I am Burcu Alptekin. I am a first-generation college graduate and international woman in science, currently located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It has been a roller-coaster ride for me to get my PhD and stand here where I am at today. Along the journey, I met with many women scientists who…

The members of ASPB's Women in Plant Biology Committee are excited to celebrate Women's History Month by sharing our personal stories from women in science who inspired us, who gave us the courage to move forward in hard times, who helped us to grow by sharing their wisdom, and who contributed immensely…

I am Maryam Rahmati Ishka. I am a postdoc at Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) in Ithaca, New York, doing research on plant stress resilience. I joined ASPB's Women in Plant Biology Committee in 2021 as an Early Career Representative. Being an international scholar woman from Iran, I (and other women similar…

I am Jenny Mortimer. I am an Associate Professor of Plant Synthetic Biology at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and an Adjunct Staff Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. My group in the US uses synbio to redesign the plant cell wall to support the production of biofuels and bioproducts…

Writing grant proposals is an important part of most scientific careers and yet is also a task for which many early career scientists feel unprepared. Journal articles, in contrast, may write more naturally, having become familiar with their structure and conventions over years of regular reading. But…

A network is defined as "an extended group of people with similar interests or concerns who interact and exchange knowledge for mutual assistance, support, and to increase learning" (Kools & Stoll, 2016). In the era of increasing tools, techniques, and ideas, it is challenging to work in isolation.…

Plant Physiology Webinar: How Respiratory Energy Can Drive *Everything* Celebrating the April 2023 Focus Issue on Respiration Recorded Thursday April 6, 2023   About this webinar Respiration is central to plant metabolism and consumes roughly half the carbon fixed by photosynthesis.…

Starting and running a lab is an exciting and challenging endeavor for any new principal investigator (PI). Being a PI at a university carries the great responsibility of not only doing science, but also mentoring the next-generation of scientists. To provide first-hand insight into the experience of…