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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 23h

This.

Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 23h

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org

The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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Brian Munsky @brian-munsky.bsky.social · 21h

Join in these three actions to protect academic freedom in Colorado.

1) Attend the CSU board of governors meeting (10/9)
2) Join #AAUP sign-making party (10/16)
3) Visit AAUP table at the #NoKings Fort Collins rally (10/18).

Details below.

AAUP-CSU Needs your Help! aaupcsu.org/2025/10/08/a...

AAUP-CSU Needs your Help Now!

Dear AAUP Members and Supporters and all CSU and Fort Collins Community Members, AAUP-CSU invites you and your colleagues, friends, and family of all ages to three fun, yet important…

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚨 Did you know? Publishing in The Plant Cell doesn’t just advance your career—it supports the entire field of plant biology.
We're published by ASPB ‪@aspbofficial.bsky.social‬, a nonprofit devoted to advancing plant science 🌿
#PlantScience #NonprofitPublishing #PublishWithPurpose

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · 10d

I attended a really inspiring talk by Jose Dinneny today as the Thornton-Massa speaker at Colorado State University. His vision for the future of agriculture with synthetic biology was really thought-provoking. It’s great to learn AND get inspired! @josedinneny.bsky.social @csuagbio.bsky.social

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 22d

#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #ICYMI

The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Jul 22

Call for Papers: 2026 Focus Issue on Single Cell Technologies. This focus dedicated to the emerging field of plant single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), etc. Submission Deadline: 09/2026. academic.oup.com/plcell/pages...

#plantscience

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 22d

#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #ICYMI

The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Mar 14

Call for Papers: 2027 Focus Issue on Specialized Metabolites. This focus issue aims to provide a forum to improve our understanding of plant specialized metabolism. Submission Deadline: 05/2026. academic.oup.com/plcell/pages...

#plantscience

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Bas Bargmann @bas-bargmann.bsky.social · 23d

Please repost and spread the word! 🙂

Bas Bargmann @bas-bargmann.bsky.social · 24d

This should be fun! 🤓 Join us May 10-13 in Barcelona!!

www.ptcge2026.com

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Keystone Symposia @keystonesymposia.bsky.social · Jul 15

🌿 Join top researchers in Fort Collins, CO, for the Plant Epigenetics & Epigenome Engineering meeting! Register by Aug 14 (11:59 pm MST) to save $200. Hear why from Doris Wagner (@upenn.edu): keysym.us/KSPlantEpi26

youtu.be/RYBb_tbMQ64 #KSPlantEpi26 #PlantScience @claudiakohler11.bsky.social

KSQA: Dr. Doris Wagner (Plant Epigenetics and Epigenome Engineering)

YouTube video by KeystoneSymposia

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Dan Sloan @sloanevolab.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Department of Biology at Colorado State University is hiring an Assistant Professor in the area of plant-microbe interactions! Please spread the word!

jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...

Assistant Professor Plant-Microbe Interactions

We seek a creative, collaborative, and visionary plant biologist to establish an internationally recognized research program at the forefront of plant-microbe interactions aimed at understanding how t...

jobs.colostate.edu

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Sep 5

Congrats!

Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Aug 29

www.worldfoodprize.org/en/laureates...
I just learned today! The World Food Prize goes to Dr. Mariangela Hungria, for her work on microbial inoculates for increased plant growth (including due to phytohormone production!), in soybeans. Way to go!

2025: Hungria - The World Food Prize - Improving the Quality, Quantity and Availability of Food in the World

www.worldfoodprize.org

Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Aug 26

We miss you John... What a great example of wonderful scientist and person.

John Matthew McDowell: A Visionary Leader in Molecular Oomycete-Plant Interactions and a Wonderful Mentor and Friend to Many | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...

John Matthew McDowell: A Visionary Leader in Molecular Oomycete-Plant Interactions and a Wonderful Mentor and Friend to Many | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions®

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Shahid Mukhtar @smukhtarlab.bsky.social · Aug 14

📢 Call for Papers: Special Collection on RNA Biology in Plant Biotic Interactions.
Guest Editors: Shahid Mukhtar & Heejin Yoo
Topics include
🔹 Small & long ncRNAs in plant defense
🔹 Cross-kingdom RNA regulation
🔹 RNA in plant–insect communication
🔹 RNA viruses & plant health

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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Aug 12

#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #ICYMI

The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · Jun 5

🚨 Did you know? Publishing in The Plant Cell doesn’t just advance your career—it supports the entire field of plant biology.
We're published by ASPB ‪@aspbofficial.bsky.social‬, a nonprofit devoted to advancing plant science 🌿
#PlantScience #NonprofitPublishing #PublishWithPurpose

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Aug 9

I’m jealous!

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Jul 26

Why the thing on his eyes? I’m not a horse person…

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Aaron Rashotte @aaronrashotte.bsky.social · Jul 4

IPGSA 2025 is over, but there were many great talks and meetings with old and new plant hormone friends. See you all in Vienna if not sooner. #IPGSA

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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · Jul 4

Truly honored and humbled (and genuinely surprised) to be the 2025 IPGSA @ipgsa2025.bsky.social Silver Medalist along w/ the eminent plant biologists, John Bowman and Jenny Russinova. Thank you. Plant peptides rock!! 🥰

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Jun 27

#PSNA2025

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Jun 27

Next PSNA meeting in Madison, WI, announced by Hiroshi Maeda. #PSNA @psna-official.bsky.social @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Jun 26

Really impressed with the amazing science at the conference of the Phytochemical Society of North America. Plus friendly atmosphere and opportunities for early career researchers to present. #PSNA2025 @psna-official.bsky.social

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Jun 25

‪@psna-official.bsky.social

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Cris Argueso @cargueso.bsky.social · Jun 25

Amazing talk by Nick Provart at the Phytochemical Society of North America conference in Toronto today, on systems biology of drought responses. Impressive use of big data integration, AI and development of bioinformatic resources for causal gene and gene network discovery. #PSNA2025

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2025 International Plant Growth Substance Association (IPGSA) @ipgsa2025.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's in a few days! IPGSA 2025, the premier conference for research on ALL substances that regulate plant growth and responses to the environment: small molecules, phytohormones and peptide hormones. See you soon in Colorado! #IPGSA2025

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2025 International Plant Growth Substance Association (IPGSA) @ipgsa2025.bsky.social · Jun 15

TWO weeks for IPGSA 2025 in Fort Collins Colorado: small molecules, phytohormones and peptide hormones UNITE!
Check out the activities page to plan your fun in Colorado!
www.ipgsa2025.org #IPGSA2025 #plantscience

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