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Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
@annapardo-phd.bsky.social
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Heyduk Lab postdoc, UConn EEB | Computational biologist | Facultative CAM in Yucca | Grass abiotic stress genomics | PhD Michigan State 2024, VanBuren Lab | still working from home | she/her
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · 3h
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
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Love Dalén @lovedalen.bsky.social · 19d
Interested in giving a talk at the Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG 33) in San Diego?

Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions.

To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025:
forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · Sep 8
Super excited about this new Open Rank tenure-track faculty search for the MSU Plant Resilience Institute. We successfully hired two excellent new faculty in our last search and we are hoping to build on that success with this search. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Working/Functional Title Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System Position Summary The Plant Resilience Institute (PRI) at Michigan State University invites applications for multiple tenure-st...
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Emily Josephs @emjo.bsky.social · 12d
Application review begins in one week for the MSU herbarium director position!!!! More info here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
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Laura Williams @laurawilliams.bsky.social · 12d
NSF GRFP solicitation out.
App deadlines now in November.
As others noted, eligibility rules for current graduate students now exclude 2nd year grad students. See the solicitation - they’ve emphasized “first year” and “less than one academic year” in grad program.

www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 13d
#AppsPlantSci is planning a special issue highlighting innovative uses of target-enrichment sequence data, and we're seeking proposals!

More info here: botany.org/home/publica...

Deadline 30 Nov 2025‪‬

@emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics
The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”. The image beneath the title: On the left side of the image is a large circle divided in two halves: the left side of the circle comprises four images of flowers/herbarium specimens and the right side of the circle contains the text “Target Capture.” Five dotted line arrows point from the large circle to five smaller circles on the right. Smaller circles (clockwise from top): (1) “Off Target”, (2) “Biodiversity assessments”, (3) “Population genomics”, (4) “Evo-Devo”, (5) “Species identification”. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline November 30, 2025”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner. Image credit: Yannick Woudstra.
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · 21d
Update: I am officially planning to head to PAG in January. Thanks for the advice everyone!
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · 29d
Genomics/plant bio folks, I'd love to crowdsource some wisdom here: what 2026 conference would you recommend to a postdoc (me) working on a non-model species who wants to make the jump to industry computational biology within the next year? Thanks in advance!
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Germán Martínez @german-martinez.bsky.social · 22d
I am editing a collection on "plant epigenetic regulation" for BMC Plant Biology. If you think that your paper might fit there please contact me or send it through the submission system to our collection: www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...
Call for papers - Plant epigenetic regulation
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · 28d
Thanks Aidan - that's what I am leaning towards right now as well.
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · 29d
Genomics/plant bio folks, I'd love to crowdsource some wisdom here: what 2026 conference would you recommend to a postdoc (me) working on a non-model species who wants to make the jump to industry computational biology within the next year? Thanks in advance!
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Aug 27
Karolina Heyduk has called BSA her scientific home since 2012 and has dedicated many years to service for the Society. Celebrate #ADayforBSA with a gift to the Endowment to give back to your Society and honor what BSA has meant to your career!

Give today!
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Graphic for ""A Day for BSA"" on August 27, 2025, featuring a photo of Karolina Heyduk wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses perched on top. The background is blue. A quote reads: ""I grew into the scientist, mentor, and teacher I am today because of the connections I have made through the BSA, the cutting-edge research and teaching I’ve seen at the annual conference, and the community of support I found within the BSA. I am proud to be a member of such a welcoming scientific society; I dedicate a large portion of my service work to the BSA because it has meant so much to me throughout my career."" The quote is attributed to Karolina Heyduk. At the bottom is the BSA circular logo for “A Day for BSA” and the text: Give to the BSA Endowment Today!
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · Aug 19
Our "Joshua tree is CAM" paper is finally out: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Data collection started back in 2021, when we saw weird results in some RNAseq that made me stop and wonder if Joshua trees, long thought to be C3, were actually...CAM!
Cryptic CAM photosynthesis in Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia, Y. jaegeriana)
Joshua trees are long-lived perennial monocots native to the Mojave Desert in North America. Composed of two species, Yucca brevifolia and Y. jaegeriana (Asparagaceae), Joshua trees are imperiled by...
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Aug 7
N: Vancouver, BC
E: Kruger National Park, South Africa
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Vancouver, BC (again)
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Jo Rhodes @drjorhodes.com · Aug 7
Should be writing, but this is writing right?

N: Oslo
E: Fiji
S: Perth (Australia)
W: Monterey, California
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Alan McNally @alanmcn1.bsky.social · Aug 7
Furthest I’ve been:

N: Svalbard
E: Tokyo
S: Recife
W: Orlando

Need to venture to Africa for the S.
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Aug 7
AI can be useful sometimes, but...I just think it's important to remember that ChatGPT is, in fact, a statistical model rather than a human-level intelligence.
Two astronauts are looking at Earth, which is labeled "AI, Machine Learning." One astronaut is saying "It's all statistics?" The other, pointing a gun at the first astronaut, says "Always has been."
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Jul 30
What happens when a CAM species and a C3 species hybridize? Find out today in Comparative Genomics I at 10:15 (right after the coffee break)! #botany2025 #whambamcam #camgenda
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Jul 30
A highlight of the day at #Botany2025: learning about CAM in the carnivorous genus Pinguicula from Daniel Mok of @msupri.bsky.social. So cool to see hypotheses from 1991 confirmed in 2025!
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Jul 28
Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?

She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!

issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
Opening page to the Plant Science Bulletin article on Planting Science.
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Jul 28
Watched a few great talks at Hybrids & Hybridization I of #Botany2025 this morning - next up, Dryland Floras! If you're like me and like both hybrids and drought, check out my talk on hybrid Yuccas and drought-induced CAM on Wednesday at 10:15 (Comparative Genomics I)!
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Marc Fradera-Soler @mfraderasoler.bsky.social · Jul 21
Heading to #Botany2025? Curious how plants thrive in extreme deserts and drylands? Don't miss our Dryland Floras colloquium, we've lined up a great session! 🌵☀️

🗓️ Monday, July 28 | 🕗 8:00am–12:00pm | 📍 Mojave Learning Center
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Karolina Heyduk @kheyduk.bsky.social · Jul 27
Lab group trip to Joshua Tree NP! #botany2025
Photo of a group of women posing in front of Joshua trees.
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Mar 25
I know I want one!
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Mar 25
HI KATHLEEN LOVE SEEING YOU ON HERE
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Kathleen Rhoades, PhD @kathleenrhoades.com · Mar 20
Hello Science Feed! 🧪 I am a plant breeder and geneticist at @savannainstitute.bsky.social. I run the breeding programs in American persimmon and black locust, and I did my PhD in tart cherries at Michigan State. I specialize in weirdo genomes and the wonderful slow pace of tree breeding 🌳🧬
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Mar 25
100% agree with placement of cherries, peach, and nectarine but...blueberry and raspberry are S tier, sorry not sorry
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Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Feb 27
Not at all jealous of my PI right now (but also incredibly happy for her! and excited to hear about her trip when she gets back 👀)
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