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A plant biology lab dedicated to plant resilience research and training next-generation scientists and leaders
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Plant scientists at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute, including @rheelab.bsky.social, stand ready to meet the challenge of improving global food security. Read more about how MSU is working to build climate-resilient crops: msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/10...

#SpartansWill #PlantResilience
Michigan State University Plant Resilience Institute Director Sue Rhee stands in a field wearing a lab coat and holding a large beaker filled with soil planted with various small crops.
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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New research out of Death Valley from @rheelab.bsky.social! 🏜️ Learn how one desert plant beats the heat through photosynthetic acclimation in their @currentbiology.bsky.social paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#PlantScience #PlantResilience
Photosynthetic acclimation is a key contributor to exponential growth of a desert plant in Death Valley summer
Heat waves, now more frequent and longer due to climate change, devastate plant productivity. Although they are rare, thermophilic plants could hold k…
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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msupri.bsky.social
From growing smaller leaves to shape-shifting its insides, a desert flowering plant goes all in to flourish in the harshest of conditions. ☀️ Learn how in this @sciencenews.bsky.social story about the remarkable research of Dr. Karine Prado from @rheelab.bsky.social.

#PlantScience #PlantResilience
A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photosynthesis in extreme heat.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
rheelab.bsky.social
Our new paper in Current Biology is getting some media attention: Our Current Biology paper is getting some media attention. Congrats to our senior research associate Karine Prado! Here's a piece from Science News: www.sciencenews.org/article/deat...
A special shape shift helps a shrub thrive in blistering heat
A microscope reveals an algae-like adaptation that might future-proof crop photosynthesis in extreme heat.
www.sciencenews.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
rheelab.bsky.social
Very exciting discovery from Hatem's lab. Happy to have been a contributor!
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 7d
Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.

@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
How plants decide when to flower: MSU scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Very exciting discovery with @msupri.bsky.social's Hatem Rouached and @msupri.bsky.social's @msubrandizzilab.bsky.social labs
msupri.bsky.social MSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 7d
Phosphorus is essential for global food production, yet its supply is limited. PRI researchers have now uncovered a signaling pathway that explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.

@hatem-rouached.bsky.social @cellpress.bsky.social
How plants decide when to flower: MSU scientists uncover a phosphorus-responsive switch
A newly discovered signaling pathway explains how plants delay flowering when phosphorus runs low, opening doors to nutrient-efficient crops.
plantresilience.msu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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c-spirit.org
👏 Congrats to C-SPIRIT member Tae-Jin Oh (Sun Moon University) & colleagues on their new Archives of Biochemistry & Biophysics paper! They discovered CYP107E41, a novel enzyme advancing green biocatalysis, echoing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable ag.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ab...

#plantscience
October 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A new review article from @msupri.bsky.social scientists with collaboration from ag industry colleagues. Building climate-resilient crops: genetic, environmental, and technological strategies for heat and drought stress tolerance url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
Building climate-resilient crops: genetic, environmental, and technological strategies for heat and drought stress tolerance
This review examines the environmental and genetic factors that contribute to heat and drought stress tolerance in crops. It also assesses the limitations
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October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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We are now 14 members! Join us!
October 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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waliianhydro.bsky.social
Meet the speakers of the very first inaugural WALII Symposium: Exploring Life Without Water, happening Tuesday, Nov 18! 💧

To Learn More about the symposium: walii.science/virtual-symp...

To Learn More about Dr. Mariana Silva Artur: www.mariana-artur.com

@marianasartur.bsky.social
Promotional infographic for the speakers of the first WALII symposium. This promo highlights Dr. Mariana Silva Artur from the Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University & Research , and includes her bio, headshot, and link to her website.
October 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🎉 Congrats to Daisuke Todaka, Motoaki Seki, Kenji Miura, & colleagues on their new paper in Scientific Reports!

4-CPA & ethanol boost tomato growth, fruit quality, & heat tolerance — advancing C-SPIRIT’s mission for sustainable, resilient agriculture. 🌱🍅

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#plantscience
October 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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c-spirit.org
C-SPIRIT’s Sue Rhee (@rheelab.bsky.social) is giving a keynote at the XXI SMB Plant Biology Congress! 🌱
🗓️ Oct 21 | 6:30-7:15 pm CT
💬 Drug discovery for agriculture: Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork

See more: smbplant.quimica.unam.mx
#PlantScience
Upcoming C-SPIRIT team member talk! Director of the Plant Resilience Institute & C-SPIRIT Michigan State University Dr. Seung Yon (Sue) Rhee Talk Title: Drug discovery for agriculture: Center for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork (C-SPIRIT) Tuesday, October 21st 6:30 - 7:15 pm CT Learn more!
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
rheelab.bsky.social
Only 10 days left to apply to the MSU Plant Resilience Institute for a faculty position.We're looking for 1 junior and 1 senior faculty. Applications submitted after 10/15 cannot be considered. Join us! It's a very collaborative, fun, innovative group of plant biologists. Apply at: lnkd.in/eRyDv_Pi
Open rank faculty positions available at MSU Plant Resilience Institute. Apply online at: https://tinyurl.com/yy2kvt3n
October 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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September 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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NEWS & VIEWS: Turning the knobs: The impact of glutathionylation on starch metabolism (Anna Moseler) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience
October 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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This photo does not capture the amazing energy & enthusiasm of @llseedsull.bsky.social's amazing tenure talk today!!! (Although I did manage to get the Capsella cameo & @andreacase.bsky.social's "not a threat I promise" blouse
A woman giving a talk with a slide that says "how can organisms respond to change? Adapt, move, die". Another woman in the front row wears a blouse with skulls on it.
October 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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**Please Repost**

Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.
October 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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aspbplantbiology.bsky.social
📣 The #PlantBio2026 Program Committee is pleased to announce that the abstract submission portal is now open! plantbiology.aspb.org/submit-a-pro...

The Plant Biology conference is developed for the plant science community, by members of the plant science community—that means YOU!

#plantscience
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October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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A long road to the Cover of Science!
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Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization
Plant roots release exudates to encourage microbiome assembly, which influences the function and stress resilience of plants. How specific exudates drive spatial colonization patterns remains largely ...
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October 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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c-spirit.org
Congrats to C-SPIRIT members Daisuke Todaka and Motoaki Seki (RIKEN CSRS) and colleagues on their new Plant Biotechnology paper! 🎉

Their study shows ethanol plus sufficient light boosts cassava drought resilience by activating ABA signaling & more. 🌱🌍

🔗 doi.org/10.5511/plan...

#plantscience
New Publication! Learn more & read the article! Congratulations to C-SPIRIT Members Daisuke Todaka, Motoaki Seki, and their colleagues on the publication of their article Light photon flux density affects ethanol-mediated drought avoidance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Plant Biotechnology!
September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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waliianhydro.bsky.social
Just under two weeks left to submit an abstract for a contributed talk at the first inaugural WALII Virtual Symposium on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025!

Selected speakers will present 10-12 min. talks followed by 3-5 min. of Q&A.

Visit: walii.science/virtual-symp...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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@rheelab.bsky.social at Michigan State University is looking to hire a new postdoc position to work on nematodes for desiccation tolerance and plant-pathogenic nematode interactions on both the WALII and @c-spirit.org grants.

For more information, visit: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...
Research Associate-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Position Summary   We seek to recruit a highly motivated and skilled postdoctoral researcher to investigate how nematodes respond to chemical and environmental cues, with the goal of advancing plant r...
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September 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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msupri.bsky.social
The @rheelab.bsky.social at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute is now #hiring a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how #nematodes respond to chemical and environmental cues as part of @c-spirit.org and @waliianhydro.bsky.social. 🪱

Apply now at: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc... #PlantSciJobs
A graphic with a faded background image of a nematode and the PRI, Rhee Lab, C-SPIRIT, and WALII logos at the top. In a green gradient arrow, there is text that says, “Now Hiring: Rhee Lab Postdoctoral Researcher.” In the bottom right corner, there is text that says, “Apply online at careers.msu.edu” and the MSU PRI logo.
September 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM