Kristen Edgeworth
@kristenedgeworth.bsky.social
Plant & Microbial Biosciences PhD candidate based at @DanforthCenter. Studying circadian clocks and cycling lipids in arabidopsis 🌱🕦
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels
“There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says
www.science.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
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A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)
C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests
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humans are animals
we need animal models to understand ourselves
chatGPT isn’t going to cut it
we need animal models to understand ourselves
chatGPT isn’t going to cut it
This is extraordinarily dangerous and will slow academic biomedical research and drug development. A total ban is on the horizon. www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/nih-announce...
NIH announces end to funding for animal-only studies - Drug Discovery and Development
Drug Discovery and Development covers strategies and technologies related to pharmaceutical research and development and drug formulation.
www.drugdiscoverytrends.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
humans are animals
we need animal models to understand ourselves
chatGPT isn’t going to cut it
we need animal models to understand ourselves
chatGPT isn’t going to cut it
Reposted by Kristen Edgeworth
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
Being Too Helpful At Work Can Hurt Your Career—Here’s How To Say No
Women are more likely to take on behind-the-scenes duties at work—extra tasks like onboarding or event planning—and it's hurting their careers. Here's how to say no.
www.forbes.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...
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Something we have been working on. Built off the work of the unforgettable Dr. Joanne Chory. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Loss of PIF7 attenuates shade and elevated temperature responses throughout the lifecycle in Pennycress
Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense) is under development to be grown as a winter annual intermediate oil seed bioenergy crop in the Midwest during typical fallow periods. Crucial work remains to domesticate ...
doi.org
March 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Something we have been working on. Built off the work of the unforgettable Dr. Joanne Chory. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Some new tools for monocots, and the plasmids are available at Addgene! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Remote sensing of endogenous pigmentation by inducible synthetic circuits in grasses
Plant synthetic biology holds great promise for engineering plants to meet future demands. Genetic circuits are being designed, built, and tested in plants to demonstrate proof of concept. However, de...
www.biorxiv.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Some new tools for monocots, and the plasmids are available at Addgene! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I know I'm not the first person or even the millionth person to point this out; it's not even the first time *I* have said it, but this is what actual First Amendment violations look like and the fact that none of the supposed free speech warriors are saying anything about it tells us everything.
Duke appears to have lost NIH grants because they used the prefix "trans" in reference to disease transmission, transgenic genetic material, translational studies, or signal transduction www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
June 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I know I'm not the first person or even the millionth person to point this out; it's not even the first time *I* have said it, but this is what actual First Amendment violations look like and the fact that none of the supposed free speech warriors are saying anything about it tells us everything.
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@cornellasap.bsky.social my McClintock letter in the Petersburg Observer! Research helps everyone, including farmers 👩🌾🚜🌽
June 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@cornellasap.bsky.social my McClintock letter in the Petersburg Observer! Research helps everyone, including farmers 👩🌾🚜🌽
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📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱
👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
#plantscience
👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
#plantscience
June 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱
👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
#plantscience
👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
#plantscience
Had the adrenaline rush of giving my first (flash) talk at a conference during the #ICAR2025 seasonality & rhythms session!
Pictured: me unsure of where to look and gesturing emphatically
Not pictured: the panic that crossed my face when I realized I had no clue how to use the laser pointer
Pictured: me unsure of where to look and gesturing emphatically
Not pictured: the panic that crossed my face when I realized I had no clue how to use the laser pointer
June 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Had the adrenaline rush of giving my first (flash) talk at a conference during the #ICAR2025 seasonality & rhythms session!
Pictured: me unsure of where to look and gesturing emphatically
Not pictured: the panic that crossed my face when I realized I had no clue how to use the laser pointer
Pictured: me unsure of where to look and gesturing emphatically
Not pictured: the panic that crossed my face when I realized I had no clue how to use the laser pointer
I am SO excited to talk about my dissertation work on the circadian regulation of triacylglycerol biosynthesis at #PlantBio2025!!
📣#PlantBio2025 daily highlight: Biochemistry 1: Specialized Metabolites Concurrent Session!🌱 buff.ly/thKyu2R
Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8
#plantscience
Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8
#plantscience
May 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I am SO excited to talk about my dissertation work on the circadian regulation of triacylglycerol biosynthesis at #PlantBio2025!!
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📣#PlantBio2025 daily highlight: Biochemistry 1: Specialized Metabolites Concurrent Session!🌱 buff.ly/thKyu2R
Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8
#plantscience
Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8
#plantscience
May 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
📣#PlantBio2025 daily highlight: Biochemistry 1: Specialized Metabolites Concurrent Session!🌱 buff.ly/thKyu2R
Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8
#plantscience
Learn more and register now!👉https://buff.ly/k7oIzj8
#plantscience