Postdoc @ Univ. of KS | NSF PRFB | KU Center for Genomics Fellow studying Plant-Microbe Interactions 🌽🥼🧪🦠
PhD, Purdue | BS, Nebraska - Lincoln
Chahta #NativeinSTEM | Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership
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Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl
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Excited to share that our latest review is out! 🧪🌱🌽
Current Understanding of Cell‐Surface Immune Receptors for MAMPs and Plant Parasites in the Solanaceae Family,
Leuschen‐Kohl and Iyer-Pascuzzi (2026) - Molecular Plant Pathology
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Amidst everything else, the Trump regime has quietly killed off the U.S. Forest Service 🌲
“One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.”
www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...
Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl
The Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute at @ucdavis.bsky.social is announcing a new Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity!
Priority review starts June 15, 2026. Help us spread the word to the #MarineScience community.
Details and Apply ➡️: recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07627
This review focuses on the diversity of cell-surface receptors (PRRs, etc.) among Solanaceae, known co-receptors in receptor complexes, and the overlap of downstream signaling networks activated upon MAMP perception.
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May's #beadwork projects!
#PlantPostdocs - Applications are now open for the #Sahyadri Award for Outstanding Plant Postdoctoral Researcher (2026-27).
Find more info at plantpostdocs.com/sahyadri-initiatives
#PlantPostdocs - Applications are now open for the #Sahyadri Future Faculty Academy (2026-27).
Find more info at plantpostdocs.com/sahyadri-initiatives
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ...
So much fun helping to organize the 5th Annual KU Center for Genomics Research Symposium!
Last Friday (May 8th) was the largest research symposium in KUCG history - with 250+ attendees, 100+ posters, and 20+ talks. What a fun event!!
Members of the Solanaceae family use diverse cell-surface receptors to sense microbes and parasites, triggering immune responses that vary across species and cultivars.
