Jenn Brophy
@jennbrophy.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Stanford
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Interested in learning about the latest and greatest research in how plants respond to excess salt, too little or too much water? Come to the GRC in Salt and Water Stress in Switzerland. Lots of opportunities for all career levels. www.grc.org/salt-and-wat.... Please repost!
2026 Salt and Water Stress in Plants Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Salt and Water Stress in Plants will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Interested in learning about the latest and greatest research in how plants respond to excess salt, too little or too much water? Come to the GRC in Salt and Water Stress in Switzerland. Lots of opportunities for all career levels. www.grc.org/salt-and-wat.... Please repost!
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Very excited to finally share my PhD paper, about advancing #chloroplast #synbio through high-throughput plastome engineering of #Chlamydomonas.
Huge thanks to the whole team!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Huge thanks to the whole team!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Very excited to finally share my PhD paper, about advancing #chloroplast #synbio through high-throughput plastome engineering of #Chlamydomonas.
Huge thanks to the whole team!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Huge thanks to the whole team!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The @plantcv.bsky.social team is hosting a workshop at the @nappn.bsky.social 2026 conference in Feb. at Michigan State and is able to support the travel of up to 20 participants. Please apply for the workshop and submit an abstract to the conference if you are interested: mailchi.mp/3afecdddf6de...
PlantCV travel awards for NAPPN 2026
mailchi.mp
October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The @plantcv.bsky.social team is hosting a workshop at the @nappn.bsky.social 2026 conference in Feb. at Michigan State and is able to support the travel of up to 20 participants. Please apply for the workshop and submit an abstract to the conference if you are interested: mailchi.mp/3afecdddf6de...
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The UGA Plant Biology Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Assistant Professor in Plant Synthetic Biology for Strategic Resources Research. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The UGA Plant Biology Department is hiring! Please help spread the word. We have an opening for an Assistant Professor in Plant Synthetic Biology for Strategic Resources Research. See ad for details – and join us here in Athens, GA!
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Looking to host a fellow to explore regulation of duplicate genes in plant development & adaptation using single-cell & spatial transcriptomics.
Ideal for candidates with backgrounds in genomics, evolution, or computational science moving to Plant Biology.
Reach out if interested and eligible!
Ideal for candidates with backgrounds in genomics, evolution, or computational science moving to Plant Biology.
Reach out if interested and eligible!
Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open
Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open on Simons Foundation
www.simonsfoundation.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Looking to host a fellow to explore regulation of duplicate genes in plant development & adaptation using single-cell & spatial transcriptomics.
Ideal for candidates with backgrounds in genomics, evolution, or computational science moving to Plant Biology.
Reach out if interested and eligible!
Ideal for candidates with backgrounds in genomics, evolution, or computational science moving to Plant Biology.
Reach out if interested and eligible!
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Congratulations to 2025 #MacFellow William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources.
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Congratulations to 2025 #MacFellow William Tarpeh! The Stanford chemical engineer is working on sustainable and practical solutions to treat wastewater and recover valuable mineral resources.
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
🗞️: stanford.io/3IZIBqF
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Out First Release in @science.org this week:
The development of a directed evolution strategy with proof of concept in plant immune protein engineering.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The development of a directed evolution strategy with proof of concept in plant immune protein engineering.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Engineered geminivirus replicons enable rapid in planta directed evolution
Directed evolution can rapidly generate genetic variants with new and enhanced properties, yet efficient platforms for performing such evolution directly in plant cells have been lacking. We developed...
www.science.org
October 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Out First Release in @science.org this week:
The development of a directed evolution strategy with proof of concept in plant immune protein engineering.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The development of a directed evolution strategy with proof of concept in plant immune protein engineering.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Wonderful to see this beautiful image on the cover of Science this week highlighting a paper that uses high resolution imaging to show the spatial patterns of bacterial attraction to glutamine from roots.
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Wonderful to see this beautiful image on the cover of Science this week highlighting a paper that uses high resolution imaging to show the spatial patterns of bacterial attraction to glutamine from roots.
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Perspective here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!
Open faculty position!
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
We're seeking applicants for a tenure-track faculty position at the junior level (Assistant or untenured Associate Professor) with research programs that exist at the interface between molecular science and computation. Apply here: stanford.io/45MF3Qa
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Come join us at @stanford-chemh.bsky.social! I feel incredibly lucky to have launched my career here -- it is a fantastic place to do bold interdisciplinary science surrounded by creative & supportive colleagues. Applications are due 10/15/2025 -- DM me if you have questions about the search!
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Game changer for cell-based plant genetics: the labs of Caixia Gao & Jin-Long Qiu have developed very efficient self-replicating vectors and they just published a very nice proof-of-concept paper.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Game changer for cell-based plant genetics: the labs of Caixia Gao & Jin-Long Qiu have developed very efficient self-replicating vectors and they just published a very nice proof-of-concept paper.
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#plantscience
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
It was our pleasure to write the perspective for such a beautiful piece of work on bacterial colonization of plant roots! 🌱❤️
A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
www.science.org
October 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
It was our pleasure to write the perspective for such a beautiful piece of work on bacterial colonization of plant roots! 🌱❤️
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Thanks also to the great perspective on our article written by @katekozaeva.bsky.social and @jennbrophy.bsky.social and our team @fbm-unil.bsky.social and @unil.bsky.social for their communications !
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thanks also to the great perspective on our article written by @katekozaeva.bsky.social and @jennbrophy.bsky.social and our team @fbm-unil.bsky.social and @unil.bsky.social for their communications !
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A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
www.science.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A long road to the Cover of Science!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Congratulations to our Institute Scholar @hawa-racine.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
www.biophysics.org/news-room/bi...
www.biophysics.org/news-room/bi...
September 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Congratulations to our Institute Scholar @hawa-racine.bsky.social for winning the 2026 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award! @biophysicalsoc.bsky.social
www.biophysics.org/news-room/bi...
www.biophysics.org/news-room/bi...
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Color changing flowers 🧬🎨- attempt #2
Older flowers (bottom) show dark red/ orange tints whereas young buds (top) display strong fuchsia color. Getting closer..
Older flowers (bottom) show dark red/ orange tints whereas young buds (top) display strong fuchsia color. Getting closer..
September 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Color changing flowers 🧬🎨- attempt #2
Older flowers (bottom) show dark red/ orange tints whereas young buds (top) display strong fuchsia color. Getting closer..
Older flowers (bottom) show dark red/ orange tints whereas young buds (top) display strong fuchsia color. Getting closer..
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Explore plant synthetic biology with Stanford’s Jenn Brophy
@jennbrophy.bsky.social on EBRC In Translation. We discuss engineering genetic circuits in plants & microbes, lab sustainability, fostering the next gen of synthetic biologists, and championing diversity in science!
tinyurl.com/473b4dky
@jennbrophy.bsky.social on EBRC In Translation. We discuss engineering genetic circuits in plants & microbes, lab sustainability, fostering the next gen of synthetic biologists, and championing diversity in science!
tinyurl.com/473b4dky
EBRC In Translation
EBRC In Translation is a podcast working to bring you conversations with leaders in the world of Engineering Biology. The show is the official podcast of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium St...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Explore plant synthetic biology with Stanford’s Jenn Brophy
@jennbrophy.bsky.social on EBRC In Translation. We discuss engineering genetic circuits in plants & microbes, lab sustainability, fostering the next gen of synthetic biologists, and championing diversity in science!
tinyurl.com/473b4dky
@jennbrophy.bsky.social on EBRC In Translation. We discuss engineering genetic circuits in plants & microbes, lab sustainability, fostering the next gen of synthetic biologists, and championing diversity in science!
tinyurl.com/473b4dky
Great chatting with you Ross!
Here’s the link: www.buzzsprout.com/1581817/epis...
Here’s the link: www.buzzsprout.com/1581817/epis...
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Great chatting with you Ross!
Here’s the link: www.buzzsprout.com/1581817/epis...
Here’s the link: www.buzzsprout.com/1581817/epis...
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Had a fun chat with @jennbrophy.bsky.social! Listen in to hear about the solarpunk future of plant bioengineering ☀️🌿
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Had a fun chat with @jennbrophy.bsky.social! Listen in to hear about the solarpunk future of plant bioengineering ☀️🌿
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Want to dive into the datasets from our recent @natcomms.nature.com paper? 🌱📊
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:
Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:
Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs
Drought recovery in plants triggers a cell-state-specific immune activation - Nature Communications
Post-drought rehydration triggers a preventive immune response in plants, revealing targets to enhance crop resilience by linking drought stress recovery with improved pathogen resistance.
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Want to dive into the datasets from our recent @natcomms.nature.com paper? 🌱📊
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:
Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs
Check out this step-by-step guide on how to explore and analyze the #drought #recovery #datasets with Omnibusx:
Check out the paper and datasets: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Tutorial: youtu.be/YI0RVFiQnMs
Latest BIOPUNK interview by the amazing Sophia Sanchez is focused on plant engineering! @vivzhong.bsky.social and @atborowsky.bsky.social discuss their goals and motivations 🪴 💕 . www.biopunk.life/p/full-video...
Check out Sophia's whole series at biopunk.life
Check out Sophia's whole series at biopunk.life
Inside a Plant Engineering Lab
Challenges and opportunities in plant (genetic) engineering with Vivian Zhong and Alexander Borowsky from the Brophy Lab
www.biopunk.life
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Latest BIOPUNK interview by the amazing Sophia Sanchez is focused on plant engineering! @vivzhong.bsky.social and @atborowsky.bsky.social discuss their goals and motivations 🪴 💕 . www.biopunk.life/p/full-video...
Check out Sophia's whole series at biopunk.life
Check out Sophia's whole series at biopunk.life
A great read on topsoil preservation by the multitalented @vivzhong.bsky.social!
Side quest # TooMany of this PhD: I co-authored an article for @issuesinst.bsky.social on the need for better soil data to monitor topsoil loss, plus farmland price valuation that reflects the true quality of soil to incentivize topsoil preservation. Feedback most welcome!
issues.org/better-soil-...
issues.org/better-soil-...
For Better Soil, Get Better Data
Relying on outdated soil quality data to value farmland creates a disincentive for farmers to invest in conserving topsoil.
issues.org
September 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
A great read on topsoil preservation by the multitalented @vivzhong.bsky.social!
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Side quest # TooMany of this PhD: I co-authored an article for @issuesinst.bsky.social on the need for better soil data to monitor topsoil loss, plus farmland price valuation that reflects the true quality of soil to incentivize topsoil preservation. Feedback most welcome!
issues.org/better-soil-...
issues.org/better-soil-...
For Better Soil, Get Better Data
Relying on outdated soil quality data to value farmland creates a disincentive for farmers to invest in conserving topsoil.
issues.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Side quest # TooMany of this PhD: I co-authored an article for @issuesinst.bsky.social on the need for better soil data to monitor topsoil loss, plus farmland price valuation that reflects the true quality of soil to incentivize topsoil preservation. Feedback most welcome!
issues.org/better-soil-...
issues.org/better-soil-...
Delighted to be speaking at Synthetic Biology Australasia November 2025 in Wellington!
I’ll be sharing our latest work in plant syn bio - come explore how biology can be redesigned to solve global challenges!
🔗 synbioaustralasia.org/upcoming-conference
#SBA2025 #SyntheticBiology #SynBioCommunity
I’ll be sharing our latest work in plant syn bio - come explore how biology can be redesigned to solve global challenges!
🔗 synbioaustralasia.org/upcoming-conference
#SBA2025 #SyntheticBiology #SynBioCommunity
SBA 2025 conference
SBA 2025 conference Synthetic Biology Australasia New Zealand synbio conference
synbioaustralasia.org
June 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Delighted to be speaking at Synthetic Biology Australasia November 2025 in Wellington!
I’ll be sharing our latest work in plant syn bio - come explore how biology can be redesigned to solve global challenges!
🔗 synbioaustralasia.org/upcoming-conference
#SBA2025 #SyntheticBiology #SynBioCommunity
I’ll be sharing our latest work in plant syn bio - come explore how biology can be redesigned to solve global challenges!
🔗 synbioaustralasia.org/upcoming-conference
#SBA2025 #SyntheticBiology #SynBioCommunity
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Today in Nature we report a systematic strategy to activate & identify gene sets in plants. We identify 8 new genes from the yew tree's Taxol biosynthetic pathway, enabling us to engineer tobacco with 17- & 20-gene pathways to Taxol precursors baccatin III & deBz-deoxy-Taxol #SingleCell #secmet 🧬🧪🌾
Discovery of FoTO1 and Taxol genes enables biosynthesis of baccatin III - Nature
An approach that combines single-nucleus RNA sequencing and multiplexed perturbation identifies genes that enable the biosynthesis of direct precursors of the anti-cancer drug Taxol, whose curren...
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June 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Today in Nature we report a systematic strategy to activate & identify gene sets in plants. We identify 8 new genes from the yew tree's Taxol biosynthetic pathway, enabling us to engineer tobacco with 17- & 20-gene pathways to Taxol precursors baccatin III & deBz-deoxy-Taxol #SingleCell #secmet 🧬🧪🌾
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Recombinases your thing? In the latest from my lab, Veronica Greco shows how @nanopore sequencing + automated liquid handling provides the perfect platform for characterising these systems at scale! Awesome collaboration with @jennbrophy.bsky.social @sarah-guiziou.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...
May 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Recombinases your thing? In the latest from my lab, Veronica Greco shows how @nanopore sequencing + automated liquid handling provides the perfect platform for characterising these systems at scale! Awesome collaboration with @jennbrophy.bsky.social @sarah-guiziou.bsky.social doi.org/10.1101/2025...