Happy Monday! Remember the deadline for #botany2026 abstracts is coming up.
#bsaecophys is also hosting a colloquium on non-foliar gas exchange and a workshop on measuring gas exchange on unusual materials. See the links below!
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It’s that time of year again 🌿✨
Registration for #Botany2026 is OPEN!
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
Time to start planning talks and reconnecting with colleagues. Who’s going? 🌱
We know it might seem early, but deadling for abstracts submissions for #Botany2026 are April 13th!
Be sure to visit botanyconference.org for more details on the conference!
@botsocamerica.bsky.social
We are excited to welcome 38 New Investigators to the JGI for 2026!
Learn more about their research here: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/science-sto...
Details on the New Investigator call: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
Some cool plants that I am working with. Drimiopsis botryoides, 18 plants divided and became 59 in a span of 6 months!
@sciencefoundation.bsky.social is delighted to announce our first seven What Ifs projects that we will fund entirely from your donations!
Our projects span from predatory-prey learning under heat to archaea to deep earth life; check them out!
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Best thing about studying CAM is the spooky lab night life 🤭
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The #BSASwag store opened Friday—and WOW. 💚 Thanks to our amazing community, 70+ items have already been purchased.
Don't miss this limited-time opportunity for fun science-forward Stranger Plants shirts, cozy #IamaBotanist beanies, and classic BSA logo gear. 🌱
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My first extension article is published :) www.canr.msu.edu/news/plantsg... #PlantsGiving #iamabotanist #botany
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We're excited to welcome Christopher Topp to the Plant Resilience Institute! Dr. Topp uses powerful imaging tools to envision the future of sustainable agriculture, and he will soon bring his expertise in root biology to MSU. Read the full story: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
I work with some pretty cool plants 😎
Welcome Dr. Brian Maricle, our new Membership Chair for the BSA Ecophysiology Section! 🌿
An Associate Professor of Biology at Saginaw Valley State University, Brian studies how plants adapt to drought, salinity, and flooding. He earned his Ph.D. from Washington State University.
#bsaecophys #BSA
Join us at the University of Central Florida! 🍊🚀🌴
We’re seeking an Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology! We’ve got growth chambers, hoop houses, greenhouse space, an arboretum, and students chomping at the bit for more plant courses!
#PlantPeopleFTW #IAmABotanist
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🚨 1 Week Left to Apply! 🚨
The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution.
📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025
📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu
🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material.
👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested!
#Botany2026 #bsaecophys
🌱📚 Love plants and books? The Plant Science Bulletin is looking for book reviewers. There are a few books that may interest our followers!
Visit here for more info:
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#Botany #bsa #PlantScience #BookReview #PlantScienceBulletin
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The BioChambers exhibit with a winnable tote bag
The 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference is in full swing! 416 registrants from the Great Lakes region and beyond are connecting, presenting, and pushing the boundaries of plant science together. 🌿 #GLPSC2025
This was a long time (too long) in the works, but I'm thrilled that it is finally out:
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"How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)"
And this was chosen for a cover photo:
🌿✨ Plant Fizz Friday! ✨🌿
We want to show off amazing things plant ecophysiologists are doing.... that means you! Twice a month, we want to showcase something from our community (lab setup, fieldwork, publication, etc).
To participate, send 1 - 3 images, and a description to mok.danielwl@gmail.com
A graphic promoting GLPSC 2025 with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes. The text at the top says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, the Lansing Center, Lansing, MI.” In a blue rectangle, there is a QR code and the text, “Last Change! Register by August 31, 2025 at: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025.” Below, the text says, “Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes to push the boundaries of plant science, promote collaborations, and empower the next-generation plant science leaders. Hosted by Michigan State University and the Plant Resilience Institute." The logos of the following participating institutions are at the bottom: Michigan State University, Plant Resilience Institute, Indiana University, Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of Chicago, University of Guelph, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Michigan, University of Toronto, and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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
A GLPSC 2025 graphic promoting featured session speakers with a background image of blurred leaves and an outline of the Great Lakes. The text says, "1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, September 12-14, 2025, Lansing, MI, USA. Integrative Omics, Systems & SynBio Approaches in Plant Science Session Featured Speakers. Learn more and register: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025.” Contained in a white box is a headshot of Ronan O'Malley with the text, “Session Chair: Ronan O'Malley, PhD, University of Chicago, ‘The Gene Regulatory Landscape of Flowering Plants’." A blue box on the right also includes the headshots and presentation titles of the three other short talk speakers, Isaiah Kaufman, Fabio Gomez-Cano, and Siva Naga Sai Damaraju.
Cutting-edge talks ahead in the Integrative Omics, Systems, and Synthetic Biology Session at #GLPSC2025! 🧬 Discussions will highlight breakthroughs in multi-omics data analysis, predictive modeling, and the engineering of novel plant traits.
Register to attend by Aug 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025
Passed my comprehensive exam yesterday 😎
The first flower opened up in Heyduk Lab Opuntia garden!! 🌼
So beautiful!
A green graphic featuring a grid of photos of Daniel Mok presenting at Botany 2025 on the right and the MSU PRI logo in the upper left corner. There is white text on the left that says: "Daniel Mok, Graduate Student, Department of Plant Biology, Plant Resilience Institute, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station" Contained in a light green arrow, is the following text: "Congratulations! Best LI-COR Oral Presentation, Physiology and Ecophysiology Section, Botany 2025"
Congratulations to PRI grad student Daniel Mok (@dmokplants.bsky.social) for being awarded Best LI-COR Oral Presentation in the @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social section at #Botany2025 for his talk, "CAM photosynthesis in the carnivorous plant genus Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae)!"
#PlantScience #BSAecophys
Congrats to the section award winners. Thanks @li-corenv.bsky.social for sponsoring.
Best LI-COR Poster :
Amelie LeTierce, University of Minnesota - Duluth
"Beauty is Skin Deep: Obscured Chlorophyll is Photosynthetic in Zinnia elegans Flowers"
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Congrats to the section award winners. Thanks @li-corenv.bsky.social for sponsoring.
Best LI-COR Oral Presentation:
Daniel Mok, Michigan State University
"CAM photosynthesis in the carnivorous plant genus Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae)"
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#bsaecophys #botany2025
Congrats to the section award winners. Thanks @li-corenv.bsky.social for sponsoring.
Best Phys/Ecophys Poster:
Osedipo Adegbeyeni, University of Utah
"A Comparative study of isohydric and anisohydric strategies in leaves and photosynthetic stems in two desert Utah sites"
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Congrats to the section award winners. Thanks @li-corenv.bsky.social for sponsoring.
Best Phys/Ecophys Oral Presentation:
Malinda Barberio, University of Wisconsin - Madison
"Exploring Foliar Water Uptake in Neotropical Epiphytes"
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