In conversation with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐲
Prof of Biology. Grinnell College, USA.

“Thriving can’t be measured by productivity.” Prof. Montgomery reimagines success through inclusion, connection and care 🌱

@berondam.bsky.social
by @luisdeluna.bsky.social

Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70513

📢Announcement!
The call for 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 is now open! 🌟
It is designed to offer support and mentorship to researchers transitioning from post-doctoral scientists to principal investigators

Info: 👉http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/TPJ-fellowships
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Please repost - If you're a new group leader in plant science, take a look - travel funds, mentorship from the TPJ editorial board, invitation to editorial board meetings and opportunity to submit a review. Find out more about scientific publishing and help build your research network 🌱🌾🌴🥬

𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 Dr. SATEESH KAGALE
From farming roots 🇮🇳 to leading-edge research 🇨🇦 @sateeshkagale.bsky.social unlocks how crops cope with climate stress. Here he talks about science, sustainability & advice for young plant biologists with @luisdeluna.bsky.social
📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70355

In Conversation with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐞

Dr Fernie reflects on his path into plant biology, innovations in studying protein–protein interactions & the challenges of work–life balance, while sharing the joys of mentorship and doing what you love

✍️ @luisdeluna.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70351

📝 How do plants respond to hormone signals instead of cellular noise? 🧵
doi.org/g9k3kf

You might expect the instructions a cell receives to make a flower to be precise, but the response to those instructions isn’t.

#Botany #PlantScience 🧪 #InBrief (1/11)

🗣️In conversation with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐨́𝐧
@UNAM 🇲🇽
From curious kid to plant biology pioneer: Dr. León shares her inspiring journey, research on retrograde signaling, & insights on science, balance, and collaboration 🌿🔬✨
#WomenInSTEM
📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70229
✍️ Luis de Luna
More info 🧵

🔬 This field photo of a maize cross was shared by Cecilia Lara Mondragon from the University of Tübingen.
💡 Maize is about 95% wind-pollinated by pollen by neighboring plants. For controlled crosses, the female ear is covered, and pollen from a selected male plant is manually applied to the silks.

Figure 1. Custom Micro-Roses, engineered in Arabidopsis thaliana 🌹

Top: Visible light, Bottom: Fluorescence
(a) White: no pigment
(b) Magenta: betalains
(c) Pink champagne: betalains + betaxanthins
(d) Champagne: betaxanthins

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞!
🌱Plant engineering: advances, bottlenecks, and promise
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Focused Reviews & Technical Advances
🌿Plant transformation tech
🧬Gene editing & synthetic biology
🔧Emerging engineering strategies
breakthroughs & challenges
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