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Carolyn Rasmussen @carolynplants.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to share this preprint on the microtubule severing protein Katanin, and its role in cell elongation and division in maize. First author Stephanie Martinez worked collaboratively with many folks to bring you this preprint. Check it out! 🔬🌽 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

KATANIN promotes cell elongation and division to generate proper cell numbers in maize organs

Microtubule severing is essential for proper eukaryotic cell elongation and division. Here we show that the microtubule severing protein, KATANIN, is encoded by two genes in Zea mays (maize) called Di...

www.biorxiv.org

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John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 2d

For this week’s #Zeavolution we’ll have Hui Liu from Sanzhen Liu’s lab presenting on “CRISPRa in maize”. See everyone Wednesday!

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Mingyuan Zhu @mingyuanzhu.bsky.social · 2d

🌱 Join us for our upcoming workshop Quantifying Plant Morphogenesis: 4D Insights with MorphoGraphX!
Learn how to quantitatively analyze plant confocal imaging data using MorphoGraphX.

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Julia Kreiner @jmkreiner.bsky.social · 2d

Human-mediated land-use and climate change occur simultaneously, but how do they interact to shape adaptive dynamics? Super excited to share the first paper from the Kreiner lab, led by postdoc extraordinaire @rpineau.bsky.social

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nikogeldner.bsky.social @nikogeldner.bsky.social · 5d

A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization

Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...

www.science.org

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 5d

🎉 Congratulations, Niko and team! Was eagerly waiting to see this work published after your fantastic talk at FASEB!

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 6d

Can’t believe it’s been a year already! Time really does fly when you’re having fun.
🎉Celebrating the 1st anniversary of our lab @ucriverside.bsky.social
Grateful to my brilliant team for the energy and fun you bring every day and to my mentors for their continued guidance 🙏

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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 9d

📢 Happening this Friday! Join us for the #Botany360 Graduate Research Fellowship Writing Panel on Oct 3, 2025 at 1 pm ET.

Hear from reviewers & grad students on writing strong NSF GRFP applications + fellowship tips. Free & open to students!

Register:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#IamaBotanist

Flyer for the Graduate Research Fellowship Writing Panel hosted by the Botanical Society of America’s Early Career Professional Development Committee. Event date: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 1:00 pm ET. The flyer background is green ferns. At the top are large white letters with the event title. Photos of five panelists are displayed in circles: Dr. Sally Chambers (Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University), Dr. T. Michael Anderson (Professor, Wake Forest University), Julianna Harden (PhD Student, Cornell University), Cynthia Webster (PhD Student, University of Connecticut), and Savanna Brown (PhD Student, University of Connecticut). A text box describes the session: a one-hour panel on writing strong research and personal statements for fellowships like the NSF GRFP, with perspectives from reviewers and graduate students, strategies for effective applications, and broadly useful guidance for fellowship or grant proposals. A large QR code with the label “Students register here!” appears on the right. At the bottom are logos for NSF GRFP, the Botanical Society of America, and partner organizations.

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Lucas Farnung @lucas.farnunglab.com · 9d

New week, new tool: Find our Protein Domain Designer tool to generate publication-ready protein domain diagrams here: domaindesigner.farnunglab.com

Protein Domain Designer tool for the generation of publication-ready protein domain diagrams

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plantpostdocs.bsky.social @plantpostdocs.bsky.social · 12d

Dr. Arpita Yadav is a plant molecular and cell biologist investigating the fundamental mechanisms of plant growth and development. @arpitayadav.bsky.social

Dr. Arpita Yadav is a plant molecular and cell biologist investigating the
fundamental mechanisms of plant growth and development. As an Assistant Research Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the Cosgrove Lab, she currently studies plant cell wall mechanics and growth. Her previous postdoctoral work at the University of Massachusetts Amherst elucidated the relationship between cellulose microfibrils and anisotropic growth. Dr. Yadav earned her PhD in India, where she discovered key roles for BBX proteins in mediating photomorphogenesis and UV-B stress tolerance in Arabidopsis
thaliana.

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plantpostdocs.bsky.social @plantpostdocs.bsky.social · 12d

Dr. Erika Moore-Pollard is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Connecticut whose research focuses on photosynthetic metabolism and functional trait tradeoffs in Bromeliaceae. @erikarmoore11.bsky.social

I am Erika Moore-Pollard, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of
Connecticut. My current research focuses on photosynthetic metabolism and functional trait tradeoffs in Bromeliaceae. I earned my PhD at the University of Memphis, where I investigated the phylogenomics, genomics, and systematics of Asteraceae, with a particular focus on the complex genus Packera. My overall research goal is to uncover the molecular drivers of plant diversification, with an emphasis on how polyploidy, hybridization, and convergent evolution shape trait innovation and ecological success across angiosperms.

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plantpostdocs.bsky.social @plantpostdocs.bsky.social · 12d

Dr. Kirk Amundson is currently a postdoctoral scholar & USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst whose research aims to better understand cis-regualtory evolution in plants. @kirkamundson.bsky.social

Dr. Kirk Amundson is currently a postdoctoral scholar and USDA NIFA
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research aims to better understand cis-regualtory evolution in plants, with a focus on dissecting the molecular basis of evolutionary innovations in the grasses. He earned a PhD from the University of California Davis where he investigated how mutations accumulate throughout a plant over its lifetime, as well as the cytological basis of a genetic trick known as haploid induction.

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plantpostdocs.bsky.social @plantpostdocs.bsky.social · 12d

Dr. Rajnandani Kashyap is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Saint Louis University who specializes in anaerobic structural biology to investigate the mechanisms of long-range electron transfer enzymes. @rajnandani.bsky.social

Dr. Rajnandani Kashyap is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Saint Louis University, USA. She
specializes in anaerobic structural biology, with expertise in cryo-EM, X-ray crystallography, and spectroscopy to investigate the mechanisms of long-range electron transfer enzymes. Her research focuses on Fe-S cluster carrying enzymes including nitrogenase, nitrogenase-like enzyme and mammalian enzymes, with broader implications for photosynthesis and genome stability. She has received multiple awards, including invited talks, travel and poster awards at national and international conferences, and has published in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications.

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plantpostdocs.bsky.social @plantpostdocs.bsky.social · 12d

Announcing the 2025 Future Faculty Academy cohort! Congratulations to Dr. Arpita Yadav, Dr. Erika Moore-Pollard, Dr. Kirk Amundson, and Dr. Rajnandani Kashyap. See thread for their bios!

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 13d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 28d

🌱📚Excited to share my journey and experiences in academia, the ups, downs, and everything in between!
Hope it sparks good conversations!
@plantaeofficial.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social
@plantpostdocs.bsky.social @plantgrads.bsky.social

Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 28d

📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on September 26 at 12:00 pm Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱

👉 Free registration at buff.ly/AAtvGQv.

#PlantScience

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 13d

🎉Congratulations, Thanvi!

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Boyce Thompson Institute @btiscience.bsky.social · 14d

Join AGROSAVIA & BTI for a workshop on how pangenomes are transforming genomics, breeding & agriculture!
Oct 1, 2025 | 9–4 US / 8–3 COL
For students, postdocs & researchers in #PlantScience.

Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4e70c4...

A promotional poster for the "Virtual Pangenome Workshop" held on October 1, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (US ET) and 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Colombia time). The poster features a DNA double helix structure filled with various colorful tomatoes. The workshop aims to introduce the transition from individual genomes to pangenomes, focusing on applications in agriculture and breeding. Speakers include members from the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), USDA, and AGROSAVIA. Logos of BTI and AGROSAVIA are displayed at the bottom.

A simplified promotional image for the "Virtual Pangenome Workshop" on October 1, 2025, with the same times as the first image. It features a DNA helix filled with various colorful tomatoes. The image includes logos for BTI and AGROSAVIA at the bottom but does not include additional text about the agenda or speakers.

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 15d

Drinking too little water doesn't just cause thirst-it could heighten how your body reacts to stress, with links to higher cortisol, heart risk, and mood disorders

journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....

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Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 17d

For last 10 years - we have worked with thousands of organizations around the world helping support them in integrating foldscope programs.

To bring in a new cohort of organizations - we are re-launching “fast and curious” 2025 edition - apply and get a Foldscope trainer and Foldscopes for free!

TeamFoldscope @teamfoldscope.bsky.social · 18d

🔬 Free microscopes + teacher training!

📅 Applications are now open. To apply, visit www.foldscope.com or scan the QR code (video)

✉️ Any questions? Email us at [email protected]

#stem #education #science #teachers #training #free #microscopy #educators #professionaldevelopment #microscope

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 17d

Glad to see their findings support our previous results on genic DNA methylation across Arabidopsis accessions. We further demonstrated that duplicate paralogs with contrasting methylation states show different evolutionary trends within the population!
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training @vbcscitraining.bsky.social · 19d

The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 20+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Have a look at what our campus has to offer: www.vbcphd.at

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Chris Catano @chriscatano.bsky.social · 20d

I know about the Freshamn 15, but no one told me about the Assistant Professor 15...

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 20d

Ah, that's what's happening to me! We are on the same boat!

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Jesse Lasky @laskyjr.bsky.social · 20d

Congrats to @ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social a stellar postdoc in my group
bsky.app/profile/kenc...

Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 22d

Happy to announce @plantpostdocs.bsky.social
#Sahyadri #OutstandingPostdoc 2025 during
National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025

🎉Congratulations!!
Erica Lawerence-Paul, PSU
Penelope Lindsay, OSU
Elena Perry, LBNL

@ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social @penlindsay.bsky.social

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