Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
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Professional plant nerd currently at Stanford (SLAC).
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Abiotic Stress in Plants
15 days ago
#Breeding
for
#multi‐stress
resilience in
#crops
: Myth or possibility?
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#PlantScience
#StressBiology
@plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social
@newphyt.bsky.social
@tppajournal.bsky.social
@plantbiomax.bsky.social
@jplantgeneticbreed.bsky.social
@ukrbbp.bsky.social
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Breeding for multi‐stress resilience in crops: Myth or possibility?
Climate change threatens millions of farmers worldwide by exposing crops to multiple concurrent or sequential environmental stresses such as drought, heat, waterlogging, and diseases. Although crops ...
https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ppp3.70185?af=R
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Signal boost!
#ASPB2026
in Ottawa! $500 from now until 11:59pm (PT), April 10th the Early Career Plant Scientist Section is accepting
#applications
, to fund up to 15
#earlycareer
scientists!
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Met the new security at
#LBNL
this morning.
about 1 month ago
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Abiotic Stress in Plants
about 1 month ago
#Plastic
Responses to
#Single
and
#Combined
#Environmental
Stresses in a Highly
#Chemodiverse
#Aromatic
Plant
#Species
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#PlantScience
@pplplantarum.bsky.social
@chemodiversity.bsky.social
@plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
@molplantsci.bsky.social
@jpschnitzler.net
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Plastic Responses to Single and Combined Environmental Stresses in a Highly Chemodiverse Aromatic Plant Species
Plants face various environmental stresses, to which they respond in different ways. Due to climate change, it is expected that plants will encounter increased phases of drought and changes in herbiv...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ppl.70626
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Abiotic Stress in Plants
about 1 month ago
Multi-
#omics-based
insights into
#tomato
adaptation to multifactorial stress
#combination
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
#PlantScience
@plantphys.bsky.social
@aspbofficial.bsky.social
@plantteaching.bsky.social
@maxplanckcampus.bsky.social
@plecevo.bsky.social
@plantbiotech.bsky.social
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Multi-omics-based insights into tomato adaptation to multifactorial stress combination
Multifactorial stress combination triggers a complexity-dependent molecular and metabolic reprogramming.
https://academic.oup.com/plphys/article/199/3/kiaf519/8286221#
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
EMBL-EBI
about 1 month ago
We’re recruiting new Research Group Leaders! Why join? 🌍Work across EMBL’s 6 sites 🎓Participate in
@embl.org
courses and seminars 🔬Lead discovery-driven research in a collaborative environment Apply by 11 April:
embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/EMBL/j...
#ResearchCareers
@epetsalaki.bsky.social
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
The Sainsbury Laboratory
about 1 month ago
📣 VACANCY: Postdoc/Research Assistant in the Kamoun group
@kamounlab.bsky.social
Join the team to work on the biology and applications of plant immune receptors 🌱 Applications will be reviewed from 16 March 2026 onwards
www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t...
#PlantSciJobs
#PlantScience
#STEMJobs
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Postdoctoral Researcher / Research Assistant - Kamoun Lab
Biology and Applications of Plant Immune Receptors
https://www.tsl.ac.uk/working-at-t
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Sarah Jose (JoseSci)
about 1 month ago
Enjoyed catching up on some great
#plantscience
with the
@globalplantgpc.bsky.social
's webinar series. Check out the "Live" section of their YouTube channel to hear more about some really fascinating research!
www.youtube.com/@TheGlobalPl...
#plantsci
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The Global Plant Council
The Global Plant Council is a coalition of plant, crop and enviromental science organizations seeking to develop plant science and its community at a global scale. https://globalplantcouncil.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@TheGlobalPlantCouncil
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This week I'm temporarily professional plant nerd at
#Berkeley
(
#LBNL
).
about 1 month ago
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET
about 1 month ago
#WomensHistoryMonth
#InternationalWomensDay
In case you didn't know OH....BTW.... YOU came from a woman !!
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
about 1 month ago
"Men liked to put me down as the best woman painter... I'm one of the best painters" - Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) US artist
#InternationalWomensDay
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Jules⚖️
about 1 month ago
Happy International Women’s Day! Today we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the world.🌎
#InternationalWomensDay
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
George The Station Cat
about 1 month ago
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
Here’s to the women who lift others up, speak truth, show kindness, and keep moving forward, even on the difficult days. The world is better because of you
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Dictionary of Irish Biography
about 1 month ago
Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
Founded to investigate science, literature and antiquities,
@ria.ie
encouraged debate between scholars of diverse background & interests so long as they were male. Our blog, 'Skirting the issue', looks at the first women of the Academy
www.dib.ie/blog/skirtin...
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Abiotic Stress in Plants
about 1 month ago
#FERONIA
kinase and PP2A antagonistically regulate
#salt
tolerance in
#Arabidopsis
www.cell.com/current-biol...
#PlantScience
#StressBiology
@currentbiology.bsky.social
@cellpress.bsky.social
@plantgenomes.bsky.social
@plantredox.bsky.social
@plantbiotech.bsky.social
@agu-scicomm.bsky.social
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FERONIA kinase and PP2A antagonistically regulate salt tolerance in Arabidopsis
Liu et al. show that FER and PP2A engage in reciprocal regulation through phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. This antagonistic interplay controls the phosphorylation of downstream substrates, such...
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(25)01605-7
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Journal of Experimental Botany
about 1 month ago
⚖️ SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW ⚖️ Busche et al. review dynamic regulation of plant growth and development in response to stress through the TOR signaling network, with a focus on maize development and growth–defense trade-offs in agriculture and beyond 🌽 🔗
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience
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Happy international women's day!
about 1 month ago
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+1 on this rec. Both the book and the adapted animation are excellent.
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about 2 months ago
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boquila
I just learned about this
#coolplant
that does Batesian mimicry and apparently no one knows the mechanism behind it???
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Boquila - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boquila
about 2 months ago
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Abiotic Stress in Plants
about 2 months ago
Rewiring an E3
#ligase
enhances
#cold
resilience and
#phosphate
use in
#maize
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#PlantScience
#SciComm
@nature.com
@natcellbio.nature.com
@maizesausage.bsky.social
@plantnerd.bsky.social
@jchrispires.bsky.social
@mrillig.bsky.social
@nmouquet.bsky.social
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Rewiring an E3 ligase enhances cold resilience and phosphate use in maize - Nature
The E3 ubiquitin ligase NLA postively regulates cold tolerance and negatively regulates phosphate uptake in maize, and a genetically engineered variant of this enzyme leads to improved cold ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10142-1
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Nature Plants
about 2 months ago
"Cassava crops under a spreading viral threat"
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
As climate change reshapes Africa’s agricultural zones, cassava brown streak disease is moving into new regions, threatening a critical buffer against hunger. "The challenge is that CBSD is caused by two viruses"
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Cassava crops under a spreading viral threat
As climate change reshapes Africa’s agricultural zones, cassava brown streak disease is moving into new regions, threatening a critical buffer against hunger.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-026-00041-y
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Journal of Experimental Botany
about 2 months ago
💧🍅 RESEARCH PAPER 🍅💧 The vascular network in the fruit pericarp of 10 tomato genotypes is closely associated with fruit size and quality under well-watered and water deficit conditions – Hou et al. 🔗
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
American Society of Plant Biologists
about 2 months ago
Booker T. Washington advanced agricultural education and applied plant science at Tuskegee, building pathways for Black farmers and scientists. 🌱
#BlackHistoryMonth
#PlantScience
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Annals of Botany
about 2 months ago
🎉🆕📰🎉: Developmental changes in epidermal anatomy, drought tolerance and biomechanics in the leaves of a tropical fern
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
#PlanScience
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Developmental changes in epidermal anatomy, drought tolerance and biomechanics in the leaves of a tropical fern
AbstractBackground and Aims. Throughout leaf development, cell expansion is dynamic and driven by the balance between local cell wall mechanical properties
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf204
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490109-tall-oak-tree
about 2 months ago
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Felt like I need to make a belated attempt to be fashionable, given my research.
#pistachio
about 2 months ago
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Journal of Experimental Botany
2 months ago
🌊🌿 REVIEW 🌿🌊 This work provides a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge of root-borne long-distance signals that propagate through the plant and coordinate whole-plant adaptive responses to soil salinity - Gul et al. 🔗
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience
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Attn:
#EarlyCareerPlantBiologists
: the 2026
#ASPB
Three-Minute Thesis (
#3MT
) virtual competition open from now until Mar. 16 11:59pm EST!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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2 months ago
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Mary Williams @PlantTeaching
2 months ago
Apply to be a Rising Star in Plant Science! Organized by Molecular Plant and Plant Communications.
www.cell.com/cemps/rsps-a...
Applications close March 31, 2026
#PlantScience
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
in silico Plants
2 months ago
Job opportunity: Join ETH Zurich as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Sustainable Plant Nutrition. Application deadline: 28th February 2026. Explore more details at the link.
#PlantSciJobs
ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...
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Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Sustainable Plant Nutrition
The Department of Environmental Systems Science (www.usys.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position.
https://ethz.ch/en/the-eth-zurich/working-teaching-and-research/faculty/faculty-affairs/ausgeschriebene-professuren/systemorientierte-naturwissenschaften/assistenzprofessur--tenure-track--fuer-sustainable-plant-nutriti.html
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Annals of Botany
2 months ago
🔥ADVANCE ACCESS🔥: Differential gene expression in wild and cultivated cacti reveals diverse metabolic pathways for stressful environments
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
#PlantScience
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Plant Cell Atlas
2 months ago
The Data Reproducibility Workshop is NEXT WEEK!! Registration is open until 11:59pm ET on February 8, 2026. Register Here:
plantcellatlas.org/events
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Good resource for
#teaching
about plant collections!:
academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
#pad
#teachingplants
#undergradeducation
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Genomic Analysis of Botanical Collections: opportunities and challenges
Abstract. Botanical collections, comprising living or preserved specimens, are invaluable repositories of plant biodiversity. Genomic analysis of these col
https://academic.oup.com/plcell/article/38/1/koaf231/8436847?login=false
2 months ago
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Colette Delawalla
3 months ago
Wow. This is devastating.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-government-has-lost-more-10-000-stem-ph-d-s-trump-took-office
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Florian Jug
3 months ago
🚨 Only a few days left to apply for maybe the best microscopy course there is!!! 🚨 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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American Society of Plant Biologists
3 months ago
🚨Help Shape ASPB Leadership! The nomination process is an opportunity for all members to help identify leaders who will represent your perspectives and priorities as part of ASPB’s future governance.🌱 Nominations are due February 27!👉
excom.aspb.org
#PlantScience
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We're in the press!
www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/drakaka...
Thank you
@ucdavisplants.bsky.social
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Department of Plant Sciences
https://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/news/drakakaki-zhang-pistachio-hull-splitThank
3 months ago
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Saw my friend's paper came out!
sm1.multibriefs.com/t/gcH1AAbbaB...
#glucosinolate
#evolution
3 months ago
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Plant Cell Atlas
3 months ago
The first day of this 3-part workshop will cover version control (git) for single-cell code repositories and recording sample metadata. Register now!
www.plantcellatlas.org/events.html
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Brady Lab
3 months ago
Were you considering applying to the 2026 GRC on Salt and Water Stress? Do you want to give an oral presentation? We are over 60% full, so apply soon! Consideration for oral presentations from submitted abstracts will occur on March 9, 2026.
www.grc.org/salt-and-wat...
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2026 Salt and Water Stress in Plants Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Salt and Water Stress in Plants will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
https://www.grc.org/salt-and-water-stress-in-plants-conference/2026/
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
The Sainsbury Laboratory
3 months ago
Ten days left to apply for our International Undergraduate Summer School 2026 with the
@johninnescentre.bsky.social
and
@earlhaminst.bsky.social
! A unique opportunity for global undergraduates to spend 8 weeks with us on Norwich Research Park 🧬🧪 ⏰ Deadline 16 January 2026
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International Undergraduate Summer School | John Innes Centre
The Undergraduate Summer School is a unique opportunity for undergraduates from all corners of the world to spend eight weeks at our internationally renowned research centre, partnering with fellow…
https://www.jic.ac.uk/training-careers/summer-schools/international-undergraduate/
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Annals of Botany
3 months ago
⏳ There’s still time to submit! The call for papers for the Special Issue Seedling Traits and Climate Change remains open until February 1, 2026 🗓 We look forward to your research on how early plant life stages respond to a changing climate 🌱 👉
botany.fyi/htj54e
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Another highly relevant review!
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3 months ago
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This goes for a lot of "health" tech as well -- many of them are not covered by
#HIPAA
! (Speaking as someone who used to have to get HIPAA training.)
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3 months ago
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Anja Geitmann
3 months ago
OPPORTUNITY: McGill Plant Science is looking for an expert in plant pathology, plant breeding, or horticulture in the context of the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program (senior established researcher). Contact:
www.mcgill.ca/plant/contact
Program:
lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
https://lnkd.in/eavfNu7e
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Silvia Manrique
4 months ago
🧪🌱 Plant awareness is essential to stop climate change. Also, I really love plants and everything plant-related so I am really looking forward to reading this collection! 💚
#PlantScience
#PlantAwareness
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Not gonna lie, I have heard milder forms of "you should consider a career outside of science" before, and I have literally cried after I got home that day. Snapshot taken from this
#naturemagazine
article about
#peerreview
:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
4 months ago
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Finally found the time to do
#projectimplicit
by
@harvard.edu
! Strongly recommended for everyone, because the only way to solve a problem, whether it's biology or systemic bias, is to first know what the problem is.
4 months ago
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Have moved to
#Stanford
! This week has been a chaos of moving, grading, moving, manuscript, moving. Currently editing things while surrounded by boxes. Can't tell if I've had too much caffeine or not enough.
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Shuxiao (Susan) Zhang
Journal of Experimental Botany
4 months ago
🌱 RESEARCH 🌱 Under low-phosphorus conditions, mycorrhizal symbiosis can alter alfalfa root morphology and physiology. High-phosphorus efficiency genotypes show greater biomass, mycorrhizal responsiveness, and positive trait plasticity - Fan et al. 🔗
doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience
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