As a New College alum, I can attest to what a special place this college was for nerds and weirdos, and undoubtedly how instrumental it was in inspiring my interest in research. Things can be demolished by the self-interested so quickly, and it takes much longer to pick up the pieces and rebuild.
If you are going to comment on the proposed changes to how science is done in the US, please use this guide. The rules specify that you have to mention the number associated with the proposed changes, and this blog has those.
Here is where to comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
📣 We are now accepting applications for the second Plant Synthetic Biology Hackathon! 📣
Check out this unique opportunity to learn the newest tools and approaches in plant engineering! Hosted by Nicola Patron and myself as part of the Plant Cell Atlas RCN, July 12-13, 2026 at MIT.
my image is featured on the cover of New Phytologist!
Interested in receptor proximity labeling and how receptors coordinate meristem regulation? Find out more here:
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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...
CSHL Professor Dave Jackson is joining the likes of Charles Darwin & Albert Einstein as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
The Royal Society recognizes and supports excellence in science and encourages the use of science for the benefit of humanity.
#InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter
The Application deadline for the SynBio Hackathon has been EXTENDED until June 8, 2026!
Apply Now Here: www.plantcellatlas.org/2026-synbio-...
*Participants will be reimbursed up to $800 for travel and lodging costs.
On the cover: Maximum projection confocal micrograph of a developing maize ear primordium expressing PIP2-CFP membrane marker (cyan) and developmental receptor BAM1D-YFP (yellow). Image is courtesy of Penelope Lindsay.
📖 See Jackson et al.
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Penelope Lindsay
Here's a summary of what is being proposed: elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...
Cell fate acquisition at a de novo developmental boundary in the maize leaf | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Russell Vought is going to destroy American Science
Very pleased to see this work from the group out in The Plant Journal - led by PhD student Diana Ruggiero from the Leiboff group, a truly collaborative project, addressing the question: how often does pollen genotype influence spatial patterns of inheritance? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🚨Happening Tomorrow 🚨
Plant Science Postdocs, Senior Grad Students, and ECRs: don't forget to join us next TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 14th from 2-3 pm PT / 4-5 pm CT / 5-6 pm ET for our @plantpostdocs.bsky.social webinar "What's new with NSF?" 🌾 🧪 🌱
Registration: tinyurl.com/PlantPostdocsApril14
Camila Medina
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
