Alex Borowsky
atborowsky.bsky.social
Alex Borowsky
@atborowsky.bsky.social
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology working to design plant cis-regulatory sequences and broaden access to plant synthetic biology tools. Brophy Lab, Stanford
Reposted by Alex Borowsky
Side quest # TooMany of this PhD: I co-authored an article for @issuesinst.bsky.social on the need for better soil data to monitor topsoil loss, plus farmland price valuation that reflects the true quality of soil to incentivize topsoil preservation. Feedback most welcome!
issues.org/better-soil-...
For Better Soil, Get Better Data
Relying on outdated soil quality data to value farmland creates a disincentive for farmers to invest in conserving topsoil.
issues.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Reposted by Alex Borowsky
Excited to share that the Zhu Lab will officially open at Texas A&M University on August 1st, 2025!

We’re a multidisciplinary group, exploring how plant roots adapt their growth to environmental stresses across scales. Actively recruiting!

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July 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is a great opportunity for early career researchers! The plant single cell community is welcoming and supportive.
Missed the deadline for a talk at the GRC in Portland, Maine?

There is still time to be considered for a talk at the GRS: submit your abstract by May 4th to be considered!

Visit the website and click on the blue "Apply Now" button to submit!
www.grc.org/single-cell-...
2025 Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology (GRS) Seminar GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Seminar on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology (GRS) will be held in Portland, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.
www.grc.org
May 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Reposted by Alex Borowsky
Want to travel to Portland, Maine and present at the Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology? Short talk submissions are open until April 30, 2025. All other applications for this conference are due July 13th. To apply: bit.ly/ApplyforGRC (submit as a poster abstract)
2025 Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology Conference GRC
The 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology will be held in Portland, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.
bit.ly
March 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reposted by Alex Borowsky
🙏 NSF for supporting @uf-ifas.bsky.social / UF Horticultural Sciences' trailblazing workshop 'How SynBio can *realistically* impact crop improvement & agriculture'! We brought🌱 SynBio ECRs together w/ top ag biotech & crop breeding experts to identify disconnects btwn their worlds & how to fix them⬇️
March 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Reposted by Alex Borowsky
Exaptation of ancestral cell-identity networks enables C4 photosynthesis www.nature.com/articles/s41...

New from the Ecker lab in collaboration with the Hibberd lab. Congrats all!
Exaptation of ancestral cell-identity networks enables C4 photosynthesis - Nature
Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing and chromatin-accessibility analyses in rice (a C3 plant) and sorghum (a C4 plant) provide insight into how C4 photosynthesis evolved in bundle-sheath cells, revealing th...
www.nature.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:51 PM