Proud of Calvin Perkins’ GWAS poster on pollen heat tolerance! Meet him at tonight’s poster session (at #900-023, 1st half): “High-Throughput Phenotyping Reveals Genomic Loci Linked to Pollen Tube Growth Phenotypes Under Heat Stress in Diverse Tomato Accessions.”#PlantBiology2026

Thrilled by Kelsey Pryze’s (@KPryze) poster on pistil ROS regulation and tomato heat tolerance. Meet her at tonight’s poster session (2nd half) at #100-040: “Diverse Tomato Cultivars Reveal Pistil ROS Regulation as a Driver of Heat-Resilient Reproduction.” #PlantBiology2026

I am delighted to share that I have been elected Secretary-Elect of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) by the Society’s members in an open election. It is a tremendous honor to be chosen by my peers to serve in this important leadership role. Announcement from ASPB:

🧘‍♂️International Yoga Day - June 21🧘‍♂️ Eight years of yoga have taught me that progress comes not from perfection, but from consistent practice. I am grateful for the health, strength, balance, flexibility, and peace this journey continues to bring.

I am a candidate for the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Secretary-Elect and would greatly appreciate your support. My candidate statement is attached & cast your vote here: tinyurl.com/ycshbzxj Polls close on June 19, 2026. Thank you! #ASPB

I am deeply honored and grateful to have received our College’s Outstanding Research Mentor of the Year Award. Being nominated by my students made this recognition especially meaningful, and having some of them there to celebrate with me made it a memorable day in my career

📢UPDATE on our #ICSPR2026 📢 🔸When?: 4-8 September 🔸Where?: Chengdu, China🇨🇳 🔸Early Registration: until 1.May 🔸Abstract: until 30.June More info? 👉 www.icspr2026.com/En/Default See you all there! 😉

Congratulations, Dr. Emma Jong! 🎓🎉 Celebrating her PhD at the 2025 Winter graduation ceremonies today—so proud of her accomplishments and thrilled to celebrate it with my lab.

Big milestone for our lab! My graduate student Emma Jong successfully defended her PhD! 🎉🌱 Her thesis work showcased exciting advances in overcoming species barriers and protecting fertility under heat stress. Congratulations, Dr. Emma Jong!

Happy to see @rpalaniveluaz.bsky.social at #PlantBio2025 too!

Arif Ashraf@aribidopsis.bsky.social · last yr.

I finally met the legendary Ravi @rpalaniveluaz.bsky.social in-person today at #PlantBio2025 after following each other here for many years. It was really nice catching up and thanks @jessicaa-orr.bsky.social for this wonderful picture.

I will be giving a talk on my lab’s innovative strategy (PhD thesis project of my graduate student Emma Jong @EmmaJong3 ) to generate heat-tolerant tomato varieties. Tomorrow (Monday) at #PlantBio2025. Please consider attending it. plantbiology.app.swapcard.com/event/plant-...

My graduate student Kelsey Pryze will present a poster on heat stress and role of ROS in tomato pistil thermotolerance. Today (Sunday) and tomorrow (Monday) evenings at #PlantBio2025. Poster # 100-15. Please consider visiting it. plantbiology.app.swapcard.com/event/plant-...

My graduate student Calvin Perkins will talk about GWAS on tomato pollen to identify genes critical for cell wall integrity. Tomorrow (Monday) afternoon at #PlantBio2025. Please consider attending it. plantbiology.app.swapcard.com/event/plant-...

Opinion from a plant science PhD. student in Wisconsin who grew up in Sacramento, attended UC Davis, and is worried the Trump administration is killing science "STEM careers at risk: NIH funding cuts impact the sciences | Sacramento Bee" share.google/BfnM7qnrFt1j...

I became a scientist, but I don’t know if my career will exist in five years | Opinion

“The opportunities I had as an aspiring researcher are gone. The path to a better life for kids in Sacramento is slipping away.”

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Dan Garisto@dangaristo.bsky.social · last yr.

The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems. www.science.org/content/arti...

My lab had a strong Spring semester following an excellent Fall semester —my PhD students won best poster and oral presentation awards at both the unit and college levels, and we capped it off with their review article being accepted.

Please share. 🙏 I'm searching for an RA to join my group this fall. 1-year fixed term, with the possibility for extension depending on funding. Suitable to a post-bacc or masters interested in plant genomes, epigenetics, or reproductive biology. DM, email, or comment with questions.

A two-step pollination mechanism enhances reproductive success in Arabidopsis and other self-pollinating Brassicaceae species under adverse conditions. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢📢Happy to announce that our 28th ICSPR meeting will be held in Chengdu, China🇨🇳!, co-chaired by Professors Weicai Yang, Li-Jia Qu, Honghui Lin and Hongju Li. Stay tuned! more details coming soon! #ICSPR2026 🌱😉 (foto: Zain Lee, in Unsplash).

Want to see your amazing plant reproduction picture on the cover of this fantastic journal @springernature.com? 🤩🌱 We are looking for it! 📸Take part in our contest and get the prize! More info? 👉visit our website!😉

Hi everybody! We are happy to announce that we are creating an official account also in this social platform!🌍🌎🌏. New papers, congress, workshops, and news from our plant reproduction labs around the world coming soon! 🌱🔬🧬🌺 #PlantReproduction #PlantReproJobs #SciFamily

Maize Genetics Meeting stands up for science!

Thank you @rm0sher.bsky.social for being such a gracious host and loved my visit to the Oxford University! Great science and great company with a very interactive community.

"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates

Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science

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“There’s going to be a missing age class of researchers that will reverberate for years.” scim.ag/3ERRLDo

U.S. early-career researchers struggling amid chaos

Uncertain funding, government firings, and distressed universities hit vulnerable groups especially hard

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#science #plantscience #USDA #NIH academic and government labs solve pressing problems. Research stimulates the economy! Find senators who supported vaccines, medical, agricultural research. Thank them for past support Ask for continued support. Eg. Thanks to #MitchMcConnell for supporting vaccines!

To US colleagues who have lost or are in imminent danger of losing their jobs: please DM whether we can accommodate your research.

Me in the Guardian today on DEI as the new N-word for the right: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...