Charlie Anderson
@candersonlab.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Plant cell biologist working on solutions for a sustainable future. Striving to effect positive change. Triathlete. Musician. Views are my own.
Are you interested in pursuing groundbreaking research and gaining world-class training in plant biology in a supportive community amidst the beauty of Happy Valley? Consider applying to the the Plant Biology PhD Program! Applications due December 1: www.huck.psu.edu/graduate-pro...
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Are you interested in pursuing groundbreaking research and gaining world-class training in plant biology in a supportive community amidst the beauty of Happy Valley? Consider applying to the the Plant Biology PhD Program! Applications due December 1: www.huck.psu.edu/graduate-pro...
Really nice story by Amber Dance about the dynamic nature of the plant cell wall! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Plants have a secret language that scientists are only now starting to decipher
Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular cross talk help in creating better crops?
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October 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Really nice story by Amber Dance about the dynamic nature of the plant cell wall! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Penn State Biology is hiring! We have an opening for a tenure-line faculty position in neurobiology - if you'd like to pursue awesome science in a supportive and interdisciplinary community of biologists, consider applying! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
Neurobiology Tenure Track Faculty Position
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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September 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Penn State Biology is hiring! We have an opening for a tenure-line faculty position in neurobiology - if you'd like to pursue awesome science in a supportive and interdisciplinary community of biologists, consider applying! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...
It took me a while to track down a photo, but I'm very proud of Leila Jaafar for defending her PhD thesis on stomatal biomechanics and cell walls! Leila is off to make amazing bean plants in her postdoc, with one of my former postdocs (aka I am old!) 😆
July 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It took me a while to track down a photo, but I'm very proud of Leila Jaafar for defending her PhD thesis on stomatal biomechanics and cell walls! Leila is off to make amazing bean plants in her postdoc, with one of my former postdocs (aka I am old!) 😆
Want to learn about how to translate your awesome plant science into everyday impacts? Come to our workshop at Plant Biology 2025, From Seed to Tree: How Policy Can Help Plant Science Discoveries Grow into Companies in the Emerging Bioeconomy, 11:15-12:45 on Tuesday July 29 in 203AB!
July 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Want to learn about how to translate your awesome plant science into everyday impacts? Come to our workshop at Plant Biology 2025, From Seed to Tree: How Policy Can Help Plant Science Discoveries Grow into Companies in the Emerging Bioeconomy, 11:15-12:45 on Tuesday July 29 in 203AB!
Seeds that are spread by drones in reforestation projects often die - we're exploring new strategies to help them survive and thrive! Kudos to Anuleka Dutta in my group for writing this blog piece, and to Kevin Sliman at @ieepennstate.bsky.social for editing.
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Why drone-planted forests can struggle to take root—and a nature-inspired solution
As deforestation accelerates, reforestation efforts face a major hurdle: most scattered seeds don’t survive. New bio-inspired research is developing natural seed coatings to help seeds withstand tough...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Seeds that are spread by drones in reforestation projects often die - we're exploring new strategies to help them survive and thrive! Kudos to Anuleka Dutta in my group for writing this blog piece, and to Kevin Sliman at @ieepennstate.bsky.social for editing.
iee.psu.edu/news/blog/wh...
iee.psu.edu/news/blog/wh...
Proud to be attending Penn State's Climate Solutions Symposium, featuring keynote speaker Nemonte Nenquimo (on right), who has helped protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction; acting together with courage and kindness, we can build a better future for everyone.
May 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Proud to be attending Penn State's Climate Solutions Symposium, featuring keynote speaker Nemonte Nenquimo (on right), who has helped protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction; acting together with courage and kindness, we can build a better future for everyone.
Congratulations to Alec Paradiso on graduating with a combined undergraduate and masters degree in Biotechnology! Alec co-authored multiple papers in my lab, always with a smile. Best of luck to Alec as he embarks on the next stage of his scientific career at Moderna!
May 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Congratulations to Alec Paradiso on graduating with a combined undergraduate and masters degree in Biotechnology! Alec co-authored multiple papers in my lab, always with a smile. Best of luck to Alec as he embarks on the next stage of his scientific career at Moderna!
Very proud of Quentin Hays on the successful defense of his PhD thesis - solving some of the mysteries of Rhamnogalacturonan-II, a beautifully complex pectic polysaccharide! Here he is between his co-advisor, Arnaud Lehner, and me at GlycoMEV at the University of Rouen.
May 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Very proud of Quentin Hays on the successful defense of his PhD thesis - solving some of the mysteries of Rhamnogalacturonan-II, a beautifully complex pectic polysaccharide! Here he is between his co-advisor, Arnaud Lehner, and me at GlycoMEV at the University of Rouen.
Thrilled to share that as of July 1 I'll be chairing Penn State's Plant Biology graduate program - I'm grateful to Teh-hui Kao for guiding the program over the last 26 (!) years, and look forward to supporting learning and discovery for our future leaders in plant biology!
March 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thrilled to share that as of July 1 I'll be chairing Penn State's Plant Biology graduate program - I'm grateful to Teh-hui Kao for guiding the program over the last 26 (!) years, and look forward to supporting learning and discovery for our future leaders in plant biology!
I'm standing up for science today! #standupforscience
March 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm standing up for science today! #standupforscience
📣 Scientists and supporters of science: here's an opportunity to make our collective voice heard! #standupforscience rallies on March 7: standupforscience2025.org
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
March 7, 2025. Washington DC and Nationwide. Because Science is for everyone.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
📣 Scientists and supporters of science: here's an opportunity to make our collective voice heard! #standupforscience rallies on March 7: standupforscience2025.org
My brother Dan (also a cell biologist) and I co-wrote a piece about the importance of funding scientific research - check it out! medium.com/@danieljames...
Scientific research has vastly improved Americans’ health and prosperity — reducing funding now…
Charles T. Anderson, PhD and Daniel J. Anderson, PhD
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February 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My brother Dan (also a cell biologist) and I co-wrote a piece about the importance of funding scientific research - check it out! medium.com/@danieljames...
First grant proposal of 2025 submitted today, second one going in tomorrow (both with amazing collaborators) - excited by the prospect of launching some new projects to explore the dynamics of plant cell walls! 🤞🌱🔬😀
January 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
First grant proposal of 2025 submitted today, second one going in tomorrow (both with amazing collaborators) - excited by the prospect of launching some new projects to explore the dynamics of plant cell walls! 🤞🌱🔬😀
As 2024 draws to a close, I'm incredibly grateful to the members of the Anderson Lab for expanding the boundaries of knowledge and tacking big, challenging, beneficial science together. Go team! 🤜🤛
December 27, 2024 at 12:58 PM
As 2024 draws to a close, I'm incredibly grateful to the members of the Anderson Lab for expanding the boundaries of knowledge and tacking big, challenging, beneficial science together. Go team! 🤜🤛
Look what I made, just in time for the holiday season! 🦋 With help from Scholar Goggler scholargoggler.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:33 PM
Look what I made, just in time for the holiday season! 🦋 With help from Scholar Goggler scholargoggler.com
Are you a PhD interested in applying computer vision and ML to biology? Apply by Feb 29 for a funded postdoc position in our collaborative NSF project studying the development and dynamics of stomata! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
December 12, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Are you a PhD interested in applying computer vision and ML to biology? Apply by Feb 29 for a funded postdoc position in our collaborative NSF project studying the development and dynamics of stomata! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...
Lovely news article by Sam Sholtis highlighting our new collaborative project to study how grass stomata work, funded by the NSF! science.psu.edu/news/145m-ns...
November 15, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Lovely news article by Sam Sholtis highlighting our new collaborative project to study how grass stomata work, funded by the NSF! science.psu.edu/news/145m-ns...
Hello Bluesky! Excited to share a new story in which we collaborated with Joe Turner's group to use 3D nanoindentation of stomatal guard cells to determine their anisotropic cell wall mechanics and turgor pressure simultaneously: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar.... Check it out!
October 4, 2023 at 12:50 PM
Hello Bluesky! Excited to share a new story in which we collaborated with Joe Turner's group to use 3D nanoindentation of stomatal guard cells to determine their anisotropic cell wall mechanics and turgor pressure simultaneously: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar.... Check it out!