JDJB

Molecular plant biologist.
Let's get lost in a world full of good food, happy people and great science. #positivism

[Plant Physiology @PlantPhys]

NEWS & VIEWS: Memory of maternal temperatures: DNA methylation alterations across generations (Dechang Cao, Joke De Jaeger-Braet) https://t.co/2afPioPrmr @Stephane_maury @ASPB #PlantSci

[Nick Desnoyer @NickDesnoyer]

Hello friends, I am making a movie for the start of #ICAR2025 in Ghent next year!

I need your help to make it a community project! Please retweet + comment your favorite Arabidopsis live imaging video to be featured in the movie. Anything from macro to single-molecule, tell me!

[Chris Morgan @ChrisMorgan555]

📢Two postdoc positions available in the shiny new Morgan group!!!
Looking to hire 1 x biochemist and 1 x cytologist/microscopist to study the mechanism of meiotic crossover formation. Interested?? Apply here:
https://t.co/lxa17aOoGr
https://t.co/Qz2edrxPJf
Email me for more info

[Plant Physiology @PlantPhys]

🚨Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program is accepting applications!

Learn about what it entails and what a successful application includes. Join us for a live Q&A August 22 (6:30 am PDT, 9:30 am EDT).👉Read more https://t.co/lXo7pszP62

[JDJB @JokeDJB]

My new way to work! New chapter, new place, new lab. @ISTAustria @XiaoqiFeng_m
Exciting!
Thank you everyone who supported me for this next step in my carreer.

[JDJB @JokeDJB]

Having a great time at #PlantBio2024 from @ASPB
Happy to finally meet all the @PlantPhys AFEs and the rest of the editorial board
What an experience! Proud to be a plant scientist!

[mary williams @PlantTeaching]

This is a wonderful program. We will be appointing AFEs to start in 2025 and 2026. Apply by Oct 15. If you are at #PlantBio2024 I would be happy to talk with you about the program, find me!
https://t.co/fQXpanjhce

[Schuh Lab @SchuhLab]

Women are born with all their oocytes, which need to stay viable for decades to ensure fertility. How are they maintained for that long?

Our latest research in @NatureCellBio reveals that oocyte maintenance involves exceptional protein longevity. https://t.co/ZiByc9F4hS (1/9)

[JDJB @JokeDJB]

I can only recommend being an Assistant Features Editor! Great experience in many aspects.

[mary williams @PlantTeaching]

Applications for the Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor program (volunteer positions) are being accepted between now and October 15, 2024. Who should apply? Late-stage PhD students & postdocs who want to expand their horizons and skillsets. More ➡️ https://t.co/fQXpaniJmG

[JDJB @JokeDJB]

New Review: Heating up meiosis with @LabSchnittger
https://t.co/ngE6hzW4bU

[Plant Physiology @PlantPhys]

NEWS & VIEWS: Homologous chromosome pairing starts at the ends (Joke De Jaeger-Braet) https://t.co/CcIvEeZZy2 @ASPB #PlantSci

[The EMBO Journal @embojournal]

How do #cellcycle oscillators generate exactly two #meiotic divisions to produce haploid gametes?
Wolfgang Zachariae and coworkers @MPI_Biochem show that #Spo13/#MEIKIN and #Cdc5/#Plk1 cooperate to prevent premature APC/C-Ama1 activation after #meiosis I
https://t.co/TmODGOz0QA

[Plant Physiology @PlantPhys]

Join us September 25 for a Plant Physiology focus on Plant Cell Polarity, featuring speakers Sabine Müller, Arif Ashraf, and David Ušák, hosted by Jaimie Van Norman and moderated by Joke De Jaeger-Braet.
https://t.co/cKBLUQXzZT

[Plant Physiology @PlantPhys]

NEWS & VIEWS: Modulating microRNA expression to produce bigger seeds (Dechang Cao, Joke De Jaeger-Braet) https://t.co/RhsqYPEc07 @ASPB #PlantSci

[mary williams @PlantTeaching]

Good opportunities, closing soon.
#PlantScience
Sept 1 Plantae Fellows https://t.co/ThipAljpyY
Sept 18 Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) https://t.co/8CVTcBCnho
Oct 2 Plant Physiology AFEs https://t.co/jxWT8V6dGW
Great experience, great for your CV.
Happy to A any Qs!

[mary williams @PlantTeaching]

I think the Assitant Features Editor programs for @PlantPhys and @ThePlantCell are amazing opportunities. We're accepting applications for both programs - see https://t.co/8CVTcBCnho and https://t.co/jxWT8V6dGW. If you're at #PlantBio2023, talk to us and apply!

[JDJB @JokeDJB]

@LabSchnittger I know that I'm becoming more and more German after almost 7 years in Hamburg but I still would like to keep my original last name

[PhD Voice - Independently Run @PhDVoice]

😅

#PhDVoice @PostdocVoice

[mary williams @PlantTeaching]

I'll be at @ICAR_2023 next month & would love to talk to you about the @PlantPhys or @ThePlantCell Assistant Features Editors programs, we're recruiting for 2024 https://t.co/jxWT8V6dGW.
Find me at ICAR!
ありがとうございます 🇯🇵🌱

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

As a professor, pursue the careers of your PhD students and postdocs instead of pursuing your own.

I know it may sound strange and even provocative. But in fact it is how it’s supposed to be.

Unfortunately, a personal gain is the biggest motivation for many professors. More publications, more awards, more invited talks…

Why? In addition to personal recognition, it can result in more funding and higher salaries (especially in the U.S.).

Many PIs say that their personal growth also helps their students get a better visibility. Plus, more funding brings in more students, which is (kind of) “great” for those students.

Others will say that their “tenure requirements are too demanding” and if they stop focusing on personal gain, they will be denied tenure.

In either case, I want you to think about the following:

1. When we focus on personal achievements, we lose track of the wellbeing and personal preferences of team members. Although it often feels like we still track it, in fact we become far less efficient at it. Students' progress and personal development are impeded. Their career opportunities become less diverse or even missed.

2. Concentrating too much funding in one big lab is NOT a good idea because it leads to PhD students receiving far less mentorship and research advising (than in smaller labs).

3. Tenure requirements often look intimidating to young professors. However, in reality, very few professors are denied tenure. Why? First, because any university invest big resources into TT professors and don’t want get rid of them without a big reason. Second, because departments often exaggerate the tenure challenges to ensure their young hires are “hard-working faculties”.

Many PIs think I am too idealistic and propose unrealistic ideas. And a lot of people will never agree with this post. Even myself, I can easily come up with bitter criticism over it.

However, idealism is among the biggest driving forces. It can drive you through challenging times and help improve.

In either case, I want you to think about the following:

1. When we focus on personal achievements, we lose track of the wellbeing and personal preferences of team members. Although it often feels like we still track it, in fact we become far less efficient at it. Students' progress and personal development are impeded. Their career opportunities become less diverse or even missed.

2. Concentrating too much funding in one big lab is NOT a good idea because it leads to PhD students receiving far less mentorship and research advising (than in smaller labs).

3. Tenure requirements often look intimidating to young professors. However, in reality, very few professors are denied tenure. Why? First, because any university invest big resources into TT professors and don’t want get rid of them without a big reason. Second, because departments often exaggerate the tenure challenges to ensure their young hires are “hard-working faculties”.

My message is:

If we all pursue the careers of your students/postdocs in the first place, this shift in priorities will make academia a much better world to live in.

I see an increasing number of faculties trying to genuinely care for their team members, in all countries and academic environments. It is all possible. Just do it. Make science better.

Oh, and don’t forget: 
Growth of your team members = Growth of yourself.

#AcademicTwitter #research #phdlife