Roger Innes
@inneslab.bsky.social
Plant immunologist developing disease resistant crops to make agriculture more sustainable. Professor at Indiana University. Outdoor enthusiast. Avid hiker and cyclist.
Congratulations to Owen! Very well deserved!
IU Biology@iubiology.bsky.social · 3mo agoCongratulations to IU biology major Owen Black ‘28 for receiving the coveted Goldwater scholarship! “The biology department has provided me with great professors thus far, teaching me valuable information for my research the past two years.” @inneslab.bsky.social @msr20.bsky.social go.iu.edu/NHwF7C
The U.S. government has recently convicted multiple postdocs from China for improper shipments of biological materials. Some see a replay of the 2018 China Initiative. https://scim.ag/4txj2hZ
Chinese postdocs in U.S. hit with a wave of prosecutions and deportations
The U.S. government has recently convicted multiple postdocs for improper shipments of biological materials. Some see a replay of the 2018 China Initiative
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Our latest analysis of plant EVs led by Ben Koch with the help of Brian Rutter, @luciaborniego.bsky.social, @msr20.bsky.social, and Dillon Gardner is now available open access. LOTS of new data added to our previous bioRxiv posting. Check it out isevjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Arabidopsis Produces Distinct Subpopulations of Extracellular Vesicles That Respond Differentially to Biotic Stress, Altering Growth and Infectivity of a Fungal Pathogen
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) secreted by mammalian cells are highly heterogeneous in content and function. Whether this is also true for EVs secreted by plant cells is not yet known. To address this,...
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Big news for #GreatLakes region plant scientists! Travel awards are now available for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! Trainees can apply for a $300 travel grant to support their trip to Lansing, MI! #GLPSC2025 Learn more & apply by April 30: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025
Big paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...
Bringing expansion microscopy to plants
Biologist Kevin Cox, in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.
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Check out the great line up of speakers for the #2025ISMPMI Congress in Cologne, Germany this July. Deadline for abstract submission is next Tuesday March 11th. Lots of great new science and networking opportunities!
International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions@ismpmi.bsky.social · last yr.The #2025ISMPMI Congress is the largest event showcasing groundbreaking research in plant-microbe interactions—and we want YOU to showcase your research! Submit your abstract by March 11 and join us July 13–17 in Cologne, Germany. #PlantMicrobe #Research #AbstractSubmission #ISMPMI
The #2025ISMPMI Congress is the largest event showcasing groundbreaking research in plant-microbe interactions—and we want YOU to showcase your research! Submit your abstract by March 11 and join us July 13–17 in Cologne, Germany. #PlantMicrobe #Research #AbstractSubmission #ISMPMI
USDA scientists terminated from Cereal Disease Lab in St. Paul www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Experts foresee negative ripple effects in termination of USDA scientists in St. Paul lab
A team at the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Cereal Disease Lab in St. Paul got notice last week that some of their jobs were getting cut. Experts warn that cutting jobs in this area will harm resear...
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When you publish in a society journal such as Plant Cell and MPMI, you are supporting your scientific community, including your own PostDocs and graduate students. Please think about how your publication decisions will have the most impact on the common good.
Sophien Kamoun@kamounlab.bsky.social · last yr.Society journals vs. #NatureRipoffs @manavellalab @ASPB @NaturePlants
ASPB "remains committed to robustly supporting and strongly advocating for diversity and inclusion in the plant sciences, period." Read full statement 👉 https://blog.aspb.org/aspb-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-diversity-and-inclusion/.
Big shoutout to the incredible women in our lab—you inspire us every day 💪 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
The Sainsbury Laboratory@thesainsburylab.bsky.social · last yr.To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science @shaniakeh.bsky.social organised a Wikipedia Editathon at TSL- dedicated to creating pages for incredible women scientists and spotlighting their contributions to the advancement of plant science 🌱 🌍👩🔬
New Discovery Paves the Way for More Resistant Soybeans to Combat $1.5 Billion Crop Loss from Nematode Infection (original article by Alexandra Margets et al. @acmargets.bsky.social @inneslab.bsky.social doi.org/10.1094/MPMI...): www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
MPMI recently published three prominent papers on breakthrough research in soybean cyst nematode management. See the thread below to read the press releases about the novel research 🫛🪱: www.eurekalert.org/news-release... www.eurekalert.org/news-release... www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Plant Sci. Res. Weekly -- Abundant RNAs on the leaf surface (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA) @msr20.bsky.social @luciaborniego.bsky.social @inneslab.bsky.social @pbaldrich.bsky.social (Summary by Mary Williams @plantteaching.bsky.social https://plantae.org/abundant-unusual-rnas-on-the-leaf-surface
Abundant, unusual RNAs on the leaf surface | Plantae
It seems that there is no end to the surprises that RNA provides. To the old-school trio of mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA, the past 20 years have added miRNA, siRNA, tasiRNA and others, all with unique and…
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What a great start to the year 2025. Just published online is our PNAS paper - Diverse plant RNAs coat Arabidopsis leaves and are distinct from apoplastic RNAs www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @pbaldrich.bsky.social @meghahs28.bsky.social @inneslab.bsky.social
Diverse plant RNAs coat Arabidopsis leaves and are distinct from apoplastic RNAs | PNAS
Transgenic expression of a double-stranded RNA in plants can induce silencing of homologous mRNAs in fungal pathogens. Although such host-induced g...
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Very happy to start the new year with publication of our new work on leaf surface RNA. Plant leaves secrete diverse RNAs that are surprisingly stable on their surfaces. Next question to answer: What do they do? www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
Proud mentor of Ph.D. triplets! Congratulations to Suchismita Ghosh, Ben Koch, and Alexandra Margets! All have a great future in front of them. It's been a great six years in the Innes Lab.
Great to be able to comment with Jeff Dangl on a couple of important papers published today in Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A common immune response node in diverse plants
Small molecules activate a defense mechanism shared by all flowering plants
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Transfer of both sensor and helper NLRs enables broad taxonomic functionality - from Solanaceae to soybean/rice/Arabidopsis. #plantimmunity #plantbiology www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Interfamily co-transfer of sensor and helper NLRs extends immune receptor functionality between angiosperms
Plant nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat (NLR) immune receptors recognize pathogen effectors and activate defense. NLR genes can be non-functional in distantly related plants (restricted taxonomi...
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