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Bas Bargmann @bas-bargmann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am very pleased to present the lab’s first #bluetorial! This concerns our recent publication in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... This work, led by postdoc (and former grad student) Kelsey Reed, is the result of many years of hard work by a wonderful team. (1/n)

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A protoplast-based method to visualize early cell biological events in plant cellular reprogramming and regeneration

Summary: This study presents a live-imaging platform for tracking individual plant protoplasts in culture, enabling analysis of cellular processes, signaling dynamics and developmental transitions.

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James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our latest paper on building models of cell fate decisions -with David Rand, Marine Fontaine & @joadelas.bsky.social- combines developmental biology, dynamical systems theory and bioinformatics. I wrote a short piece to summarise it & explain ideas behind the approach briscoelab.org/blog-quantif...

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Quantifying Waddington's Landscape | Briscoe Lab

I have written before about how two conceptual frameworks have shaped our thinking about cell fate, Waddington's epigenetic landscape and Davidson's gene...

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The combination of morphogenic regulators BABY BOOM and GRF‐GIF improves maize transformation efficiency and promotes leaf regeneration 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Chen et al. @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience

Maize regeneration via somatic embryogenesis by ectopic expression of morphogenic factors TaGRF4-TaGIF1 and ZmBBM.

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I had a blast talking to @aribidopsis.bsky.social about my recent @newphyt.bsky.social paper! If you're eating corn this fourth of July weekend and having deep thoughts about how it grows, give our discussion a listen!

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Arif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Latest episode of #No_Time_To_Read podcast! I had a fantastic conversation with @penlindsay.bsky.social Penelope about her recently published paper @newphyt.bsky.social (also made it to the cover). Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/34XW... Article: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Frank Hochholdinger @hochholdingerf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I was on a 🇩🇪 reviewing board for postdoc fellowships last week. In the past, the 🇺🇸 was always the No. 1 destination across all disciplines. This time, only 10% of applicants aimed for the US. This year the most popular destination was 🇦🇺 (Australia).

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

making sure my cat learns to appreciate the finer things in life, like corn

a woman wearing a straw hat and field apron holds a cat in a corn field.

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

my image is featured on the cover of New Phytologist! Interested in receptor proximity labeling and how receptors coordinate meristem regulation? Find out more here: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

As a New College alum, I can attest to what a special place this college was for nerds and weirdos, and undoubtedly how instrumental it was in inspiring my interest in research. Things can be demolished by the self-interested so quickly, and it takes much longer to pick up the pieces and rebuild.

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New College of Florida: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

On the cover: Maximum projection confocal micrograph of a developing maize ear primordium expressing PIP2-CFP membrane marker (cyan) and developmental receptor BAM1D-YFP (yellow). Image is courtesy of Penelope Lindsay. 📖 See Jackson et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue

On the cover of New Phytologist volume 251, issue 1: Maximum projection confocal micrograph of a developing maize ear primordium expressing PIP2-CFP membrane marker (cyan) and developmental receptor BAM1D-YFP (yellow).

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

If you are going to comment on the proposed changes to how science is done in the US, please use this guide. The rules specify that you have to mention the number associated with the proposed changes, and this blog has those. Here is where to comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

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Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory @cshlnews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

CSHL Professor Dave Jackson is joining the likes of Charles Darwin & Albert Einstein as a Fellow of the Royal Society. The Royal Society recognizes and supports excellence in science and encourages the use of science for the benefit of humanity. #InspiringDiscovery #ScienceMakesLifeBetter

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Jenn Brophy @jennbrophy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

📣 We are now accepting applications for the second Plant Synthetic Biology Hackathon! 📣 Check out this unique opportunity to learn the newest tools and approaches in plant engineering! Hosted by Nicola Patron and myself as part of the Plant Cell Atlas RCN, July 12-13, 2026 at MIT.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr

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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school

Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs

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Rebecca (BeKa) Leuschen-Kohl @bleuschenkohl.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

🚨Happening Tomorrow 🚨 Plant Science Postdocs, Senior Grad Students, and ECRs: don't forget to join us next TOMORROW, Tuesday, April 14th from 2-3 pm PT / 4-5 pm CT / 5-6 pm ET for our @plantpostdocs.bsky.social webinar "What's new with NSF?" 🌾 🧪 🌱 Registration: tinyurl.com/PlantPostdocsApril14

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John Fowler (he/him) @jefowlerjr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Very pleased to see this work from the group out in The Plant Journal - led by PhD student Diana Ruggiero from the Leiboff group, a truly collaborative project, addressing the question: how often does pollen genotype influence spatial patterns of inheritance? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Mutant alleles that affect pollen fitness can generate spatial inheritance patterns on maize ears – see the article by Ruggiero et al. Top Left: Maize pollen grains germinated on a silk, with pollen tubes (stained with aniline blue) growing into the silk interior. Image Credit: Caity Smyth. Bottom Left: Unpollinated maize ear with silks arranged to show that silks derived from ovules at the base of the ear are longer than silks from ovules at the ear apex. Image Credit: Elyse Vischulis. Right: Ear projection from a mature ear pollinated with the pollen from a plant heterozygous for the bag1*::Ds-GFP insertion, oriented apex-to-base top-to-bottom (as in bottom left ear/silk image). The GFP-marked bag1* allele is associated with a spatial pattern of fewer fluorescent kernels towards the base of the ear – i.e., kernels generated following pollen tube growth down the longest silks.

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Dr. Margaret Young @revealplant.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Reminder of upcoming deadline for this workshop. Registration is free; and fellowships are available for graduate students 🌽 #plant #plantscience #corn

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Lena Maria Müller @lmueller.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Paging senior graduate students! Apply to present your research during the Salk Discover symposium and network with potential collaborators or faculty advisors. Application deadline extended to March 16. More info: www.salk.edu/about/our-co...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

so proud of the Open Plant community group at Genspace, pictured here - after lots of trials, we have confirmed that we have transgenics expressing glargine! #PlantScience #DIYbio read more about it here: www.genspace.org/open-plant-g...

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

WUSCHEL modulates jasmonate signaling to control the balance between growth and defense in the shoot apical meristem www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

i participated in this REU 15 (!) years ago - it was an amazing experience!

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Antagonistic interactions between CLAVATA receptors shape maize ear development 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Lindsay et al. @penlindsay @WIleyPlantSci #PlantScience

Proposed model for FASCIATED EAR 3 BARELY ANY MERISTEM 1D receptor signaling complex in Zea mays meristems.

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/JAIVZX... Excited to share my latest work in @newphyt.bsky.social. Here, we used TurboID proximity labeling with CLAVATA receptors FEA3 and BAM1D in maize meristems to better understand the signaling pathways important for meristem regulation. #PlantScience

image of a maize inflorescence meristem that is labeled by the plasma membrane marker PIP2-CFP and BAM1D-YFP.

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GeWilli @gewilli.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Sphagnum moss Imaged live on the FV4000, a new, paradigm shifting, laser scanning confocal microscope from Evident LifeScience (aka Olympus). Green is from the Hyaline Cells and the red from the [chloroplasts in the] Chlorophyllose cells #sciart #microscopes #moss (scale noted in the Alt-text)

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HFW (horizontal field width) 97µm (the distance from edge to edge horizontally)

Sphagnum moss leaf emphasizing the two cell types
HFW (horizontal field width) 97µm (the distance from edge to edge horizontally)

Sphagnum moss leaf bundle
HFW (horizontal field width) 1241µm (the distance from edge to edge horizontally)

Sphagnum moss group of 'leaf' tips
HFW (horizontal field width) 1241µm (the distance from edge to edge horizontally)

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

it was great to collaborate with @lmueller.bsky.social to help characterize the Medicago crn mutant!

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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Leanna Owen, Margot Riggi , David Drubin, Janet Iwasa and Yidi Sun use molecular animation to depict the full progression of CME in budding yeast, with an accompanying Cell Science at a Glance article and poster. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Sunil Kenchanmane Raju @kenchanmane.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Looking forward to three excellent talks from #Sahyadri #OutstandingPostdoc 2025 awardees - @penlindsay.bsky.social @ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social and Elena Perry Date: December 12, 2025 Time: 12 pm PT/ 2 pm CT / 3 pm ET Register Here: tinyurl.com/sahyadri2025

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

A little over a year ago, I co-directed a short film as part of the Symbiosis Film competition, called "No Two Plants". I was paired with a filmmaker and we had a week to make a short film. I also made the score for the film. I'm sharing it here, please enjoy!

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No Two Plants

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Frank Hochholdinger @hochholdingerf.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Registration for the 68th Maize Genetics Meeting from February 26 to March 1, 2026 in Cologne, Germany is now open! #MGM2026 www.mgcmeeting.com

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Maize Genetics Cooperation, Inc Meeting

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

had a blast visiting @aribidopsis.bsky.social and Coralie at UBC! So nice to connect with other early career researchers in plant science 🌱

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

had an amazing time at IFMB in Wuhan. Met with old colleagues, made lots of new connections and won the best presentation award! Science is at its best when we can foster international cooperation!

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Can your conference print its logo in edible ink on the yogurt at dinner?

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

it was awesome to share my work at #zeavolution! a fun mix of maize biologists attend, which led to a lot of interesting questions and perspectives.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Yes, New College is incredibly inefficient but it also dropped 60(!) spots on the US News & World Report rankings. Not easy! Everytime Chris Rufo is introduced as an impt voice in higher ed, remember that the one time he had a hand in running an institution has been a disaster. Competence matters.

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Manuela Casasoli @manuelacasasoli.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Do not miss it! 1st Place 2025 Small World in Motion Competition "Self-pollination in a flower of thymeleaf speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)" Credit Jay McClellan 🧪 #Science #SciComm #Nature #Photography 1- www.nikonsmallworld.com 2- www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/20...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

looking forward to presenting at #zeavolution this Wednesday on Zoom!

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Plant Editors @planteditors.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Some very nice #PlantScience papers in this #Preprint list! I 👀 one by @aribidopsis.bsky.social on root hair development. Here's the direct link to the plant development section: thenode.biologists.com/august-in-pr...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Honored to be selected as a Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc by @plantpostdocs.bsky.social !

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

"We learn to see what flows beneath, we learn the prehistory of the visible. We learn to dig deep and lay bare." - Paul Klee never cease to be amazed how many parallels in thought there are between science and art !

The painting "Fish Magic" by Paul Klee, 1925.

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Maizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 27/08/2025

Some Impressions of the FASEB Mechanism of Plant Development - 110 attendees, two keynotes, 46 Talks & 83 posters but one passion: understand plant development 🌱🧪🔬🧑‍💻 #PDevSRC

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Alexandra Weisberg @weisbergaj.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The Weisberg Lab at Oregon State University is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in molecular microbiology to study mobile genetic element host range and transmission in microbial communities. Please see the full job description here: files-dev.cqls.oregonstate.edu/Weisberg_Lab...

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Penelope Lindsay @penlindsay.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

delighted to share work from my postdoc @cshlnews.bsky.social - here, we use TurboID in maize meristems to be able to resolve CLV receptor interactions, unlocking its potential to resolve in vivo receptor interactions important for meristem signaling.

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Fletcher Halliday @fletcher-h.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Come join me at Oregon State! We’re hiring a new assistant professor in population and disease dynamics of cereal pathogens. Our department is dynamic and fun, our building is newly renovated, and Oregon is wonderful! jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/171...

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Assistant Professor: Population and Disease Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens

The Department of Botany & Plant Pathology invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure track Assistant Professor: Population and Disease Dynamics of Cereal Pathogens position.We a...

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