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St. Louis, Missouri
Joined September 2009
🌞🌱Join us in our celebration: A Day for BSA! 🌱🌞 Help us reach our goal of $10K for the BSA endowment! The BSA's two scientific journals---AJB & APPS---have served as homes for authors to publish in for years! Ensure their continued success at day-for-bsa.botany.org/2024
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🌞🌱Join us in our celebration: A Day for BSA! 🌱🌞 Help us today to reach our goal of $10K for the BSA endowment! This fund has supported students for many years with research/travel awards, leadership opportunities & much more. Support them at day-for-bsa.botany.org/2024
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This year, the International Botanical Congress (IBC), which meets only every 6 years, was held in Madrid, Spain. BSA was proud to offer 8 $1000 travel awards to BSA members to support their travel to this meeting. #BSAawards #PlantJoy
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A green alga cell can swim 100 microns per second. Scientists put little baskets on a wheel. As algae became trapped, they pushed and spun the wheel around.
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Don't miss these free virtual #Botany360 events in April and May! To learn more about these events, and to register, visit: botany.org/calendar/display To learn more about Botany360, and access recordings, visit: botany.org/home/resources/bo… #BSAmembers #PlantJoy #BSAevents
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Don't miss this #Botany360 event about International Fieldwork! It is TODAY at 3pm EST. To register, visit: uconn-edu.zoom.us/meeting/re… #BSAevents #InternationalFieldwork #BSAmembers #PlantJoy
Thinking about conducting international fieldwork, but unsure where to start, or how to do so ethically? This #Botany360 panel will address these questions and more! April 22, 2024, 3-4pm EST botany.org/calendar/display/…
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Please take our 3-5 minute survey #SeeingPlants and repost widely! Thanks! #Botany #IamaBotanist #PlantJoy msstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jf…
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#PlantBio2024 is your entrée into the principles of computational biology and bioinformatics necessary for understanding plant physiology and molecular biology. Register now for discounted pricing! buff.ly/2Ij4Oxc #plantscience
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#JustIn on Plantae: Leveling Up Your Game: Time Management Strategies for Researchers. In this new piece, ASPB Plantae Fellows @AK_Roessling, @nivi_pri, and @isabelpochet provide insight into ten different strategies for better time management. buff.ly/3TTEY8m
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New in @ESAEcosphere: In patchy landscapes, seed dormancy can help plants traverse unsuitable habitats—but its effectiveness depends on whether plants are patch or matrix specialists doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4814 With #OpenData in @datadryad @MegSzojka @gerlame #OpenAccess
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🌿🌍 Embark on your own adventure at #Botany2024! 🌍🌿 Connect, collaborate, & make lasting memories with YOUR global botanical science community. Roommate Finder available now! EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS APRIL 1 botanyconference.org #Botany #WeAreBotany #PlantJoy
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Don't miss your chance to nominate, self-nominate, or apply to these prestigious BSA awards with a deadline of APRIL 1st! For more information, visit: botany.org/home/awards.html ⏰ Don't wait! The deadline for these awards is coming soon! ⏰ #BSAawards #BSAstudents #PlantJoy
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We're recruiting for the 2024 round of our Digging Deeper [F2] research! We are seeking early career scientists to work with high school teachers to teach photosynthesis more effectively in the classroom. Learn more about the opportunity and apply at: plantingscience.org/index.ph…...
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BSA President Brenda Molano-Flores wants to know what brings YOU #PlantJoy! Check out her video at youtube.com/watch?v=S3H5dH0f…. From the field, the lab, the classroom, or your garden---share YOUR photos/videos/stories on social & tag #PlantJoy! botany.org/plantjoy.html #botany
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Check out my recent @plantae_org research summary on the "effect of plant-derived versus animal derived fertilizers on the rhizosphere microbiome". 🌿🌱
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Effect of plant-derived versus animal-derived fertilizers on the rhizosphere microbiome (Appl. Environ. Microbiol.) (Summary by Abdulkabir Omeiza Abdulmalik @Omeiza_PlantDoc) buff.ly/3P30wwH #PlantaePSRW
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🌿We're soliciting applications for two individuals, to serve in the positions of Editor-in-Chief for two of our premier publications: the American Journal of Botany & the Plant Science Bulletin---apply by 4/5/24!🌿 AJB: bit.ly/3uPkq7m PSB: bit.ly/42TM7sc
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Urge Duke University to Reconsider Closing Their #Herbarium - Sign the Petition! chng.it/6TSyP8Cv via @Change #botany #iamabotanist
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A new bioinformatics pipeline to generate 3D time-lapse video for analysis of fruit & root movement in Erycina & Phalaenopsis #orchids New in #AppsPlantSci by @dewipramanik @smets_erik @barbaragravendeel et al bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… @wileyplantsci @Naturalis_Sci #iamabotanist
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