Gazala Ameen
@plantpath.bsky.social
Assistant Professor Plant Pathology at South Dakota State University. Plant-Microbe Interaction
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While you are here, please check out this postdoc opening for my lab: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary
The Li lab in the Department of Plant Biology is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to work on project(s) in plant molecular biology, biochemistry, and/or genomics. The idea...
careers.msu.edu
September 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
While you are here, please check out this postdoc opening for my lab: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
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Plant pathogen bacterium replaced its ancestral antibacterial secretion system with a new functional one, revealing bacterial adaptability.
This work highlights evolutionary innovation in microbial competition, crucial for understanding pathogen survival and plant disease dynamics.
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This work highlights evolutionary innovation in microbial competition, crucial for understanding pathogen survival and plant disease dynamics.
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Functional replacement of ancestral antibacterial secretion system in a bacterial plant pathogen
Nature Ecology & Evolution - The bacterial plant pathogen genus Xanthomonas uses two distinct secretion systems for antibacterial competition. Here the authors show that some Xanthomonas...
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July 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Plant pathogen bacterium replaced its ancestral antibacterial secretion system with a new functional one, revealing bacterial adaptability.
This work highlights evolutionary innovation in microbial competition, crucial for understanding pathogen survival and plant disease dynamics.
rdcu.be/eyz8W
This work highlights evolutionary innovation in microbial competition, crucial for understanding pathogen survival and plant disease dynamics.
rdcu.be/eyz8W
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An honour to be on this list! I’m just one of many, many early career life scientists across the globe who have benefited from the support of the Company through its storied 100 year history ❤️
Our next extraordinary biologist for this week is Gautam Dey, who co-organised the 2023 @dev-journal.bsky.social and 2024 @jcellsci.bsky.social Journal Meetings. Gautam’s research group at @embl.org, Germany, frequently contributes to @prelights.bsky.social. #100biologists @gautamdey.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
An honour to be on this list! I’m just one of many, many early career life scientists across the globe who have benefited from the support of the Company through its storied 100 year history ❤️
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The 2025 Bacterial Leaf Streak Initiative Meeting has already led to so much learning and synergy, and we're only halfway through! Thank you to our visiting colleagues from Ohio State, @ndsuplantpathology.bsky.social, @sdstate.bsky.social, Colorado State, USDA, Manitoba, and INIA Uruguay 🌾
April 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The 2025 Bacterial Leaf Streak Initiative Meeting has already led to so much learning and synergy, and we're only halfway through! Thank you to our visiting colleagues from Ohio State, @ndsuplantpathology.bsky.social, @sdstate.bsky.social, Colorado State, USDA, Manitoba, and INIA Uruguay 🌾
One of the best plant disease meeting! Interactive sessions, career panel, international plenary speakers and researchers of bacterial leaf streak disease.
Bacterial Leaf Streak Meeting 2025 is over! Thank you so much to the organizers, attendees, presenters, staff, and volunteers who made it a success!
April 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
One of the best plant disease meeting! Interactive sessions, career panel, international plenary speakers and researchers of bacterial leaf streak disease.
Day 3 at BLS meeting @umnplantpath.bsky.social. Proud of my PhD students Muhammad Ahmad and @tapishpwr.bsky.social whose talks on BLS host resistance in wheat were outstanding! Proud mentors Karl Glover, @shysol4u.bsky.social. @sdstate.bsky.social. Moment with a fellow Plant Pathologist- Borlaug!
April 15, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Day 3 at BLS meeting @umnplantpath.bsky.social. Proud of my PhD students Muhammad Ahmad and @tapishpwr.bsky.social whose talks on BLS host resistance in wheat were outstanding! Proud mentors Karl Glover, @shysol4u.bsky.social. @sdstate.bsky.social. Moment with a fellow Plant Pathologist- Borlaug!
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Last week we @plantpath.bsky.social, Mural lab, & Toporek lab celebrated graduate student appreciation week bringing togather plant protection and genomics groups at @sdstate.bsky.social A loud shoutout to Sachin, Israel, Riya, and Nikhil. Awesome combination of Food,Fun,Gifts & Graduates.
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Last week we @plantpath.bsky.social, Mural lab, & Toporek lab celebrated graduate student appreciation week bringing togather plant protection and genomics groups at @sdstate.bsky.social A loud shoutout to Sachin, Israel, Riya, and Nikhil. Awesome combination of Food,Fun,Gifts & Graduates.
Fantastic 4th annual bacterial leaf streak research initiative meeting at @umnplantpath.bsky.social
Day1-Pathogen Biology and career development panel (Academia, industry and government representations) next year @sdstate.bsky.social will host it!
Day1-Pathogen Biology and career development panel (Academia, industry and government representations) next year @sdstate.bsky.social will host it!
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Fantastic 4th annual bacterial leaf streak research initiative meeting at @umnplantpath.bsky.social
Day1-Pathogen Biology and career development panel (Academia, industry and government representations) next year @sdstate.bsky.social will host it!
Day1-Pathogen Biology and career development panel (Academia, industry and government representations) next year @sdstate.bsky.social will host it!
Graduate student appreciation today and everyday!! @sdstate.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Graduate student appreciation today and everyday!! @sdstate.bsky.social
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In US, MN ranks #1 in oats; #3 in spring wheat; #9 in barley. $380M in #wheat exports alone.
Scientists are needed to support farmers producing these crops!
What's the future of #agriculture if we dismantle #AgriculturalScience research?
#PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience #PlantPathology
Scientists are needed to support farmers producing these crops!
What's the future of #agriculture if we dismantle #AgriculturalScience research?
#PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience #PlantPathology
Tough day for small grains research in the Twin Cities. Myself and four scientist colleagues have all been let go from the USDA because we haven't completed our 3 year probationary period - effectively gutting the Cereal Disease Lab.
Taking a few days to be sad before I think about what comes next.
Taking a few days to be sad before I think about what comes next.
February 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In US, MN ranks #1 in oats; #3 in spring wheat; #9 in barley. $380M in #wheat exports alone.
Scientists are needed to support farmers producing these crops!
What's the future of #agriculture if we dismantle #AgriculturalScience research?
#PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience #PlantPathology
Scientists are needed to support farmers producing these crops!
What's the future of #agriculture if we dismantle #AgriculturalScience research?
#PlantScience #USDA-ARS #AttackOnScience #PlantPathology
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US plant science peeps: this is a *very* informative summary of the current state of plant science funding, and a call for your stories to help @aspbofficial.bsky.social make their case with public officials. Please re-skeet!
🧪 #PlantScience
blog.aspb.org/research-imp...
🧪 #PlantScience
blog.aspb.org/research-imp...
Research Impacts of Recent Executive Orders and Memos – and a Call to Action to the ASPB Community | Plant Science Today
Since President Donald Trump took office on January 20,4a series of executive actions have shaken the research community. Several executive orders were released that targeted diversity, equity, and in...
blog.aspb.org
February 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
US plant science peeps: this is a *very* informative summary of the current state of plant science funding, and a call for your stories to help @aspbofficial.bsky.social make their case with public officials. Please re-skeet!
🧪 #PlantScience
blog.aspb.org/research-imp...
🧪 #PlantScience
blog.aspb.org/research-imp...
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Attention Attention Attention
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.
February 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Attention Attention Attention
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
If anyone knows clinicians or patients who have knowledge of pediatric patients with the very rare cancer interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS) or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytoc sarcomas please contact Sri
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1/19 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 #𝗟𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮: During the years of famine in the mid-to-late 1920s in Russia, Russian agricultural scientists were pressured to produce new crop varieties. Trofim Lysenko was the Scientist who jumped at the chance and made the biggest promises. #Pseudoscience #Propaganda
January 2, 2025 at 10:21 AM
1/19 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 #𝗟𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮: During the years of famine in the mid-to-late 1920s in Russia, Russian agricultural scientists were pressured to produce new crop varieties. Trofim Lysenko was the Scientist who jumped at the chance and made the biggest promises. #Pseudoscience #Propaganda
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Do you know Daisy Roulland-Dussoix? She is one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes, who’s findings paved the way for the development of recombinant DNA and cloning technologies. Accordingly, the finding was rewarded with a #NobelPrize. But the prize didn’t go to her.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Do you know Daisy Roulland-Dussoix? She is one of the discoverers of restriction enzymes, who’s findings paved the way for the development of recombinant DNA and cloning technologies. Accordingly, the finding was rewarded with a #NobelPrize. But the prize didn’t go to her.
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An NSF prize postdoc let me fund and help develop an audio course aligned with national standards for 3rd-5th grade science classrooms to use for free.
Now current fellows can’t even get their next paychecks…
www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/universe
Now current fellows can’t even get their next paychecks…
www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/universe
January 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
An NSF prize postdoc let me fund and help develop an audio course aligned with national standards for 3rd-5th grade science classrooms to use for free.
Now current fellows can’t even get their next paychecks…
www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/universe
Now current fellows can’t even get their next paychecks…
www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/universe
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Fun time in lab: Keyence BZ-X800 demo by Conor. I guess everyone likes it!
January 26, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fun time in lab: Keyence BZ-X800 demo by Conor. I guess everyone likes it!
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It's not always as simple as "one TALE, one S-gene" - very cool work from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social and the team showing a single TALE targets 3 distinct cotton genes (2 SWEETs and a pectin lyase) to maximize virulence.
The last part of my PhD work was published yesterday in Nature Communications!! We found a TAL effector that targets three genes to confer bacterial blight of cotton disease. Congrats to all the other co-authors on this paper! 🎉🙌🏾 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Activation of three targets by a TAL effector confers susceptibility to bacterial blight of cotton - Nature Communications
Newly evolved Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum isolates triggers recent bacterial blight outbreaks in cotton. Here, the authors show that a recently evolved TALE, Tal7b, activates host susceptibility...
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's not always as simple as "one TALE, one S-gene" - very cool work from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social and the team showing a single TALE targets 3 distinct cotton genes (2 SWEETs and a pectin lyase) to maximize virulence.
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Late-breaking job ad: The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Evolutionary Biology!!! More details below. Please repost!
TT Assistant Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology
The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Plant Evolutionary Biology. This position is a 9-month, ten...
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December 17, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Late-breaking job ad: The Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC, USA) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Evolutionary Biology!!! More details below. Please repost!