José Dinneny

Excited to share our improved paper now in @NatureComms
We found that growth-induced water potentials shape the pattern of water fluxes in shoot meristems, aiding boundary formation.

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Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It’s been an amazing privilege to serve my Arabidopsis and plant biology community!

Three scientists recognized for their dedication to positively impacting the Arabidopsis Community — Arabidopsis Community as supported by NAASC The North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC) is deeply committed to the development, participation and recognition of Arabidopsis researchers from a diversity of backgrounds and experienc...

Announcing the 2025 NAASC Arabidopsis Community Impact Awardees:
Early Career Category: Jade Bleau, Univ. of Dundee, Scotland
Later Career Category: José Dinneny, Stanford Univ., USA & Joanna Friesner, NAASC, USA www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...

Promotional image for the "Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference" focusing on meeting the speakers. This promo includes an image of Dr. Jose Dinneny from Stanford University with a short bio on Dr. Dinneny.

The last day for applications is July 13th!
To Apply to the GRC: lnkd.in/gvkMxuKR

Meet The Speakers of the Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference!

To Learn More About Dr. Dinneny's Research: dinnenylab.me

@josedinneny.bsky.social

Applying to Biology PhD programs this year? Let us help!

At BPP, we aim to support students from all backgrounds through the grad school application process. Learn more about grad student life and receive 1-on-1 feedback on your application materials!

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Plot showing skewed distribution toward comp science and applied physics

The 500 additional GRFPs NSF awarded were not very evenly distributed across fields, it seems.
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National Science Foundation Staff Booted From Headquarters - Eos Staff at the National Science Foundation (NSF) were notified on 25 June that the agency’s office space, located in Alexandria, Va., will be taken over by Department of Housing and Urban Development (H...

I know there’s a lot of news right now but this is really crazy. They’re booting the National Science Foundation out of its newish building with no plans for where 1800 people are going to go.

A host organelle integrates stolen chloroplasts for animal photosynthesis Sea slugs steal foreign chloroplasts and store them in specialized organelles that facilitate photosynthesis and eventual digestion to mediate starvation resistance.

How 🆒 is this?!? www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

Opinion | ‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’

Supporting mothers and fathers to have healthy families is a responsibility of every nation.
‘Motherhood Should Come With a Warning Label’ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/o...

The 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars | HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars are outstanding early career faculty who have the potential to become leaders in their research fields.

Congratulations to @jennbrophy.bsky.social for being a Freeman Hrabowski scholar! The “build-to-learn” approach her group is using promises to enable discoveries with impact for plant science. www.hhmi.org/programs/fre...

Redox-regulated Aux/IAA multimerization modulates auxin responses Reactive oxygen species function as key signals in plant adaptation to environmental stresses like drought. Roots respond to transient water unavailability by temporarily ceasing branching through the...

Out First Release in @science.org today, nice work finding that redox regulates multimerisation of Aux/IAA proteins during root xerobranching:

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Redox-regulated Aux/IAA multimerization modulates auxin responses Reactive oxygen species function as key signals in plant adaptation to environmental stresses like drought. Roots respond to transient water unavailability by temporarily ceasing branching through the...

I am happy to see exciting this collaboration between the Sadanandom lab (DU) and Bennett lab (UoN) finally published!

Redox-regulated Aux/IAA multimerization modulates auxin responses | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The U.S. Lit a Beacon for Science. Under Trump, Scientists Fear It’s Dimming

Interviews with @ardemp.bskyverified.social and others on the impact of Trump’s takedown of science in the US.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

Beautiful tribute to Joanne Chory on @scifri.bsky.social!

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YouTube video by Fridays For Future Palo Alto Stanford Assistant Professor Hakeem Jefferson on the Need for Courage and Clarity

I was honored to speak at @stanfordaaup.bsky.social's Rally to Defend Education and Research last Friday (May 30).

You can watch my speech here: youtu.be/WLyH9JM8CF8

Grateful to Matt Schlege (‪@climatto.bsky.social‬) for sharing it on his channel.

@aaup.bsky.social

A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @camplantsci.bsky.social
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/

We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below:

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Super excited to release a huge evolution project on the works for many years:

Evolution experiments synchronized across climates to understand rapid adaptation

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
All data available: www.grene-net.org/data

#MOILAB
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@hhmi.org

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YouTube video by Amanpour and Company Breakthrough Prize-Winning Biochemist on the Deadly Cost of Funding Cuts | Amanpour and Company

David Liu @harvard.edu beautifully articulates the criticality of basic science funding for developing revolutionary therapeutics like life-saving base editors 👏

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"How to take action for science" written in a retro bubbly font above a bunch of canva clipart test tubes and beakers filled with colorful bubbling liquids

Hi! Do you want to rip your face off over the constant attacks on science in the US? Here are some actions you can take! They require varying amounts of time, repetitiveness, and sticking your neck out, so hopefully you can find something in here that’s right for you:
🧪 #scicomm

The costs of disinvestment in science: nondefense government R&D yields returns of 150% to 300% & accounts for roughly a QUARTER of American productivity growth since World War II. The authors conclude:“Our findings point to a misallocation of public capital & substantial underinvestment in R&D.”

Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress Nature - Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomic approaches reveal major expression changes in outer root cell types when grown in soil versus gel conditions, and also uncover how...

I'm so very excited to see this out - a single cell and spatial transcriptomic analysis in the rice root reveals mechanisms by which roots can respond to different below-ground growth conditions - including compaction. Congratulations to everyone for persisting in difficult times. rdcu.be/ej8Ui

NAASC is excited to host Dr. Stefan DeFolter, Dr. Nayelli Marsch, and Dr. Stewart Gillmor on June 6 to learn their Plant Biology Story! Join the June 6th webinar to learn about 3 plant biology faculty at CINVESTAV-IPN in Irapuato, Mexico
Register now at www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/mpbs

Congratulations to the new NAS member @jkpritch.bsky.social. Was very very happy to hear the news! Exceptionally well deserved!

I am spreading the word. This is a good idea

What DEI threatens isn’t merit. It’s monopoly. Political science professor Hakeem Jefferson argues for DEI's importance to de-monopolizing universities.

A colleague at Stanford’s business school used The Stanford Daily to argue—poorly—against DEI. The piece was riddled with historical errors and left one searching for fact, so I broke my public writing hiatus to respond.

I hope you’ll read and share the piece.

stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/w...

Updated funding curves...

Data downloaded today, but plotted through 4/15 to correct for NIH Reporter lag time).

New and Competitive Renewal Awards first

Awards being made but the rate remains lower than normal

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