@cpleisner

Faculty @VTCals in School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. Black Lives Matter. Mother and lover of beagles (and my kids).

leisnerlab.com
Joined November 2012
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🌱🫐Big news! The lab is moving! Excited to join the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences at Virginia Tech in August 2023. Can’t wait to continue working on genomics of plant stress AND live only a few hours from babysitters (aka my parents 😆). @VTCals 🦃
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In June, Ph.D. student Ishveen Kaur was invited to give a talk at a colloquial at the @Botanical_ Society of America 2024 Conference in Michigan. She was also an invited speaker for the @NewPhyt Next Generation Scientists Conference in North Carolina. Congratulations Ishveen!
Ishveen Kaur giving a talk at the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists Conference in North Carolina.

ALT Ishveen Kaur giving a talk at the New Phytologist Next Generation Scientists Conference in North Carolina.

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Hope scrolling is back.
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Great work by @GuillianHC_ !
Virginia Tech Translational Plant Sciences Center@VT_TPSC19 Jul 2024
Members of the TPSC attended the @ASPB Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Ph.D. students Joseph Taylor and Guillian Hernández presented their individual posters, and Dr. Song Li gave a talk titled “Moving towards closed-loop control systems for plant production with AI and robotics”
Joseph Taylor next to a welcome sign at the American Society of Plant Biologists Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

ALT Joseph Taylor next to a welcome sign at the American Society of Plant Biologists Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Guillian Hernández Casanova and his poster, “Impact of Elevated Temperature on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tuberization: Insights from Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis”.

ALT Guillian Hernández Casanova and his poster, “Impact of Elevated Temperature on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Tuberization: Insights from Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis”.

Joseph Taylor and his poster, "Playing Matchmaker with Synthetic Biology: Decoding the auxin signaling network with engineered protein interactions".

ALT Joseph Taylor and his poster, "Playing Matchmaker with Synthetic Biology: Decoding the auxin signaling network with engineered protein interactions".

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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
Al Kovaleski@AlKovaleski1 Jul 2024
We're hiring! Postdoc opportunity to work with me and Amaya Atucha @UWMadisonPAS . More details here: plantresilience.cals.wisc.ed… (please share!)

Join us!

We are currently not recruiting, but check back later for opportunities!

plantresilience.cals.wisc.edu
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It is official!! So fun to hood my first PhD student.
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Friday shout-out to Dr. Collin Modelski, a member of the Leisner Lab @cpleisner, who celebrated a successful Ph.D. defense this month. Dr. Modelski also had a first-author paper accepted in The Plant Journal! 👏🎓
Dr. Collin Modelski

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First student to pass their PhD defense in my lab! Congrats Collin!
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🗓️ Join us for the 3rd Annual NIHHIS National Meeting, as stakeholders engage through presentations, panels, and networking sessions to develop a shared vision for community heat resilience. Register at bit.ly/NIHHISNational.
A flyer titled "3rd Annual NIHHIS National Meeting." The flyer shows the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) logo with text that says, "April 16-18, 2024. 12:00-4:00 pm ET. Virtual (Zoom). Register: bit.ly/NIHHISNational"

ALT A flyer titled "3rd Annual NIHHIS National Meeting." The flyer shows the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) logo with text that says, "April 16-18, 2024. 12:00-4:00 pm ET. Virtual (Zoom). Register: bit.ly/NIHHISNational"

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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
John Lovell@_johntlovell18 Mar 2024
Bringing this opportunity back up in your feeds. Two weeks left to apply!
John Lovell@_johntlovell30 Jan 2024
🚨We're hiring🚨 

We are looking for a scientist to bridge the gap btw genomics and breeding, focusing on traditionally under-invested crops and regions. It's physically located at Colorado State University in beautiful Ft. Collins, CO.  
Pls share!
hudsonalpha.applicantpro.com…
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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
Dominique Bergmann@stanfordstomata7 Feb 2024
Do you know an awe-inspiring plant biology colleague, whose research is fantastic, and who contributes to community-building in or out of academia? Are they <45 years old or <10 years post-PhD? Nominate them for the @ASPB Shull Award by Feb 21st. aspb-awards.secure-platform.…
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Excited for @GuillianHC_ to be an awardee!!
ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network@RootandShootRCN3 Feb 2024
Congratulations to the 17 mentor/ student pairs that were selected as 2024 ROOT & SHOOT travel award recipients. If you see them at an plant science confference, please welcome them. They are awesome! rootandshoot.org/announcing-…
Announcing the 2024 ROOT & SHOOT SACNAS & MANRRS travel award recipients.

ALT Announcing the 2024 ROOT & SHOOT SACNAS & MANRRS travel award recipients.

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First semester at @vtspes in the books! So impressed by all the hard work put in by the lab this year and taking this huge life change in stride. Can’t wait for 2024! @Beans2Stress @GuillianHC_, Collin and Ishveen.
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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
Magdalen Lindeberg@MagdalenLindebe15 Nov 2023
We’re hiring a tenure-track, assistant/associate professor (Ithaca, NY)! Cornell CALS School of Integrative Plant Science seeks an Ecophysiologist in Field Crop Systems. Application deadline: 2024/02/01. Please share widely! To apply: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j… @CornellCALS
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We're currently hiring passionate individuals who are ready to shape the future of plant and environmental sciences through education, research, and outreach 🌱 Exciting opportunities to join our team➡️tinyurl.com/spes-jobs
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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
Alistair Hetherington@NP_EiC13 Nov 2023
Applications are now open for New Phytologist next generation scientists 2024, to be held in June at Duke University, NC, USA. These meetings are always stimulating, rewarding and a great deal of fun. I highly recommend early career plant scientists apply! newphytologist.org/nextgenev…
Photograph of cherry blossom in front of the Duke University Chapel in the USA. New Phytologist next generation scientists logo. Duke University, NC, USA, 5–8 June 2024. Apply by 6 December! New Phytologist Foundation logo.

ALT Photograph of cherry blossom in front of the Duke University Chapel in the USA. New Phytologist next generation scientists logo. Duke University, NC, USA, 5–8 June 2024. Apply by 6 December! New Phytologist Foundation logo.

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Assistant Professor (tenure track) position my Dept at U Maryland! Plant molecular/genetic/cellular mechanisms of adaptation to biotic/abiotic environmental stresses relevant to changing climate, applying genetic/genomic approaches. Other areas too! Great Dept/environ! Pls RT!
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Thelma Madzima, Ph.D@thelma_madzima3 Nov 2023
I want to take a moment to acknowledge international students: The constant worry & energy spent working on immigration documents Being excluded from funding opportunities valued for postdoc & faculty positions And the emotional toll of being away from family
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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
Jennbrophy.bsky.social@jennbrophy731 Oct 2023
📢 Faculty search! 📢 Stanford is looking to hire at the intersection of Bioengineering and Sustainability. Please spread the word and apply to join us!
Michael C. Jewett@MichaelCJewett31 Oct 2023
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Great talk by my graduate student Ravneet at #ACSMtg on soybean responses to elevated CO2.
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Dr. Courtney Leisner retweeted
McAdam lab@Scott9837358626 Oct 2023
We have a current search for an assistant professor position in basic plant biology, with one of the key fields of interest being plant responses or adaptation to climate change, please spread the word and consider applying careers.purdue.edu/job/West-… – at West Lafayette, IN
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