Devin O’Connor
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Devin O’Connor
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Scientist. Educator. Biotech. Crop Improvement. Developmental Biology. Gene Editing. Colorado State Biology
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Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition
#PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Hiring a #postdoc to join our new lab at CSU! oconnorlab.colostate.edu
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My department is hiring! Join us! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/165...
September 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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We are proud to announce the Vascular Development 2025 meeting as a satellite to the ICAR2025 in Ghent this summer! All info via icar2025.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Did you know that orchids have a big chunk of fungal mtDNA stuck in their own mitochondrial genomes?? In this new preprint, we found that fungal-derived tRNAs are functional in the orchid mitochondria.

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November 21, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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Mark Estelle @mestelle.bsky.social and I are co-chairing this wonderful conference on plant hormones next year, with help from the amazing Brad Binder. It will take place right here in Fort Collins, Colorado. More info at www.ipgsa2025.org. #IPGSA2025 #PlantScience
Home | IPGSA 2025
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November 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
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Our Arabidizzle ubiquitinome paper is published! Awesome collaboration w @diorkelley.bsky.social lab lead by Gaoyuan Song - key contributions from so many others (@dormichicken.bsky.social @nmclark2.bsky.social)

@theplantcell.bsky.social #proteomics #PlantScience

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Quantitative proteomics reveals extensive lysine ubiquitination and transcription factor stability states in Arabidopsis
An antibody-based approach to enrich ubiquitinated peptides reveals Arabidopsis root, seedling, and leaf ubiquitinomes.
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November 21, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Building our SLCU Community on @bsky.app
Use this Starter Pack to help bring us together! I have not found everyone yet, so if you are a current or past SLCUer and would like to be added, please message me [Kathy]
go.bsky.app/9tez1cZ
#PlantScience
November 21, 2024 at 3:07 PM
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The email announcement of International Plant Growth Substances Association (IPGSA) Conference in 2025 in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA is just out! Please spread the word of what will be a very exciting conference in a beautiful place. #IPGSA2025
November 20, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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We're hiring! We've got two research positions, one perfect for post-bacs tinyurl.com/26mc6r9y and one for MA/PhD level scientists tinyurl.com/msrbd7bv to study plant development: from details of cell polarity and gene regulation, to the impact of changing climate on leaf form and function.
Research Specialist- Bergmann Lab
Primary Work Address: Beckman Center, Stanford, CA, 94305-5323 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The laboratory of Dr. Dominique Bergmann is seeking a Research Spec...
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February 15, 2024 at 3:47 PM
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First post in Bluesky forum! Super thrilled to share our new Tansley review on the development and evolution of Asteraceae capitula! Astonishing phenotypic diversity underlying! @newphyt.bsky.social
February 16, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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Opportunities to work in my group at the RDP laboratory. Two ERC-funded postdoc positions available. Apply to join a fantastic scientific environment in Lyon! Please forward to anyone who might be interested.
www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...
www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...
February 8, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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As jobs are coming out and folks are applying, here's your regular reminder of lots of examples of successful job apps (mostly research academia but also industry, PUI, gov). And if you've gotten a job recently, please consider contributing! github.com/RILAB/statem...
November 14, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Understanding dormancy in fruit trees will be key to year round availability. Cool stuff.
November 14, 2023 at 2:46 PM
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Genetic factors acting prior to dormancy in sour cherry influence bloom time the following spring https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.09.566501v1
Genetic factors acting prior to dormancy in sour cherry influence bloom time the following spring https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.09.566501v1
Bloom time is central to tree fruit production, and for Prunus species floral development leading up
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November 14, 2023 at 1:05 PM