What works and what doesn’t in making it in academia as #DisabledFaculty? I recently shared my twisty academic disability journey in this post in The Mind Hears. Peer support matters! #DisabledInSTEM themindhears.org/2024/05/01/my-…

Please RT - we are seeking a new postdoc! The Williams lab at UC Berkeley (williamsplantlab.com) has a post-doc position available to study the impact of epigenetics on organ regeneration in plants.

New work from Sohyun Bang using scATAC-seq to decipher WUS function. Sohyun led our first scTAC-seq analysis of a TF mutant, which led to many surprises. WUSCHEL-dependent chromatin regulation in maize inflorescence development at single-cell resolution biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Rice evolution!

Had a blast at Next Generation Scientist symposium! Big shoutout to New Phytologist for organizing , particularly Christine and Sarah. Grateful for the wisdom shared by senior mentors - it's what makes our community special. And always great to meet with old and new friends! #npnextgen

An interesting paper offering a new approach for comparative studies, using not just orthologs! This could help us understand how expression differs across species and how it evolves #PlantEvolutionIsCool

I am thrilled to share our latest paper, exploring the evolution of seed shattering in cultivated and weedy rice from a morphological perspective. Thoroughly examining morphology can provide insights that genetics alone cannot easily offer. Read it! JXB @jxbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jxb/er…

Weedy rice is problematic, but studying rice evolution is fascinating! Huge thanks to my Ph.D. advisor Ana Caicedo and my awesome undergrads Dan and Jess for their work on this project together! 🌾🔬

A very interesting and insightful project! Go to the talk if you can! #EVO24

Great advisor and super nice person!

Interesting point of variational bias！

Join us for this exciting series on plant cell types and states! We have an excellent lineup of speakers to stimulate discussion around these topics. Natanella Illouz-Eliaz 🎗️ Rachel Shahan Kenneth D. Birnbaum Alex Cantó-Pastor Alexandre Marand @jwalley @JustinWWalley Prof. Keiko Torii Kaisa Kajala Marina Oliva

Fascinating insights into the repeated evolution of awns! This study highlights developmental constrains can act to potentiate morphological diversity. A beautiful integration of ancestral state estimation, comparative genetics, anatomy, and morphology to trace awn evolution!🌾

🚀 Excited to share our latest review on cis-regulatory dynamics in plant domestication! 🌿 We summarize current insights into CREs in domestication, discuss key challenges, and highlight future opportunities for exploration. Check it out! Bob Schmitz

Our paper is out! 🚀 My PhD project on tissue-specific transcriptomics of weedy & cultivated rice. We reveal genetic flexibility in shaping AZ morphology but constraints on AZ identity. Check it out! 🌾 Ana Caicedo The Plant Journal doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70…

Congratulations 🎉

Congratulations 🎉

A fascinating study on cis-regulatory dynamics across diverse maize inbred lines—definitely worth a read! Congratulations 🎉!

Single-cell genomics gives us a sharper lens 🔬 to see how gene expression diverges and how cis-regulatory elements evolve and shift in duplicated genes 🧬. A dynamic new view of regulation is emerging—check out the paper for insights! #SingleCell #Genomics #CREs

Congratulations 🎉