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My first paper as lead author is available as a preprint on BioRxiv! It is a comparative genomics story showing surprising conservation of gene expression between desiccation tolerant and sensitive grass species. bioRxiv viewer disq.us/t/3fes0v7

next-up - MacKenzie Jacobs from @westlibertyu hanging with @LHBaileyJr in the MSU Horticulture gardens. MacKenzie is performing her U.S. National Science Foundation Plant Genomics @ MSU #REU research on acylsugar biosynthesis in #trichomes in the #Solanaceae Last Lab with mentor @Caschenck_Bio

Continuing our meet & greet series with @LHBaileyJr, our next Plant Genomics @ MSU #REU student is Hannah Ramcharan. Hannah is a rising junior UMBC and is performing her #REU research on specialized metabolism in monkey flower with Rachel Kerwin Last Lab @MSU_NatSci

Now out: Fun collaborative review article with Amy Marshall-Colon on making networks direct trait measurements and hypothesis tests rather than solely descriptive fishing expeditions. Plant Networks as Traits and Hypotheses: Moving Beyond Description sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Plant genomics @ MSU reu interns testing out their volleyball skills on a Sunday afternoon

Session 4 of the plant genomics reu symposium begins with MacKenzie Jacobs telling us about her research in acylsugar diversity in plants in the ⁦Last Lab⁩

Sweet defenses! Nice job studying Nicotiana acylsugars this summer, MacKenzie Jacobs and mentor @Caschenck_Bio

Hannah giving us a lesson in bioinformatics and gene discovery, great job in the lab this summer, Hannah Ramcharan!

⁦@Biokid001⁩ says ‘stand up if early research experience influenced your career’ and (almost) everyone got up #PlantBio19 ⁦ASPB⁩

Acylsugars, caterpillars, natural pesticides! Sound cool? Pass by my poster next to the Zone 100 - Education and Outreach Section so that I can tell you about how structurally diverse acylsugars work as a defense mechanism against herbivores. #PlantBio19 🍅🐛🌱

On Oct 1, ASPB Presidency transfers from Rob Last @Biokid001 to Judy Callis Judy Callis. Thanks to Rob for being the first ASPB Prez to engage with the community on Twitter, and thank you to Judy for keeping the channels open.

Please RT. Excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the summer 2020 Plant Genomics @ MSU REU program. Looking to recruit a diverse cohort of undergrads for a 10-week research intensive experience. See plantgenomics.natsci.msu.edu for details of how to apply.

Since I was obviously not content with just writing grant proposals and manuscripts, thought I could start a blog to jot down some thoughts. First article in (hopefully) a series: moghelab.org/post/how-cinna…

Really cool paper with an added bonus of discovering acylsugars in 🍅 root exudates !!

A Postdoctoral position in #syntheticbiology #synbio #metabolicengineering is available in the Hanson lab ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Previous experience with plants preferred but *not* required. Applications from microbiologists, chem engineers, biological chemists etc are welcome! Please RT!

Spent all day at a middle school doing outreach w/ Last Lab and oh boy I am tired! No idea how teachers do this everyday

As of noon March 11, MSU is suspending face-to-face instruction and moving coursework to virtual instruction. This suspension will last until April 20. go.msu.edu/Y7P