Alexander Meyers, PhD

NASA Postdoc | Spaceplants 🚀🌱

[Loral O'Hara @lunarloral]

Last week I saw plants for the first time in 4 months. I might have gotten a little teary. We get fresh fruit and veggies via our cargo vehicles and they provide welcome pops of color and scent, but it turns out this does not compare at all to seeing living plants and smelling the rich scent of vegetation.

This work was part of the Plant Habitat-06 experiment investigating physiological and genetic defense mechanisms of wild-type and immune-deficient tomato plants during spaceflight.

My job was to harvest leaves from each plant for eventual return to Earth. Researchers will use genetic sequencing and analyses to compare the defense responses and immune functions of the different tomato plants grown in space vs parallel experiments back on Earth.

Results of the study contribute to our understanding of plant responses to pathogens, which are responsible for 20-40% of global crop loss, and support the development of methods to grow plants for food production on future space missions.

[Dow High Space Farmers @DowSpaceFarmers]

#DowHighSpaceFarmers Margaret Hitt met Dr. Gioia Massa, the legendary figure of @GrowBeyondEarth *in person* 😃🌱🚀👩‍🚀at 2023 American Society for Gravitational & Space Research Conference!
@plantsinspace @trentmsmith @halfbeet @pmillernelson @MidlandPS @ASGSRSpace @DoNASAScience

[Mike Mongo 🖼️🐐 #IAmAI @MikeMongo]

It’s @halfbeet aka Dr Alex Meyers, me, and @DrPhiltill and Gigi Metzger at talking AI at @YurisNight_FL 2023.

[ASPB Early Career Plant Scientists Section @ASPB_ECPS]

📢RT! @ASPB_ECPS presents: 'What I Wish I Had Known When I Started Graduate School,' a Q&A panel on how to navigate and succeed in grad school! Please join us Friday, April 14, at 1PM CDT by registering here: https://t.co/1HMj7ZXMe4

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

The NASA Postdoctoral Program has a position open for Space Crop Production! NASA postdocs are a pretty sweet gig, and this position will be co-advised by the epic all-star duo of @plantsinspace AND @elisonblanca. Click to learn more! Join us! #spaceplants
https://t.co/bSRArwhffH

[Reuters Science News @ReutersScience]

The European Space Agency on Wednesday named the first ever "parastronaut" in a major step towards allowing people with physical disabilities to work and live in space. https://t.co/RyeYd1gaU6

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

@Botany_nerd The cup in question.

[Dr. Borja Barbero Barcenilla @patxibarbero]

Had a lot of fun at my first @ASGSRSpace meeting. This was a great burst of energy to study plant telomeres in space soon with the new @NASA grant and with @SarahWyattOhioU and @halfbeet

[SamanthaFedoush @SFedoush]

Good luck to the graduate students presenting at @ASGSRSpace in the @SarahWyattOhioU lab 🌱🧪🌿 @ASGSRstudents @CanadayEmma @CoffinCalvin

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

@dog_rates

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

DEADLINE EXTENDED! ECPS applications will be open through this Friday, September 9th. JOIN US! @ASPB

[ASPB Early Career Plant Scientists Section @ASPB_ECPS]

ECPS is looking for motivated and passionate #ecrs to fill these positions on the ECPS core team:

If you or if you know of anyone who are great candidates for these positions, please nominate using the form attached:https://t.co/4xZq4d5hEX @ASPB

Deadline: September 7th, 2022

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

"Wet Dress 7" next week's trivia team name @KatrinaTernus @TGMetsFan98

[NASA Watch @NASAWatch]

On the other hand wile they have a partially fueled rocket on the pad and they now have "Wet Dress 6" as an option to push on things so maybe they are going to do that - and scrub. #Artemis

[Kat Ternus 🏳️‍🌈 @KatrinaTernus]

This is why we do it folks

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

@markowenmartin Accurate

[SOS Microgravity (Raul Herranz) @PCNPMicrogLab]

A new cell press collection on space omics research leaded from Europe is been realease in September. Stay tune for new contributions each week

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

The Early Career Plant Scientists Section of ASPB has leadership positions open! Apply today & help us advocate for ECRs, expand equity, diversity, inclusion, & access in the Plant Biology community, plan events at annual meeting, participate in ASPB decision making, &more! @ASPB

[ASPB Early Career Plant Scientists Section @ASPB_ECPS]

ECPS is looking for motivated and passionate #ecrs to fill these positions on the ECPS core team:

If you or if you know of anyone who are great candidates for these positions, please nominate using the form attached:https://t.co/4xZq4d5hEX @ASPB

Deadline: September 7th, 2022

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

in retaliation* to engine 3

[Unofficial SLS & Orion News @SLSNASA]

A small crane has appeared near SLS. It’s predicted to be used in relation to engine 3 which caused yesterdays Abort.

[Vice President Kamala Harris Archived @VP46Archive]

This week, I met with STEM students at @NASAKennedy. With their innovation and vision, America’s next generation will soon chart our path forward in space. To all the young leaders out there: Keep dreaming and keep doing.

[Scott Manley @DJSnM]

Well... there's your problem.

[Alexander Meyers, PhD @halfbeet]

NASA engineers have determined that this morning’s scrub was most likely due to my failure to buy Artemis socks and wear them to work today. The issue has been resolved and we should be go for launch on Friday. #Artemis1 #weAREGOING #onfriday