闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD
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闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD
@minyaaa.bsky.social
Assist Prof at UIUC Plant Bio #NewPI. NSF Postdoc UConn EEB. PhD Harvard OEB. Erasmus MEME evobio alumna. She/Her. Lover of ALL plants.
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Development; Evolution; Evo-Devo; Microscopy; Meristems.
Lived in 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇸🇪🇫🇷🇩🇪🇺🇸
www.minyaaa.com
My 5th time seeing @russiancircles.bsky.social.
Flawless performance as always. Truly one of my all time favorite bands!
September 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Whenever I see cactus blooms, I tickle them. 💅🏻🌸
Thigmonastic stamens - rapid, touch induced movement for pollination.
#plantjoy #iamabotanist
September 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Dang I love my office! Makes me so happy to come in to work everyday!!
August 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I’m proud to present the main work from my postdoc, 3+ years in making from scratch, my ultimate #MimulusPropaganda up till now:

The Moment
That
Symmetry
Breaks.

#plantscience #development #imaging #microscopy 🧪🌸🔬
w. Captain Yaowu & @biancatash.bsky.social

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
August 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Two month delayed, but full lab renovation almost done oh my gwad I’m so excited! Min Lab will be open very soon! #newPI 🧪🌺🧬🔬👩🏻‍🔬
June 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Legend has it that the big pollinia of this orchid shoot out so fast they often kill small bees 🧪🐝💀
June 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM