Victory slips away as marathon runner celebrates too soon The dramatic end to the Delaware Marathon occurred when the lead runner slowed in celebration before a trailing marathoner sprinted toward the finish line .

Don't celebrate too early.
Wait for the NOA (notice of award)

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“NSF Plant Biology Act.”
H.R. 7949
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This bill would expand NSF funding for plant and microbial biology grants with $150 million authorized each year from FY2026 through 2031.

Reach out to your representatives.

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“Notice of Award” with Josh Gendron @Yale-sweetest word at this climate literally n figuratively #plantscience, #ASPB, #ECR, #proteostasis, #Arabidopsis

Nice talk. Enjoyed as always.

New method paper from Alberto Caregnato and former PhD student @hohmannulrich.bsky.social. A tailored crystallisation screen for plant receptor kinase ectodomains, with examples from our lab and from @cellsensing.bsky.social. Check it out: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

This image illustrates how combining perennial genes with prostrate growth genes allows cultivated rice to mimic wild rice.

Wild rice is a perennial, creeping plant. The secret to its perennial growth habit lies in a developmental reversal directed by small RNAs. This image illustrates how combining perennial genes with prostrate growth genes allows cultivated rice to mimic wild rice.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/40GOjDb

Attending #RBMP2026 in beautiful Bilbao next July?

Participate in AR(t)RBMP 🌱🎨📷🔬🧬 Prepare your best artwork, pictures, drawings, videos, & artistic visions #PlantScience

🏆 The most outstanding pieces will receive an award!

More info below & at:
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Nice work coming out from @aribidopsis.bsky.social Arif's group at @ubcbotany.bsky.social #plantscience

Career effects of preprints get mixed reviews from biomedical researchers Junior researchers are more likely to embrace preprints; grant reviewers and hiring committees express doubts

#preprints are seen as accelerating science – but do they accelerate #researchcareers? @science.org @sciencecareers.bsky.social #scientificpublishing #scicomm
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The match is very one-sided and was over in the first 6 overs. That’s how dominant 🇮🇳 team in white ball 🏏

As an elected Member-at-Large for AAAS Section Agriculture, Food, and Renewable Resources (O) I am working to support the AAAS mission to advance science and serve society! @aaas.org

The image is an announcement for a new publication from the MSU Plant Resilience Institute. At the top, a green banner displays the title "NEW PRI PUBLICATION" in bold white text. Below is the paper title in white over a textured green background: “Variability in drought gene expression datasets highlights the need for paired physiology and community standardization.” Two circular headshot photos on the left show a man and a woman. To the right are six bar charts in a grid depicting various data related to plant resilience. Each chart has a title: "Plant age," "Environment," "Media," "Stress duration," "Mechanism of drying," and "Paired physiology datasets." Text at the bottom, states: "VanBuren et al., Plant Physiology (2026).” Logos for Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute are at the bottom left.

How comparable are plant drought studies, really? In a new @plantphys.bsky.social paper, a team of Plant Resilience Institute scientists, led by @bobvanburen.bsky.social, reanalyze hundreds of drought gene expression datasets and introduce new ML tools. #PlantScience
🔗: doi.org/10.1093/plph...

When Penny Pride, left, urgently needed a kidney, her friend, Anh Nguyen, right, stepped in to help. Photo credit: Annie Pierce, UC San Diego Health

First, a kidney for a close friend. Then part of her liver for a child she’d never met. Anh Nguyen’s rare journey as the first double living organ donor at UC San Diego Health reveals how one person’s generosity can transform multiple lives, including her own. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ap2anm

🌟𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝🌟

Meet 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐱 @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social

Asst. Prof. Biology @WashU
Asst. Member @danforthcenter.bsky.social

The Cox lab maps gene activity in plants to understand how genes are organized and regulated across tissues.
To know more👉 www.thecoxlab.org

Welcome to TPJ!!

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)

Holy shit: it's an RFP for the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB). Hello old friend www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

I started offering career advice to two junior colleagues today in separate meetings, and both times I caught myself thinking that, if I'm honest, I don't have very good advice on navigating the current funding and job climate. I think it's important to say that no one does.

Lovely

Does the winter weather have you day dreaming about the beach? Register for AUXIN 2026 and join us in the Algarve, Portugal on Oct 4-8th for all things auxin :) This meeting only happens every four years, so don't wait...

An Arabidopsis leaf-infection assay with Alternaria alternata showing lesions on Col-0, defenseless (abi1-1 coi1 eds1 ein2 rbohD sid2) and cyp79b2b3 plants. The lesions are worst on cyb79b2b3, intermediate on the defenseless plant, and least on Col. Similarly, plants infected with Pseudomonas syringae show strongest susceptibility in an eds1 sid2 background, medium susceptibility in defenseless, and least in Col.

Interesting that a 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 mutant (𝘢𝘣𝘪𝟣-𝟣 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝟣 𝘦𝘥𝘴𝟣 𝘦𝘪𝘯𝟤 𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘩𝘋 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝟤) is less sensitive to fungal infection than a 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝟩𝟫𝘣𝟤/𝘣𝟤 mutant (Similarly, 𝘦𝘥𝘴𝟣 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝟤 is more susceptible to bacterial infection than the 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴).

From @newphyt.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jYbOS

#PlantScience #PlantImmunity

The Multinational Arabidopsis Steering Committee (MASC) is delighted to launch a new funding initiative that aims to support colleagues whose research has been curtailed by an unexpected loss of funding/ support. 🤝

More:
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Please share widely.
#plantbiology

Good to see our ex-estellian friend @wabniklab.bsky.social in this flowering MS!

Assistant professor in botany job description for University of Northern British Columbia

Come work with us! We are seeking a tenure-track botanist, preferably in the areas of non-vascular, systematics, physiology or cell. Happy to answer questions.

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🧪🌱 #botany

This is an amazing opportunity for students and postdocs to learn new ideas and techniques at the intersections of biology/physics/AI.

This course was transformative for me and my students! Summer in beautiful Santa Barbara as a bonus.

Poster inviting participants for Gordon Research Seminar on Salt and Water Stress in Plants happening on 23-24th May 2026 at Switzerland.

🌱📢Join us at the 𝐆𝐑𝐒 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 23-24, 2026 in 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝!

💡Specially encourage ECRs to apply to present your work! Its a great forum to connect with peers and mentors in the field.

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲👉 www.grc.org/salt-and-wat...

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#plantscience #abioticstress #ECRs

An in planta single-cell screen to accelerate functional genetics Genetic screens in whole plants are a powerful tool for functional genetics. However, elucidating gene function in highly redundant genetic programs such as signaling pathways remains challenging in b...

An in planta single-cell screen to accelerate functional genetics--very cool application of the TMV vector pTRBO by Elizabeth Sattely’s Lab 😎
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher).
Contact: www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program: lnkd.in/eavfNu7e

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📣 Registration is open for Auxin 2026!!

Join us as we delve into the latest advancements in auxin biology by the sea in the beautiful Algarve!
🦞 4 - 8th October
🌊 Albufeira, Portugal

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#plantscience #auxin2026

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Still Some Open Faculty Poistions Exist In Our Town. #Microbiome, #AI, #CancerBIo,#PlantScience, #Toxicology
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Rising undergrad junior or senior? Last chance to apply! Applications close TOMORROW, Dec. 22, 11:59pm EST. 🧪

Our 9-week summer research experience includes hands-on lab work, a generous stipend, & mentorship from some of the nation’s top scientists. Learn more & apply at bit.ly/CechFellows.

Congrats, Prof. wabnik and happy holidays!