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In this episode, Liz and Ivan talk with Professor Simon Gilroy to bust the myth that plant scientists are only motivated to feed the world. So, let’s get back to the basics! Simon has been a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2007. He completed his Ph.D. at Edinburgh in 1984…

About This Seminar Giving and receiving feedback are not easy tasks for most of us. Yet they are necessary in helping us improve and communicate our goals. Often we avoid both giving and receiving feedback, but this will come at a cost and might lead to false perceptions of our skills and abilities.…

In 2014, ASPB launched Plantae as part of our ongoing commitment to create a vibrant and engaging community for plant scientists. Currently, Plantae has over 9,000 users and the content generated by this community is broadcast to over 27,000 people on social media. Each year we select a group of Plantae…

Translated from the original Source: Molecular Plant Science Excellence Innovation Center / Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology. Release: 2019-02-19 On February 1st, Plant Physiology published an article from the Center for Excellence in Plant and Microbiology at the Institute…

If you had 48 free hours, what are the odds you’d spend them at a leadership retreat? Prior to my own experience I would have said “not likely”. After all, I’m a second-year graduate student with coursework, experiments, and TA responsibilities clamoring for my time. I’m also a member of the…

Article source: Plant Research Institute Published: 2019-02-03. Translated from the original. Leaf senescence is subject to severe regulation processes and is the final stage of leaf development. When leaves senescence, chlorophyll, nucleic acids, lipids, proteins, and other high-molecular substances…

Happy February! This week we have a special issue featuring summaries written by candidates for the  2019 Plantae Fellows program. (Official announcement to follow soon). Review: Deep learning on image-based plant phenotyping The development of deep learning brings opportunities to train computers…