@kirkamundson.bsky.social
USDA NIFA Postdoctoral Fellow, UMass Amherst Plant Genome Evolution | Grasses i stan sandwich chimeras
The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
Of note: "Of particular importance, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of the strength that is brought to science through diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility."
06.10.2025 12:52 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Here is a great job for the right plant physiologist.
04.10.2025 19:16 β π 18 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply!
careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
Looks like the solicitation finally posted! www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
26.09.2025 15:53 β π 9 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
"With 2 weeks left before the end of this fiscal year, USDAβs [NIFA] had awarded just 558 competitive grants ... 68% fewer than during the prior fiscal yearβand $741 million less in competitively awarded research funds"
Don't forget #PlantSci and ag research, folks.
www.science.org/content/arti...
My department is hiring! Join us! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
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While full solicitation isnβt up, looks like we have 2025 proposal deadlines for the GRFP: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
08.09.2025 18:10 β π 48 π 42 π¬ 4 π 2
Once more, with feeling.
Using Kernza, a perennial grain with 1/3 the yield of wheat, to make crackers and beer for rich people is NOT a climate solution.
Only at the end does this piece quote @mikegrunwald.bsky.social on Kernza's yield problem.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
Spread the word π
Our department has an open position at the Assitant Professor level π±
Partial retention of ancient function increases genetic pleiotropy in grass evolution https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.22.670905v1
24.08.2025 07:03 β π 8 π 6 π¬ 0 π 0What about building the haplotypes from pollen single cell data? Bit of a project but maybe cheap depending on multiplexing capability.
27.08.2025 21:12 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0from www.nature.com/articles/hdy...
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Some of the really old papers on plant chimeras describe formation of shoots from roots in geranium. Here, a chimera with genetically white L3 sprouts a white shoot from an L3-derived shoot-borne root.
Still wouldn't call this a RAM sprouting a shoot though. Maybe theres a callus phase
Clonal variants of the Russet Norkotah potato cultivar are popular for their vigorous growth, delayed maturity and higher yield.
We tracked down the mutation that likely drives these changes to a TE that hopped out of CDF1. Out now in @plantphys.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
if there's a close match in a public database, pretty easy. mash sketch + distance does this in seconds
mash.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tu...
