We (Nordborg & Weigel labs) need input on the next generation of genome browsers & data download modes for the #Arabidopsis #1001GenomesPlus project. We have now a curated collection of over 500 long read genomes. Please help us by filling out this questionnaire: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Thank you to everyone who attended the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference and helped make it a success! This inaugural meeting brought together 416 registrants from 55 institutions. Together, we’ve built momentum for the future of #plantscience in the Great Lakes region and beyond! #GLPSC2025

🌱 How does disease affect the soybean root microbiome? Our new study in #PlantandSoil explores differences in bacteria & fungi in healthy vs. diseased plants. Thanks Sarah Lebeis, Bridget O'Banion and @agates-phd.bsky.social for your hard work in the field! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The role of plant receptor-like kinases in sensing extrinsic and host-derived signals and shaping the microbiome. Mini-review by @carahaney.bsky.social and @jumpy-botanist.bsky.social‬ www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...

From molecular mechanisms to ecosystem dynamics, delve into biotic interactions in plant science at #GLPSC2025! 🍃 This session aims to uncover new strategies for enhancing plant health, improving crop productivity, and promoting biodiversity. Register by August 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

📜 Microbiome responses to natural Fusarium infection in field-grown soybean plants 🧑‍🔬 @svbentum.bsky.social, @rlberendsen.bsky.social, et al. 📔 @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social 🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantImmunity #PlantMicrobiome #Fusarium #Agriculture

#StandUpforScience local rally in Pittsburgh is confirmed! 📅 March 7, 2025 ⏰ 11 AM-1:30 PM 📍Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh Follow the local rally’s Instagram @savesciencepgh for updates Spread the word 🔥 @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025 #ScienceForAll #ScienceNotSilence #STEM

Howard University is now a R1 university, the first HBCU with a research one designation. H-U definitely knows!

A call to arms from Harold Varmus: “Perhaps what’s most disheartening is what feels like the absence of widespread opposition to this unraveling.” Let’s make some public noise! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...

Our manuscript describing MYCroplanters, a high-throughput Arabidopsis phenotyping tool is out today in Plos Pathogens from first authors Melissa Chen and Leah Fulton! journals.plos.org/plospathogen...

Save the date for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference, taking place Sept 12-14, 2025 in Lansing, MI! 🌱 Organized by 10 universities around the Great Lakes, #GLPSC2025 will push the boundaries of #plantscience, promote collaborations, and empower the next generation of plant science leaders!

What’s up coming! Bacterial Biofilms: protect or not to protect? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...