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1/12 NAASC statement on racial justice and equity:
The events of the past week provide another searing reminder that we have a great deal of work to do before we realize a world where everyone has a full, healthy life and the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Mentor- mentee pair funding available for plant biology conferences in 2027!
Read the information and apply by November 20
✅ Conference funding for five plant biology conferences in 2027 including ICAR2027 Madison!
🌱 Deadline November 20, 2026
🌱 Apply as a mentor & mentee pair
🌱 Please share this excellent opportunity from Root & Shoot!
rootandshoot.org/2027travela…
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Hi everyone! The Poster Abstract Deadline is Monday!
We would love to see what you have been accomplishing in the last few years since our last event!
Register for the event and submit abstracts on our local website here: sites.google.com/view/lgbtqs…
DiversifyPlantSci retweeted
Announcing the ICAR2027-Madison Keynote Speakers! Adrienne Roeder, Cyril Zipfel, Doris Wagner, and Keith Slotkin. #icar2027
@RoederLab @Slotkin_Lab @Doris_Wagner_
arabidopsiscommunity.org/new…
RSVP for tomorrow's webinar! Wednesday 24 June!
DiversifyPlantSci retweeted
Out now! “Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles” with panelists Nancy Hofmann, Rory Osborne, Andrea Gomez-Felipe, and William Teale. @NancyRHof @ROsborne_93 @andreagomezfe @mfegoz @Daniela_DlaMora @julia_zheku
arabidopsiscommunity.org/new…
Early career plant biology PIs- check out this funding and professional career training opportunity with @ThePlantJournal ! Apply by 6, July
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“Three days after the USDA ordered Indiana University to shut down the lab of biology professor Roger Innes, much of the department’s work has stopped.
For the almost 50 researchers who rely on those labs [etc] the consequences are dire”
ipm.org/news/2026-05-11/iu-l…
DiversifyPlantSci retweeted
Exciting news for these 2 former members of the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee! Congratulations! 🎉
@AlonsoStepanova
It has been a great start to the summer in the Alonso-Stepanova lab. First, Jose was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and just yesterday, Anna was appointed as a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor. Two great honors for our lab.
Nominate for awards by Monday. New Exciting Translational research & ICAR 2026-Singapore Funding! 🌱 - mailchi.mp/efcfa5e8d521/naas…
Meet Adrienne Roeder, plant cell biologist! Free Proteomics Webinar! ICAR 2026-Singapore Funding! 🌱 - mailchi.mp/3dd261bc3256/adri…
Meet Adrienne Roeder, plant cell biologist! Also, register today for a free, upcoming Proteomics Webinar! 🌱 - mailchi.mp/c345ad9eaf09/adri…
“one of the book’s greatest gifts is the ways Beronda Montgomery recouples spirit & therefore ethics & moral clarity—to botanical & agricultural concerns,”. “This book demands a deep reckoning with the way we see & care for the living world around us.” science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
Nominate for Arabidopsis Community Award by 🔥January 31🔥 in these categories:
1- PN Benfey Arabidopsis Community Lifetime Achievement
2- Arabidopsis Community Impact
3- Dissemination of Arabidopsis Knowledge
🔥Early Career awards also for 2&3🔥
arabidopsiscommunity.org/nom…
US students & postdocs studying Arabidopsis and that are US citizens or US permanent residents can apply for travel funding to attend ICAR 2026-Singapore.
Deadline to apply is February 10!
NAASC has funds to support 4 travel awards for U.S. students & postdocs that work on Arabidopsis and want to attend ICAR 2026-Singapore!
👍 The deadline to apply is February 10
👍 please read eligibility criteria before applying
Information here:
arabidopsiscommunity.org/ica…
free webinar on plant proteomics! register for the January 28 session
Register for this free webinar on January 28!
Interactome & PTM Discovery: Profiling withe LC-MS Proteomics. Featuring Dr. Lin Xi (Univ. Hohenheim) and Dr. Zhi Li (Iowa State Univ.)
tinyurl.com/PMEXJan2026
Organized by PMEX, @plantpostdocs & supported by NAASC.
DiversifyPlantSci retweeted
Anna Stepanova does extensive & outstanding public outreach to educate K-12 and beyond.
Her NAASC awards talk includes this & more:
-college courses share plants in non-plant courses.
-Plants4Kids: public outreach to K-12.
-high school teacher program.
youtu.be/Lqatc-yUpmY?si=ZgBE…
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Meet Wolfgang! Nominate for awards. Mustard Power 🌱 - mailchi.mp/5cbd4e9e9938/wolf…
