geospatial in the coming year 😎
Quantifying growth and lodging in Tef (Eragrostis tef) with UAS. New preprint with @keelybrownphd.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social and others, using geospatial analysis in @plantcv.bsky.social to estimate plot height and lodging with RGB and LiDAR sensors www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Quantifying growth and lodging in Tef (Eragrostis tef) with Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
Lodging is a major contributor to decreased yield in tef, a staple cereal crop in Ethiopia. Semidwarf varieties have been developed with a goal to increase yield through reduced lodging, but studying ...
www.biorxiv.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Check it out! We use an open-source python package to analyze drone images to estimate plot height. Look out for more info on PlantCV-Geospatial in the coming year 😎
Quantifying growth and lodging in Tef (Eragrostis tef) with UAS. New preprint with @keelybrownphd.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social and others, using geospatial analysis in @plantcv.bsky.social to estimate plot height and lodging with RGB and LiDAR sensors www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Quantifying growth and lodging in Tef (Eragrostis tef) with Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
Lodging is a major contributor to decreased yield in tef, a staple cereal crop in Ethiopia. Semidwarf varieties have been developed with a goal to increase yield through reduced lodging, but studying ...
www.biorxiv.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Quantifying growth and lodging in Tef (Eragrostis tef) with UAS. New preprint with @keelybrownphd.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social and others, using geospatial analysis in @plantcv.bsky.social to estimate plot height and lodging with RGB and LiDAR sensors www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
New preprint from the PlantCV team! This paper on PlantCV v4 presents the work of the 62 contributors to the project since v2: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #plantphenotyping #computervision #machinelearning
PlantCV v4: Image analysis software for high-throughput plant phenotyping
PlantCV is an open-source Python project aimed at developing tools to address a range of image-based, plant phenotyping questions. PlantCV has been used for more than 10 years to automate trait collec...
www.biorxiv.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
New preprint from the PlantCV team! This paper on PlantCV v4 presents the work of the 62 contributors to the project since v2: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #plantphenotyping #computervision #machinelearning
Nominations are now open for awards to be presented at the 2026 North American Plant Phenotyping Network Annual Conference. This is a great opportunity to recognize our outstanding colleague’s contributions to plant phenotyping research and innovation. mailchi.mp/ce99f293f3f6...
Call for Award Nominations – NAPPN 2026 Annual Conference
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December 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Nominations are now open for awards to be presented at the 2026 North American Plant Phenotyping Network Annual Conference. This is a great opportunity to recognize our outstanding colleague’s contributions to plant phenotyping research and innovation. mailchi.mp/ce99f293f3f6...
Reminder: tomorrow (Oct. 31) is the deadline for submitting an abstract to be considered for a talk and PlantCV travel award applications for the 2026 NAPPN conference: www.plantphenotyping.org/abstracts
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Reminder: tomorrow (Oct. 31) is the deadline for submitting an abstract to be considered for a talk and PlantCV travel award applications for the 2026 NAPPN conference: www.plantphenotyping.org/abstracts
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
The @plantcv.bsky.social team is hosting a workshop at the @nappn.bsky.social 2026 conference in Feb. at Michigan State and is able to support the travel of up to 20 participants. Please apply for the workshop and submit an abstract to the conference if you are interested: mailchi.mp/3afecdddf6de...
PlantCV travel awards for NAPPN 2026
mailchi.mp
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The @plantcv.bsky.social team is hosting a workshop at the @nappn.bsky.social 2026 conference in Feb. at Michigan State and is able to support the travel of up to 20 participants. Please apply for the workshop and submit an abstract to the conference if you are interested: mailchi.mp/3afecdddf6de...
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
It is eternally irritating to go from software tool to tool trying to find one that has reasonable instructions for running locally or a functional webserver.
Truly frustrating to see how many tools are basically unusable even a few months after publication. 🧪💻
Truly frustrating to see how many tools are basically unusable even a few months after publication. 🧪💻
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It is eternally irritating to go from software tool to tool trying to find one that has reasonable instructions for running locally or a functional webserver.
Truly frustrating to see how many tools are basically unusable even a few months after publication. 🧪💻
Truly frustrating to see how many tools are basically unusable even a few months after publication. 🧪💻
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
P2P provides training and career development for folks looking to transition to plant biology. I'm currently mentoring one of this year's Fellows, so feel free to reach out if you have questions about this incredible program!
Applications for the 2026 Pivot to Plants Fellows Program at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are now open.
Location: St. Louis, MO
Application Deadline: October 15, 2025
Dates: Jan. 5, 2026 – Dec. 23, 2026
Estimated Stipend: $37,275
Learn more: www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Location: St. Louis, MO
Application Deadline: October 15, 2025
Dates: Jan. 5, 2026 – Dec. 23, 2026
Estimated Stipend: $37,275
Learn more: www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center
The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.
www.danforthcenter.org
September 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
P2P provides training and career development for folks looking to transition to plant biology. I'm currently mentoring one of this year's Fellows, so feel free to reach out if you have questions about this incredible program!
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
Raspberry Pi–powered temperature monitoring of growth chamber microclimates
New in #AppsPlantSci by Ballenger, @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, @maliagehan.bsky.social et al
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @plantcv.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social #RaspberryPi #phenotyping #botany
New in #AppsPlantSci by Ballenger, @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, @maliagehan.bsky.social et al
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @plantcv.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social #RaspberryPi #phenotyping #botany
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Raspberry Pi–powered temperature monitoring of growth chamber microclimates
New in #AppsPlantSci by Ballenger, @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, @maliagehan.bsky.social et al
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @plantcv.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social #RaspberryPi #phenotyping #botany
New in #AppsPlantSci by Ballenger, @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, @maliagehan.bsky.social et al
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @plantcv.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social #RaspberryPi #phenotyping #botany
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
New paper - build a Raspberry Pi phenotyping chamber for imaging and temperature sensing! Thanks to Malia Gehan and her team for leading this work. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Raspberry Pi–powered temperature monitoring of growth chamber microclimates
Premise
While controlled environments are desirable for growing and measuring plants, growth chambers and greenhouses typically have microclimates that impact plant growth, development, and stress r.....
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
New paper - build a Raspberry Pi phenotyping chamber for imaging and temperature sensing! Thanks to Malia Gehan and her team for leading this work. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
Applications open now for our Pivot 2 Plants program! Please share widely, 1 year paid opportunity to transition to careers in plant and data science. www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center
The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.
www.danforthcenter.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Applications open now for our Pivot 2 Plants program! Please share widely, 1 year paid opportunity to transition to careers in plant and data science. www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Deadline for our 2nd cohort of the Pivot to Plants program at the Danforth Center is Oct 15th. Excited to identify 5 participants for a 1-year NSF-funded internship. Hands-on research experience in cutting-edge #plantscience, #imaging, #datascience, and more! www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center
The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.
www.danforthcenter.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Deadline for our 2nd cohort of the Pivot to Plants program at the Danforth Center is Oct 15th. Excited to identify 5 participants for a 1-year NSF-funded internship. Hands-on research experience in cutting-edge #plantscience, #imaging, #datascience, and more! www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
It has been incredibly rewarding to see our first cohort excel in this NSF ExLENT funded workforce development program. Through the program we are able to provide hands-on research experience and training in emerging technologies in imaging and data science for plant science from cells to the field
Introducing the 2025 Pivot to Plants cohort! The Pivot to Plants fellowship program provides hands-on research experience for professionals who are eager to transition to the plant, data, and life sciences.
Meet the fellows: loom.ly/TFCXdyg
Meet the fellows: loom.ly/TFCXdyg
A New Path to Plant Science: Introducing the First Pivoting to Plants Fellows - Danforth Plant Science Center
Making a career change isn’t easy, and professions that require research experience can make it especially daunting to take that step. That’s where the Pivoting to Plants fellowship program comes in, ...
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April 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It has been incredibly rewarding to see our first cohort excel in this NSF ExLENT funded workforce development program. Through the program we are able to provide hands-on research experience and training in emerging technologies in imaging and data science for plant science from cells to the field
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Building on our previous work in cassava, I'm excited to share our pre-print "Evidence that variation in DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 underlies geminivirus resistance in diverse plants"
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
@bartlabddpsc.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
@bartlabddpsc.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social
Evidence that variation in DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 underlies geminivirus resistance in diverse plants
Identifying loci conferring resistance to geminiviruses is an on-going priority in diverse crop species. Multiple geminivirus resistance QTLs and genes have been described, including most recently DNA...
www.researchsquare.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Building on our previous work in cassava, I'm excited to share our pre-print "Evidence that variation in DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 underlies geminivirus resistance in diverse plants"
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
@bartlabddpsc.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
@bartlabddpsc.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
New paper alert! We found huge oil droplets in the guard cells of a high oil tobacco variety. The stomata of these tobacco plants have a smaller aperture, which increases leaf temperature and decreases transpiration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Excessive leaf oil modulates the plant abiotic stress response via reduced stomatal aperture in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Understanding the response of future crops to adverse conditions, including high temperatures, is crucial. We describe the impact of high temperature stress on a high lipid producing biofuel tobacco ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
New paper alert! We found huge oil droplets in the guard cells of a high oil tobacco variety. The stomata of these tobacco plants have a smaller aperture, which increases leaf temperature and decreases transpiration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
Big paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...
Bringing expansion microscopy to plants
Biologist Kevin Cox, in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.
source.washu.edu
March 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Big paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
~290 participants at our Annual @nappn.bsky.social meeting this year! This is a virtual conference with in-person activities at several 'hub' sites @danforthcenter.bsky.social, MSU, Winnepeg/Manitoba, NCSU, UMN, and Corteva. #CelebrateScience @noahfahlgren.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social
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February 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
~290 participants at our Annual @nappn.bsky.social meeting this year! This is a virtual conference with in-person activities at several 'hub' sites @danforthcenter.bsky.social, MSU, Winnepeg/Manitoba, NCSU, UMN, and Corteva. #CelebrateScience @noahfahlgren.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social
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Meet the Danforth Center’s next President! We’re thrilled to welcome world-renowned plant geneticist @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social to the Danforth Center this October.
February 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Meet the Danforth Center’s next President! We’re thrilled to welcome world-renowned plant geneticist @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social to the Danforth Center this October.
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After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President.
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
Internationally recognized plant scientist named next President of the Danforth Plant Science Center - Danforth Plant Science Center
After an extensive international search, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, as its next President.
www.danforthcenter.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President.
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
The Academy of Science-St. Louis is honoring two Danforth Center scientists at their Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards on April 3: Allison Miller, PhD (@ajmiller4233.bsky.social) and Bing Yang, PhD!
February 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Academy of Science-St. Louis is honoring two Danforth Center scientists at their Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards on April 3: Allison Miller, PhD (@ajmiller4233.bsky.social) and Bing Yang, PhD!
Reposted by Noah Fahlgren
The Eveland lab & collaborators have been analyzing the networks of genes that control plant architectural traits, using predictive modeling with extensive genomic & phenotypic data to reveal similarities or differences between the networks controlling plant architecture. Learn more: loom.ly/7TuaIzU
Genomic prediction of cereal crop architectural traits using models informed by gene regulatory circuitries from maize
Abstract. Plant architecture is a major determinant of planting density, which enhances productivity potential for crops per unit area. Genomic prediction
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February 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Eveland lab & collaborators have been analyzing the networks of genes that control plant architectural traits, using predictive modeling with extensive genomic & phenotypic data to reveal similarities or differences between the networks controlling plant architecture. Learn more: loom.ly/7TuaIzU