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Penelope Lindsay

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drpenelopelindsay.net Research Associate at Oregon State University studying maize development. Former: PhD Cornell University, postdoc Cold Spring Harbor Lab Fascinated by plant developmental biology, signaling, and protein biochemistry. Music nerd.

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · Aug 6

delighted to share work from my postdoc @cshlnews.bsky.social - here, we use TurboID in maize meristems to be able to resolve CLV receptor interactions, unlocking its potential to resolve in vivo receptor interactions important for meristem signaling.

bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Aug 6

Antagonistic interactions between CLAVATA receptors shape maize ear development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.04.667500v1

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 5d

no worries!

Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 5d

it was awesome to share my work at #zeavolution! a fun mix of maize biologists attend, which led to a lot of interesting questions and perspectives.

Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 6d

Penelope Lindsay on ear development in maize. From last week's #Zeavolution seminar: youtu.be/KEZ8LdkD1to

CLAVATA receptor networks shape maize development

YouTube video by Zeavolution

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, New College is incredibly inefficient but it also dropped 60(!) spots on the US News & World Report rankings. Not easy!
Everytime Chris Rufo is introduced as an impt voice in higher ed, remember that the one time he had a hand in running an institution has been a disaster.
Competence matters.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 8d

You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover

Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida

Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

www.insidehighered.com

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · 12d

Do not miss it!
1st Place
2025 Small World in Motion Competition

"Self-pollination in a flower of thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)"

Credit
Jay McClellan

🧪 #Science #SciComm #Nature #Photography
1- www.nikonsmallworld.com
2- www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 12d

thank you @kamilinyplants.bsky.social 😊😊😊

Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 16d

looking forward to presenting at #zeavolution this Wednesday on Zoom!

John Hodge @jghodge.bsky.social · 17d

Really stoked for this weeks’ #Zeavolution with @penlindsay.bsky.social presenting her previous work “CLAVATA receptor networks shape maize development”, got some awesome developmental speakers this semester and it looks like we’re starting off strong this week, see everyone Wednesday!

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Plant Editors @planteditors.bsky.social · 21d

Some very nice #PlantScience papers in this #Preprint list! I 👀 one by @aribidopsis.bsky.social on root hair development. Here's the direct link to the plant development section: thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...

the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 21d

Our latest monthly #preprint list is out!

Explore our trawl for #DevBio and #stemcell biology preprints that came out in August. 🔍

thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...

August in preprints - the Node

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.

thenode.biologists.com

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Mario Fernández-Mazuecos @mfmazuecos.bsky.social · 29d

A meme for #phylogenetics people.

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 22d

Honored to be selected as a Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc by @plantpostdocs.bsky.social !

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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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 25d

"We learn to see what flows beneath, we learn the prehistory of the visible. We learn to dig deep and lay bare." - Paul Klee
never cease to be amazed how many parallels in thought there are between science and art !

The painting "Fish Magic" by Paul Klee, 1925.

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Maizel lab @maizel-lab.org · Aug 27

Some Impressions of the FASEB Mechanism of Plant Development - 110 attendees, two keynotes, 46 Talks & 83 posters but one passion: understand plant development 🌱🧪🔬🧑‍💻 #PDevSRC

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Alexandra Weisberg @weisbergaj.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Weisberg Lab at Oregon State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in molecular microbiology to study mobile genetic element host range and transmission in microbial communities. Please see the full job description here: files-dev.cqls.oregonstate.edu/Weisberg_Lab...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · Aug 6

bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Aug 6

Antagonistic interactions between CLAVATA receptors shape maize ear development https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.04.667500v1

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Fletcher Halliday @fletcher-h.bsky.social · Aug 1

Come join me at Oregon State! We’re hiring a new assistant professor in population and disease dynamics of cereal pathogens. Our department is dynamic and fun, our building is newly renovated, and Oregon is wonderful! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/171...

Assistant Professor: Population and Disease Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens

The Department of Botany & Plant Pathology invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure track Assistant Professor: Population and Disease Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens position.We a...

jobs.oregonstate.edu

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Lauren Woolsey @cgsunit.bsky.social · Jul 26

While Sagan is my fav way to end my astro course, I think Becker's choice for parting words is impeccable:

"We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings." (Le Guin, quoted by Becker p289)

Ursula K. Le Guin — National Book Foundation Medal: Ursula's Acceptance Speech

www.ursulakleguin.com

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Jesús Martínez-Gómez @jesusgm.bsky.social · Jul 25

A little belated but I've started a faculty position at Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology department at @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social. I'm absolutely stoked! I'll be recruiting at all levels and will be at #Botany2025

Reach out!

www.martinezgomezlab.com

Martinez-Gomez Lab

Plant Evo-Devo

www.martinezgomezlab.com

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John Fowler (he/him) @jefowlerjr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Come join us in Corvallis! Great colleagues, a wonderful location for plant science of all types, with the added benefit of the beautiful surroundings of Oregon!

Christopher Dick @chrisdick.bsky.social · Jul 9

Herbarium director position opening at Oregon State University ‪@osu-herbarium.bsky.social‬ Great opportunity for herbarium- and field-trained botanists at any rank. bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...

Open Positions

bpp.oregonstate.edu

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · Jul 10

Wooohoo! Congratulations Mingyuan!

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Mingyuan Zhu @mingyuanzhu.bsky.social · Jul 9

Excited to share that the Zhu Lab will officially open at Texas A&M University on August 1st, 2025!

We’re a multidisciplinary group, exploring how plant roots adapt their growth to environmental stresses across scales. Actively recruiting!

Postdoc Advertisement: drive.google.com/file/d/1Gpvn...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks! It's the plasma membrane - I'm imaging with a stable transgenic line that contains a fluorescent protein fused to a plasma membrane protein called an aquaporin to label the cell outlines

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · Jul 4

maize shoot apical meristems are the cutest! 😍
plasma membrane labeled with PIP2A-CFP

a maize shoot apical meristem labeled with a plasma membrane marker fused to cyan fluorescent protein

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 3

There is still time. Call these Reps, and continue to raise hell. You can find their numbers at 5calls.org.

Call these U.S. Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the “Big Beautiful Bill”.

GA-09, Andrew Clyde
IN-05, Victoria Spartz
KY-04, Thomas Massie
MD-01, Andy Harris
MO-03, Bob Onder
MO-07, Eric Burlison
OK-02, Josh Brecheen
PA-01, Brian Fitzpatrick
PA-10, Scott Perry
TN-02, Tim Burchett
TX-03, Kitch Self
TX-21, Chip Roy
TX-27, Michael Cloud

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jul 3

House Minority Leader Jeffries has been speaking for nearly five hours, which buys us more time to put some last-minute pressure on Republicans.

Call your GOP representative: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Or plan a visit to your local congressional office: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

TRUMP'S BIG UGLY BILL:
• Forces nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, the largest cut to the life-saving program ever by a factor of FOUR
• Gives ICE a larger budget than many militaries around the world
• Eliminates funding for green energy
• Strips healthcare away from 5% of Americans
• Kicks 11.8 million people off SNAP benefits
• Represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Apr 18

So: In 2017, Congress made this happen:

NIH: Proposed 22% cut --> 9% increase
NSF: Proposed 11% cut --> 4% increase
NOAA: Proposed 16% cut --> 4% increase

Obviously, 2025 is not 2017. A lot is diff now. But still:

💰 Congress, not WH, sets budgets.

📞 Public support & calls to Congress matter.

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Molly Edwards, PhD @science-irl.bsky.social · May 23

Hi! Do you want to rip your face off over the constant attacks on science in the US? Here are some actions you can take! They require varying amounts of time, repetitiveness, and sticking your neck out, so hopefully you can find something in here that’s right for you:
🧪 #scicomm

"How to take action for science" written in a retro bubbly font above a bunch of canva clipart test tubes and beakers filled with colorful bubbling liquids

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