Pam Ronald
@pcronald.bsky.social
UC Davis #rice geneticist & co-author of Tomorrow's Table: Organic #Farming Genetics & the Future of #Food. TED talk. My lab studies #genetics for #crop #resilience & #plant-microbe interactions. Volunteer Ranger USFS
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Hello world! I am excited to announce my lab is open at the University of Utah in the Department of Biochemistry. We are looking for scientists at all levels interested in studying host-virus interactions in both bacteria and animals. Come join us in beautiful Utah! (photo is 10 steps from lab)
January 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Hello world! I am excited to announce my lab is open at the University of Utah in the Department of Biochemistry. We are looking for scientists at all levels interested in studying host-virus interactions in both bacteria and animals. Come join us in beautiful Utah! (photo is 10 steps from lab)
Today in davis California
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Today in davis California
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.
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(2/2) … #beef. Systems like #organic or #grassfed generally require more land than conventional #agriculture, resulting in higher #carbon costs per gram of #protein. Efforts to lower emissions must go hand-in-hand with reducing overall demand for beef: www.wri.org/insights/tru...
Despite ‘Carbon Neutral’ Certifications, Beef Emissions Can Be Lower, but Never Low
Research shows there’s no such thing as climate-friendly beef, despite labels claiming otherwise.
www.wri.org
January 18, 2026 at 2:59 PM
(2/2) … #beef. Systems like #organic or #grassfed generally require more land than conventional #agriculture, resulting in higher #carbon costs per gram of #protein. Efforts to lower emissions must go hand-in-hand with reducing overall demand for beef: www.wri.org/insights/tru...
Steller’s Jay asking “Am I 65 years old already?”
January 17, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Steller’s Jay asking “Am I 65 years old already?”
NSF needs to hear from you. Among other points, I suggested: keep politics out of science; stop using the threat of cancelling scientific grants to try to control universities; increase NSF funding for fundamental research. Pls send around. Deadline is January 27. Thanks
www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–2030 NSF Strategic Plan
www.nsf.gov
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
NSF needs to hear from you. Among other points, I suggested: keep politics out of science; stop using the threat of cancelling scientific grants to try to control universities; increase NSF funding for fundamental research. Pls send around. Deadline is January 27. Thanks
www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
www.nsf.gov/od/updates/n...
The use of synthetic communities to enhance plant health remains challenging due, in part, to a shortage of long-term studies demonstrating effectiveness of translational microbiome efforts in agricultural systems. However, costs of this research is dropping and advancements are promising.
Translational microbiomes in agriculture:
microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production
#microsky #microbiomesky
| Applied and Environmental Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production
#microsky #microbiomesky
| Applied and Environmental Microbiology journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Translational microbiomes in agriculture: microbial communities as tools to effect host and system health for improved crop production | Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Since 2015, the term Translational Microbiome (Table 1 provides definitions of all bold terms) has been applied almost exclusively to refer
to the use of knowledge of human microbiomes for clinical ap...
journals.asm.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The use of synthetic communities to enhance plant health remains challenging due, in part, to a shortage of long-term studies demonstrating effectiveness of translational microbiome efforts in agricultural systems. However, costs of this research is dropping and advancements are promising.
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🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨We’re hiring! Please help spread the word!
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
Our lab at @TheSainsburyLab is recruiting a pre-doctoral intern to work on plant immunity research. Ideal for those who are planning to pursue a PhD and seeking research experience. tatsuyanobori.com
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This is the exact same method of camouflage used by the six eyed sand spider! that's fascinating and adorable!
Six-Eyed Sand Spider Burying Herself (Sicarius hahni)
YouTube video by Sam Sheikali
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This is the exact same method of camouflage used by the six eyed sand spider! that's fascinating and adorable!
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Me, trying to Monday
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Me, trying to Monday
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Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon
January 11, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Paired with the show, Bob Goldstein created the world's longest microtubule, ascending the Genome Science Building's spiral stairs, to honor Emeritus Professor Ted Salmon
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Some more photos from our city’s protest today
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Some more photos from our city’s protest today
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A decade later it’s still fun to see this in the wild
not a misconception, but this yt video has stuck with me over the years from a class on evolution taught by kenny smith at Edinburgh. really nice visual of evolution in progress www.youtube.com/watch?v=plVk...
The Evolution of Bacteria on a “Mega-Plate” Petri Dish (Kishony Lab)
YouTube video by Harvard Medical School
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
A decade later it’s still fun to see this in the wild
Thanks to all who asked their representatives to reject Trumps cuts to science. Good news today: Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Thanks to all who asked their representatives to reject Trumps cuts to science. Good news today: Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congratulations to Flor on her new position at UC Riverside! Did you know that Flor can dance the Flamenco? Learn about this and many other highlights of her bio by reading this nice piece: innovativegenomics.org/news/meet-an...
January 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Congratulations to Flor on her new position at UC Riverside! Did you know that Flor can dance the Flamenco? Learn about this and many other highlights of her bio by reading this nice piece: innovativegenomics.org/news/meet-an...
Happy New year! May 2026 bring joy and hope to you and yours.
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Happy New year! May 2026 bring joy and hope to you and yours.
Nice review! Mutants with altered root development produce distinct exudate profiles, ultimately reshaping their microbial communities. These observations collectively indicate that genetic variation or the genotype of the plant ultimately constrains the metabolic capacity.
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Root exudates as the architects of the rhizosphere microbiome (Plant Physiol.) @cornepieterse.bsky.social @gstringlis.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) buff.ly/3AyltI0
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
Review: Root exudates as the architects of the rhizosphere microbiome | Plantae
The “Green Revolution” transformed global food production through the use of fertilizer, but at the expense of rising costs and reliance on non-renewable inputs, prompting modern agriculture to shift…
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Nice review! Mutants with altered root development produce distinct exudate profiles, ultimately reshaping their microbial communities. These observations collectively indicate that genetic variation or the genotype of the plant ultimately constrains the metabolic capacity.
What a smart and happy little creature
This is the "SEA SHEEP" (Costasiella kuroshimae) & it took the old axiom: "you are what you eat" VERY literally.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
It eats algae & rather than just digest them, it harvests the chloroplasts & becomes PHOTOSYNTHETIC. Solar slug!
Also, some of its cousins can rip their own heads off.
a close up of a green and white sponge with purple spots
Alt: A green and white sea sheep grazes on a green lawn of algae on a surface underwater.
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 AM
What a smart and happy little creature
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In the span of four days, we’ve built a coalition of over 80 lawmakers — including several Republicans — to stop the dismantling of NCAR.
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Proud to build and lead a bipartisan coalition with Rep. Jeff Hurd and @bennet.senate.gov & @hickenlooper.senate.gov — joined by more than 80 of our colleagues in the House and Senate — to protect NCAR in the FY26 NSF appropriations bill.
We will not stop until NCAR is protected — period.
We will not stop until NCAR is protected — period.
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 AM
In the span of four days, we’ve built a coalition of over 80 lawmakers — including several Republicans — to stop the dismantling of NCAR.
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
I’m grateful to them for their efforts as we work to secure language protecting NCAR in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill.
We will not back down!
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
This rant is worth a read! (Trigger warning: contains descriptions of sexual acts and a bit of profanity) Jen, thanks for fighting for women’s health and rights.
"Has Feminism Failed Women" is not a real question, it's Bari Weiss JAQing off to serve billionaires, the Trump White House, and herself vajenda.substack.com/p/has-femini...
"Has Feminism Failed Women?" is not a real question
CBS News and Bari Weiss Promote Political Propaganda Packaged as a Debate
vajenda.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This rant is worth a read! (Trigger warning: contains descriptions of sexual acts and a bit of profanity) Jen, thanks for fighting for women’s health and rights.
Stat is the best publication for following this administration’s effect on US science. Check out "American Science, Shattered,'' a comprehensive look at how the administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries.
December 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Stat is the best publication for following this administration’s effect on US science. Check out "American Science, Shattered,'' a comprehensive look at how the administration has disrupted labs, upended lives, and delayed discoveries.
I had lots of fun talking with the women in genomics team. Thank you Kelly and colleagues!
Missed our live event with @pcronald.bsky.social ?
🎥 The full recording is now available on the Women in Genomics YouTube channel.
youtu.be/mwv3TkEt_aA
🎥 The full recording is now available on the Women in Genomics YouTube channel.
youtu.be/mwv3TkEt_aA
A Conversation with Pamela Ronald
YouTube video by WomenInGenomics Network
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I had lots of fun talking with the women in genomics team. Thank you Kelly and colleagues!
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An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
NCAR is one of the nation’s jewels- in terms of research and the setting of the NCAR building. Let’s try to stop this senseless shutdown. Everyone: write more letters to your congress people, please
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
NCAR is one of the nation’s jewels- in terms of research and the setting of the NCAR building. Let’s try to stop this senseless shutdown. Everyone: write more letters to your congress people, please