Want to get training in bioinformatics for weed genomics? (RNA-Seq, command line, genome browser, pop genomics, trait mapping, molecular biology) Register for the IWGC conference by August 9, both in person and virtual options bit.ly/3ibDWly Weed_Genomics

Great to see that The Plant Genome 🌱🧬 are putting together a special issue on ADVANCES IN GENOMIC SELECTION AND APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING IN GENOMIC PREDICTION. Here are the papers so far:

Thoughts upon reading arxiv.org/abs/2106.15590: In this paper, the authors compare highly-cited papers from 2008-2009 with papers from 2018-2019 published in NeurIPS and ICML and summarize the values (i.e., desirable aspects) highlighted in those papers. 1/

gggenomes - an R package for comparative genomics, which extends the ggplot2 by adding dedicated plot functions for genes, syntenic regions, and verbs to manipulate the plot. github.com/thackl/gggenom… #rstats #genomics #DataVisualization #ggplot2

For everyone passionate about research and Extension in plant pathology The American Phytopathological Society looking for a tenure-track faculty position, apply for this Virginia Tech position on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Virginia with tenure home in my unit VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences : careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/j…

biorxiv.org/content/10.110…. Just out! Using a high quality #blackgrass genome to explore the evolutionary genetics of herbicide resistance Chris Saski Dana MacGregor David Comont Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences Rothamsted Research

Last preprint of the year: Standing genetic variation fuels rapid evolution of herbicide resistance in blackgrass biorxiv.org/content/10.110… led by Sonja Maria Fernando Rabanal, collaboration with Karl Schmid (@[email protected]) Christian D. Huber Yves Van de Peer & more

I'm giving a presentation about the best practices for giving scientific presentations. What are your biggest and best presentation tips that you'd pass along to trainees? Please RT!

Great opportunity and amazing people to work with

Back by popular demand, we are holding our Biological Data Science Workshop virtually again, FOR FREE!! August 8-19. #datascience #biology #bioinformatics #AI #NSF #Drexel #RowanUniv #UChicago

Really exciting opportunity to lay the foundation for harnessing the power of #recombination for plant breeding Bayer | Crop Science. Come join a terrific team focused on advancing #genomeediting 🧬 if you are interested reach out and connect! career.bayer.us/en/job/scienti…

Check out this great Virginia Tech video on my PhD student Tim Shively (co-advised with Scott Salom), Army veteran and Tillman Scholar, on his work using biocontrol to manage tree-of-heaven! VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences VT Entomology Virginia Tech CALS vtx.vt.edu/videos/k/2022/…

Joint meeting with Northeastern Weed Science Society Come see us next year!

Education should not be only for the lucky ones!

Loved catching up with all of the past and present weed science Hokies at Northeastern Weed Science Society WSSA Lot of weed contest brain power here! VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Virginia Tech CALS Shawn Askew, Ph.D. Vijay Singh Michael Flessner

India just passed China as the most populous country in the world. Why? Because of the biggest accident in history Look at where people live in India. What's that band up north?

#Farmers around the World have similar challenges, regardless of size. The average size farm in India is 2-3 acres and $1800 annual farm income. #innovation on the farm changes lives, providing resources to send children to school and homes with simple amenities. 🇮🇳🌱🌽🍅

It’s National Invasive Species Awareness Week! Check out the cool programming on the agenda nisaw.org #invasive #NISAW

Registration is NOW OPEN for the NAPB Annual Meeting in #STL, cohosted by our team at Bayer AG and University of Illinois! Amidst current #agriculture challenges, rethinking, reinventing, and revolutionizing is fitting. Join us this July! 👇 napb2024.com