Román Ramos Báez, PhD

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Thanksgiving spread

2/2 I used the same herbs and spices in most things and yet we still hit 53 plant species spanning 24 families. Also a bonus 3 funghi, 1 brown algae (carageenan) and there's likely many more I missed in processed foods we ate. It was fully #plantbased, so no animal species representation.

1/2 Usually the sentiment behind #plantsgiving is to try to incorporate as much plant taxonomic diversity into your meal in one night. I did NOT make this a goal. Just cooking simple good food for me and ten others AND YET I am impressed by the diversity we served up!

Last few days to apply for a ROOT & SHOOT travel award to attend a 2025 plant confernce. Conditions apply, see the blog post for full details.

Exaptation of ancestral cell-identity networks enables C4 photosynthesis - Nature Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing and chromatin-accessibility analyses in rice (a C3 plant) and sorghum (a C4 plant) provide insight into how C4 photosynthesis evolved in bundle-sheath cells, revealing th...

Exaptation of ancestral cell-identity networks enables C4 photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New from the Ecker lab in collaboration with the Hibberd lab. Congrats all!

A plate of cupcakes with a Root & Shoot logo on top. The logo is a tree with roots and the initials of the affiliated societies.

A cupcake with a ROOT & SHOOT logo

We are at a planning retreat at HHMI and they made us Root & Shoot cupcakes! ❤️

Pic of me in courtyard at hhmi headquarters holding up peace sign

Hard conversations facilitated by good company and being super pampered by HHMI staff. Thanks for inviting me to the table!

Spent the week at @hhmi.bsky.social Headquarters strategizing with ROOT & SHOOT. What resources can we share across plant bio societies? How do we ensure the sustainability of recently implemented changes? How do we safely collect data on our memberships so we can identify community needs?

When I'm not working, I'm pouring everything into a hobby. Currently that's crochet garments and pattern making.

I dream of systems where as many people as possible have a choice on what they contribute to them and what they get out of them. I spend a lot of my time working with others to move boldly towards that ideal.

Intro! I'm Román. Postdoctoral researcher studying the evolutionary origins of the auxin response pathway. I think evolution can teach us about how molecular pathways evolve, facilitating the engineering of proteins to understand functions, create synbio tools, and modify development.

Mark Estelle @mestelle.bsky.social and I are co-chairing this wonderful conference on plant hormones next year, with help from the amazing Brad Binder. It will take place right here in Fort Collins, Colorado. More info at www.ipgsa2025.org. #IPGSA2025 #PlantScience

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Full Circle Native symposium flyer. It includes a Logo, the date of the event (April 3-4 2025), and confirmed speakers: Casey Dorr (Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute), Rebecca Pollet (Vassar College), Kat MIlligan-McClellan (University of Conneticut), Krystal Tosie (Arizona State University), Lauren W Yowelunh McLester-Davis (UW Madison). It also includes that text: The goal of the “Full Circle” symposium is to create an opportunity for North American Native and Indigenous, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native scientists to share their research, meet other scientists, and build community. The symposium will take place over two days at the UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco. We will have talks from students, postdocs, and faculty and panel discussions on Native and Indigenous topics in the context of research. It also contains a QR code that links to: https://forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fvdkkm7

We will be hosting 3rd Full Circle Symposium for Native Biologists hosted at UCSF in April 2025! We aim to build community and provide meaningful opportunities for Native scientists. If you are a Native biologist who is interested plz fill this out to stay up to date: forms.gle/AN7nfkhdB3Fv...

Plant Biologists and How to Find Them? We are Dr Joanna Kacprzyk and Dr Rainer Melzer from School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. Our project Plant Biologists and How to Find Them? aims to invest...

Here's a short survey by Joanna Kacprzyk and @ucdflowerpower.bsky.social about why and how you chose plant biology as your field of study. Please fill out and share 💚

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Multiplexed perturbation of yew reveals cryptic proteins that enable a total biosynthesis of baccatin III and Taxol precursors Plants make complex and potent therapeutic molecules, but difficulties in sourcing from natural producers or chemical synthesis can challenge their use in the clinic. A prominent example is the anti-c...

That’s a smart strategy for pathway discovery
#plantscience
#natprod

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Forgot to share! I've received an Arabidopsis community award and will be giving a talk at ICAR about my work. www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/...

Wading into bluesky to celebrate #LisH domains! Did you know they do more than dimerize? They are also potent repressors of transcription. Román Ramos Báez @sensitiveroots.bsky.social, Jennifer Nemhauser and I explored this in our last paper.

6. Black in Plant Science UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social is an amazing resource similar to Front and Center that connects specifically Black Scientists based in the UK.

5. Plantae's Changing Cultures and Climate is an amazing resource that has a bunch more resources for both Black scientists and their mentors and coworkers. plantae.org/education/ch...

4. Black Virtual Wellness Directory can help you find therapists, coaches, mediators, and other black professionals in your area! wellness.beam.community

3. National Coalition of 100 Black women advocates for Black women and provides all sort of different legal, mental and physical health, and mentorship resources. ncbw.org

2. Diversify Plant Sci is a database that helps other scientists find out about your intersection of identities, your science interests and overall can help others connect you to opportunities! www.haswelllab.org/diversifypla...

1. Firstly, if you don't know Front and Center, it's a community of Black, Latine, and Indigenous plant biologists that connects and celebrates us. You can join us and/or pur Slack channel here! frontandcenterplantscience.wildapricot.org/become-a-mem...

Happy Black History Month! To Black folks in plant science, we have number of resources on "Front and Center Plant Science" which I want to boost! frontandcenterplantscience.wildapricot.org/directory

I’m organizing a session with @cvoiniciuc on “New Methods to Accelerate Plant Synthetic Biology” at ICAR SD this year @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social !We want to give you a spot to talk about how you're building and learning with plants, so make sure to submit your abstracts!

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We have an exciting opportunity to join us as an Associate Professor (or Professor) in Molecular Plant Biology!

Establish or maintain your own collaborative, supportive research group and offer innovative teaching to students.

Deadline to apply is 1 March ➡️ bit.ly/3OgnqQO
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Still time to apply!
Nominations from academics are also welcome!
Do not miss the opportunity and Apply today for the Research Excellence Awards in Plant Sciences. See flier for details