Plant biologist with a focus on being outside. PhD in Wildermuth Lab in @PMB learning about the metabolic consequences of plant-microbe interactions. He/him
@4LOVofScience Yea, boring tomatoes are boring. However we haven’t had decades of CRISPR-modified lines to improve flavor. Might as well complain that so far mRNA vaccines have only focused on reducing severity of some viral infections, ignoring other bacterial diseases where it might work too
@ATinyGreenCell Not sure if this perspective has changed since I studied embryo development but I always thought the suspensor underwent PCD by the end of the globular stage… it’s only an umbilical cord until the endosperm gets going. Then nutrient flow comes from around the embryo, not below
Powdery mildew infection induces a non-canonical route to storage lipid formation at the expense of host thylakoid lipids to fuel its ... https://t.co/uJdGkMNG46 #biorxiv_plants
Asclepias sanjuanensis 😍 Spent 4 weeks checking arroyos for this disturbance loving, rare endemic of the San Juan River valley and eventually found it growing at an illegal dump site surrounded by trash 🤷♀️ anyway it’s GORGEOUS
We're looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our group in UW Seattle. We're funded to work on signaling and synthetic biology of plant cell surface receptors 🧬🌱🐛
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We are hiring!
We are looking for a microscopy specialist (postdoc or TA level) for 2 years.
Image developing stomata in grasses and succulents in a vibrant, inclusive research group in beautiful Bern @unibern.
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2 years ago, everything was going great in my mid-career lab.
Making a choice to reduce stress and prioritize my health turned out to have ripple effects - my colleagues, family, and friends are reaping the benefits, as am I.
I tell my story in @eLife
https://t.co/UmSmRCBtht