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Noah Fahlgren
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Director of Data Science and Principal Investigator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Developer of PlantCV: https://plantcv.org
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Reminder: tomorrow (Oct. 31) is the deadline for submitting an abstract to be considered for a talk and PlantCV travel award applications for the 2026 NAPPN conference: www.plantphenotyping.org/abstracts
October 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs!
Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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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
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October 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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It is eternally irritating to go from software tool to tool trying to find one that has reasonable instructions for running locally or a functional webserver.

Truly frustrating to see how many tools are basically unusable even a few months after publication. 🧪💻
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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P2P provides training and career development for folks looking to transition to plant biology. I'm currently mentoring one of this year's Fellows, so feel free to reach out if you have questions about this incredible program!
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · Sep 5
Applications for the 2026 Pivot to Plants Fellows Program at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are now open.

Location: St. Louis, MO
Application Deadline: October 15, 2025
Dates: Jan. 5, 2026 – Dec. 23, 2026
Estimated Stipend: $37,275

Learn more: www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center
The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.
www.danforthcenter.org
September 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Raspberry Pi–powered temperature monitoring of growth chamber microclimates

New in #AppsPlantSci by Ballenger, @kmurphyphd.bsky.social, @maliagehan.bsky.social et al

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @plantcv.bsky.social @danforthcenter.bsky.social #RaspberryPi #phenotyping #botany
Some of the necessary equipment to build a Raspberry Pi powered imaging and temperature sensor system for research.
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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New paper - build a Raspberry Pi phenotyping chamber for imaging and temperature sensing! Thanks to Malia Gehan and her team for leading this work. bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Raspberry Pi–powered temperature monitoring of growth chamber microclimates
Premise While controlled environments are desirable for growing and measuring plants, growth chambers and greenhouses typically have microclimates that impact plant growth, development, and stress r.....
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September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Applications open now for our Pivot 2 Plants program! Please share widely, 1 year paid opportunity to transition to careers in plant and data science. www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center
The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.
www.danforthcenter.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Deadline for our 2nd cohort of the Pivot to Plants program at the Danforth Center is Oct 15th. Excited to identify 5 participants for a 1-year NSF-funded internship. Hands-on research experience in cutting-edge #plantscience, #imaging, #datascience, and more! www.danforthcenter.org/our-work/edu...
Pivot to Plants: Training Program for Plant and Data Science | Danforth Plant Science Center
The Pivot2Plants Fellows Program is a 1-year training program for people interested in pivoting to a career in plant science or data science but have limited research experience.
www.danforthcenter.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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It has been incredibly rewarding to see our first cohort excel in this NSF ExLENT funded workforce development program. Through the program we are able to provide hands-on research experience and training in emerging technologies in imaging and data science for plant science from cells to the field
April 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Building on our previous work in cassava, I'm excited to share our pre-print "Evidence that variation in DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 underlies geminivirus resistance in diverse plants"
www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-6...
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Evidence that variation in DNA polymerase delta subunit 1 underlies geminivirus resistance in diverse plants
Identifying loci conferring resistance to geminiviruses is an on-going priority in diverse crop species. Multiple geminivirus resistance QTLs and genes have been described, including most recently DNA...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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New paper alert! We found huge oil droplets in the guard cells of a high oil tobacco variety. The stomata of these tobacco plants have a smaller aperture, which increases leaf temperature and decreases transpiration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Excessive leaf oil modulates the plant abiotic stress response via reduced stomatal aperture in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
Understanding the response of future crops to adverse conditions, including high temperatures, is crucial. We describe the impact of high temperature stress on a high lipid producing biofuel tobacco ...
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March 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Big paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...
Bringing expansion microscopy to plants
Biologist Kevin Cox, in Arts & Sciences, has discovered a low-cost way to more easily study the detailed makeup of plant cells. The ultimate goal is to help grow better crops, improving food security.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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~290 participants at our Annual @nappn.bsky.social meeting this year! This is a virtual conference with in-person activities at several 'hub' sites @danforthcenter.bsky.social, MSU, Winnepeg/Manitoba, NCSU, UMN, and Corteva. #CelebrateScience @noahfahlgren.bsky.social @kmurphyphd.bsky.social
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February 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Meet the Danforth Center’s next President! We’re thrilled to welcome world-renowned plant geneticist @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social to the Danforth Center this October.
February 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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After an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President.

@gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org.
www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
Internationally recognized plant scientist named next President of the Danforth Plant Science Center - Danforth Plant Science Center
After an extensive international search, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, as its next President.
www.danforthcenter.org
February 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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The Academy of Science-St. Louis is honoring two Danforth Center scientists at their Outstanding St. Louis Scientists Awards on April 3: Allison Miller, PhD (@ajmiller4233.bsky.social) and Bing Yang, PhD!
February 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The Eveland lab & collaborators have been analyzing the networks of genes that control plant architectural traits, using predictive modeling with extensive genomic & phenotypic data to reveal similarities or differences between the networks controlling plant architecture. Learn more: loom.ly/7TuaIzU
Genomic prediction of cereal crop architectural traits using models informed by gene regulatory circuitries from maize
Abstract. Plant architecture is a major determinant of planting density, which enhances productivity potential for crops per unit area. Genomic prediction
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February 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Registration for the Danforth Center NAPPN Conference Hub closes TONIGHT! We are also hosting a FREE PlantCV workshop and FREE Bioinformatics and Beers event that week. Join us!
February 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Do you live in a US State, District, or Territory? Get specific with these “NSF in your state” sheets. Here’s an example from Kansas. new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s...
US National Science Foundation FY 2023 Fast Facts about Kansas $59,308,000 Total NSF Awards to Kansas $53,428,000 Invested in Fundamental Research in Kansas $5,880,000 Invested in STEM Education in Kansas $760,000 Invested in Kansas Businesses
February 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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The Trump Administration's list of censored scientific terms that get NSF grant proposals flagged contains "women” and “female”, but no mention of “men” or “male.” There is “black” and “indigenous” on this list, but no “white.” The only identity not censored is mine.
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Don Beyer Speaks About Trump's NSF Censorship on the House Floor
YouTube video by Congressman Don Beyer
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February 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Threats to government support for scientific research cause ripple effects in the scientific community. Read more: www.danforthcenter.org/news/st-loui...
(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Trump freeze is over. Local industries still worry. - Danforth Plant Science Center
Becky Bart spends much of her work at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center studying staple crops, examining soil microbes and probing ways to combat drought — a top threat to global farmers and fo...
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February 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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This month, the Garden honors the legacies of Black botanists throughout the celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth!

Stay tuned throughout February for more events and highlights of #BlackHistoryMonth.

#MOBOTGarden
February 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Kristine Callis-Duehl, PhD, is our Sally and Derick Driemeyer Executive Director of Education. In this spotlight, discover her impactful work and inspiring journey—including the moment she realized that plant science could change the world: loom.ly/tG4DUcE
Plant Science Leaders - Kristine Callis-Duehl
Learn about the inspiring work of Kristine Callis-Duehl, expanding science education and creating pathways to plant science careers for students of all ages.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ all I can say is we need to use this time to contact our senators and educate the public about this.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jan 28
Breaking news: The White House budget office is ordering a pause to all grants and loans disbursed by the federal government, according to an internal memo sent to agencies Monday, creating significant confusion across Washington.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM