Front & Center Plant Science

Front and Center Celebrates and Connects Black, Indigenous, and Latine plant scientists. Read our little blurb about what motivates Front and Center here (featuring our new logo)! plantae.org/front-and-cent…

We proudly feature @AntonyMaodzeka a Postdoctoral Research Associate| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses around improving photosynthetic efficiency crops particularly energy sorghum.

@Front and Center in Plant Sciences is proud to feature Rachel Hindle. She researches starch phosphorylase enzymes and their effect on starch metabolism and plant physiology.

Front and Center Plant Science is proud to feature @sanbonChakaGosa , the new director of F&C. He is a postdoc at Carl. R. Institute of Genomic Biology, working for the Center for Advance Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Hello, Front and Center Plant Science community. I wanted our new Director of Front and Center, @sanbon Gosa, who started his role in April 2024. Sanbon and Kevin Cox Jr will work together to connect and celebrate new and existing members over the next year.

Front and Center Plant Science is proud to feature Dr. Vagner Benedito, a professor of biochemical genetics and plant physiology at West Virginia University. Prof. Benedito uses biological models to study how genes contribute to the development of traits of agronomical importance

📢ASPB Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Application Closing on Monday, February 12! surf.aspb.org @ASPB_ECPS @ASPB_PUI @FrontCenterPS @ASPB_ARN @ASPB_WiPB @LGBTQPlantSci @ASPB_Mexico @EnvEcoPlant

PhD student Joshua Felton (@JoshFelton12) is studying 🍍 adaptive traits & selective pressures - rsrch that, in this era of accelerating climate change & biodiversity loss, could help w. preservation of species crucial for maintaining ecological balance. gradschool.cornell.edu/spotlights/stu…

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 ASPB Awards. It is important that ASPB honor the most notable achievements and contributions of plant scientists worldwide. The deadline is February 21! awards.aspb.org #plantscience

🚨Application Closing in One Week! Volunteer to Help Staff the ROOT & SHOOT Booth at MANRRS' 38th Annual Conference 👉rootandshoot.org/seeking-volunt…

We're seeking volunteers to help staff the RCN's booth at #MANRRS38 @NationalMANRRS We have funds to support two students/early career scientists to attend the conference & share their enthusiasm for plant science! More info: rootandshoot.org/seeking-volunt… Deadline to apply: 2/4/24

📢Seeking people early in their careers whose #plantscience is 🔥! ASPB will highlight the work of the next generation of plant scientists in a special #PlantBio2024 plenary. Learn more and apply by Jan. 16. buff.ly/48GZ7TS

Turn the spotlight on your best science by submitting an independent abstract to present at #PlantBio2024. Deadline Jan. 4. Learn more at buff.ly/37RZR91

📢Membership for the 🌱Arabidopsis 🌱Community Group-supported by NAASC- opens today! Join to access great member benefits, including big discounts on ICAR 2024- San Diego. Please share! (Fee waivers available) mailchi.mp/6f176634f51f/m…

I’m super excited to share that I will be joining the faculty @michiganstateu @MSUNatSci as an 1855 Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Biology starting in January 2024!

Front and Center is proud to feature Prof. Patricia Lopez @LopezCalcagno. Her expertise covers molecular biology, biochemistry and leaf physiology. She uses synthetic biology and transgenics to optimize crop performance with the aim of ensuring food security in a changing world.

@K_Bioguy_Cox Congrats, Kevin!

Front and Center is proud to feature Delecia, PhD student at North Carolina State University. Delecia uses Lotus as a model for studying the roles of circular RNAs in plant-microbe interactions.

Two tenure track Assistant Professor positions in plant biology available at UNC Chapel Hill Dept of Biology! Host-Microbe / Microbe-Microbe Interactions and Plant Signal Networks. Applications due Oct 20 here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/265990

I conduct herbarium-based research, and have had the opportunity to visit and provide services for multiple herbaria in Colombia and in the US." Read more about Dr. Ana María Bedoya on our website!

I am particularly interested in the transfer of information from Biology to Geology, using patterns inferred from the analysis of plant DNA to generate hypothesis for how landscape and climate have changed through time. (5/n)

Front and Center is proud to feature Dr. Ana María Bedoya @botAna_Bedoya ,Postdoctoral Researcher at Louisiana State University. Ana María is an 'extreme botanist' studying river plant evolution. (1/n)