Colleen Drapek

We are hiring at @PhytoformLabs ! Seeking two Senior Scientist roles and one technician. Check out the job descriptions/application at the link below. If you're interested or know someone who might be a great fit, please apply or share the word! phytoformlabs.com/careers

This is a key step in delivering on the promise of using AI for designing more sustainable crops! Big thanks to all the co-authors, especially leads Nicolas Kral and Sania Jevtic!

2. We find many promoters with overexpression and validate top candidates at the protein level! And 3. without teaching the model anything about transcription factor motifs, we see that it learns motif syntax!

I'm beyond thrilled to share what I've been cooking up with @PhytoformLabs & team - introducing the CREAI.TIVE platform - a way to use AI to predict and design plant gene regulation 🌱🧬🚀 Check out our pre-print showcasing the power of CREAI.TIVE! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

An incredible PhD opportunity at Sheffield with some brilliant scientists! If you’re thinking of doing a PhD in plant sciences and want to understand and SEE 🔬how plants and crops respond to stress, apply below!

Gibberellin acts as a positive regulator of nodule growth to help legumes maximise #NitrogenFixation to increase their chances of survival during nutrient scarcity. Learn more from our recent paper with @ColleenDrapek, @kathschiessl and others: bit.ly/3Y0lsrK

Super cool study on the gene(s) underpinning the manifestation of floral bullseye patterns across diverse Hibiscus flowers. May Yeo et al from the @Edwige_M group @slcuplants - also featuring friend and collaborator @evojfwalker . Congrats!! 🌺 🐝 🧬… biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are embarking on an exciting journey- come work with us! We are also looking for 2 PDRAs!! vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru… vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrecru… Apply online before Nov. 5. Please RT!

We are near the 1 year anniversary of the death of my mentor, Philip Benfey. Several of his mentees and colleagues shared our personal insights into the person Philip was - his actions, vision and leadership that enabled spectacular science and training rdcu.be/dUbLe

Postdoc position alert - in Alex Cantó-Pastor's NEW lab at Yale. While we will miss him greatly, a new postdoc will be sure to benefit from his mentorship and will get to participate in a very exciting project at the intersection of development and immunity. @acantopastor

Gibberellin dynamics play a key role in root nodulation to help legume plants maximise #NitrogenFixation, increasing their chances of survival during nutrient scarcity. Discover how from @ColleenDrapek, @gilesedoldroyd & others in @ThePlantCell: bit.ly/46gEWft #PlantSci

@jmvannorman_ucr @PlantPhys Beautiful! Congrats 🎉

Liked this story? Check out the accompanying manuscript from @xanderjones82 Jayne Griffiths and @AnnalisaRizza @bijun_tang on engineering nGPS2 and its application to interesting biological questions in Arabidopsis! doi.org/10.1093/plcell…

Finally, reducing GA in developing nodules interferes with their maturation, but doesn’t result in morphological aberrations that we observe in nodule developmental mutants. Take-home: GA is important but not the only requirement for ensuring proper nodule development.

Our Manuscript is out in @ThePlantCell - seeing is believing for GA in Medicago! With @gilesedoldroyd & @xanderjones82 we use a second generation GA sensor to visualize GA in developing nodules and lateral roots. doi.org/10.1093/plcell… A short 🧵on what we found :