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The Plant Metabolic Network (PMN) provides high-quality, curated metabolic pathway data, bioinformatics tools, and resources to support plant research and innovation. www.plantcyc.org
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We are SO excited to announce that, along with the launch of our new website, PMN 17 is live!

PMN 17 is our largest release & includes 583 single-species databases, including updated versions of 155 databases from PMN 16!

You can use PMN 17 now and check out our updated website here: plantcyc.org
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December 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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The MSU PRI supports and contributes to several center-level research grants including the Plant Metabolic Network.

Because of PRI's support, the PMN is able to continue working towards our goal of bringing together biochemical pathway databases and communities focused on plant metabolism.
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · Dec 16
We’re excited to share the MSU Plant Resilience Institute’s 2025 Annual Report!

From breakthrough discoveries to global collaborations, join us in celebrating another year of extraordinary growth and scientific achievement at PRI.

🌱 Explore the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Happy to share our🆕article "The hidden role of #AminoAcids and secondary #metabolites in plant drought tolerance🌾🌱" is out in #PlantScience @elsevierconnect.bsky.social🤩🥳

Congrats to all authors👏

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PlantScience @scinews.bsky.social @jennifermach.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Congratulations to the PMN Principal Investigator, Dr. Sue Rhee, on her achievement!

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msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · Dec 4
PRI is proud to highlight the extraordinary achievements of 3 faculty recognized with awards from the College of Natural Science:

Emily Josephs: Teacher-Scholar Award
David Lowry: Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
Sue Rhee: Research Leadership Award

Read more: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
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December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🚨 Hiring alert! MSU's Plant Resilience Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to advance discovery of new regulatory metabolites driving plant stress responses. #PlantSciJobs

Join us as we push the boundaries of plant resilience research: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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PRI is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with strong computational and data science skills to join a project focused on identifying causal environmental drivers of crop resilience and yield.

🧬 Learn more and apply: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantScience
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December 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The First Annual Virtual WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water is ONE WEEK AWAY! 🗓️💧

Register now to join us on November, 18!
www.walii.science/virtual-symp...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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PMN member Dr. Hiroshi Maeda joined an international group of researchers to publish a study on "Mapping multi-substrate specificity of Arabidopsis aminotransferases."

To read more about the study: bit.ly/43nGVyt

To read the study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Supercharging a Plant Enzyme
Backed by funding from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, Hiroshi Maeda is pursuing a groundbreaking study on how to improve the…
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November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The new CURE course at UC Davis, led by PMN member Philipp Zerbe, is helping students to create an interactive chemical map of Arboretum plants.

Read about it here:
biology.ucdavis.edu/news/whats-l...

Photos: Katrina Huynh - UC Davis

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October 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Soybean Cyst Nematode-Resistant Protein AATRhg1 Affects Amino Acid Homeostasis and Betalain Accumulation (Yulin Du, Soyoung Jung, Hiroshi Maeda, Andrew F. Bent) buff.ly/jfHRbLv #PlantScience
Representative images of transgenic Wm82 soybean roots expressing RUBY alone (EV), RUBY with overexpression of wild-type Rhg1-GmAAT (Rhg1-GmAAT WT), RUBY with overexpression of Rhg1-GmAAT Y268L, and RUBY with overexpression of Rhg1-GmAAT D122A constructs. Scale bars = 10 cm.
September 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Join us for the first inaugural WALII Virtual Symposium on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025!

Abstract submissions for a contributed talk are NOW OPEN!

Selected speakers will be chosen in Oct. & will present 10-12 min. talks followed by 3-5 min. of Q&A.

Visit: walii.science/virtual-symp...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Check out the latest publication from members of PMN: "Mapping multi-substrate specificity of Arabidopsis aminotransferases." 🌱
hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social Maeda Plant Metabolism Lab @hiroshi-maeda.bsky.social · Sep 12
Our new study in Nature Plants maps how "multi-tasking" enzymes in plants transfer nitrogen, a key step toward improving crop N use efficiency. 🌱

Big thanks to our collaborators from Max Planck, Hokkaido Univ, & MSU, and for support from @NSF and @DOE.

Learn more: rdcu.be/eFOFN

#PlantMetabolism
Mapping multi-substrate specificity of Arabidopsis aminotransferases
Nature Plants - Systematic characterization of Arabidopsis aminotransferase family enzymes uncovered many previously unrecognized activities and revealed their multi-substrate specificity, aspects...
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September 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Save the date! The 65th Phytochemical Society of North America (PSNA) meeting is coming to Madison, WI, from June 15-19, 2026.

Join us at the Memorial Union for exciting science, supportive community, and Wisconsin's finest! More info at psna-online.org

#PSNA2026 #Phytochemistry #PlantScience
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September 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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In honor of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we want to extend our sincere gratitude to the postdoctoral researchers at MSU's Plant Resilience Institute. We’re proud to work alongside you and excited to support your continued growth and success. PRI is more resilient because of all of you! 🌱
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September 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Thank you to everyone who attended the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference and helped make it a success! This inaugural meeting brought together 416 registrants from 55 institutions. Together, we’ve built momentum for the future of #plantscience in the Great Lakes region and beyond! #GLPSC2025
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September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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The MSU Plant Resilience Institute is excited to launch an open rank tenure-track faculty search!

We're seeking creative, collaborative researchers to join the PRI faculty to investigate plant responses to environmental challenges. 🌱 Apply now: careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista... #PlantSciJobs
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September 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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@rheelab.bsky.social at Michigan State University is looking to hire a new postdoc position to work on nematodes for desiccation tolerance and plant-pathogenic nematode interactions on both the WALII and @c-spirit.org grants.

For more information, visit: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary   We seek to recruit a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher to investigate how nematodes respond to chemical and environmental cues, with the goal of advancing plant r...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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This was a long time (too long) in the works, but I'm thrilled that it is finally out:

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)"

And this was chosen for a cover photo:
August 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Explore adaptation, resilience, and sustainable solutions at #GLPSC2025! 🌱 This session will examine the latest advances in plant adaptation and resilience strategies, focusing on molecular, physiological, and ecological responses to climate stress.

Register by August 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025
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August 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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🌿 C-SPIRIT member Sue Rhee will speak at the Cutting-Edge Plant Biotechnology workshop in Tashkent, August 25–27.

🧬 On 8/25, she’ll give two talks, one on developing and pitching research projects & one on plant resilience through thermophilic species

Learn more: cvent.me/RvLkxR

#plantscience
August 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Join us at the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, featuring talks from rising plant scientists across disciplines, 200+ poster presentations, & professional development opportunities! #GLPSC2025 #PlantScience

📅 Sept 12–14, 2025 in Lansing, MI
⏳ Register by Aug 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025
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August 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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This week, PMN members Charles Hawkins and Farida Yasmin presented posters at the ASPB Conference! #PlantBio2025

Charles presented: "Plant Metabolic Network: A Unified Resource for Plant Metabolism"
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Farida presented: "Elucidating Natural Plant Defense Mechanism for Improving Crop Production"
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August 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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We had an amazing time yesterday evening with the ~100 MSU #PlantScience researchers, alumni, and collaborators who joined us at the MSU Plant Science Community networking mixer at #PlantBio2025! Thank you to everyone who attended, and enjoy the rest of the conference! 🌿 #GoGreen!
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July 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Don't forget to join us tomorrow night!

This event is open to all PMN members!
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · Jul 24
Attending #PlantBiology2025 in Milwaukee? We hope to see you at our #MSUPlantScienceCommunity networking mixer on Sunday! Current, former, and future Spartans are all invited to join us at this informal, fun event. 🌿

#ASPB2025 #MSUPlantScience #PlantBiology #PlantScience
A graphic advertising the MSU Plant Science Community Plant Biology 2025 Mixer. The top of the graphic features a background photo of an enlarged DNA strand and a microscope with the ASPB Plant Biology and MSU logos, a circular photo of The Brewery venue, and the following text: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 7:30-10:30 p.m. CT, The Brewery, 1101 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI. The bottom half of the graphic has a green gradient background with the sponsor's logos in a white square and the following text: "What to Expect: Food and drinks provided, Network across disciplines and career levels, Socialize with fellow MSU plant scientists, Unwind after a long day at the conference, Free to attend, no registration required. This event is not officially affiliated with ASPB or Plant Biology 2025."
July 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Are you attending this year's ASPB conference?

If so, join us at this Plant Science Community Mixer!

This is open to all PMN members attending the ASPB conference!
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · Jul 24
Attending #PlantBiology2025 in Milwaukee? We hope to see you at our #MSUPlantScienceCommunity networking mixer on Sunday! Current, former, and future Spartans are all invited to join us at this informal, fun event. 🌿

#ASPB2025 #MSUPlantScience #PlantBiology #PlantScience
A graphic advertising the MSU Plant Science Community Plant Biology 2025 Mixer. The top of the graphic features a background photo of an enlarged DNA strand and a microscope with the ASPB Plant Biology and MSU logos, a circular photo of The Brewery venue, and the following text: Sunday, July 27, 2025, 7:30-10:30 p.m. CT, The Brewery, 1101 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI. The bottom half of the graphic has a green gradient background with the sponsor's logos in a white square and the following text: "What to Expect: Food and drinks provided, Network across disciplines and career levels, Socialize with fellow MSU plant scientists, Unwind after a long day at the conference, Free to attend, no registration required. This event is not officially affiliated with ASPB or Plant Biology 2025."
July 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM