Ohio State just advised all staff and students not to attend the SACNAS (Society for the advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science) annual meeting of 6000+ scientists -- which is in Columbus, OH this year! -- saying it may be exclusionary, even though it is open to all.

Compelling and quite disturbing...

I attended a really inspiring talk by Jose Dinneny today as the Thornton-Massa speaker at Colorado State University. His vision for the future of agriculture with synthetic biology was really thought-provoking. It’s great to learn AND get inspired! @josedinneny.bsky.social @csuagbio.bsky.social

I just sent this email to Director Bhattacharya and am sending him a hard copy by registered mail. 1/14

Catching some falling stars

Final Program announced for the Mech. of Plant Development FASEB (Aug 24-28 in Southbridge MA USA).: tinyurl.com/2cfa8keo

Junior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...

“For decades we have known that our burning of fossil fuels is the chief driver of the current global warming. Gutting today’s climate research won’t change that” Donald Trump’s war on climate science has staggering implications 🧪 economist.com/by-invitatio... from The Economist

Cellulose Synthase Complex and Remorin Nanodomains Mediate Stress Resilience Through Cell Wall-Plasma Membrane Attachments https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.01.664786v1

I didn't know what personate flowers are until I heard about @trinitydepatie.bsky.social's Penstemons. My conclusion is that these cute little flowers in fact dial up discrimination to max, and they make the entrance of their corolla tube sooo occluded that only the most buffed bees can enter. 👀🧪

This includes a Director position at one of the world's leading #PlantScience institutes, the @mpipz.bsky.social.

New group leader opportunity at @johninnescentre.bsky.social! We're looking for interests in (but not limited to) growth and development, environmental / organismal interactions, physiology, signalling, quantitative cell biology, biochemical and modelling approaches. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

Excited to share our improved paper now in @NatureComms We found that growth-induced water potentials shape the pattern of water fluxes in shoot meristems, aiding boundary formation. rdcu.be/dQPWq

Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Announcing the 2025 NAASC Arabidopsis Community Impact Awardees: Early Career Category: Jade Bleau, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland Later Career Category: José Dinneny, Stanford Univ., USA & Joanna Friesner, NAASC, USA www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...

The last day for applications is July 13th! To Apply to the GRC: lnkd.in/gvkMxuKR Meet The Speakers of the Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference! To Learn More About Dr. Dinneny's Research: dinnenylab.me @josedinneny.bsky.social

Applying to Biology PhD programs this year? Let us help! At BPP, we aim to support students from all backgrounds through the grad school application process. Learn more about grad student life and receive 1-on-1 feedback on your application materials! Apply here: forms.gle/EvTyUWXFMRSL...

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

I know there’s a lot of news right now but this is really crazy. They’re booting the National Science Foundation out of its newish building with no plans for where 1800 people are going to go.

How 🆒 is this?!? www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

Supporting mothers and fathers to have healthy families is a responsibility of every nation. ‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

Congratulations to @jennbrophy.bsky.social for being a Freeman Hrabowski scholar! The “build-to-learn” approach her group is using promises to enable discoveries with impact for plant science. www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

Out First Release in @science.org today, nice work finding that redox regulates multimerisation of Aux/IAA proteins during root xerobranching: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I am happy to see exciting this collaboration between the Sadanandom lab (DU) and Bennett lab (UoN) finally published! Redox-regulated Aux/IAA multimerization modulates auxin responses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Interviews with @ardemp.bskyverified.social and others on the impact of Trump’s takedown of science in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

Beautiful tribute to Joanne Chory on @scifri.bsky.social! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/be-...

I was honored to speak at @stanfordaaup.bsky.social's Rally to Defend Education and Research last Friday (May 30). You can watch my speech here: youtu.be/WLyH9JM8CF8 Grateful to Matt Schlege (‪@climatto.bsky.social‬) for sharing it on his channel. @aaup.bsky.social

A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @camplantsci.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/

We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below: career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...

Super excited to release a huge evolution project on the works for many years: Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025... All data available: www.grene-net.org/data #MOILAB @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @hhmi.org 🧵👇

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏 youtu.be/8YhJM6zxYDw?...

Hi! Do you want to rip your face off over the constant attacks on science in the US? Here are some actions you can take! They require varying amounts of time, repetitiveness, and sticking your neck out, so hopefully you can find something in here that’s right for you: 🧪 #scicomm

The costs of disinvestment in science: nondefense government R&D yields returns of 150% to 300% & accounts for roughly a QUARTER of American productivity growth since World War II. The authors conclude:“Our findings point to a misallocation of public capital & substantial underinvestment in R&D.”

I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui

NAASC is excited to host Dr. Stefan DeFolter, Dr. Nayelli Marsch, and Dr. Stewart Gillmor on June 6 to learn their Plant Biology Story! Join the June 6th webinar to learn about 3 plant biology faculty at CINVESTAV-IPN in Irapuato, Mexico Register now at www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/mpbs

Congratulations to the new NAS member @jkpritch.bsky.social. Was very very happy to hear the news! Exceptionally well deserved!

I am spreading the word. This is a good idea

A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond. I hope you’ll read and share the piece. stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...

Updated funding curves... Data downloaded today, but plotted through 4/15 to correct for NIH Reporter lag time). New and Competitive Renewal Awards first Awards being made but the rate remains lower than normal 1/2

My quote of the day Faith and science can be united in charity if science is put at the service of the men and women of our time, and not distorted to their detriment or even destruction. Pope Francis, June 2024

“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.” — Pope Francis

The pope was a strong advocate for the poor and the environment and a towering figure on the world stage, addressing not just Catholics but the men and women of our time.

The conference starts with an opening remark by @josedinneny.bsky.social Jose Dinneny

Thank you @josedinneny.bsky.social and all the organizers of the first Bay Area Plant Hub Symposium. It was great to hear from so many young scientists and wise mentors who shared their research and vision for better future. Fantastic and inspiring.

“Universities need to address legitimate criticisms with humility and openness. But the way to bring about constructive change is not by destroying the nation’s capacity for scientific research, or through the government taking command of a private institution.”

Veritas!