Steve Long

Steve Long—Ikenberry Endowed University Chair at @illinois_alma—studies how climate change impacts crops and engineers photosynthesis to feed & fuel the world.

[CABBI @CABBIbio]

This CABBI-CBI study provided genetic and physiological evidence demonstrating the impact of the BOOSTER gene in enhancing #photosynthesis efficiency and biomass gain, with potential applications for food, fuel and fiber security.

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[CABBI @CABBIbio]

CABBI Co-PI Steve Long talked with @TheDailyIllini about his #photosynthesis research, part of a DI series on @UofIllinois scientists named to the 2024 @ClarivateAG list of most influential researchers! 🎖️

@LongLab @iBioIllinois @RIPEproject
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[CABBI @CABBIbio]

In the latest work from @LongLab, CABBI researchers highlight an alternative way to optimize photosynthesis by increasing Rubisco content, to help improve food and #energy security.

@NewPhyt #TansleyReview
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Story by @RIPEproject➡️ https://t.co/LWYgkrvvOQ

[CABBI @CABBIbio]

⭐ CABBI is hiring! The Center has 2 full-time openings for Postdocs to work with Megan Matthews or @ainsy28 at @UofIllinois on plant modeling or plant physiology/molecular biology! 🌱

Visit our website for full job descriptions & application details!
➡️ https://t.co/l4or2daO5J

[Steve Long @LongLab]

The latest coming out of our lab for @CABBIbio!

Story by @RIPEproject

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

In an invited @NewPhyt #TansleyReview, RIPE researchers discuss strategies to increase Rubisco content as part of short- and long-term efforts to meet the growing global food demand.

Review: https://t.co/WlNNzMbD51
News story: https://t.co/ZJLqT9sLpu

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

.@LongLab was on Friday’s @CBCQuirks talking about his work developing a digital twin of the photosynthetic process & the breakthroughs it led to.

Steve starts at 35:32 in a segment titled, “Hacking photosynthesis – how we’ll improve on Mother Nature.” https://t.co/8JZe1osMdj

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

RIPE Deputy Director @ainsy28 has been named Professor & C.A. Ewing Chair of Crop Physiology in the Departments of @IllinoisCropSci & @iBioIllinois at the @UofIllinois!

Congratulations, Lisa! We are thrilled to continue to work with you in this new role! https://t.co/c3nhEw43KP

[CABBI @CABBIbio]

CABBI researchers collaborated with scientists at the Center for Bioenergy Innovation at @ORNL in the discovery of the "BOOSTER" gene, which could improve biomass production in energy crops. 🧬🌱

@LongLab @doescience @ORNLBio_Env @iBioIllinois @IGBIllinois

[Steve Long @LongLab]

Honored to be recognized amongst so many incredible colleagues!

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

Three RIPE faculty members have been named to this year’s @Clarivate Highly Cited List! @LongLab, @DrTracyLawson, & @ecarmosilva rank in the top 1% of cited scientists in their field in the last decade!

Congratulations! We’re so proud to work with you!

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[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

New @LongLab research found increased mesophyll conductance in modern soybean plants compared to ancestral plants, increasing photosynthesis w/o losing water. They were published in @PlantCellEnvir.

Journal article: https://t.co/tc3ofcVtv8
News release: https://t.co/diQebmmaFi

[Steve Long @LongLab]

Proud to work alongisde both of these incredible people and see the work they're doing for the future of sustainable agriculture.

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

.@DrTracyLawson & @leakey77 will lead the Alliance for Socially-acceptable & Actionable Plants (ASAP), a new @NSF-funded global center that will work to provide synthetic biology solutions for high-energy, water-use-efficient crops.

Read more here: https://t.co/jG6zkip2LT

[Steve Long @LongLab]

Come join our Illinois team!

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

Our Illinois team is looking for a Research Technician to manage/maintain our gas exchange measurement systems. They will work in lab, field, & greenhouse environments.

Full list of responsibilities, qualifications, & how to apply here: https://t.co/eQyiYKnVHV #plantscijobs

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

From developing our RIPE Aerial Plant Phenotyping System to his work with plant responses to increasing temperatures & much more, read about how our @CBernacchi is helping “raise the bar” for agriculture & climate research at Illinois! https://t.co/da91jQ21R8

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

Researchers are sprinkling finely ground silicate-basalt over field trials at @Soyface_IL, hoping to increase the amount of CO2 removed from the atmosphere in a process known as rock weathering.

Read more about the research here: https://t.co/BIhdNfjrc2

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

RIPE scientists have introduced a specialized protein complex into chloroplasts of plants to deliver more CO2 to the enzyme responsible for carbon fixation during photosynthesis. Their work was published in @JXBot.

Journal: https://t.co/v60TCFwdvd
News: https://t.co/eOTdpD9sqS

[in silico Plants @insilicoplants]

With an Impact Factor of 2.6 we are ranked Q1 in Agronomy🌾and Q2 in Plant Sciences 🌿 and Mathematical & Computational Biology!💻

We are grateful to the authors and reviewers whose contributions made this publication possible. We are excited for the journal's continued growth

[Global Plant Council @GlobalPlantGPC]

New resource pinpoints inner workings of sorghum plant cells for designing better bioenergy feedstock https://t.co/M57LGiTm3b via @CABBIbio #PlantScience

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

“Perhaps at first, it was being in the right place at the right time, but in the past 20+ years, she has left an indelible mark on the advancement of crop resilience to climate change.”

Read @AgSustainILL's feature on @ainsy28 & her @Soyface_IL work! https://t.co/G1oSABjLBY

[The RIPE Project @RIPEproject]

A RIPE team used CRISPR/Cas9 to alter photosynthesis in rice by changing its upstream DNA. This is the 1st approach to increase gene expression & downstream photosynthetic activity.

See their work in @ScienceAdvances.

DOI: https://t.co/W0bOvOStan
Story: https://t.co/v4UPKRfaX0

[New Phytologist @NewPhyt]

'We need to find plants that will grow in tomorrow's atmospheres and do that today, to ensure #FoodSecurity for the future.'

Editor @DrTracyLawson describes her research and new facilities at the University of Essex on @BBCr4Today (from 49 minutes): https://t.co/kHM0XgRYOM