Dr. Margaret Young
@revealplant.bsky.social
🇯🇲 🇺🇸Plants and poetry. Plant tissue culture and transformation 🧬🌱🍃🧫🪴. Undergrad teaching and research. Designing new labs. HBCU/PUI.
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Happy Fall 2024 #ECSU. Some undergrads said hello, stayed awhile, and a few goodbye 😭. Projects in PTC and transformation started, continued, and some completed 🧬🧪🧫🍃🪴🌽. We welcomed undergrads from BIOL 499. Ended the term with students from the local Biotech Club. #ECSUVikingsScience #plant
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PlantGENE was awarded a Special Creativity Extension grant from the National Science Foundation.
Learn more at plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-aw...
#plantscience #bioengineering #ScienceCommunity
Learn more at plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-aw...
#plantscience #bioengineering #ScienceCommunity
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
PlantGENE was awarded a Special Creativity Extension grant from the National Science Foundation.
Learn more at plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-aw...
#plantscience #bioengineering #ScienceCommunity
Learn more at plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-aw...
#plantscience #bioengineering #ScienceCommunity
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Cleomaceae are the sister group to the Brassicaceae. In contrast to the Brassicaceae, they contain true C4 photosynthetic species. This indicates that the genetic capacity to evolve C4 is ancestral to the split of Brassicaceae and Cleomaceae.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Cleomaceae: diversity and potential of a model family for studies on the evolution of photosynthesis
The Cleomaceae family integrates floral diversity, physiological plasticity, and the evolution of C4 photosynthesis, serving as an important model to investigate plant adaptation and evolutionary inn...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Cleomaceae are the sister group to the Brassicaceae. In contrast to the Brassicaceae, they contain true C4 photosynthetic species. This indicates that the genetic capacity to evolve C4 is ancestral to the split of Brassicaceae and Cleomaceae.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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September 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Lab welcomes 👍🏼#undergrad Thea J. #ECSU. She is part of our corn 🌽 NSF grant. We are improving regeneration from seedling tissues and introducing morphogenic factors using Agrobacterium🧬🧫🦠🌱. Thea is supervised by Lab Tech Jacqueline and peer mentored by Nicole. #ECSUVikingsScience #plant
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Lab welcomes 👍🏼#undergrad Thea J. #ECSU. She is part of our corn 🌽 NSF grant. We are improving regeneration from seedling tissues and introducing morphogenic factors using Agrobacterium🧬🧫🦠🌱. Thea is supervised by Lab Tech Jacqueline and peer mentored by Nicole. #ECSUVikingsScience #plant
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Explore undergrad-powered research with this collection of papers authored by the next generation of plant scientists, in the International Journal of Plant Sciences. Read it here: https://ow.ly/pSi750Xm7nO International Journal of Plant Sciences
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Explore undergrad-powered research with this collection of papers authored by the next generation of plant scientists, in the International Journal of Plant Sciences. Read it here: https://ow.ly/pSi750Xm7nO International Journal of Plant Sciences
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Optimization for #Arabidopsis #floral #dip transformation
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Methods article by Liu et al.
@erhminlai @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #Agrobacterium
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Methods article by Liu et al.
@erhminlai @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #Agrobacterium
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Optimization for #Arabidopsis #floral #dip transformation
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Methods article by Liu et al.
@erhminlai @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #Agrobacterium
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#Methods article by Liu et al.
@erhminlai @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience #Agrobacterium
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#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#OpenCloning is a an Open Source alternative to SnapGene/Benchling that supports automation and integration with other software
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
✅ Free
🔓 Open Source
🧬 More cloning methods than SnapGene
🤖 Can be automated with python
👨🔬 Built by a researcher — for researchers!
👉 Check it out at opencloning.org
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Binary vector origin predictably determines Agrobacterium-mediated transformation outcome across eukaryotic kingdom https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.18.688525v1
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Binary vector origin predictably determines Agrobacterium-mediated transformation outcome across eukaryotic kingdom https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.18.688525v1
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Are you ready to publish?
Submit your work to one of the open-access, peer-reviewed ASHS Journals - HortScience, HortTechnology, or JASHS!
https://journals.ashs.org/
#horticulture #plantscience #plantbreeding #research #fruit #vegetables #turfgrass #ornamentals
Submit your work to one of the open-access, peer-reviewed ASHS Journals - HortScience, HortTechnology, or JASHS!
https://journals.ashs.org/
#horticulture #plantscience #plantbreeding #research #fruit #vegetables #turfgrass #ornamentals
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Are you ready to publish?
Submit your work to one of the open-access, peer-reviewed ASHS Journals - HortScience, HortTechnology, or JASHS!
https://journals.ashs.org/
#horticulture #plantscience #plantbreeding #research #fruit #vegetables #turfgrass #ornamentals
Submit your work to one of the open-access, peer-reviewed ASHS Journals - HortScience, HortTechnology, or JASHS!
https://journals.ashs.org/
#horticulture #plantscience #plantbreeding #research #fruit #vegetables #turfgrass #ornamentals
Restarted the Medicinal Plant of the Month display in the lobby of Jenkins Science Center #ECSU. Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼to undergrads Carmen and Ainya (GH lab techs 💻⚕️💊), and ECSU for the repairs🔨. Our trusty praying mantis is on guard (IPM 🐞🐛. #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcu #plants
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Restarted the Medicinal Plant of the Month display in the lobby of Jenkins Science Center #ECSU. Thanks 👍🏼👍🏼to undergrads Carmen and Ainya (GH lab techs 💻⚕️💊), and ECSU for the repairs🔨. Our trusty praying mantis is on guard (IPM 🐞🐛. #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcu #plants
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The CRISPR Help Session Part II is an interactive Q&A event. The audience will have an opportunity to ask specific questions to expert speakers about analysis of edited lines.
Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPR #PlantSci
Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPR #PlantSci
October 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The CRISPR Help Session Part II is an interactive Q&A event. The audience will have an opportunity to ask specific questions to expert speakers about analysis of edited lines.
Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPR #PlantSci
Please come prepared with questions for discussion!
Register here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPR #PlantSci
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David Jackson closing the first international forum on maize biology, which he and I chaired. 70 institutions from 10 countries represented. Looking forward to 2027 IFMB in Chengdu!
October 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
David Jackson closing the first international forum on maize biology, which he and I chaired. 70 institutions from 10 countries represented. Looking forward to 2027 IFMB in Chengdu!
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Does anyone have a textbook recommendation for teaching genomics (including recent technologies for genome assembly and annotation) to undergraduate/graduate students?
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Does anyone have a textbook recommendation for teaching genomics (including recent technologies for genome assembly and annotation) to undergraduate/graduate students?
Completed the classical plant experiments in General Botany #ECSU. Undergrads collected data on fresh/dry wt. ⚖️ of seeds 🌰 for a week; histology🔬 of plant organs; light ☀️vs chlorophyll on photosynthesis ⚗️🧪🌱; respiration (germinating vs dry seeds 🌰). #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcuexcellence
October 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Completed the classical plant experiments in General Botany #ECSU. Undergrads collected data on fresh/dry wt. ⚖️ of seeds 🌰 for a week; histology🔬 of plant organs; light ☀️vs chlorophyll on photosynthesis ⚗️🧪🌱; respiration (germinating vs dry seeds 🌰). #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcuexcellence
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One day in the lab, we accidentally discovered that the spines of a cactus 🌵 straighten when exposed to fog. I was intrigued and so were my collaborators. How does this work and what can be gained from it? Here are some of the answers in our new preprint:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
October 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One day in the lab, we accidentally discovered that the spines of a cactus 🌵 straighten when exposed to fog. I was intrigued and so were my collaborators. How does this work and what can be gained from it? Here are some of the answers in our new preprint:
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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September 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Pothos is a popular foliage plant. ‘UF-Ea-0310’ was selected from self-pollinated seedling populations of ‘Marble Queen’. Regeneration of ‘UF-Ea-0310’ via direct somatic embryogenesis resulted in a complete green-leaved cultivar: UF-Ea-0314.
#HortScience https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18915-25
#HortScience https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18915-25
October 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pothos is a popular foliage plant. ‘UF-Ea-0310’ was selected from self-pollinated seedling populations of ‘Marble Queen’. Regeneration of ‘UF-Ea-0310’ via direct somatic embryogenesis resulted in a complete green-leaved cultivar: UF-Ea-0314.
#HortScience https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18915-25
#HortScience https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI18915-25
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Nice write-up about RUBY in our university newsletter:
today.ucsd.edu/story/seeing...
today.ucsd.edu/story/seeing...
Seeing Red: A UC San Diego Invention is Transforming the Way Scientists Track Genes
UC San Diego biologists have created a transformative new way to monitor genes. The game-changing tool known as RUBY is an inexpensive, easy-to-use technology that allows researchers to visualize gene...
today.ucsd.edu
September 30, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nice write-up about RUBY in our university newsletter:
today.ucsd.edu/story/seeing...
today.ucsd.edu/story/seeing...
Loading vertical protein gels 👍🏼👍🏼 #ECSU. Undergrads in Molecular Biology looked at fish 🐟 proteins (Edvotek). All the ohs and ahs 🙄😃 when General Botany undergrads see their first plasmolysed epidermal cells (red onion 🔴🌰 in different conc. of sucrose🍬 and salt🧂). #ECSUVikingsScience
September 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Loading vertical protein gels 👍🏼👍🏼 #ECSU. Undergrads in Molecular Biology looked at fish 🐟 proteins (Edvotek). All the ohs and ahs 🙄😃 when General Botany undergrads see their first plasmolysed epidermal cells (red onion 🔴🌰 in different conc. of sucrose🍬 and salt🧂). #ECSUVikingsScience
Expts. have started in earnest #ECSU. Macromolecules tests ⚗️🧪🎨 with control (water) and unknown sol'n (General Botany); and making LB media 🧫 (Molecular Biology). Added some activated charcoal ⚫️ for #agarart 🔴🔵🟣🟢. Idea 💡 from @atinygreencell.bsky.social. #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcuexcellence
September 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Expts. have started in earnest #ECSU. Macromolecules tests ⚗️🧪🎨 with control (water) and unknown sol'n (General Botany); and making LB media 🧫 (Molecular Biology). Added some activated charcoal ⚫️ for #agarart 🔴🔵🟣🟢. Idea 💡 from @atinygreencell.bsky.social. #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcuexcellence
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Speakers & Topics:
🔹Dr Keunsub Lee – Enhancing Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation
🔹Dr Greg Goralogia – A hairy root-to-shoot excision system
🔹Dr Chris Willig – Agrobacterium strain enhancement for plant transformation
Register!
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@aabiologists.bsky.social
🔹Dr Keunsub Lee – Enhancing Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation
🔹Dr Greg Goralogia – A hairy root-to-shoot excision system
🔹Dr Chris Willig – Agrobacterium strain enhancement for plant transformation
Register!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@aabiologists.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Engineering – Advances, Bottlenecks, and Promise. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar is the 1st in a series together with "The Plant Journal"
Join us for a webinar hosted in collaboration between The Global Plant Council and the "The Plant Journal", exploring the latest ...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Speakers & Topics:
🔹Dr Keunsub Lee – Enhancing Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation
🔹Dr Greg Goralogia – A hairy root-to-shoot excision system
🔹Dr Chris Willig – Agrobacterium strain enhancement for plant transformation
Register!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@aabiologists.bsky.social
🔹Dr Keunsub Lee – Enhancing Agrobacterium-mediated plant transformation
🔹Dr Greg Goralogia – A hairy root-to-shoot excision system
🔹Dr Chris Willig – Agrobacterium strain enhancement for plant transformation
Register!
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
@aabiologists.bsky.social
Our project on the oak 🌰 tree 🌳 by the Library continues #ECSU. Biological Research undergrads will be annotating the chloroplast genome. Part of the ACTG project of Dr. Alex Harkess (HudsonAlpha Inst.). Last fall, we sequenced HMW DNA 🌱🧪🧬 (excellent quality 👌). #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcu
August 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Our project on the oak 🌰 tree 🌳 by the Library continues #ECSU. Biological Research undergrads will be annotating the chloroplast genome. Part of the ACTG project of Dr. Alex Harkess (HudsonAlpha Inst.). Last fall, we sequenced HMW DNA 🌱🧪🧬 (excellent quality 👌). #ECSUVikingsScience #hbcu
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Thinking of starting a plant genome sequencing project?
Check out this step-by-step guide:
Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences
📖 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #LongReads
@puckerlab.bsky.social
Check out this step-by-step guide:
Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences
📖 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #LongReads
@puckerlab.bsky.social
www.preprints.org
August 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Thinking of starting a plant genome sequencing project?
Check out this step-by-step guide:
Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences
📖 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #LongReads
@puckerlab.bsky.social
Check out this step-by-step guide:
Cookbook for Plant Genome Sequences
📖 www.preprints.org/manuscript/2...
#Genomics #Bioinformatics #LongReads
@puckerlab.bsky.social
Still enjoy 👍🏼 doing plant nodal cultures 🌱🧫 after almost 30 years #ECSU. The laminar flow hood is humming, my music 🎶 is playing in the background but still a silence 🔕as no talking (increase in contamination🦠🍄). The interplay between the forceps and the scalpel..... #perfect 💐 #plants
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM