Entries by Plantae Community

The Science Foundation What IFS 2025: An Opportunity for Basic Research Funding and Call for Reviewers

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The Science Foundation, a new non-profit, non-partisan organization, is running an inaugural competition to fund approximately five to ten up to $10,000 research projects in all domains of basic science. SciFdn (“Sci Fund”) was founded by an evolutionary ecologist and a software engineer, and we are led by scientists (see recent article in Nature https://science-foundation.org/nature-will-the-public-support-basic-science-a-new-non-profit-aims-to-find-out/). […]

Announcing the 2026 ASPB Plantae Fellows

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The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) is please to announce the 2026 Plantae Fellows, an impressive group ready to bring their best to this resource for the global plant science community. Fellows are selected for their interest in and enthusiasm for growing the plant science community, as well as for their science communication skills, […]

The Plant Cell Features March and April 2025 First Authors

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Behind the manuscripts are researchers, professors, professionals and students dedicated to advancing the field of plant science. You’ve seen our First Authors on Bluesky, Twitter and Facebook— now, read more about why they chose to pursue plant sciences and click on the links to read their articles. Srinivas Kunta Srinivas Kunta (He/him/his) is the First […]

ASPB Introduces the 2026 Plantae Editors

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Returning in 2026, ASPB has appointed its new group of Plantae Editors to further support Plantae’s growth and goal to serve as a community resource for plant biologists, by plant biologists. The Plantae Editors all served as Plantae Fellows in previous program years and are returning ready to support the 2026 Plantae Fellows.  About Plantae […]

Promoting Science Communication Through Community Engagement

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Plant science has always been at the heart of human progress as it involves feeding our communities, sustaining our ecosystem, and offering solutions to global challenges like climate change and food insecurity. Yet, its impact may go unnoticed beyond the lab or academic circles. Hence, scientists need to engage in science communication and to develop […]

Balancing Teaching and Research Careers: Insights and Strategies

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An academic career is multifaceted. Academics combine research and teaching with mentoring, grant-writing, publishing, community service, and administrative roles. One of the first questions aspiring academics must ask themselves is how much time they want to devote to teaching versus research, alongside everything else their position demands. For some, the answer to this question shifts […]