OUT NOW: Bacteria use exogenous peptidoglycan as a danger signal to trigger biofilm formation Knut Drescher Sanika Vaidya Biozentrum, University of Basel nature.com/articles/s4156…

My dad taught me that your word is your bond, so to have him beside me as I took the oath of office yesterday had special meaning …

New year, new paper! Now published in nature. We identified and characterised diverse immune cell states in plants under pathogen attack. My postdoc work in Joe Ecker lab at Salk Institute. nature.com/articles/s4158…

NIGMS MOSAIC program site is now gone. I’m not even 6 months in my K99 funding, which supports my salary and research led by two undergrad research assistants. This program funds >100 postdocs and junior faculty, in addition to supporting PIs and societies that provide career dev

Curious about careers in #STEM & research? Join us for scientific lightning talks with grad students & career spotlights with established scientists in STEM at the virtual ABRCMS Career & Research Summit, 2/25 & 2/27, 2:00-5:45pm ET! Register for free: buff.ly/4jvthiU

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Abstract submission portal is open for our session focused on "Technology for Next Generation Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology" at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting this November in Boston, MA. Submission portal: aiche.confex.com/aiche/2025/pre…

This may well crater academic research. Starting to feel fortunate to be at a teaching school…

Same is true in #academia — where the real GOATS are our student and postdoctoral researchers 👏. Their hard work and creativity move science and technology forward on behalf of society!

On March 14th, join us to explore best practices for networking, interviewing, and leveraging your graduate school experience to stand out from the crowd. Register now to receive the Zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #Science #gradschool #plantgrads #Networking #Mentoring

Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts thedp.com/article/2025/0…

Career Advice | Make Friends Early in Your Career Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars can benefit in many ways from prioritizing friendships, Yi Hao and Mallory Neil write. bit.ly/4bbdWjX

Get to know our President-elect Giles Oldroyd, PhD, and his passion for plant science in his just-published Ted Talk! Read more: loom.ly/_D7h_WM TED Talks

Even though it's no longer black history month, I wanted to highlight and reamplify an effort from my colleague Dr. Kevin Cox to spotlight black plant scientists. It's great seeing some of my colleagues at Danforth Center and Virginia Tech Translational Plant Sciences Center being highlighted! plantae.org/2025-black-his…

I have 3 PhD and 3 postdoc positions available at Utrecht University, all in the context of ‘solid-state #NMR & drug discovery (#antibiotics: small molecules & peptides)’ Starting date is flexible. Please see here: weingarth-group.net/student-projec… #Postdoc #PhD

We started our postdocs during Covid-19. Now we are starting our labs into political chaos.

The massive changes in US research brought about by the new administration of President Donald Trump are causing many scientists in the country to rethink their lives and careers go.nature.com/4cbUXX0

It was great reconnecting with colleagues and making new connections across academia and industry at this workshop. Lots of great discussion and forward thinking as I start my new lab at Virginia Tech.

Caltech Mourns Sunney Chan (1936–2025) Sunney Chan, Caltech's George Grant Hoag Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, Emeritus, died on May 5. He was 88 years old caltech.edu/about/news/cal…