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

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,…

The Plant Cell Features March and April 2025 First Authors
Blog, Community, The Plant Cell: Author ProfilesBehind 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…

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…

Promoting Science Communication Through Community Engagement
Blog, CommunityPlant 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…

Balancing Teaching and Research Careers: Insights and Strategies
Blog, CareersAn 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…

Plantae Presents: How to Build a Productive Lab
Blog, Education, Plantae WebinarsPlantae Presents: How to Build a Productive Lab
Featuring Yuchen Long and Carl Ng
When: Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at
4:30 AM PST | 7:30 PM EST | 12:30 PM GMT | 8:30 PM Beijing
About this Webinar
Many early-career researchers (ECRs) and new PIs receive little to no formal training in lab management,…

Plantae Presents - Rooted in Balance: Building Healthy Work-Life Balance as a Plant Scientist
Blog, Education, Plantae WebinarsPlantae Presents - Rooted in Balance: Building Healthy Work-Life Balance as a Plant Scientist
Featuring Kevin Cope, Jessica Erickson, Gnanesh Nanjappa, and Vojtěch Schmidt
When: Thursday, October 23, 2025, at
6:00 AM PDT | 9:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM BST | 9:00 PM Beijing
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Staying Sane in the Lab: Tips for Mental Health Strategies for Researchers
Blog, CareersIt’s 10:30 p.m. and your laptop is still open. The submission deadline is tomorrow, your latest experiment failed, and your email inbox is a small avalanche. You silently wonder how long you can keep this up — and how everyone else seems to handle it better than you. Even though it can often feel…
