Steven McKenzie

Postdoc studying plant biology at UNC Chapel Hill 🌿

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Carnivorous sundew plants know they’ve trapped their dinner thanks to glutathione.

Learn more in @ScienceAdvances: https://t.co/JG75jzUbDp

[Molecular Plant & Plant Communications @MPlantPCom]

Histone deacetylases and cell cycle regulators orchestrate cell identity transitions during Arabidopsis root regeneration #research #MolecularPlant https://t.co/3UQSxgQTyF

[Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama_ryo]

Unraveling design principles of protein landscapes in photosynthetic membranes in plant chloroplasts | Science Advances https://t.co/6dPp5RFczy @ScienceAdvances

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

MLO-mediated calcium influx regulates root hair tip growth

Ogawa et al.

📖 https://t.co/1BdlGUnmwh

[Purdue Agriculture @PurdueAg]

Researchers in @PurdueBiochem's studies on the photosystem II protein complex, published in @CellPressNews, could lead to more efficient photosynthetic light energy conversion in plants. https://t.co/aGCm6jlNu9

[Jake Wintermute 🧬/acc @SynBio1]

Every synthetic biologist, every biochemist, when they dream, will sometimes hear a voice calling

A whisper on the wind, as impossible as infinity, as sweet as the ambrosia of the very Gods

"Engineer RuBisCo"

And this paper takes us one step closer
https://t.co/xS0ns6UGlY

[Verena Resch @luminous_lab]

Happy Holidays everyone ⭐! I hope you enjoy some relaxing time with your loved ones.

[Nick Desnoyer @NickDesnoyer]

This year, with a bit of breeding and CRISPR, I upgraded the roses to be larger and more beautiful 🪄✨

These look like a completely different species, but have the genetic backbone of Arabidopsis 😎 (5/7)

[Nick Desnoyer @NickDesnoyer]

My second favorite mutation in A. thaliana goes to immutans 🌱

We’ve all seen variegation—the striking appearance of different colors in plant parts, often forming fascinating patterns. While several A. thaliana mutants show variegation, immutans is unique… 🧵

[Clockwork @this_clockwork]

🍂NEW VIDEO🍂
All through Autumn, trees race against time to recycle their chlorophyll--and basically everything else in their leaves.

But why go through all this effort?

The answers are honestly mind-blowing:

rendered in #blender3d using @bradyajohnston's #molecularnodes

[Sketching Science @sketchscience]

Wonderful news! Parafilm M rules!
Very well-deserved recognition after helping so many other #NobelPrize winners achieve their breakthroughs! Congratulations @ParafilmM

[Purdue Agriculture @PurdueAg]

Sienna Ogawa loves the spirit of discovery. A self-described “ideas person," the PhD candidate in @PurdueBPP wants to learn something about plants that nobody has before through her research and teaching. https://t.co/TXSUx4EyxZ

[Steven McKenzie @StevenDMcKenzie]

@siennaogawa Your talk was great!

[Steven McKenzie @StevenDMcKenzie]

Had a great time presenting my research this year at #PlantBio2024!

[Steven McKenzie @StevenDMcKenzie]

Proud to announce that I defended my thesis this past week. A HUGE thanks to all of those who have helped me to accomplish this milestone in my life! Boiler up! @PurdueBiochem @PurdueCPB

[Steven McKenzie @StevenDMcKenzie]

Thanks to the organizers of #ASPBMW2024 for giving me an opportunity to talk about my research!

[Purdue Center for Plant Biology @PurdueCPB]

Congratulations to all graduate and undergraduate poster and oral presentation awardees! #MWASPB2024 @ASPB @LifeAtPurdue

[Steven McKenzie @StevenDMcKenzie]

@caldwed Thanks @caldwed!

[Molecular Plant & Plant Communications @MPlantPCom]

Plant photosystem II assembly: TROL2 to the rescue #spotlight #MolecularPlant https://t.co/QJOaMTn8yU

[Purdue University @LifeAtPurdue]

A microscopic species of algae is disrupting entire ecosystems around the world. Associate professor of @PurdueBiochem Jennifer Wisecaver's findings on the genetic diversity of the organism could help better predict when toxic blooms occur. https://t.co/44qyc0KdHp

[Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama_ryo]

Cryo-EM structure of a plant photosystem II supercomplex with light-harvesting protein Lhcb8 and α-tocopherol | Nature Plants ⁦@NaturePlants⁩ https://t.co/rcPSAhenRl