Sunil Kenchanmane Raju
@kenchanmane.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside, Duplication, Epigenomics, Comparative Single-cell Omics.
https://kenchanmanelab.com/
https://kenchanmanelab.com/
Thoroughly enjoyed @arunsethuraman.bsky.social's talk at the @ucriverside.bsky.social BPSC seminar today, "Exploring angiosperm polyploidy continuum at the species and population levels" 🌱 🌱
@jrossibarra.bsky.social made an appearance in one of the slides!!
@jrossibarra.bsky.social made an appearance in one of the slides!!
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Thoroughly enjoyed @arunsethuraman.bsky.social's talk at the @ucriverside.bsky.social BPSC seminar today, "Exploring angiosperm polyploidy continuum at the species and population levels" 🌱 🌱
@jrossibarra.bsky.social made an appearance in one of the slides!!
@jrossibarra.bsky.social made an appearance in one of the slides!!
Fantastic seminar on 'chromatin regulation and evolution' by @hitenmadhani.bsky.social at @ucriverside.bsky.social
Loved how he started with the classic Linaria vulgaris epigenetics example 🌱
Loved how he started with the classic Linaria vulgaris epigenetics example 🌱
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Fantastic seminar on 'chromatin regulation and evolution' by @hitenmadhani.bsky.social at @ucriverside.bsky.social
Loved how he started with the classic Linaria vulgaris epigenetics example 🌱
Loved how he started with the classic Linaria vulgaris epigenetics example 🌱
Had such a blast hosting @lmueller.bsky.social from @salkinstitute.bsky.social
Her seminar on plant–fungus interactions via CLAVATA signaling sparked so many great conversations @ucriverside.bsky.social
Her seminar on plant–fungus interactions via CLAVATA signaling sparked so many great conversations @ucriverside.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Had such a blast hosting @lmueller.bsky.social from @salkinstitute.bsky.social
Her seminar on plant–fungus interactions via CLAVATA signaling sparked so many great conversations @ucriverside.bsky.social
Her seminar on plant–fungus interactions via CLAVATA signaling sparked so many great conversations @ucriverside.bsky.social
Inspired after hearing about Joanne Chory’s transformative legacy at the 'SoCal Science with Purpose' symposium last week. Her work is a testament to how vision, perseverance, and purpose-driven work can reshape science and its impact on the world👩🔬
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Inspired after hearing about Joanne Chory’s transformative legacy at the 'SoCal Science with Purpose' symposium last week. Her work is a testament to how vision, perseverance, and purpose-driven work can reshape science and its impact on the world👩🔬
Can’t believe it’s been a year already! Time really does fly when you’re having fun.
🎉Celebrating the 1st anniversary of our lab @ucriverside.bsky.social
Grateful to my brilliant team for the energy and fun you bring every day and to my mentors for their continued guidance 🙏
🎉Celebrating the 1st anniversary of our lab @ucriverside.bsky.social
Grateful to my brilliant team for the energy and fun you bring every day and to my mentors for their continued guidance 🙏
October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Can’t believe it’s been a year already! Time really does fly when you’re having fun.
🎉Celebrating the 1st anniversary of our lab @ucriverside.bsky.social
Grateful to my brilliant team for the energy and fun you bring every day and to my mentors for their continued guidance 🙏
🎉Celebrating the 1st anniversary of our lab @ucriverside.bsky.social
Grateful to my brilliant team for the energy and fun you bring every day and to my mentors for their continued guidance 🙏
Happy to announce @plantpostdocs.bsky.social
#Sahyadri #OutstandingPostdoc 2025 during
National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025
🎉Congratulations!!
Erica Lawerence-Paul, PSU
Penelope Lindsay, OSU
Elena Perry, LBNL
@ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social @penlindsay.bsky.social
#Sahyadri #OutstandingPostdoc 2025 during
National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025
🎉Congratulations!!
Erica Lawerence-Paul, PSU
Penelope Lindsay, OSU
Elena Perry, LBNL
@ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social @penlindsay.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Happy to announce @plantpostdocs.bsky.social
#Sahyadri #OutstandingPostdoc 2025 during
National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025
🎉Congratulations!!
Erica Lawerence-Paul, PSU
Penelope Lindsay, OSU
Elena Perry, LBNL
@ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social @penlindsay.bsky.social
#Sahyadri #OutstandingPostdoc 2025 during
National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025
🎉Congratulations!!
Erica Lawerence-Paul, PSU
Penelope Lindsay, OSU
Elena Perry, LBNL
@ehlawrence-paul.bsky.social @penlindsay.bsky.social
🌱 Excited to welcome Bridget Bickner to the Kenchanmane-Raju Lab @ucriverside.bsky.social 🎉
Bridget joins us from the @elenakramer.bsky.social and Hopkins Lab @harvard.edu, she’ll focus on developing new model systems to study evolution and plant resilience in a changing climate 🌿
Bridget joins us from the @elenakramer.bsky.social and Hopkins Lab @harvard.edu, she’ll focus on developing new model systems to study evolution and plant resilience in a changing climate 🌿
September 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🌱 Excited to welcome Bridget Bickner to the Kenchanmane-Raju Lab @ucriverside.bsky.social 🎉
Bridget joins us from the @elenakramer.bsky.social and Hopkins Lab @harvard.edu, she’ll focus on developing new model systems to study evolution and plant resilience in a changing climate 🌿
Bridget joins us from the @elenakramer.bsky.social and Hopkins Lab @harvard.edu, she’ll focus on developing new model systems to study evolution and plant resilience in a changing climate 🌿
🎉 Big congratulations to Shahan Baker for wrapping up his @ucriverside.bsky.social #NSF_REU summer project in the Kenchanmane-Raju lab under the mentorship of Yuvraj Chopra🌽
August 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
🎉 Big congratulations to Shahan Baker for wrapping up his @ucriverside.bsky.social #NSF_REU summer project in the Kenchanmane-Raju lab under the mentorship of Yuvraj Chopra🌽
We had a fantastic time at #Botany2025 🌱
Cool talks, collaborator meetings, new ideas… all we need is more $💵
So we headed straight to the funding gods - casino - because if we can't win over reviewers at NSF, NIH, maybe we can win over roulette 🎲
Turns out, slot machines are worse than Reviewer2 😂
Cool talks, collaborator meetings, new ideas… all we need is more $💵
So we headed straight to the funding gods - casino - because if we can't win over reviewers at NSF, NIH, maybe we can win over roulette 🎲
Turns out, slot machines are worse than Reviewer2 😂
July 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We had a fantastic time at #Botany2025 🌱
Cool talks, collaborator meetings, new ideas… all we need is more $💵
So we headed straight to the funding gods - casino - because if we can't win over reviewers at NSF, NIH, maybe we can win over roulette 🎲
Turns out, slot machines are worse than Reviewer2 😂
Cool talks, collaborator meetings, new ideas… all we need is more $💵
So we headed straight to the funding gods - casino - because if we can't win over reviewers at NSF, NIH, maybe we can win over roulette 🎲
Turns out, slot machines are worse than Reviewer2 😂
Super excited to present my work on cell-type resolution gene expression and co-expression to understand the functional breadth of core regulators 🌽
First talk in the Development and Structure session tomorrow morning #Botany2025
Our lab posters are also up!
Yuvraj #P145
Minnie #P50
First talk in the Development and Structure session tomorrow morning #Botany2025
Our lab posters are also up!
Yuvraj #P145
Minnie #P50
July 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Super excited to present my work on cell-type resolution gene expression and co-expression to understand the functional breadth of core regulators 🌽
First talk in the Development and Structure session tomorrow morning #Botany2025
Our lab posters are also up!
Yuvraj #P145
Minnie #P50
First talk in the Development and Structure session tomorrow morning #Botany2025
Our lab posters are also up!
Yuvraj #P145
Minnie #P50
Hey #Botany2025 folks,
🎉 The Kenchanmane-Raju Lab @ucriverside.bsky.social is at its first conference together 🎉
Grad students Yuvraj & Minnie are presenting posters on chromatin accessibility 🧬 single-nuclei sequencing 🌽
Curious about our work? Let’s connect!
kenchanmanelab.com
🎉 The Kenchanmane-Raju Lab @ucriverside.bsky.social is at its first conference together 🎉
Grad students Yuvraj & Minnie are presenting posters on chromatin accessibility 🧬 single-nuclei sequencing 🌽
Curious about our work? Let’s connect!
kenchanmanelab.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Hey #Botany2025 folks,
🎉 The Kenchanmane-Raju Lab @ucriverside.bsky.social is at its first conference together 🎉
Grad students Yuvraj & Minnie are presenting posters on chromatin accessibility 🧬 single-nuclei sequencing 🌽
Curious about our work? Let’s connect!
kenchanmanelab.com
🎉 The Kenchanmane-Raju Lab @ucriverside.bsky.social is at its first conference together 🎉
Grad students Yuvraj & Minnie are presenting posters on chromatin accessibility 🧬 single-nuclei sequencing 🌽
Curious about our work? Let’s connect!
kenchanmanelab.com
What athlete’s expression will stay with you the rest of your life?
The legendary Rahul Dravid!!
The legendary Rahul Dravid!!
June 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
What athlete’s expression will stay with you the rest of your life?
The legendary Rahul Dravid!!
The legendary Rahul Dravid!!
Join @plantpostdocs.bsky.social webinar on manuscript editing and science publishing featuring Nancy Hofmann @planteditors.bsky.social, @ellenkuwana.bsky.social & @plantteaching.bsky.social on
Wednesday, 6/4, 10 AM PT/ 12 PM CT/ 1 PM ET
Register here: tinyurl.com/4p8sk5us
#ScienceWriting #Editing
Wednesday, 6/4, 10 AM PT/ 12 PM CT/ 1 PM ET
Register here: tinyurl.com/4p8sk5us
#ScienceWriting #Editing
June 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Join @plantpostdocs.bsky.social webinar on manuscript editing and science publishing featuring Nancy Hofmann @planteditors.bsky.social, @ellenkuwana.bsky.social & @plantteaching.bsky.social on
Wednesday, 6/4, 10 AM PT/ 12 PM CT/ 1 PM ET
Register here: tinyurl.com/4p8sk5us
#ScienceWriting #Editing
Wednesday, 6/4, 10 AM PT/ 12 PM CT/ 1 PM ET
Register here: tinyurl.com/4p8sk5us
#ScienceWriting #Editing
2025 Gomez-Pompa lecture by @jrossibarra.bsky.social
talking about the human impact on the genetic diversity of 🌽
#StudentOrganized #CortevaSymposium @ucriverside.bsky.social
talking about the human impact on the genetic diversity of 🌽
#StudentOrganized #CortevaSymposium @ucriverside.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
2025 Gomez-Pompa lecture by @jrossibarra.bsky.social
talking about the human impact on the genetic diversity of 🌽
#StudentOrganized #CortevaSymposium @ucriverside.bsky.social
talking about the human impact on the genetic diversity of 🌽
#StudentOrganized #CortevaSymposium @ucriverside.bsky.social
Loving the energy in my #ComparativeGenomics & #SingleCell omics class at @ucriverside.bsky.social
Fun activities to learn functional orthologs across species & single-cell sequencing reads!
This week: a deep dive into gene expression evolution preprint
👇
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Fun activities to learn functional orthologs across species & single-cell sequencing reads!
This week: a deep dive into gene expression evolution preprint
👇
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Loving the energy in my #ComparativeGenomics & #SingleCell omics class at @ucriverside.bsky.social
Fun activities to learn functional orthologs across species & single-cell sequencing reads!
This week: a deep dive into gene expression evolution preprint
👇
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Fun activities to learn functional orthologs across species & single-cell sequencing reads!
This week: a deep dive into gene expression evolution preprint
👇
biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🌱 Get ready for an inspiring lineup of three exceptional talks featuring @plantpostdocs.bsky.social #Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc Awardees 2024
March 21, 2025, at 11 AM CT.
Register here - bit.ly/4gZCCgv
#PlantImmunity #MathematicalModeling #CarotenoidMetabolites
March 21, 2025, at 11 AM CT.
Register here - bit.ly/4gZCCgv
#PlantImmunity #MathematicalModeling #CarotenoidMetabolites
March 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🌱 Get ready for an inspiring lineup of three exceptional talks featuring @plantpostdocs.bsky.social #Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc Awardees 2024
March 21, 2025, at 11 AM CT.
Register here - bit.ly/4gZCCgv
#PlantImmunity #MathematicalModeling #CarotenoidMetabolites
March 21, 2025, at 11 AM CT.
Register here - bit.ly/4gZCCgv
#PlantImmunity #MathematicalModeling #CarotenoidMetabolites
One of the best talks I've heard recently!
@ucriverside.bsky.social Prof. Emeritus Scott Fedick on 'Ancient Mayan Agriculture'
Mayans used so many fascinating trees shrubs & plants as food, some similar to Indian fruits & veggies!
Of course, the king of plants 🌽 made an appearance
#MayanAgriculture
@ucriverside.bsky.social Prof. Emeritus Scott Fedick on 'Ancient Mayan Agriculture'
Mayans used so many fascinating trees shrubs & plants as food, some similar to Indian fruits & veggies!
Of course, the king of plants 🌽 made an appearance
#MayanAgriculture
November 20, 2024 at 4:03 AM
One of the best talks I've heard recently!
@ucriverside.bsky.social Prof. Emeritus Scott Fedick on 'Ancient Mayan Agriculture'
Mayans used so many fascinating trees shrubs & plants as food, some similar to Indian fruits & veggies!
Of course, the king of plants 🌽 made an appearance
#MayanAgriculture
@ucriverside.bsky.social Prof. Emeritus Scott Fedick on 'Ancient Mayan Agriculture'
Mayans used so many fascinating trees shrubs & plants as food, some similar to Indian fruits & veggies!
Of course, the king of plants 🌽 made an appearance
#MayanAgriculture
🌽 Plant Postdocs are accepting applications for the "Sahyadri Outstanding Plant Postdoc Award" and "Future Faculty Academy."
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Registration: tinyurl.com/27ewna6c
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Registration: tinyurl.com/27ewna6c
September 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM
🌽 Plant Postdocs are accepting applications for the "Sahyadri Outstanding Plant Postdoc Award" and "Future Faculty Academy."
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Registration: tinyurl.com/27ewna6c
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Registration: tinyurl.com/27ewna6c
We (PlantPostdocs) are excited to announce our fall academic webinar. Panelists Clint Chapple, Tomokazu Kawashima, Marisa Otegui, and Chelsea Specht will discuss faculty search committee perspectives on job applications!
Registration: tinyurl.com/2yfpwe74
Registration: tinyurl.com/2yfpwe74
August 5, 2024 at 11:16 AM
We (PlantPostdocs) are excited to announce our fall academic webinar. Panelists Clint Chapple, Tomokazu Kawashima, Marisa Otegui, and Chelsea Specht will discuss faculty search committee perspectives on job applications!
Registration: tinyurl.com/2yfpwe74
Registration: tinyurl.com/2yfpwe74
🎉 Thrilled to share that I will join the Dept of Botany and Plant Science at UC Riverside in fall 2024 as Asst Prof of Plant Resilience!
Couldn't have done this without the sacrifices of my parents, family, & the support of mentors Ken Birnbaum @szintri.bsky.social @rebeccaroston.bsky.social...
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Couldn't have done this without the sacrifices of my parents, family, & the support of mentors Ken Birnbaum @szintri.bsky.social @rebeccaroston.bsky.social...
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April 22, 2024 at 3:43 PM
🎉 Thrilled to share that I will join the Dept of Botany and Plant Science at UC Riverside in fall 2024 as Asst Prof of Plant Resilience!
Couldn't have done this without the sacrifices of my parents, family, & the support of mentors Ken Birnbaum @szintri.bsky.social @rebeccaroston.bsky.social...
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Couldn't have done this without the sacrifices of my parents, family, & the support of mentors Ken Birnbaum @szintri.bsky.social @rebeccaroston.bsky.social...
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Look what came in the mail today!
Delighted to share the 'Early Career Agricultural Scientist 2023' award by AASIO
Equally big honor to be nominated by Rajeev Varshney 🙏
Thanks to all my mentors for their continued support @szintri.bsky.social, @rebeccaroston.bsky.social, Ken, Sally, Chad & others 🙏
Delighted to share the 'Early Career Agricultural Scientist 2023' award by AASIO
Equally big honor to be nominated by Rajeev Varshney 🙏
Thanks to all my mentors for their continued support @szintri.bsky.social, @rebeccaroston.bsky.social, Ken, Sally, Chad & others 🙏
January 26, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Look what came in the mail today!
Delighted to share the 'Early Career Agricultural Scientist 2023' award by AASIO
Equally big honor to be nominated by Rajeev Varshney 🙏
Thanks to all my mentors for their continued support @szintri.bsky.social, @rebeccaroston.bsky.social, Ken, Sally, Chad & others 🙏
Delighted to share the 'Early Career Agricultural Scientist 2023' award by AASIO
Equally big honor to be nominated by Rajeev Varshney 🙏
Thanks to all my mentors for their continued support @szintri.bsky.social, @rebeccaroston.bsky.social, Ken, Sally, Chad & others 🙏
The Birnbaum and Bergelson lab #gingerbreadhouse at the
#NYUBiology #HolidayParty
Any guesses on what I was going for in picture 2? #Creativechallenge #Guesswhat
#NYUBiology #HolidayParty
Any guesses on what I was going for in picture 2? #Creativechallenge #Guesswhat
December 22, 2023 at 4:09 AM
The Birnbaum and Bergelson lab #gingerbreadhouse at the
#NYUBiology #HolidayParty
Any guesses on what I was going for in picture 2? #Creativechallenge #Guesswhat
#NYUBiology #HolidayParty
Any guesses on what I was going for in picture 2? #Creativechallenge #Guesswhat
〽️Daily rhythms in lipid responses to chilling stress? Yes, they exist! Our study shows rhythmic patterns across these grasses & in Arabidopsis. Plus we identified genes responsible for lipid responses offering valuable insights into chilling tolerance #PlantBiology #Rhythmic
October 4, 2023 at 1:08 PM
〽️Daily rhythms in lipid responses to chilling stress? Yes, they exist! Our study shows rhythmic patterns across these grasses & in Arabidopsis. Plus we identified genes responsible for lipid responses offering valuable insights into chilling tolerance #PlantBiology #Rhythmic
🪴We examined chilling stress in sorghum, urochloa, and foxtail millet, uncovering conserved lipid changes across species. But, foxtail millet revealed changes in lipids at specific time points, suggesting a unique adaptive mechanism #Evolution #StressResponse #PlantResearch
October 4, 2023 at 1:06 PM
🪴We examined chilling stress in sorghum, urochloa, and foxtail millet, uncovering conserved lipid changes across species. But, foxtail millet revealed changes in lipids at specific time points, suggesting a unique adaptive mechanism #Evolution #StressResponse #PlantResearch
#MyFirstPost🔵 🌱New preprint alert!
Our latest study dives into membrane lipid & gene expression responses of panicoid grasses during chilling! Awesome collaboration with the dream team James Schnable, Rebecca Roston, and Frank Harmon
biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PlantScience #ChillingStress
Our latest study dives into membrane lipid & gene expression responses of panicoid grasses during chilling! Awesome collaboration with the dream team James Schnable, Rebecca Roston, and Frank Harmon
biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PlantScience #ChillingStress
October 4, 2023 at 1:04 PM
#MyFirstPost🔵 🌱New preprint alert!
Our latest study dives into membrane lipid & gene expression responses of panicoid grasses during chilling! Awesome collaboration with the dream team James Schnable, Rebecca Roston, and Frank Harmon
biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PlantScience #ChillingStress
Our latest study dives into membrane lipid & gene expression responses of panicoid grasses during chilling! Awesome collaboration with the dream team James Schnable, Rebecca Roston, and Frank Harmon
biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #PlantScience #ChillingStress