It has been incredibly rewarding to see our first cohort excel in this NSF ExLENT funded workforce development program. Through the program we are able to provide hands-on research experience and training in emerging technologies in imaging and data science for plant science from cells to the field

Building on our previous work in cassava, I'm excited to share our pre-print "Evidence that variation in DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 underlies geminivirus resistance in diverse plants" www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6... @bartlabddpsc.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social

New paper alert! We found huge oil droplets in the guard cells of a high oil tobacco variety. The stomata of these tobacco plants have a smaller aperture, which increases leaf temperature and decreases transpiration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Big paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...

~290 participants at our Annual @nappn.bsky.social meeting this year! This is a virtual conference with in-person activities at several 'hub' sites @danforthcenter.bsky.social, MSU, Winnepeg/Manitoba, NCSU, UMN, and Corteva. #CelebrateScience @noahfahlgren.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social

Meet the Danforth Center’s next President! We’re thrilled to welcome world-renowned plant geneticist @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social to the Danforth Center this October.

After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President. @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org. www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...

The Academy of Science-St. Louis is honoring two Danforth Center scientists at their Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards on April 3: Allison Miller, PhD (@ajmiller4233.bsky.social) and Bing Yang, PhD!

The Eveland lab & collaborators have been analyzing the networks of genes that control plant architectural traits, using predictive modeling with extensive genomic & phenotypic data to reveal similarities or differences between the networks controlling plant architecture. Learn more: loom.ly/7TuaIzU

Registration for the Danforth Center NAPPN Conference Hub closes TONIGHT! We are also hosting a FREE PlantCV workshop and FREE Bioinformatics and Beers event that week. Join us!

Do you live in a US State, District, or Territory? Get specific with these “NSF in your state” sheets. Here’s an example from Kansas. new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s...

The Trump Administration's list of censored scientific terms that get NSF grant proposals flagged contains "women” and “female”, but no mention of “men” or “male.” There is “black” and “indigenous” on this list, but no “white.” The only identity not censored is mine. youtu.be/dHXbpj1Z3UU

Threats to government support for scientific research cause ripple effects in the scientific community. Read more: www.danforthcenter.org/news/st-loui...

This month, the Garden honors the legacies of Black botanists throughout the celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth! Stay tuned throughout February for more events and highlights of #BlackHistoryMonth. #MOBOTGarden

Kristine Callis-Duehl, PhD, is our Sally and Derick Driemeyer Executive Director of Education. In this spotlight, discover her impactful work and inspiring journey—including the moment she realized that plant science could change the world: loom.ly/tG4DUcE

🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ all I can say is we need to use this time to contact our senators and educate the public about this.

Alright so to brighten the mood... Who's ready for another iteration of 28 Days, 28 Black Plant Scientists/Botanists? 💪🏾🌱 For those that want more background here's a link from last yr. While I search through names myself, I'm happy to hear any nominations via DM/email! plantae.org/2024-black-h...

We're PlantCV, an open-source image analysis ecosystem for plant science and beyond. 👋 Our next workshop is Feb. 24 at the NAPPN Annual Meeting Hub! plantcv.org/events

Interested in plant phenotyping using image analysis? Check out the latest updates to PlantCV and sign up for the newsletter so you never miss out on our new exciting features! preview.mailerlite.io/preview/9724...

Danforth Plant Science Center Principal Investigator @maliagehan.bsky.social talking about high-throughput phenotyping capabilities, #PlantCV, and how this tech and software can improve quinoa trait measurements. #PAG32

It's pheno time! Join us for NAPPN Annual Meeting, virtual or at an in-person hub. We're excited to host a Danforth Center hub with additional activities, space is limited at the hub so register now! www.plantphenotyping.org/conference-h...

We hope you join us for the 2025 NAPPN Annual Conference taking place Feb. 25th to 27th, 2025! This year, the meeting looks a little different in structure, with NAPPN hosting a virtual conference and several regional Hubs hosting additional in-person events www.plantphenotyping.org/conference-h...