Joanna Kacprzyk
@joannakacprzyk.bsky.social
I do plant biology and a few other things at University College Dublin. My team researches plant programmed cell death💀stress responses and mechanisms for plant awareness. Be kind, work hard, have fun🍀🌿🍃🌱
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Plant Biologists and How to Find Them?
We are Dr Joanna Kacprzyk and Dr Rainer Melzer from School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. Our project Plant Biologists and How to Find Them? aims to invest...
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A survey on why people want to study and work with plants: please participate and share <3
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Community view on how plant science education should look like - I feel privileged about being able to make a small contribution. I think a lot of good ideas in this work!!!
Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...
A manifesto for plant science education
Plants provide oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and environmental services, without which human society could not exist. Tackling pressing and global challenges requires well-trained plant scientists....
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October 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Community view on how plant science education should look like - I feel privileged about being able to make a small contribution. I think a lot of good ideas in this work!!!
Without trees we would be nothing.
May 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Without trees we would be nothing.
Few weeks with wisteria. Deep inhale!
May 4, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Few weeks with wisteria. Deep inhale!
But the queen is the one beside O’Reilly Hall.
March 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
But the queen is the one beside O’Reilly Hall.
One of many excellent magnolias at @ucddublin.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
One of many excellent magnolias at @ucddublin.bsky.social
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Residual leaf water loss changes during drought, impacting on future predicted plant mortality
Led by @regisburlett.bsky.social with @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @martin-stpaul.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @sdelzon.bsky.social @guillaumefo.bsky.social
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Led by @regisburlett.bsky.social with @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @martin-stpaul.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @sdelzon.bsky.social @guillaumefo.bsky.social
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Minimum leaf conductance during drought: unravelling its variability and impact on plant survival
Leaf water loss after stomatal closure is key to understanding the effects of prolonged drought on vegetation. It is therefore important to accurately quantify such water losses to improve physiolog...
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March 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Residual leaf water loss changes during drought, impacting on future predicted plant mortality
Led by @regisburlett.bsky.social with @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @martin-stpaul.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @sdelzon.bsky.social @guillaumefo.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Led by @regisburlett.bsky.social with @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @martin-stpaul.bsky.social @hcochard.bsky.social @sdelzon.bsky.social @guillaumefo.bsky.social
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I will post this again, cause it is important more than ever: #Inclusion,#diversity& #equality have also become integral in academia.It has deeply impacted my life.I have felt (still feel) the weight of not fitting in & feeling misunderstood @academic-chatter.bsky.social #AcademicChatter #DEI 🧵(1/6)
March 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I will post this again, cause it is important more than ever: #Inclusion,#diversity& #equality have also become integral in academia.It has deeply impacted my life.I have felt (still feel) the weight of not fitting in & feeling misunderstood @academic-chatter.bsky.social #AcademicChatter #DEI 🧵(1/6)
Temperatures that switch on plant programmed cell death are now reality.
In our new viewpoint article @newphyt.bsky.social, we propose that studying the heat induced mortality at cellular level can contribute to strategies for heat stress mitigation.
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In our new viewpoint article @newphyt.bsky.social, we propose that studying the heat induced mortality at cellular level can contribute to strategies for heat stress mitigation.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Beat the heat: need for research studying plant cell death induced by extreme temperatures
Extreme temperatures surpassing 45°C can cause widespread plant damage and mortality, with severe consequences for ecosystem health, agricultural productivity, and urban greenery, thus negatively imp...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Temperatures that switch on plant programmed cell death are now reality.
In our new viewpoint article @newphyt.bsky.social, we propose that studying the heat induced mortality at cellular level can contribute to strategies for heat stress mitigation.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
In our new viewpoint article @newphyt.bsky.social, we propose that studying the heat induced mortality at cellular level can contribute to strategies for heat stress mitigation.
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Joanna Kacprzyk
Thanks @joannakacprzyk.bsky.social & Lorna Donlan for sharing your experience of working together combining #science and #art.
"Beyond the green backdrop: Exploring the plant-human connection through art"
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
#meaningfulcollabs #tapestry #collaborativeweaving #plants
"Beyond the green backdrop: Exploring the plant-human connection through art"
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
#meaningfulcollabs #tapestry #collaborativeweaving #plants
27 February coffee morning
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February 27, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Thanks @joannakacprzyk.bsky.social & Lorna Donlan for sharing your experience of working together combining #science and #art.
"Beyond the green backdrop: Exploring the plant-human connection through art"
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
#meaningfulcollabs #tapestry #collaborativeweaving #plants
"Beyond the green backdrop: Exploring the plant-human connection through art"
www.ucd.ie/earth/events...
#meaningfulcollabs #tapestry #collaborativeweaving #plants
Think about research from your discipline that later was awarded a Noble Prize. Would it be funded in 2025 in the country/region you’re based in?
February 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Think about research from your discipline that later was awarded a Noble Prize. Would it be funded in 2025 in the country/region you’re based in?
My son made a nest at school 🪹 🪺
February 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My son made a nest at school 🪹 🪺
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Applying for Senior Fellowship of AdvanceHE? Tips to ensure you meet the criteria #AcademicSky #HigherEducation
Applying for Senior Fellowship of AdvanceHE? Tips to ensure you meet the criteria
Some advice for achieving SFHEA, with a focus on really understanding the criteria and building up evidence of impact
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February 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Applying for Senior Fellowship of AdvanceHE? Tips to ensure you meet the criteria #AcademicSky #HigherEducation
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Join us! We're hiring an assistant Professor of Ecosystem Restoration. UCD School of Biology & Env. Science. More details here: tinyurl.com/mp9snwtb
@ucdscience.bsky.social
@ucdscience.bsky.social
Ad Astra Fellow - Assistant Professor of Ecosystem Restoration - UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science
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February 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Join us! We're hiring an assistant Professor of Ecosystem Restoration. UCD School of Biology & Env. Science. More details here: tinyurl.com/mp9snwtb
@ucdscience.bsky.social
@ucdscience.bsky.social
Excellent read on value of botanical gardens. Plant species at risk and gardens running out of capacity. “My fear is that we could lose that diversity before we understand its value to human society.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The risk of extinction is accelerating’: world’s botanic gardens raise alarm with space to protect endangered plants running out
University of Cambridge research suggests living collections have collectively reached peak capacity
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January 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Excellent read on value of botanical gardens. Plant species at risk and gardens running out of capacity. “My fear is that we could lose that diversity before we understand its value to human society.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Best of luck to students and staff… new term just started @ucddublin.bsky.social! Deep breaths everyone
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Best of luck to students and staff… new term just started @ucddublin.bsky.social! Deep breaths everyone
We will keep this open for another week only, plant biologists, please take the chance to tell us about why you studied plants or/and work with them.
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A survey on why people want to study and work with plants: please participate and share <3
forms.gle/btg9GP1L3CTh...
forms.gle/btg9GP1L3CTh...
Plant Biologists and How to Find Them?
We are Dr Joanna Kacprzyk and Dr Rainer Melzer from School of Biology and Environmental Science at University College Dublin, Ireland. Our project Plant Biologists and How to Find Them? aims to invest...
forms.gle
January 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
We will keep this open for another week only, plant biologists, please take the chance to tell us about why you studied plants or/and work with them.
💚💚💚💚💚
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Hello hellebore
January 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Hello hellebore
Grateful as usual for the beauty of @ucddublin.bsky.social campus. Nature immersion improves executive attention😉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
January 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Grateful as usual for the beauty of @ucddublin.bsky.social campus. Nature immersion improves executive attention😉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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And that’s a wrap! What a fantastic meeting #PlantSciEd in Lancaster turned out to be! So many rich discussions, and lovely to meet new people as well as catch up with old friends. Watch this space for meeting outputs, including potential Manifesto for Plant Biology Education
January 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
And that’s a wrap! What a fantastic meeting #PlantSciEd in Lancaster turned out to be! So many rich discussions, and lovely to meet new people as well as catch up with old friends. Watch this space for meeting outputs, including potential Manifesto for Plant Biology Education
Reposted by Joanna Kacprzyk
We now have three workshops. We start with Andrea Paterlini @apaterlini.bsky.social and Liz Alvey talking about "Building effective and inclusive plant science teaching" #PlantSciEd
They point out that teaching and mentoring should be credited as highly as article citations.
They point out that teaching and mentoring should be credited as highly as article citations.
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We now have three workshops. We start with Andrea Paterlini @apaterlini.bsky.social and Liz Alvey talking about "Building effective and inclusive plant science teaching" #PlantSciEd
They point out that teaching and mentoring should be credited as highly as article citations.
They point out that teaching and mentoring should be credited as highly as article citations.
Reposted by Joanna Kacprzyk
Enrique Lopez-Juez from Royal Holloway talked about the importance of practicals (👍👍👍👍👍 agreed). The SEB has a portal with same practicals for higher education, see below.
#PlantSciEd
www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...
#PlantSciEd
www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...
Repository of biology practicals
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www.sebiology.org
January 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Enrique Lopez-Juez from Royal Holloway talked about the importance of practicals (👍👍👍👍👍 agreed). The SEB has a portal with same practicals for higher education, see below.
#PlantSciEd
www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...
#PlantSciEd
www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...
Snowberries, polypores, sleepy forest and a splash of color in the garden
December 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Snowberries, polypores, sleepy forest and a splash of color in the garden
Beauty in decay. Chinese lanterns are now ghosts of the summer. It’s a pleasure to see the cycle of life through the seasons.
December 23, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Beauty in decay. Chinese lanterns are now ghosts of the summer. It’s a pleasure to see the cycle of life through the seasons.
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*SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT NOW!!* Time and space is running out! Pre-register and submit your abstract NOW at www.plantgenomicsafrica.org to make your voice heard at the inaugural African Plant Genomics Symposium, 10-11 April 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. #africanplantgenomics #plantgenomicsafrica
December 20, 2024 at 11:11 AM
*SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT NOW!!* Time and space is running out! Pre-register and submit your abstract NOW at www.plantgenomicsafrica.org to make your voice heard at the inaugural African Plant Genomics Symposium, 10-11 April 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. #africanplantgenomics #plantgenomicsafrica
One reviewer says manuscript is too long, second says it’s too short, third says it’s just right.
December 20, 2024 at 4:58 PM
One reviewer says manuscript is too long, second says it’s too short, third says it’s just right.