Arthur Leung
@aleungplants.bsky.social
PhD candidate with Rowan Sage at Univ. of Toronto 🇨🇦
Evolutionary biology, ecophysiology, and photosynthesis 🍃🔬🧪
he/him
aleungplants.github.io
Evolutionary biology, ecophysiology, and photosynthesis 🍃🔬🧪
he/him
aleungplants.github.io
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Arthur Leung
@aleungplants.bsky.social
· Aug 22
Tribulus (Zygophyllaceae) as a case study for the evolution of C2 and C4 photosynthesis
Physiological, structural, and immunohistochemical analyses of leaf tissues indicate sub-C2 and C2 character states occurring in Tribulus (Zygophyllaceae). These data reveal novel insights into the m....
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My first PhD chapter is out! I looked at the diversity of traits that affect the reassimilation of photorespiratory CO2 (and maybe ammonia) and the implications for evolving C2 and C4 photosynthetic pathways. 🌱
doi.org/10.1111/pce....
doi.org/10.1111/pce....
C4 🤠
New research out of Death Valley from @rheelab.bsky.social! 🏜️ Learn how one desert plant beats the heat through photosynthetic acclimation in their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
Photosynthetic acclimation is a key contributor to exponential growth of a desert plant in Death Valley summer
Heat waves, now more frequent and longer due to climate change, devastate plant productivity. Although they are rare, thermophilic plants could hold k…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
C4 🤠
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Check out our new Tansley Review on leaf heat acclimation in @newphyt.bsky.social, the result of a great collaboration with an even greater team! @martijnslot.bsky.social @seanmichaletz.bsky.social @nicolebison.bsky.social @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social @owenatkin.bsky.social @hultinelab.bsky.social
New paper led by @bposch.bsky.social out in @newphyt.bsky.social . We reviewed evidence, mechanisms, and consequences of high temperature acclimation of leaf heat tolerance: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
High‐temperature acclimation of photosystem II in land plants
The effect of high temperature on plant performance and survival is a topic of great interest given the ongoing rise in global heatwave frequency, duration, and intensity. The temperature at which ph....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Check out our new Tansley Review on leaf heat acclimation in @newphyt.bsky.social, the result of a great collaboration with an even greater team! @martijnslot.bsky.social @seanmichaletz.bsky.social @nicolebison.bsky.social @luiza-aparecido.bsky.social @owenatkin.bsky.social @hultinelab.bsky.social
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On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Blepharis furcata at Klein Aus Vista, Namibia, is one of three Blepharis species with intraspecific variation in C4 cycle integration. Image courtesy of Matt Stata.
📖 See Stata et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖 See Stata et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Blepharis furcata at Klein Aus Vista, Namibia, is one of three Blepharis species with intraspecific variation in C4 cycle integration. Image courtesy of Matt Stata.
📖 See Stata et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📖 See Stata et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material.
👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested!
#Botany2026 #bsaecophys
👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested!
#Botany2026 #bsaecophys
September 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🔬🌱 We are planning ahead for Botany 2026! We’re looking for folks interested in helping organize a hands-on workshop on building custom LI-COR chambers and measuring gas exchange on non-conventional plant material.
👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested!
#Botany2026 #bsaecophys
👉 Reach out to jsavage@d.umn.edu if interested!
#Botany2026 #bsaecophys
Came across this Curator of Plants & Sustainability job at the Royal Ontario Museum here in Toronto!
#plantsciences #botany #herbaria
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
#plantsciences #botany #herbaria
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
Curator of Plants & Sustainability - Royal Ontario Museum - Career Page
Apply to Curator of Plants & Sustainability at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Came across this Curator of Plants & Sustainability job at the Royal Ontario Museum here in Toronto!
#plantsciences #botany #herbaria
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
#plantsciences #botany #herbaria
royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...
Feedback please 🥹 art.leung@mail.utoronto.ca
Convergence, stability, and thermal adaptation in the rubisco enzyme in plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.10.08.681247v1
October 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Feedback please 🥹 art.leung@mail.utoronto.ca
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New #PhD opportunities! NorthWestBio projects now online for 2026! Including a #photosynthesis project w/ @marjorielundgren.bsky.social looking at how photosynthetic diversity may affect future crop nutrient quality. Plant projects and the full set of projects available here: tinyurl.com/529yz4jd
FindAPhD : NorthWestBio Fully Funded Doctoral Training Programme Studentship 2026 at University of Glasgow
Apply for a PhD: NorthWestBio Fully Funded Doctoral Training Programme Studentship 2026 at University of Glasgow
tinyurl.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New #PhD opportunities! NorthWestBio projects now online for 2026! Including a #photosynthesis project w/ @marjorielundgren.bsky.social looking at how photosynthetic diversity may affect future crop nutrient quality. Plant projects and the full set of projects available here: tinyurl.com/529yz4jd
Too much staring at TEMs all day... I wish I could be looking for plants in the Kimberley
September 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Too much staring at TEMs all day... I wish I could be looking for plants in the Kimberley
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🚨 1 Week Left to Apply! 🚨
The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution.
📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025
📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu
The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution.
📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025
📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu
September 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 1 Week Left to Apply! 🚨
The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution.
📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025
📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu
The Krieg Lab is hiring a Research Professional in Plant Ecophysiology & Evolution.
📅 Deadline: October 1, 2025
📧 Sending materials (Cover Letter, CV, References) to: kriegc[at]wfu.edu
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🌱📚 Love plants and books? The Plant Science Bulletin is looking for book reviewers. There are a few books that may interest our followers!
Visit here for more info:
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#Botany #bsa #PlantScience #BookReview #PlantScienceBulletin
Visit here for more info:
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#Botany #bsa #PlantScience #BookReview #PlantScienceBulletin
September 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
🌱📚 Love plants and books? The Plant Science Bulletin is looking for book reviewers. There are a few books that may interest our followers!
Visit here for more info:
botany.org/home/publica...
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#Botany #bsa #PlantScience #BookReview #PlantScienceBulletin
Visit here for more info:
botany.org/home/publica...
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#Botany #bsa #PlantScience #BookReview #PlantScienceBulletin
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New preprint up: "Single-cell-level response to drought in Sorghum bicolor reveals novel targets for improving water use efficiency."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here we show that drought response supersedes differences in cell identity and identify key transcriptional regulators.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here we show that drought response supersedes differences in cell identity and identify key transcriptional regulators.
August 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
New preprint up: "Single-cell-level response to drought in Sorghum bicolor reveals novel targets for improving water use efficiency."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here we show that drought response supersedes differences in cell identity and identify key transcriptional regulators.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Here we show that drought response supersedes differences in cell identity and identify key transcriptional regulators.
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Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/
August 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/
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🌿Thank you for making “A Day for BSA” a huge success! 🌿
Together, we exceeded our $15,000 Endowment campaign goal, raising over $16,000 to support students, publications, and the annual conference.
Did you miss it? This Endowment campaign continues through August 31!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
Together, we exceeded our $15,000 Endowment campaign goal, raising over $16,000 to support students, publications, and the annual conference.
Did you miss it? This Endowment campaign continues through August 31!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
August 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🌿Thank you for making “A Day for BSA” a huge success! 🌿
Together, we exceeded our $15,000 Endowment campaign goal, raising over $16,000 to support students, publications, and the annual conference.
Did you miss it? This Endowment campaign continues through August 31!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
Together, we exceeded our $15,000 Endowment campaign goal, raising over $16,000 to support students, publications, and the annual conference.
Did you miss it? This Endowment campaign continues through August 31!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
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Thanks to everyone who’s donated to the '#ADayforBSA' Endowment campaign! We’ve already reached 20% of our $15,000 goal.
Every gift matters and helps support students, publications, and the Botany Conference. Haven’t given yet? There’s still time: crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
#IamaBotanist
Every gift matters and helps support students, publications, and the Botany Conference. Haven’t given yet? There’s still time: crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
#IamaBotanist
August 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thanks to everyone who’s donated to the '#ADayforBSA' Endowment campaign! We’ve already reached 20% of our $15,000 goal.
Every gift matters and helps support students, publications, and the Botany Conference. Haven’t given yet? There’s still time: crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
#IamaBotanist
Every gift matters and helps support students, publications, and the Botany Conference. Haven’t given yet? There’s still time: crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
#IamaBotanist
I dont usually collect pokemon cards... but i came across a Professor Rowan card
August 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I dont usually collect pokemon cards... but i came across a Professor Rowan card
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This was a long time (too long) in the works, but I'm thrilled that it is finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)"
And this was chosen for a cover photo:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)"
And this was chosen for a cover photo:
August 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This was a long time (too long) in the works, but I'm thrilled that it is finally out:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)"
And this was chosen for a cover photo:
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"How evolution repeatedly builds complexity: a case study with C4 photosynthesis in Blepharis (Acanthaceae)"
And this was chosen for a cover photo:
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#TansleyReview: Mechanisms driving functional divergence of #TranscriptionFactor paralogs
Isabella J. Higgins, Sarah G. Choudury & Aman Y. Husbands 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Isabella J. Higgins, Sarah G. Choudury & Aman Y. Husbands 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#TansleyReview: Mechanisms driving functional divergence of #TranscriptionFactor paralogs
Isabella J. Higgins, Sarah G. Choudury & Aman Y. Husbands 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Isabella J. Higgins, Sarah G. Choudury & Aman Y. Husbands 👇
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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We have stickers! Find @savageplantphys.bsky.social to get some and find out more about our section! #bsaecophys #botany2025
July 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We have stickers! Find @savageplantphys.bsky.social to get some and find out more about our section! #bsaecophys #botany2025
wish I could be there 🥹
Who else is on their way to #Botany2025? 🙋♂️
July 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
wish I could be there 🥹
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Who's excited for #Botany2025? The Phys & Ecophys section is gearing up for another fantastic conference this year!
We currently need judges (non-student) to evaluate student presentations and posters. If interested, contact kriegc@wfu.edu, or reach out to him @ckrieg.bsky.social
#Botany2025
We currently need judges (non-student) to evaluate student presentations and posters. If interested, contact kriegc@wfu.edu, or reach out to him @ckrieg.bsky.social
#Botany2025
July 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Who's excited for #Botany2025? The Phys & Ecophys section is gearing up for another fantastic conference this year!
We currently need judges (non-student) to evaluate student presentations and posters. If interested, contact kriegc@wfu.edu, or reach out to him @ckrieg.bsky.social
#Botany2025
We currently need judges (non-student) to evaluate student presentations and posters. If interested, contact kriegc@wfu.edu, or reach out to him @ckrieg.bsky.social
#Botany2025
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Our latest paper is out: rdcu.be/ev6Ym — one of my favorite projects. It began about 8 years ago when Nobel laureate Torsten Wiesel asked me: what transcription factors regulate new genes? I had no idea then. Now we have some answers.
Gene regulatory networks and essential transcription factors for de novo-originated genes
Nature Ecology & Evolution - A combination of computational methods applied to single-cell RNA sequencing data and genetic experiments shows that a small number of transcription factors are...
rdcu.be
July 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Our latest paper is out: rdcu.be/ev6Ym — one of my favorite projects. It began about 8 years ago when Nobel laureate Torsten Wiesel asked me: what transcription factors regulate new genes? I had no idea then. Now we have some answers.
Botanizing in Western Australia 🦘 with Rowan Sage + Yuzhen Fan and Ellie Jordan from ANU! #plantphysfriday #plantscience 🌱
Wearing my Plant Fizz shirt of course @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social
Wearing my Plant Fizz shirt of course @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Botanizing in Western Australia 🦘 with Rowan Sage + Yuzhen Fan and Ellie Jordan from ANU! #plantphysfriday #plantscience 🌱
Wearing my Plant Fizz shirt of course @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social
Wearing my Plant Fizz shirt of course @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social
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Viburnum opulus, Guelder-rose, what a beauty! In hedgerows now. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Viburnum opulus, Guelder-rose, what a beauty! In hedgerows now. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
