The Plant Cell Webinar: Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress
In this one-hour webinar, Leia Colin, Sophie Filleur, Yong-Fei Wang, and Yan-Qiu Tan will share highlights from their research published in the January 2023 Focus Issue of The Plant Cell on climate change and plant abiotic stress. Register now!
Discover the Plantae Networks
Plantae provides various resources and avenues for the community to share information and network. Join us on these community resources to stay connected with all your plant science colleagues.
Apply for 2023 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF)
The ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) fund promising undergraduate students so they can conduct research in plant biology during the early part of their college careers. Applications are accepted from January 9 – March 15, 2023.
Featured Articles
- Parenting as an Academic in COVID-19 Pandemic EraBy: Plantae CommunityJanuary 24, 2023Today’s academics are confronted with new ways of life in the classroom and at home. Specifically, the pandemic affected academic parents’ read more...
- Navigating a Scientific PaperBy: Plantae CommunityJanuary 19, 2023Many in the scientific community attended the webinar this week with speakers Mary Williams and Michelle Facette, moderated by ASPB Plantae Fellow read more...
- Explaining the Purple TomatoBy: Yen Peng ChewJanuary 9, 2023In 2022, exciting news broke of Norfolk Plant Sciences’ purple tomato and its USDA approval. Beyond citing the tomatoes’ high antioxidant levels, how read more...
Education
Plant Cell webinar: Plant responses to abiotic stress
By: Mary WilliamsJanuary 26, 2023Plant Cell Webinar: Plant Responses to Abiotic Stress Celebrating the January 2023 Focus Issue on Climate Change and Plant Abiotic Stress When: read more...Plantae Presents: How to Read a Scientific Paper
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 10, 2023Plantae Presents: How to Read a Scientific Paper Featuring Mary Williams and Michelle Facette When: Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 08:00 AM PST | read more...Taproot S6E3: Classroom Cosplay: Applying Creative and Scientific Approaches to Teaching
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 10, 2023In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Robison, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Manchester University in Indiana. Jennifer received her read more...
Careers
From Fungal Diversity to People Diversity: Addressing the Gender Gap in Academia
By: Maria ConstantinJanuary 9, 2023In 2020, just 26% of professors in the Netherlands were women. This low percentage represents a battle for equality that started more than 100 years read more...Career Planning for Graduate Students
By: Ángel Vergara CrucesJanuary 9, 2023Managing your career is an essential skill for graduate students. However, it is often neglected in favor of research responsibilities. Proper read more...[Video] From Journalism to the Lab: My Path in Plant Science
By: Guest PostJanuary 9, 2023Many members of the plant science community came from interesting and unexpected backgrounds. Guest contributor, Dorcas Olufunke Alade, Graduate read more...
Research Insights
Running a sustainable, values-drivenresearch group in the next generation
By: Mary WilliamsJanuary 27, 2023This is a fantastic article to help new, future, and even current lab heads think about their postures, priorities, and practices. It was developed read more...Special issue: Rubisco and its regulation
By: Abdulkabir AbdulmalikJanuary 27, 2023Rubisco (ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase) catalyzes the fixation of atmospheric carbon from CO2 to molecules used for biosynthesis and energy read more...Genome editing: An update on global policies and perceptions
By: Andrea Gómez-FelipeJanuary 27, 2023The CRISPR/Cas system has become a popular genome editing (GEd) method in animals and plants, which allows very fine alterations in target genes and read more...