Plant biology twitter: I am writing a piece on epic plant anatomist Katherine Esau. Looking for micrographs taken with ‘modern’ imaging methods (confocal, electron tomography etc), published or not, that look similar to one of her drawings. DM or email. RT! #WomenInScienceDay

Pollen tube stained for #mitochondria (MitoTracker Green, green) and #lysosomes (Lysotracker Red, red). Watch the #pollen tube extend from the crack in the pollen grain (visualized by its autofluorescence). (1/3)

Microscopic Explosions 💥 Arabidopsis pollen tubes race to the synergid cells (outlined) to be the first to explode and release their sperm cells. 3 hours in 7 seconds.

Yesterday, we had the inaugural run of the Tenure Track Club (TTC) with some of the wonderful grads in Plant Science -- Join us every Tuesday at 4:30 pm McGill Macdonald Campus Plant Science McGill. A leisurely run around campus and the lakeshore!

Congrats to Jan Martinek from the Czech Republic for being selected as this year's global #ImageoftheYear winner! For more information about this image and our other winners, visit - fal.cn/3o89q

Carefully dissected Arabidopsis pistils show the beautiful ovules and journey of the pollen tubes hidden just beneath their carpel walls. Darkfield (left) and GUS staining (right).

TTC run #9; warmer than you’d think! The river was moody, the air too calm. Good turnout!!

Congratulations to Karuna Kapoor, PhD candidate in the Department of Plant Science, recipient of the Macdonald Campus Award of Excellence for Teaching Assistants. Well done Karuna!

TTC run #10 was a beauty. So come join us again today -- we said rain or shine, and o' boy, is it shining!

In the opening, we got a beautiful speach of the president Anja Geitmann highlighting the key role of congresses on human interactions, inviting us to get to know one person per day and welcoming all the new and young generations of our society. Great talk, Anja!!👏👏 #ICSPRR2022

Amazing science, amazing atmosphere - thank you David Honys and Thomas Dresselhaus with their teams for the organization of a phenomenal conference!

Run #15 — new route, larger gang! Thanks Laura Webb for spreading the word! Missing our intrepid co-founder Luc Ouellette.

Plants move—sometimes fast! Together with David Sleboda & reza sharif we wanted to find out how Mimosa, the sensitive plant, is able to rapidly fold its leaves when touched. The motion is executed by pulvini, thickened regions at organ bases. Current Biology @McGillU 1/3

Defended my PhD research this week!Childhood dreams do come true! The first female doctor in the Kapoor family tree. Both nervous and excited to see how things will be after PhD! A million times THANK YOU to my supervisor Anja Geitmann and my lab Geitmann Lab. #phdvoice #PhDone

Just felt so good reading this tweet! ❤️

In their article published in Plant Reproduction, Karuna Kapoor & Anja Geitmann examine how callose promotes pollen tube invasive growth, and how spatial enrichment of callose in the cell might be regulated. Read their work here👉 rdcu.be/doECY

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