Lauren Carneal
@laurencarn.bsky.social
Penn State Plant Pathology PhD Student🧫🍎🧬
Studying the molecular basis of nonhost resistance to Erwinia amylovora
Clemson alum
Studying the molecular basis of nonhost resistance to Erwinia amylovora
Clemson alum
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We are excited to present the accepted paper on the Mycetohabitans pangenome now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social! 🧬🦠
Thanks to @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social
for leading and collaborators:
@raw937.bsky.social @andrabuchan.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
Thanks to @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social
for leading and collaborators:
@raw937.bsky.social @andrabuchan.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
Comparative genomics reveals multipartite genomes undergoing loss in the fungal endosymbiotic genus Mycetohabitans
Abstract. Endosymbiotic bacteria extensively impact phenotypes of their eukaryotic hosts, while experiencing dramatic changes to their own genome as they b
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December 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We are excited to present the accepted paper on the Mycetohabitans pangenome now in @genomebiolevol.bsky.social! 🧬🦠
Thanks to @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social
for leading and collaborators:
@raw937.bsky.social @andrabuchan.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
Thanks to @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social
for leading and collaborators:
@raw937.bsky.social @andrabuchan.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/gbe/advance-...
Excluding an entire cohort nationwide from one of the biggest graduate fellowships in the country is so disheartening and such a disservice to the future of science.
This announcement coming one month before the deadline (also announced just a month early) is barring so many qualified applicants
This announcement coming one month before the deadline (also announced just a month early) is barring so many qualified applicants
I hate this for the second years who had already been working on applications.
Also the USDA fellowship RFA has still not been issued for this year.
It is harder and harder to find fellowships to support the newest generation of scientists. 🧪
We are shortchanging our future.
Also the USDA fellowship RFA has still not been issued for this year.
It is harder and harder to find fellowships to support the newest generation of scientists. 🧪
We are shortchanging our future.
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...
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...
September 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Excluding an entire cohort nationwide from one of the biggest graduate fellowships in the country is so disheartening and such a disservice to the future of science.
This announcement coming one month before the deadline (also announced just a month early) is barring so many qualified applicants
This announcement coming one month before the deadline (also announced just a month early) is barring so many qualified applicants
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool
"We are so very late that many students will not be able to apply this year."
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
My latest story—about frustration over delays for NSF's graduate research fellowship program. #NSFGRFP #GradSchool @science.org
www.science.org/content/arti...
Delays, uncertainty plague NSF fellowship for graduate students
After an unusual award process this year, applicants for next year are waiting for overdue guidelines
www.science.org
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A week later and prospective applicants are still awaiting the instructions for this year's #NSFGRFP. I checked in with NSF today and was told "I don’t have anything for you at the moment." #GradSchool
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
The first Masters student defense in the lab! Congrats to Aylha Pferschy!!
#NewPI 🧪
Her lab art contribution is her gel picture of the mutants she worked so hard to make 🧫 We keep a signed-by-her copy for us and sign one for her to take!
#NewPI 🧪
Her lab art contribution is her gel picture of the mutants she worked so hard to make 🧫 We keep a signed-by-her copy for us and sign one for her to take!
July 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The first Masters student defense in the lab! Congrats to Aylha Pferschy!!
#NewPI 🧪
Her lab art contribution is her gel picture of the mutants she worked so hard to make 🧫 We keep a signed-by-her copy for us and sign one for her to take!
#NewPI 🧪
Her lab art contribution is her gel picture of the mutants she worked so hard to make 🧫 We keep a signed-by-her copy for us and sign one for her to take!
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
New from the Carter Lab!
Led by @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social, we sequenced almost twice as many complete genomes as were available for the endofungal Mycetohabitans genus.
Unsurprisingly, they are a little weird, giving us insight into endosymbiotic genome changes 🧬 🦠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social, we sequenced almost twice as many complete genomes as were available for the endofungal Mycetohabitans genus.
Unsurprisingly, they are a little weird, giving us insight into endosymbiotic genome changes 🧬 🦠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
June 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
New from the Carter Lab!
Led by @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social, we sequenced almost twice as many complete genomes as were available for the endofungal Mycetohabitans genus.
Unsurprisingly, they are a little weird, giving us insight into endosymbiotic genome changes 🧬 🦠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by @bhuwanabbot.bsky.social, we sequenced almost twice as many complete genomes as were available for the endofungal Mycetohabitans genus.
Unsurprisingly, they are a little weird, giving us insight into endosymbiotic genome changes 🧬 🦠
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
So proud of Taylor's growth at UNC Charlotte and with our lab. Very awesome project that introduced 🐝 to our lab and expanded our fungi culture collection with local isolates.
science.charlotte.edu/2025/05/01/r...
science.charlotte.edu/2025/05/01/r...
Rooted in Curiosity: Taylor Yonemura’s Journey through Growth, Grit and Fungi at UNC Charlotte - Klein College of Science
Taylor Yonemura researched in Morgan Carter's biology lab, studied fungi and bees in the Botanical Gardens, and started the Mycology Club at UNC Charlotte.
science.charlotte.edu
May 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
So proud of Taylor's growth at UNC Charlotte and with our lab. Very awesome project that introduced 🐝 to our lab and expanded our fungi culture collection with local isolates.
science.charlotte.edu/2025/05/01/r...
science.charlotte.edu/2025/05/01/r...
So grateful for a PI who pushes me out of my comfort zone and suggested I volunteer to judge for our undergrad symposium. I was hesitant- I feel like I was just the undergrad giving the presentation! I learned a lot and it was nice to see what’s going on around the university. A great experience! 🧬🔬
April 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
So grateful for a PI who pushes me out of my comfort zone and suggested I volunteer to judge for our undergrad symposium. I was hesitant- I feel like I was just the undergrad giving the presentation! I learned a lot and it was nice to see what’s going on around the university. A great experience! 🧬🔬
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
The GRFP was already brutally competitive and underfunded given the talent applying.
To me, this is a clear snapshot of the reality we face, as we try to play the game without acknowledging how much the game has changed.
To me, this is a clear snapshot of the reality we face, as we try to play the game without acknowledging how much the game has changed.
🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!!
But...good news and bad news.
👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.
👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%
(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)
See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
But...good news and bad news.
👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now.
👎 # of fellowships went down by 51%
(1000 this year vs. 2036 last year)
See here: www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
Research.gov :: GRFP
www.research.gov
April 8, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The GRFP was already brutally competitive and underfunded given the talent applying.
To me, this is a clear snapshot of the reality we face, as we try to play the game without acknowledging how much the game has changed.
To me, this is a clear snapshot of the reality we face, as we try to play the game without acknowledging how much the game has changed.
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
Going to recruitment events as a first year grad student is so crazy. Like that was me only a year ago and I’ve already come so far🥹
February 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Going to recruitment events as a first year grad student is so crazy. Like that was me only a year ago and I’ve already come so far🥹
Camera roll of a plant pathology PhD student 😅
November 13, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Camera roll of a plant pathology PhD student 😅
First publication I’m included as an author on made the cover of The Plant Journal🥹🌱 incredibly grateful for the mentorship I received at the Boyce Thompson Institute which turned out to be my most impactful experience to date
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.16591
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January 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
First publication I’m included as an author on made the cover of The Plant Journal🥹🌱 incredibly grateful for the mentorship I received at the Boyce Thompson Institute which turned out to be my most impactful experience to date
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
doi.org/10.1111/tpj....
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
Helper NLRs Nrc2 and Nrc3 act codependently with Prf/Pto and activate MAPK signaling to induce immunity in tomato - @NingZhang_PhD et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tpj.16502
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November 1, 2023 at 10:33 AM
Helper NLRs Nrc2 and Nrc3 act codependently with Prf/Pto and activate MAPK signaling to induce immunity in tomato - @NingZhang_PhD et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Lauren Carneal
Seasonally appropriate lab supplies.
There is also a candy corn version 🤓
There is also a candy corn version 🤓
October 11, 2023 at 9:31 PM
Seasonally appropriate lab supplies.
There is also a candy corn version 🤓
There is also a candy corn version 🤓