WOW! Hats off to Plant Science Council at UF!! Once again this amazing group of students surpassed all expectations by bringing together interdisciplinary research and innovative solutions from all corners of plant sciences. Always proud to sponsor them! Corteva Agriscience UF IFAS Solutions University of Florida Research UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Members of the PCA scSeq Committee and collaborators recently published an article in The Plant Cell. They discuss challenges and guidelines for single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics in plants to increase the reproducibility and usefulness of these datasets. tinyurl.com/4e9vubkv

Go check out the pre-print of my latest manuscript!

Interested in applying for the 2024 PCA Travel Award? Learn more and apply at bit.ly/PCATravel. This opportunity helps support minoritized scientists to engage with the plant science community. This year, you can join the PCA symposium in August 2024! Apply by Feb 23rd.

🌱✨ Join us for our "Getting to Grad School" Event!! We will be hosting a Q&A panel featuring graduate students and program coordinators from plant science graduate programs at UF. Register at the link in our bio! 🎓🌿 Best of all, attendance is absolutely FREE! See you there!

Thrilled to announce that I have been selected by Physiologia Plantarum to be an Assistant Feature Editor! Get ready for a year full of fun stories and communication pieces 🙂 Watch my silly introduction video here: youtube.com/watch?v=wDUYHV…

Great article, and powerful reminder that the pandemic's impact continues to affect many on a daily basis. To everyone navigating these struggles, hang on! Your resilience is seen and supported. #LongCovidAwareness #ScienceCommunication science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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Join us in welcoming the 2024-2025 leadership team of the Plant Science Council: 🌱 President: Noé Perron 🌱 Vice President: Makayla Rutski 🌱 Treasurer: Melanie Cabrera 🌱 Secretary: Nadia Mourad Silva Get ready for more inspiring workshops and events starting this Fall!

I'm truly honored to have been (re)-elected as President of the Plant Science Council Plant Science Council at UF. It's a privilege to collaborate with such an outstanding team again! We have an exciting year ahead with many events and opportunities on the horizon—keep an eye out!

I invite you to watch my latest science video: Plants, Big Data, and You! youtube.com/watch?v=Qgjr9c…

🚨Big News!🚨 Registration & abstracts now open for the 9th Annual UF Plant Science Symposium, Jan 21–22, 2025 in Gainesville, FL! 🎟️ FREE Admission in-person OR via Zoom 💡 Network w/ plant sci leaders 🏆 Poster competition w/ cash prizes! Reg & submit: tinyurl.com/UFPSS

Ever wondered how to make science accessible, engaging, and fun? 🌍 Join Kate Yoshida from MinuteEarth (also on BlueSky) – the YouTube channel with over 3 million followers – for an exclusive workshop on science communication! 🎥✨ 📅 Date: January 22 | 3PM -5PM 🔗 Link in bio to register!

Investigating biological nitrogen fixation via single-cell transcriptomics academic.oup.com/jxb/article/do… JXB @jxbotany.bsky.social