RheeLab
@rheelab.bsky.social
A plant biology lab dedicated to plant resilience research and training next-generation scientists and leaders
An amazing year full of excitement, adventures, travels, and networking. Great people at all levels and places. Looking forward to another exciting year in 2026! A huge thanks to Maricar and Ashley for an amazing job coordinating and promoting C-SPIRIT. I couldn't have asked for a better team!
We are excited to share our 2025 Public Annual Report 🌱
From research milestones and training programs to stakeholder engagement and global partnerships, this report captures our 1st year of progress as an NSF Global Center.
Explore the report here: 👉 c-spirit.org/about/annual...
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From research milestones and training programs to stakeholder engagement and global partnerships, this report captures our 1st year of progress as an NSF Global Center.
Explore the report here: 👉 c-spirit.org/about/annual...
#plantscience
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
An amazing year full of excitement, adventures, travels, and networking. Great people at all levels and places. Looking forward to another exciting year in 2026! A huge thanks to Maricar and Ashley for an amazing job coordinating and promoting C-SPIRIT. I couldn't have asked for a better team!
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The MSU Plant Resilience Institute's 2025 Annual Report is now live!
PRI launched our NSF Global Center in January of 2025, and many of our C-SPIRIT members at MSU are a part of PRI, furthering the Institute's discoveries.
Read the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
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PRI launched our NSF Global Center in January of 2025, and many of our C-SPIRIT members at MSU are a part of PRI, furthering the Institute's discoveries.
Read the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
#plantscience
December 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The MSU Plant Resilience Institute's 2025 Annual Report is now live!
PRI launched our NSF Global Center in January of 2025, and many of our C-SPIRIT members at MSU are a part of PRI, furthering the Institute's discoveries.
Read the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
#plantscience
PRI launched our NSF Global Center in January of 2025, and many of our C-SPIRIT members at MSU are a part of PRI, furthering the Institute's discoveries.
Read the report: plantresilience.msu.edu/about/annual...
#plantscience
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Congrats to C-SPIRIT’s Karine Prado, Matt Stata, Charles Hawkins, Sue Rhee as well as their colleagues on their new manuscript! 🌿
The team shows how a desert plant rewires photosynthesis to thrive in extreme heat 🌡️
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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The team shows how a desert plant rewires photosynthesis to thrive in extreme heat 🌡️
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
#plantscience
November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Congrats to C-SPIRIT’s Karine Prado, Matt Stata, Charles Hawkins, Sue Rhee as well as their colleagues on their new manuscript! 🌿
The team shows how a desert plant rewires photosynthesis to thrive in extreme heat 🌡️
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
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The team shows how a desert plant rewires photosynthesis to thrive in extreme heat 🌡️
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
#plantscience
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Plant scientists at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute, including @rheelab.bsky.social, stand ready to meet the challenge of improving global food security. Read more about how MSU is working to build climate-resilient crops: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/10...
#SpartansWill #PlantResilience
#SpartansWill #PlantResilience
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Plant scientists at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute, including @rheelab.bsky.social, stand ready to meet the challenge of improving global food security. Read more about how MSU is working to build climate-resilient crops: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/10...
#SpartansWill #PlantResilience
#SpartansWill #PlantResilience
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New research out of Death Valley from @rheelab.bsky.social! 🏜️ Learn how one desert plant beats the heat through photosynthetic acclimation in their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
Photosynthetic acclimation is a key contributor to exponential growth of a desert plant in Death Valley summer
Heat waves, now more frequent and longer due to climate change, devastate plant productivity. Although they are rare, thermophilic plants could hold k…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
New research out of Death Valley from @rheelab.bsky.social! 🏜️ Learn how one desert plant beats the heat through photosynthetic acclimation in their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
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From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions. ☀️ Learn how in this @sciencenews.bsky.social story about the remarkable research of Dr. Karine Prado from @rheelab.bsky.social.
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photosynthesis in extreme heat.
www.sciencenews.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions. ☀️ Learn how in this @sciencenews.bsky.social story about the remarkable research of Dr. Karine Prado from @rheelab.bsky.social.
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
#PlantScience #PlantResilience
Our new paper in Current Biology is getting some media attention: Our Current Biology paper is getting some media attention. Congrats to our senior research associate Karine Prado! Here's a piece from Science News: www.sciencenews.org/article/deat...
A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photosynthesis in extreme heat.
www.sciencenews.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Our new paper in Current Biology is getting some media attention: Our Current Biology paper is getting some media attention. Congrats to our senior research associate Karine Prado! Here's a piece from Science News: www.sciencenews.org/article/deat...
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Very exciting discovery from Hatem's lab. Happy to have been a contributor!
Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
How plants decide when to flower: MSU scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
plantresilience.msu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Very exciting discovery from Hatem's lab. Happy to have been a contributor!
Very exciting discovery with @msupri.bsky.social's Hatem Rouached and @msupri.bsky.social's @msubrandizzilab.bsky.social labs
Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
How plants decide when to flower: MSU scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
plantresilience.msu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Very exciting discovery with @msupri.bsky.social's Hatem Rouached and @msupri.bsky.social's @msubrandizzilab.bsky.social labs
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👏 Congrats to C-SPIRIT member Tae-Jin Oh (Sun Moon University) & colleagues on their new Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics paper! They discovered CYP107E41, a novel enzyme advancing green biocatalysis, echoing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable ag.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
👏 Congrats to C-SPIRIT member Tae-Jin Oh (Sun Moon University) & colleagues on their new Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics paper! They discovered CYP107E41, a novel enzyme advancing green biocatalysis, echoing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable ag.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ab...
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🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ab...
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A new review article from @msupri.bsky.social scientists with collaboration from ag industry colleagues. Building climate-resilient crops: genetic, environmental, and technological strategies for heat and drought stress tolerance url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
Building climate-resilient crops: genetic, environmental, and technological strategies for heat and drought stress tolerance
This review examines the environmental and genetic factors that contribute to heat and drought stress tolerance in crops. It also assesses the limitations
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October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A new review article from @msupri.bsky.social scientists with collaboration from ag industry colleagues. Building climate-resilient crops: genetic, environmental, and technological strategies for heat and drought stress tolerance url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
We are now 14 members! Join us!
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We are now 14 members! Join us!
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Meet the speakers of the very first inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water, happening Tuesday, Nov 18! 💧
To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...
To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com
@marianasartur.bsky.social
To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...
To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com
@marianasartur.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Meet the speakers of the very first inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water, happening Tuesday, Nov 18! 💧
To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...
To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com
@marianasartur.bsky.social
To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...
To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com
@marianasartur.bsky.social
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🎉 Congrats to Daisuke Todaka, Motoaki Seki, Kenji Miura, & colleagues on their new paper in Scientific Reports!
4-CPA & ethanol boost tomato growth, fruit quality, & heat tolerance — advancing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable, resilient agriculture. 🌱🍅
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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4-CPA & ethanol boost tomato growth, fruit quality, & heat tolerance — advancing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable, resilient agriculture. 🌱🍅
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#plantscience
October 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎉 Congrats to Daisuke Todaka, Motoaki Seki, Kenji Miura, & colleagues on their new paper in Scientific Reports!
4-CPA & ethanol boost tomato growth, fruit quality, & heat tolerance — advancing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable, resilient agriculture. 🌱🍅
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#plantscience
4-CPA & ethanol boost tomato growth, fruit quality, & heat tolerance — advancing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable, resilient agriculture. 🌱🍅
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#plantscience
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C-SPIRIT’s Sue Rhee (@rheelab.bsky.social) is giving a keynote at the XXI SMB Plant Biology Congress! 🌱
🗓️ Oct 21 | 6:30-7:15 pm CT
💬 Drug discovery for agriculture: Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork
See more: smbplant.quimica.unam.mx
#PlantScience
🗓️ Oct 21 | 6:30-7:15 pm CT
💬 Drug discovery for agriculture: Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork
See more: smbplant.quimica.unam.mx
#PlantScience
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
C-SPIRIT’s Sue Rhee (@rheelab.bsky.social) is giving a keynote at the XXI SMB Plant Biology Congress! 🌱
🗓️ Oct 21 | 6:30-7:15 pm CT
💬 Drug discovery for agriculture: Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork
See more: smbplant.quimica.unam.mx
#PlantScience
🗓️ Oct 21 | 6:30-7:15 pm CT
💬 Drug discovery for agriculture: Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork
See more: smbplant.quimica.unam.mx
#PlantScience
Only 10 days left to apply to the MSU Plant Resilience Institute for a faculty position.We're looking for 1 junior and 1 senior faculty. Applications submitted after 10/15 cannot be considered. Join us! It's a very collaborative, fun, innovative group of plant biologists. Apply at: lnkd.in/eRyDv_Pi
October 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Only 10 days left to apply to the MSU Plant Resilience Institute for a faculty position.We're looking for 1 junior and 1 senior faculty. Applications submitted after 10/15 cannot be considered. Join us! It's a very collaborative, fun, innovative group of plant biologists. Apply at: lnkd.in/eRyDv_Pi
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September 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@rheelab.bsky.social @istudytrust.bsky.social @hatem-rouached.bsky.social @bobvanburen.bsky.social @santastic-k.bsky.social @nicolabiologist.bsky.social @wishartnode.bsky.social @oli-wilkins.bsky.social @asherpasha.bsky.social @bar-plantbio.bsky.social @alenzimic10.bsky.social@lichmanlab.bsky.social
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NEWS & VIEWS: Turning the knobs: The impact of glutathionylation on starch metabolism (Anna Moseler) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
October 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
NEWS & VIEWS: Turning the knobs: The impact of glutathionylation on starch metabolism (Anna Moseler) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
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This photo does not capture the amazing energy & enthusiasm of @llseedsull.bsky.social's amazing tenure talk today!!! (Although I did manage to get the Capsella cameo & @andreacase.bsky.social's "not a threat I promise" blouse
October 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This photo does not capture the amazing energy & enthusiasm of @llseedsull.bsky.social's amazing tenure talk today!!! (Although I did manage to get the Capsella cameo & @andreacase.bsky.social's "not a threat I promise" blouse
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Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.
PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Deadline: October 15.
Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.
PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Deadline: October 15.
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.
PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Deadline: October 15.
Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.
PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...
Deadline: October 15.
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📣 The #PlantBio2026 Program Committee is pleased to announce that the abstract submission portal is now open! plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-a-pro...
The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community—that means YOU!
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The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community—that means YOU!
#plantscience
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
📣 The #PlantBio2026 Program Committee is pleased to announce that the abstract submission portal is now open! plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-a-pro...
The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community—that means YOU!
#plantscience
The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community—that means YOU!
#plantscience
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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 ...
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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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Congrats to C-SPIRIT members Daisuke Todaka and Motoaki Seki (RIKEN CSRS) and colleagues on their new Plant Biotechnology paper! 🎉
Their study shows ethanol plus sufficient light boosts cassava drought resilience by activating ABA signaling & more. 🌱🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.5511/plan...
#plantscience
Their study shows ethanol plus sufficient light boosts cassava drought resilience by activating ABA signaling & more. 🌱🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.5511/plan...
#plantscience
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Congrats to C-SPIRIT members Daisuke Todaka and Motoaki Seki (RIKEN CSRS) and colleagues on their new Plant Biotechnology paper! 🎉
Their study shows ethanol plus sufficient light boosts cassava drought resilience by activating ABA signaling & more. 🌱🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.5511/plan...
#plantscience
Their study shows ethanol plus sufficient light boosts cassava drought resilience by activating ABA signaling & more. 🌱🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.5511/plan...
#plantscience