Rose Marks
@roseamarks.bsky.social
assistant professor at UIUC plant bio. evolution and ecology of resurrection plants in southern Africa
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The January issue of New Phytologist is online now, featuring on the cover @roseamarks.bsky.social’s article on the physiology and genomics of the resurrection plant, Myrothanus flabellifolia. doi.org/10.1111/nph....
(I’m posting here for Dr. Marks, who is currently doing field work off the grid)
(I’m posting here for Dr. Marks, who is currently doing field work off the grid)
The architecture of resilience: a genome assembly of Myrothamnus flabellifolia sheds light on desiccation tolerance and sex determination
Myrothamnus flabellifolia is a dioecious resurrection plant endemic to southern Africa that has become an important model for understanding desiccation tolerance. Despite its ecological and medicina...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The January issue of New Phytologist is online now, featuring on the cover @roseamarks.bsky.social’s article on the physiology and genomics of the resurrection plant, Myrothanus flabellifolia. doi.org/10.1111/nph....
(I’m posting here for Dr. Marks, who is currently doing field work off the grid)
(I’m posting here for Dr. Marks, who is currently doing field work off the grid)
new paper! this one holds a special place in my heart--it's the project that brought me to South Africa--just a short 6 years later, we have a product
Myrothamnus is a resurrection plant with deep cultural roots. it's been a privilege to study this iconic species that survives with so little.
Myrothamnus is a resurrection plant with deep cultural roots. it's been a privilege to study this iconic species that survives with so little.
November 3, 2025 at 11:48 PM
new paper! this one holds a special place in my heart--it's the project that brought me to South Africa--just a short 6 years later, we have a product
Myrothamnus is a resurrection plant with deep cultural roots. it's been a privilege to study this iconic species that survives with so little.
Myrothamnus is a resurrection plant with deep cultural roots. it's been a privilege to study this iconic species that survives with so little.
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Join us for the first inaugural WALII Virtual Symposium on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025!
Abstract submissions for a contributed talk are NOW OPEN!
Selected speakers will be chosen in Oct. & will present 10-12 min. talks followed by 3-5 min. of Q&A.
Visit: walii.science/virtual-symp...
Abstract submissions for a contributed talk are NOW OPEN!
Selected speakers will be chosen in Oct. & will present 10-12 min. talks followed by 3-5 min. of Q&A.
Visit: walii.science/virtual-symp...
September 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Join us for the first inaugural WALII Virtual Symposium on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025!
Abstract submissions for a contributed talk are NOW OPEN!
Selected speakers will be chosen in Oct. & will present 10-12 min. talks followed by 3-5 min. of Q&A.
Visit: walii.science/virtual-symp...
Abstract submissions for a contributed talk are NOW OPEN!
Selected speakers will be chosen in Oct. & will present 10-12 min. talks followed by 3-5 min. of Q&A.
Visit: walii.science/virtual-symp...
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Calling #mycologists and anyone working on plant fungal interactions, please help spread the word - opportunity to come work with these wonderful people @minyaaa.bsky.social @roseamarks.bsky.social @dallingjim.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Calling #mycologists and anyone working on plant fungal interactions, please help spread the word - opportunity to come work with these wonderful people @minyaaa.bsky.social @roseamarks.bsky.social @dallingjim.bsky.social
new preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
we camped in the bush, got caught in a storm, and watched Myrothamnus flabellifolia spring back to life....
now we’ve got a genome assembly and a field-based transcriptomic timecourse to tell its story
we camped in the bush, got caught in a storm, and watched Myrothamnus flabellifolia spring back to life....
now we’ve got a genome assembly and a field-based transcriptomic timecourse to tell its story
The architecture of resilience: a genome assembly of Myrothamnus flabellifolia sheds light on desiccation tolerance and sex determination
Myrothamnus flabellifolia is a dioecious resurrection plant endemic to southern Africa that has become an important model for desiccation tolerance. Here, we present a chromosome-level, haplotype-reso...
www.biorxiv.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
new preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
we camped in the bush, got caught in a storm, and watched Myrothamnus flabellifolia spring back to life....
now we’ve got a genome assembly and a field-based transcriptomic timecourse to tell its story
we camped in the bush, got caught in a storm, and watched Myrothamnus flabellifolia spring back to life....
now we’ve got a genome assembly and a field-based transcriptomic timecourse to tell its story
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- The art of drying gracefully: The future for desiccation research (Nature Communications) @roseamarks.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social (Summary by Stephanie Temnyk) buff.ly/D6x3PIA
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
Perspective. The art of drying gracefully: The future for desiccation research | Plantae
In their perspective article, “Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications,” Marks et al. outline the current state and future…
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May 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- The art of drying gracefully: The future for desiccation research (Nature Communications) @roseamarks.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social (Summary by Stephanie Temnyk) buff.ly/D6x3PIA
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
one of the most rewarding projects i’ve ever been part of. huge thx to the team of amazing folks who came together to make this happen ✨
WALII member, @roseamarks.bsky.social, brought together a team of 39 researchers across the globe to outline a comprehensive roadmap for advancing research on desiccation tolerance in a newly published paper with @natcomms.nature.com
Read about it here!
plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
Read about it here!
plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202...
New Paper Explores the Secrets of Surviving Without Water
Dr. Rose Marks brought together a team of 39 researchers from across the globe to outline a comprehensive roadmap for advancing research on desiccation tolerance.
plantresilience.msu.edu
April 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
one of the most rewarding projects i’ve ever been part of. huge thx to the team of amazing folks who came together to make this happen ✨
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This was an incredible, international, tree-of-life spanning collaborative effort led by @roseamarks.bsky.social. I had fun and it was great model for how we can start to reach across disciplinary barriers and silos. @naturecomms.bsky.social #interdisciplinary
Life without water? A few organisms manage it.
A new paper by Assistant Professor Jenna Ekwealor and co-authors in Nature Communications explores desiccation tolerance. Read more here!
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#biology #desiccation #biotech #conservation
A new paper by Assistant Professor Jenna Ekwealor and co-authors in Nature Communications explores desiccation tolerance. Read more here!
🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#biology #desiccation #biotech #conservation
April 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This was an incredible, international, tree-of-life spanning collaborative effort led by @roseamarks.bsky.social. I had fun and it was great model for how we can start to reach across disciplinary barriers and silos. @naturecomms.bsky.social #interdisciplinary
our perspective on desiccation tolerance research is out in
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications - Nature Communications
Desiccation tolerance is an extreme adaptation to water limitation. Here the authors envisage a roadmap to advance desiccation tolerance research, highlight key knowledge gaps, call for standardizatio...
www.nature.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
our perspective on desiccation tolerance research is out in
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...