Brunkard Lab

In growing crops, ribosomes can use >50% of fertilizers applied to fields. Optimizing ribosomes would make agriculture more sustainable—but there are consequences! Read our perspective on how "ribosomopathies" affect plant development. doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.… @science_rydays

Michael's review (with me and Sannidhi Menon contributing) on TOR and growth-defense tradeoffs is online at @JXBot! We somehow managed to get the ligule in there #TeamLigule 🥹🦚🐧. doi.org/10.1093/jxb/er…

New tool for cellular and molecular biology! doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70… Will, Rory, and others from my group developed a new system of streamlined, refined binary vectors for plant transformation that use contemporary cloning approaches. Available from addgene.org!

So proud of Katie Klimpel, she's a superstar!

ISE2 keeps bringing us down new paths! @PD_lab_DDPSC Glucosinolates can regulate plasmodesmata: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

** UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE ** Plasmodesmata Editors: Tessa Burch-Smith & Jake Brunkard Deadline: 1st Feb 2025 Manuscripts of any format welcomed, please contact the JXB office (bit.ly/JXBissues) #JXBspecialissues 🌱🔗🌿 @pd_christine @frdanila @TinaSchreier (1/2)

Congrats to Rachel!! Beautiful, methodical, rigorous work on transcriptional regulation of stress responses in yeast (including regulation of ribosome biogenesis 🧐😎😊). Can't wait to see where Rachel goes next!

I am pleased to announce new research from the Shih Lab (@LabShih) published today in Nature Biotechnology on improving Agrobacterium-mediated transformation via binary vector copy number engineering (doi.org/10.1038/s41587…). 🧵A summary thread below🌿

Shuyao Kong @sykong15 and Mingyuan Zhu @Mingyuan2328 are on a roll! Here is the next installment in our DRMY1 and robustness story. DRMY1 maintains translation and TOR signaling to maintain robustness in the initiation of sepal primordia. Thread 1/5 authors.elsevier.com/a/1joYg5Sx5gxl…

Online now: DRMY1 promotes robust morphogenesis in Arabidopsis by sustaining the translation of cytokinin-signaling inhibitor proteins dlvr.it/TDTfcn

PD2024 Conference Dinner at Missouri Botanical Garden. Great time, amazing science and wonderful people! Hope to see you all again in 2027!

Day three of #PD2024! Started with a beautiful talk from a true leader in our field, @pd_christine, followed by exciting early career talks. Coming up... a tour of @mobotgarden with Toby Kellogg @TheKelloggLab!

Plasmodesmata conference 2024 in St Louis on the go! A first day full of intriguing / interesting talks left me wanting more!! Great organizers @PD_lab_DDPSC and @BrunkardLab. I am in awe by the work of @GreenMechanobio and @TinaSchreier and amazed @HortenseMoreau More to come!

Getting ready for PD2024 in Saint Louis.

#PD2024 is off to a great start with talks from Joris Sprakel, Michael Knoblauch, and early career speaker Hortense Moreau! Already learned WAY too much *taking notes*.

The PD2024 conference schedule is now posted! We have an exciting series of talks... see you September 17th! plasmodesmata.genetics.wisc.edu

Join us at Plasmodesmata 2024, the meeting is shaping up to be very exciting: plasmodesmata.genetics.wisc.edu Early bird registration is extended through July 21st! Many travel awards available for early career researchers, supported by NSF, USDA, and others!

Abstract deadline update is July 18th for MIDWEST SDB 2024 Registration deadline is August 6th ⁦@SridharanLab⁩ ⁦@midwestSDB⁩ midwestsdb.weebly.com/abstracts.html

Registration is open for the Midwest SDB @SocDevBio meeting August 11th-13th in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. Highlights include @ItaiYanai @zhonglab @PetersenNeuro Follow us @midwestSDB Thanks to @SridharanLab & Jaime Gingerich @UWEauClaire for organizing

plasmodesmata.genetics.wisc.edu Registration for PD2024 is now open! Whether you're a diehard fanatic about plasmodesmata or newly interested in thinking about how plant cells communicate and share resources, please join us this fall at the Donald Danforth Center (Sept. 17th-20th).