Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
@annapardo-phd.bsky.social
Heyduk Lab postdoc, UConn EEB | Computational biologist | Facultative CAM in Yucca | Grass abiotic stress genomics | PhD Michigan State 2024, VanBuren Lab | still working from home | she/her
Update: I will be speaking in the Plant Gene Expression Analysis workshop on Monday, Jan. 12! If you'll be at PAG this year, come hear about gene expression and faculatative CAM in a homoploid hybrid Yucca!
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Update: I will be speaking in the Plant Gene Expression Analysis workshop on Monday, Jan. 12! If you'll be at PAG this year, come hear about gene expression and faculatative CAM in a homoploid hybrid Yucca!
So proud that my first PhD chapter is now out in G3: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Brief story in the thread below! ⬇️
Brief story in the thread below! ⬇️
Stress-responsive transcription factor families are key components of the core abiotic stress response in maize
Abstract. Abiotic stresses, including drought, salt, heat, cold, flooding, and low nitrogen, are harmful to agriculture and increasing in frequency due to
doi.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So proud that my first PhD chapter is now out in G3: doi.org/10.1093/g3jo...
Brief story in the thread below! ⬇️
Brief story in the thread below! ⬇️
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You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
www.nature.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You've probably heard how a high percentage of #Nobel laureates are immigrants. The US in particular has benefited from the influx of bright minds.
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@jennaahart.bsky.social ran the data for this century's Nobel prizewinners — and shows more than 30% immigrated. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
Interested in giving a talk at the Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG 33) in San Diego?
Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions.
To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025:
forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...
Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions.
To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025:
forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...
September 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Interested in giving a talk at the Plant and Animal Genome conference (PAG 33) in San Diego?
Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions.
To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025:
forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...
Together with several colleagues, we are arranging 5 interconnected sessions.
To submit an abstract, please fill out this Google Form before Oct 12th, 2025:
forms.gle/q7j275Di6umY...
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
Super excited about this new Open Rank tenure-track faculty search for the MSU Plant Resilience Institute. We successfully hired two excellent new faculty in our last search and we are hoping to build on that success with this search. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Working/Functional Title
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System
Position Summary
The Plant Resilience Institute (PRI) at Michigan State University invites applications for multiple tenure-st...
careers.msu.edu
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Super excited about this new Open Rank tenure-track faculty search for the MSU Plant Resilience Institute. We successfully hired two excellent new faculty in our last search and we are hoping to build on that success with this search. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...
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Application review begins in one week for the MSU herbarium director position!!!! More info here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Application review begins in one week for the MSU herbarium director position!!!! More info here: plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...
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NSF GRFP solicitation out.
App deadlines now in November.
As others noted, eligibility rules for current graduate students now exclude 2nd year grad students. See the solicitation - they’ve emphasized “first year” and “less than one academic year” in grad program.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
App deadlines now in November.
As others noted, eligibility rules for current graduate students now exclude 2nd year grad students. See the solicitation - they’ve emphasized “first year” and “less than one academic year” in grad program.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
September 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
NSF GRFP solicitation out.
App deadlines now in November.
As others noted, eligibility rules for current graduate students now exclude 2nd year grad students. See the solicitation - they’ve emphasized “first year” and “less than one academic year” in grad program.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
App deadlines now in November.
As others noted, eligibility rules for current graduate students now exclude 2nd year grad students. See the solicitation - they’ve emphasized “first year” and “less than one academic year” in grad program.
www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
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#AppsPlantSci is planning a special issue highlighting innovative uses of target-enrichment sequence data, and we're seeking proposals!
More info here: botany.org/home/publica...
Deadline 30 Nov 2025
@emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics
More info here: botany.org/home/publica...
Deadline 30 Nov 2025
@emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics
September 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#AppsPlantSci is planning a special issue highlighting innovative uses of target-enrichment sequence data, and we're seeking proposals!
More info here: botany.org/home/publica...
Deadline 30 Nov 2025
@emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics
More info here: botany.org/home/publica...
Deadline 30 Nov 2025
@emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics
Update: I am officially planning to head to PAG in January. Thanks for the advice everyone!
Genomics/plant bio folks, I'd love to crowdsource some wisdom here: what 2026 conference would you recommend to a postdoc (me) working on a non-model species who wants to make the jump to industry computational biology within the next year? Thanks in advance!
September 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Update: I am officially planning to head to PAG in January. Thanks for the advice everyone!
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
I am editing a collection on "plant epigenetic regulation" for BMC Plant Biology. If you think that your paper might fit there please contact me or send it through the submission system to our collection: www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...
Call for papers - Plant epigenetic regulation
www.biomedcentral.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I am editing a collection on "plant epigenetic regulation" for BMC Plant Biology. If you think that your paper might fit there please contact me or send it through the submission system to our collection: www.biomedcentral.com/collections/...
Genomics/plant bio folks, I'd love to crowdsource some wisdom here: what 2026 conference would you recommend to a postdoc (me) working on a non-model species who wants to make the jump to industry computational biology within the next year? Thanks in advance!
September 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Genomics/plant bio folks, I'd love to crowdsource some wisdom here: what 2026 conference would you recommend to a postdoc (me) working on a non-model species who wants to make the jump to industry computational biology within the next year? Thanks in advance!
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
Karolina Heyduk has called BSA her scientific home since 2012 and has dedicated many years to service for the Society. Celebrate #ADayforBSA with a gift to the Endowment to give back to your Society and honor what BSA has meant to your career!
Give today!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
Give today!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Karolina Heyduk has called BSA her scientific home since 2012 and has dedicated many years to service for the Society. Celebrate #ADayforBSA with a gift to the Endowment to give back to your Society and honor what BSA has meant to your career!
Give today!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
Give today!
crm.botany.org/civicrm/cont...
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
Our "Joshua tree is CAM" paper is finally out: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Data collection started back in 2021, when we saw weird results in some RNAseq that made me stop and wonder if Joshua trees, long thought to be C3, were actually...CAM!
Data collection started back in 2021, when we saw weird results in some RNAseq that made me stop and wonder if Joshua trees, long thought to be C3, were actually...CAM!
Cryptic CAM photosynthesis in Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia, Y. jaegeriana)
Joshua trees are long-lived perennial monocots native to the Mojave Desert in North America. Composed of two species, Yucca brevifolia and Y. jaegeriana (Asparagaceae), Joshua trees are imperiled by...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Our "Joshua tree is CAM" paper is finally out: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Data collection started back in 2021, when we saw weird results in some RNAseq that made me stop and wonder if Joshua trees, long thought to be C3, were actually...CAM!
Data collection started back in 2021, when we saw weird results in some RNAseq that made me stop and wonder if Joshua trees, long thought to be C3, were actually...CAM!
N: Vancouver, BC
E: Kruger National Park, South Africa
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Vancouver, BC (again)
E: Kruger National Park, South Africa
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Vancouver, BC (again)
Should be writing, but this is writing right?
N: Oslo
E: Fiji
S: Perth (Australia)
W: Monterey, California
N: Oslo
E: Fiji
S: Perth (Australia)
W: Monterey, California
Furthest I’ve been:
N: Svalbard
E: Tokyo
S: Recife
W: Orlando
Need to venture to Africa for the S.
N: Svalbard
E: Tokyo
S: Recife
W: Orlando
Need to venture to Africa for the S.
August 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
N: Vancouver, BC
E: Kruger National Park, South Africa
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Vancouver, BC (again)
E: Kruger National Park, South Africa
S: Johannesburg, South Africa
W: Vancouver, BC (again)
AI can be useful sometimes, but...I just think it's important to remember that ChatGPT is, in fact, a statistical model rather than a human-level intelligence.
August 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
AI can be useful sometimes, but...I just think it's important to remember that ChatGPT is, in fact, a statistical model rather than a human-level intelligence.
What happens when a CAM species and a C3 species hybridize? Find out today in Comparative Genomics I at 10:15 (right after the coffee break)! #botany2025 #whambamcam #camgenda
July 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What happens when a CAM species and a C3 species hybridize? Find out today in Comparative Genomics I at 10:15 (right after the coffee break)! #botany2025 #whambamcam #camgenda
A highlight of the day at #Botany2025: learning about CAM in the carnivorous genus Pinguicula from Daniel Mok of @msupri.bsky.social. So cool to see hypotheses from 1991 confirmed in 2025!
July 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
A highlight of the day at #Botany2025: learning about CAM in the carnivorous genus Pinguicula from Daniel Mok of @msupri.bsky.social. So cool to see hypotheses from 1991 confirmed in 2025!
Reposted by Anna Pardo, Ph.D.
Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
July 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Did you see Catrina Adams' #Botany2025 plenary talk on #PlantingScience last night?
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
She shared so much fantastic info on the program---if you'd like to read more about the program, check out this new Plant Science Bulletin article!
issuu.com/botanicalsoc... #botany #plantscience #plantpeopleftw
Watched a few great talks at Hybrids & Hybridization I of #Botany2025 this morning - next up, Dryland Floras! If you're like me and like both hybrids and drought, check out my talk on hybrid Yuccas and drought-induced CAM on Wednesday at 10:15 (Comparative Genomics I)!
July 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Watched a few great talks at Hybrids & Hybridization I of #Botany2025 this morning - next up, Dryland Floras! If you're like me and like both hybrids and drought, check out my talk on hybrid Yuccas and drought-induced CAM on Wednesday at 10:15 (Comparative Genomics I)!
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Heading to #Botany2025? Curious how plants thrive in extreme deserts and drylands? Don't miss our Dryland Floras colloquium, we've lined up a great session! 🌵☀️
🗓️ Monday, July 28 | 🕗 8:00am–12:00pm | 📍 Mojave Learning Center
🗓️ Monday, July 28 | 🕗 8:00am–12:00pm | 📍 Mojave Learning Center
July 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Heading to #Botany2025? Curious how plants thrive in extreme deserts and drylands? Don't miss our Dryland Floras colloquium, we've lined up a great session! 🌵☀️
🗓️ Monday, July 28 | 🕗 8:00am–12:00pm | 📍 Mojave Learning Center
🗓️ Monday, July 28 | 🕗 8:00am–12:00pm | 📍 Mojave Learning Center
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Lab group trip to Joshua Tree NP! #botany2025
July 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Lab group trip to Joshua Tree NP! #botany2025
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Hello Science Feed! 🧪 I am a plant breeder and geneticist at @savannainstitute.bsky.social. I run the breeding programs in American persimmon and black locust, and I did my PhD in tart cherries at Michigan State. I specialize in weirdo genomes and the wonderful slow pace of tree breeding 🌳🧬
March 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hello Science Feed! 🧪 I am a plant breeder and geneticist at @savannainstitute.bsky.social. I run the breeding programs in American persimmon and black locust, and I did my PhD in tart cherries at Michigan State. I specialize in weirdo genomes and the wonderful slow pace of tree breeding 🌳🧬
Not at all jealous of my PI right now (but also incredibly happy for her! and excited to hear about her trip when she gets back 👀)
February 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Not at all jealous of my PI right now (but also incredibly happy for her! and excited to hear about her trip when she gets back 👀)