From Editor to Teacher: Views from Both Sides of the Scientific System. An Interview with Plant Physiology Monitoring Editor Prof. Ronald Pierik, PhD
Blog, Editor Profiles, Plant PhysiologyBy Guada Fernández-Milmanda, PhD, Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor
Professor Ronald Pierik completed his PhD in the lab of Drs. Eric Visser and Hans de Kroon in Radboud University, The Netherlands, researching the role of ethylene in neighbor-induced shade avoidance. After completing his…
June 2022: choosing to be hopeful
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Living in California and being surrounded by people who celebrate queerness has given me so much hope for the future. I fantasize about a world where young queer kids have queer role models in STEM, and dont have to face discrimination during their formative years. What…
Distance, and living as your authentic self — a journey to the UK
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Okay, so first I would like to start with the usual disclaimer that this is a blog post about my experiences. Everyone’s experiences may vary greatly even if they have a similar background or situation going on, but I can only really talk about my own personal experiences. Therefore, this…
Celebrate Pride 2022 with the LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Network Blog Series!
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I am very excited to introduce the LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Pride Month Blog series for 2022! All the posts are from members of the plant science community who provide their unique perspectives. The posts ranging from personal memories and growth,…
Considerations for LGBTQ+ Friendly Field Work
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Pride Month coincides with the middle of the field season for biologists sampling floral communities across many parts of the world. Field work often takes place in areas far from home and can require tolerating close quarters, strenuous labor, long hours, and adverse…
A queer stroll through the meadow
Blog, LGBTQ+ Plant Scientist Network The world is so complicated, and it is changing so fast. I seldom feel like I have my footing. I never know what the right thing to do is, and I never know how I should be thinking about things. I fixate on this as I walk into a familiar meadow in autumn. I open a book of poems…
Plant Cell Webinar: Celebrating the May 2022 Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 2)
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Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 2)
Recorded May 24, 2022.
About This Webinar
As much as half of all the calories produced by plant crops is lost to pathogens. Efforts to strengthen plant immunity have led…
Plant Cell Webinar: Celebrating the May 2022 Focus Issue on Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 1)
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Plant Biotic Interactions (Part 1)
Recorded Tuesday, May 17, 2022
About This Webinar
As much as half of all the calories produced by plant crops is lost to pathogens. Efforts to strengthen plant immunity…
Plant Science Research Weekly: May 13, 2022
Blog, WWR Full PostReview: Protein phosphorylation “toggle switch” for plant iron balance
Protein phosphorylation and dephosphorylation act as a switch regulating a multitude of protein properties, be it their activity, interaction with other proteins, stability, or even cellular localization. This review by Li…