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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

Over the past 20 years I have worked on several projects to support people who teach about plants. My biggest project, started in 2009, is “Teaching Tools in Plant Biology," a series of articles developed for undergraduate teaching and learning.

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, published by the American Society of Plant Biologists, combines up-to-date peer-reviewed research-based content with flexible p

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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I'm so excited to share this: All Teaching Tools content now available to everyone, no subscription necessary. Find them all here: (And two more topics going into production this month!).

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Finally the good news we've been waiting for. Nobody will tell this little girl what to do obviously 🥰 Stubborn, just like her grandmother.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

Happy birthday to me! For more than 30 years my mom has sent me an Audubon weekly calendar. It's the secret to my ability to juggle and stay on track. Thanks Mom! I hope 2021 involves less crossing out 😉

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

Note to PIs. Your students and postdocs have gone through COVID-induced loss of speaking opportunities at crucial times in their training. Maybe when you're invited to give a talk, ask if you can give or share the opportunity with them? (Great idea 👍) #ICAR2022

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

I am trying not to overwhelm my Twitter feed with pictures of my granddaughter, but this one is too cute to keep to myself. Besides, the rest of your Twitter stream is probably pretty depressing, right? So I am sharing the love.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

I'm really honored to have been selected as a Corresponding Member to the Australian Society of Plant Scientists, and thrilled to be able to support your fantastic community. Thank you @asps_ozplants ! .

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

It was worth it. So much fun being a Gramma.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 months

Just answered an email "Where are the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology?" There were moved to this page when we started publishing with OUP. They are grouped by theme (hormones, development, etc). All found in zip files in "Supplemental Data". All free!

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, published by the American Society of Plant Biologists, combines up-to-date peer-reviewed research-based content with flexible p

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

I want to raise a voice for the many scientists with elderly parents living in other countries. Mine are in their 80s; normally I can be with them in ~12 hours, but with closed borders I have no idea what I will do if they need me. I am far from alone. Be kind to each other.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

My scientist friends. Sometimes people need to contact you. Sometimes people need to see if you're a good candidate for an award or seminar. Don't miss out. You need thre things: Twitter (you're here, so good). ORCID (aka ORCID ID), and a Google Scholar page. 🙏 FIN

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

I finally found time to read this 🤯. I'll never look at plastids the same way again. They're alive!!!! Horizontal genome transfer by cell-to-cell travel of whole organelles (Awesome work!).

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 months

@isabelpochet Have a look at the "Plants and Python" Teaching Tool! I worked through all the exercises and got a good basic understanding of how Python works. Bonus is that it uses plant examples 💚

Plants & Python: A series of lessons in coding, plant biology, computation, and bioinformatics

(By Robert VanBuren, Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso, Erik J. Amézquita, Evelia L. Coss-Navarrete, Aarón Espinosa-Jaime, Omar Andres Gonzalez-Iturbe, Alicia C. Lu

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

Matching my mask to my hair. My favourite part of the movie was always the lion at the start 🦁

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

Happy Birthday Barbara McClintock 16 June 1902 – 2 September 1992

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

7 years

A community repository of plant illustrations by @ErinSparksPhD @guillaumelobet @LarryMattYork @Frederic_Bouche

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Ancient redwoods recover from fire by sprouting 1000-year-old buds | Science | AAAS

Ancient redwoods recover from fire by sprouting 1000-year-old buds

After a devastating conflagration, trees regrow using energy stored long ago

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

First of "Circadian Rhythms" @PlantPhys Focus Issue webinars is done, video posted soon. Join us Oct 18 for Part 2. Editor Stacey Harmer reminded us of this fantastic website, "Plants in Motion", created by Roger Hangarter. Great for teaching

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

I was given a list of "most highly cited plant scientists & I'm stunned by how many of the top 50 are poorly-funded scientists publishing dozens of papers/year in MDPI/Frontiers journals, all x-cited. Depressing because rather than doing science they're chasing citations. ☹️

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

We also have “General interest” topics in the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology series including “Medicinal Plants: Past, Present, & Future” highlighting traditional knowledge & modern chemistry to identify medicinal compounds from and inspired by plants.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

How could any plant survive in a place like this? That's the question 1000s of plant scientists ask ever day. Plants are amazing! Why study boring animals when you could study PLANTS?? #GreenPlanet

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

I am so relieved. Five days post #icar2022 and I seem to have avoided the virus. I wore a mask when I could and was a boring old f @rt when it came to social time, but I can travel to the US for the plant biology meeting and to see my 85-year-old parents! Be careful travelers!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

9 months

I'm in no way a space-geek, but it's hard not to be moved by a room full of estatic scientists and engineers. Well done #Chandrayaan_3 🇮🇳.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

5 years

We are very happy to attend the wedding of our son Kevin and daughter-in-law Miho ♥️🇯🇵

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

Really pleased to see this launched. Many hands involved: "to provide information that supports & promotes diversity, inclusivity, & equity in the plant science community so that it grows to more accurately reflect that of our larger, global society."

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

In case you wonder why root people can get a bit annoyed when roots are overlooked - check out this Brassica napus root system. (I just discovered this root website and I'm enthralled )

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

Finally! The last time I saw Kevin and Miho they were a family of two, and since Japan closed the borders in 2020 their family doubled! I just received permission to visit with a family visa (Japan's still closed to tourists). I'll be hugging these girls in three weeks!!!!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

10 months

I was talking to someone who will be attending a conference for the first time and was nervous about the social interactions. I've been attending conferences for 35+ years and still get really nervous! Here are a few of my strategies:

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

My lettuces are gorgeous. How could I possibly eat them? 🥺

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

I'm so excited to be a part of the amazing group of people that envisioned & proposed this work. We've got big plans & the support of the National Science Foundation! Our goal is to make real, lasting change so that all feel welcomed & can thrive in the plant science community.

ASPB

@ASPB

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ASPB and partners awarded $2 million NSF grant to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in the plant sciences. This is a Research Coordination Network (RCN) grant with other plant science organizations, STEM-inclusion organizations, & industry partners

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Teaching? Here's an introduction to the conventions of scientific papers, and a step-by-step tutorial based on a Plant Physiology paper. “How to Read a Scientific Paper” and “Case Study: Reading a Plant Physiology article”

“How to Read a Scientific Paper” and “Case Study: Reading a Plant Physiology article” | Plantae

One of the most important skills a young scientist needs to learn is how to read (and write) scientific papers. Some students begin to learn this in a high school biology classes, and others as they…

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

One of my popular resources is "How To Read a Scientific Paper" plus "Case Study: Reading a Plant Physiology Article" . (Two PDFs free to download and use). On Jan 17 Michelle Facette, @Xiao_hui_Li & I will lead a webinar on this topic. More info soon!

“How to Read a Scientific Paper” and “Case Study: Reading a Plant Physiology article” | Plantae

One of the most important skills a young scientist needs to learn is how to read (and write) scientific papers. Some students begin to learn this in a high school biology classes, and others as they…

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

8 years

Want to learn how to make an awesome, eye-catching infographic about your paper? Learn from postdoc @Frederic_Bouche

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

6 years

I made this! ❤️

Plantae

@plantae_org

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One of the most important skills a young scientist needs to learn is how to read (and write) scientific papers. Here are some resources to help instructors teach these critical skills:

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Hi all! I changed my profile pic. It's still me, I just needed a refresh. Mary the lion, grrr! Standing up to fight inequity and support plants and plant science. 💚🌱

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

Okuizome. My granddaughter is 100 days old. She is celebrating by being introduced to food. Her other graddma touches her lips with rice and other treasures. (Yes, I wish I were there too. In spirit baby!)

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Hypoxia in humans. Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes. Striking example of convergent evolution helps Andean and Tibetan populations breathe easy at more than 4000 meters

Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes

Striking example of convergent evolution helps Andean and Tibetan populations breathe easy at more than 4000 meters

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Applications for the Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor program (volunteer positions) are being accepted between now and October 15, 2024. Who should apply? Late-stage PhD students & postdocs who want to expand their horizons and skillsets. More ➡️

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

Reminder: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology moved when ASPB partnered with OUP. Find them all here . Files for each TTPB (slides, text, etc) are found as "Supplemental Data" as a Zip file for each article. All free for you to use!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

5 years

@StephenMcGann As a former American with first-hand experience of the brutal for-profit health-care system, this terrifies me. But you are correct, they will. There's money to be made in health care, as long as you don't care about people's lives!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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It's @PlantoPhagy ! Congratulations on your award. How does autophagy mediate cellular reprogramming. Yasin always gives a fantastic, engaging talk. #SEB2023 , #SEBConference

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@PlantTeaching

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Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to child blindness’

Eco groups and global treaty blamed for delay in supply of vitamin-A enriched Golden Rice

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

My new year got off a great start. Granddaughter #2 ! Healty, gorgeous, and smart of course 😉. Congratulations to her wonderful parents!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

I want to remind everyone who is scrambling to figure out how to teach when your students are not in the classroom, the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology are free to use and include discussion questions etc.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

The time I spend supporting early-career researchers is helping me stay optimistic in this annus horribilis. I wrote this a few years ago - advice for ECRs in how to build mentoring networks. . Have a look.

It Takes a Community to Mentor a Scientist | Plantae

Summary: Mentors have crucial roles in supporting the development of young scientists, but one mentor may not be enough. Previously I wrote that It takes a community to raise a scientist…

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

Protip: If you're writing about anything molecular, avoid the word "reduces" unless you specifically mean chemical reduction (gaining electrons). Consider instead "lowers", "decreases" "lessens" etc. For example: excessive irrigation lowers nitrate levels (not reduces nitrate).

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

Celebrating our 60th birthdays in Lisbon, with my oldest friend. Lisbon is gorgeous and the weather divine! 🇵🇹.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

5 years

I'm SO excited to release the newest Teaching Tool. It's a beginner's guide to analyzing 3D images using Fiji (Image J) and COSTANZA (free softwares). Author Prof. Adrienne Roeder from Cornell provides clear instructions and has used this with her students, so give it a try!

The Plant Cell

@ThePlantCell

5 years

Say hello to the newest Teaching Tool in Plant Biology! Computational image processing in microscopy, by Adrienne Roeder. Background info, how to download free software, sample images and step-by-step hands-on workshop to explore 3D confocal images. 🔬🌿

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

Please for the love of all that matters to us, can we stand together against the cruelty that is taking place here! It is not ok to bully, shout down, or abuse anyone, let alone one of the bravest people I know, who also is a Black early career scientist. FFS!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

2 years

Something to look forward to, starting next Sunday. The Green Planet, a five-part series presented by David Attenborough. It sounds like my happy place 💚

BBC One - The Green Planet

A five-part series presented by Sir David Attenborough looking at the lives of plants.

www.bbc.co.uk

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

It's October? Maybe a good time to share these resources again: "How to read a scientific paper", and "Case Study: Reading a Plant Physiology article". . Both free to download and share with students.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

6 months

The power of affirmation is amazing. Lately I've been overwhelmed by my to-do list, but after helping a student who couldn't find the Teaching Tools in Plant Biology (), they replied, "You are the perfect teacher in my heart!"😊 OK, I can keep going. 🙏

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology

Teaching Tools in Plant Biology, published by the American Society of Plant Biologists, combines up-to-date peer-reviewed research-based content with flexible p

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

From the New York Times magazine (July 20) featuring the work of Cathie Martin and others. "Learning to Love G.M.O.s. Overblown fears have turned the public against genetically modified food. But the potential benefits have never been greater."

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@PlantTeaching

4 years

I'm waking up to emails from several non-US students asking if I will write letters to support their applications to US graduate schools 😊.

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@PlantTeaching

2 years

Click, read, bookmark, download, read again, share. Repeat until you know what questions to ask and evidence to look for without needing to look it up. "Guide to organizing inclusive scientific meetings: Where to start." It's free & it's from @500womensci .

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@PlantTeaching

2 years

"Results from five studies show that the people who disagree most with the scientific consensus know less about the relevant issues, but they think they know more." 😫

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

That was a brilliant way to kick off #icar2021 I've been a Joanne Chory fan since the 80s ❤️ If you missed it, check out Joanne's TED talk Also here's a lovely profile

Into the Light: A Profile of Joanne Chory

The plant geneticist has revolutionized researchers’ understanding of how light affects plant growth and development, and is engineering plants to combat climate change.

www.the-scientist.com

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

Thanks for all the tips about ways to make figures beyond excel (R, ggplot etc)! I'm collecting them here. Feel free to keep sharing, and I will continue to add to this page as new suggestions come it. Thanks all!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

10 months

You've emailed them, they've emailed you, but have you met them? Team Linda, Shoshana, and Elias are ready to greet you at #plantbio2023

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

Brief reminder: The free online Coursera course "Writing in the Sciences" starts next week, June 22. Excellent tips for how to become a better writer. Taught by @KristinSainani , a professor at Stanford. Eight weeks, about 3-4 hours per week. Do it!

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

3 years

On top of increased restrictions and a new nasty viral varient, yesterday I learned that an old friend (my age) has just died. It's so hard to try to be positive. However, this morning my granddaughter read "The very hungry caterpillar" to me and it helped a lot. Da da ga ma ba.

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@PlantTeaching

4 years

"When people feel helpless, like there is nothing left to lose, like their lives already hang in the balance, a wild, swirling, undirected rage is a logical result." Destructive Power of Despair More excellent writing by the great @CharlesMBlow

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

I made these years ago for a Fascination of Plants Day (I printed them and laminated them back to back.) I just found them deep in my files, and am sharing them in case anyone can use them! "Don't leave plants out of the picture" - painting by Rousseau, modified by me.

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@PlantTeaching

1 year

I'll be at @ICAR_2023 next month & would love to talk to you about the @PlantPhys or @ThePlantCell Assistant Features Editors programs, we're recruiting for 2024 . Find me at ICAR! ありがとうございます 🇯🇵🌱

Plant Physiology is recruiting Assistant Features Editors for 2024 | Plantae

By Yunde Zhao (Plant Physiology EIC) and Mary Williams (Plant Physiology Features Editor) The mission of the Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program is to help disseminate exciting discoveries…

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@PlantTeaching

4 years

My parents are in their 80s & live far from me. They're smart & have been very careful. This year they've discovered Zoom, so still have an active social life. They've even attended their beloved jazz festivals remotely, and have just discovered selfies. #Thankful .

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@PlantTeaching

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It was wonderful to spend time with plant biologists at #plantbio2023 , but nothing beats coming home to my old dog. #LabLove

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@PlantTeaching

3 years

Applications Now Open For the 2021-2022 Plantae Fellows Program. These are volunteer position but it's a fun, low-stress way to meet other plant scientists, and gain some experience and exposure. And work with me and @ktlrogers ! @plantae_org

Applications Now Open For the 2021-2022 Plantae Fellows Program | Plantae

Are you a creative and articulate plant scientist looking to connect with other like-minded folks? We need your help to nurture and grow Plantae, the online home for the global plant science commun...

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@PlantTeaching

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Sigh. It was a wonderful two weeks. I hope I see them again before another three years goes past! 😊❤️❤️

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@PlantTeaching

2 years

I'd like to thank my good friend Mike Blatt for his nine years of service as Editor in Chief of @PlantPhys , which ends tomorrow. Mike is a wonderful colleague: kind, considerate, fair, thoughtful, and a super mentor to his proteges. We'll miss you Mike!

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@PlantTeaching

3 years

I'm still wearing my mask to protect myself and others 🦁

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2 years

Writing tip for the day: If you are describing any sort of chemical reaction or biochemical pathway, avoid saying "reduced" unless you mean "gained electrons". Instead say "lowered" or "decreased", as in, "inhibitor x decreased stromal pH". 📉 Thank you!

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@PlantTeaching

4 years

Plant Science Research Weekly: Dec 27 Tissue-culture free gene editing, Rainbow of FRET, compact tomatoes, Ethylene biosensor, microbiome selection, pathogen-produced apoplastic protease inhibitor, tree stress, PRRs, molecular pharming, & N-fixing cereals.

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@PlantTeaching

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#WomenInScienceDay2021 @ASPB_WiPB She's not on Twitter, but Joanne Chory has always inspired me as one of the pioneers in Arabidopsis genetics.

mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Into the Light: A Profile of Joanne Chory, from The Scientist @TheScientistLLC (Love love love the accompanying photo)

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I wrote this in 2016 after an extremely unpleasant committee meeting. Some of the links are useful for ongoing discussions about equity and inclusion. (If anyone wants to pass on more recent references I'd be happy to add them!) E/quality and Diversity

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@PlantTeaching

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Plant cells require oxygen, and also recognize and respond to hypoxia (I realize that this comes as a surprise to many animal biologists). 🌱🌊

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@PlantTeaching

3 years

But wait, there's more! Yup, plants have these too. See for example @ehaswell 's recent work and #NobelPrize

Plant cell mechanobiology: Greater than the sum of its parts

We review the mechanical properties of the plant cell wall, the plasma membrane, and the vacuole, as well as two classes of mechanosensors that perceive an

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The Nobel Prize

@NobelPrize

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2021 #NobelPrize laureate in physiology or medicine Ardem Patapoutian used pressure-sensitive cells to discover a novel class of sensors that respond to mechanical stimuli in the skin and internal organs.

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I occasionally get an email update from a former student or mentee. Sometimes its a note about a new baby, marriage or a job change, sometimes they just say hello. I ALWAYS love to get these updates and notes, as I'm sure most mentors are. Don't be shy, say hi! 💚

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@PlantTeaching

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Good opportunities, closing soon. #PlantScience Sept 1 Plantae Fellows Sept 18 Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) Oct 2 Plant Physiology AFEs Great experience, great for your CV. Happy to A any Qs!

Plant Physiology is recruiting Assistant Features Editors for 2024 | Plantae

By Yunde Zhao (Plant Physiology EIC) and Mary Williams (Plant Physiology Features Editor) The mission of the Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program is to help disseminate exciting discoveries…

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Unbelievably cute 🌸🌸. My Japanese family knows how to make me smile. I hope they cheer you up too!

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I just realized I'm 30 years post-PhD. I'm finding this a bit incredible, frankly. (As will you someday!). Where's my DeLorean?

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Since I won't be leaving the house much in the coming weeks, I am particularly looking forward to participating in this free online course "Teaching Biology: Inspiring Students with Plant Science" Who wants to join me? Starts Monday.

Teaching Biology with Plant Science - Online Course - FutureLearn

Inspire your students by using plant science in practical biology lessons with this online CPD course for teachers from STEM Learning and SAPS.

www.futurelearn.com

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@PlantTeaching

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After yesterday's @PlantPhys webinar, I was asked about a basic webinar on plant physiology. Remember @ThePlantCell Teaching Tools ! Including my favorite "How to be a plant" . If this Tweet gets >100 likes I'll do it as a webinar.

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How to make corn more like cactus. It’s an agricultural moonshot: Scientists hope to increase plant yields by hacking photosynthesis, the process that powers life on Earth. From Knowable Magazine @KnowableMag

How to make corn more like cactus

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Looking for something else, I stumbled on this list I made a few years back. Short, engaging videos about plant biology. Maybe some will be useful for your teaching?

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@PlantTeaching

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We're very excited to welcome the 2024 cohort of Assistant Features Editors to the Plant Physiology team. They are a fanstastic group of early-career scientists who could be highlighting your work when you publish in Plant Physiology 😉.

Plant Physiology

@PlantPhys

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Plant Physiology welcomes 15 new Assistant Features Editors to start in January 2024. Congratulations to the new cohort, and welcome!

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Some of the @PlantPhys AFEs. Amy, Sarah, Mateusz, Rachel, Marieke, Sergio, Amanda, Jathish, Steffi, me, and Trinh-Don. Present at the meeting but not shown: Guada, Alex, Divya, Yadu, Peng. I'm honoured to work with this team! A great start to #PlantBio2022 .

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"Academics who care only about their own career trajectory, ignoring the broader academic community, create environments that suffocate creativity and collaboration. It’s toxic, it hinders scientific excellence and it doesn’t help anyone." 👍❤️

Sophien Kamoun

@KamounLab

1 month

I just published: More on toxic academia: does investing time in outreach, mentoring and community activities matter? Outreach, mentoring, and community support are crucial for fostering a positive academic environment. Yet some established academics dismiss their importance,

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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Important, please RT! Thanks to NSF funding, we're hiring a full-time Program Facilitator to support the ROOT&SHOOT initiative. This is an exciting, pan-plant science initiative to address inequities in our field. Apply by Dec 13.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

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I've been having so much fun working through the "Plants and Python" teaching tool, to be published later this year. I just discovered that this amazing website, including a link to the digitized "The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants" 😍🌻

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

6 years

Plant Scientist Runs for Congress!!! by @HJ_Thompson See also

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

I'm at airport preparing for my flight to Tokyo for @ICAR_2023 & talking to my son (Japanese resident since 2017). He reminded me of our first trip to Japan 13 years ago for ICAR2010! We had a Rockefeller University reunion ❤️ and Kevin vowed to live in Japan someday.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

Merry Christmas from the top of a mountain in Japan. And, presenting my 64-year old husband's very first sled ride; it's never too late. I hope you also had a very nice day.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 years

This is super -> Switching the direction of stem gravitropism by altering two amino acids in AtLAZY1 . This would be a fun paper for students to puzzle about. Why do the shoots grow down?

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

5 years

BBC News - The man who helped feed the world

The man who helped feed the world

The crops developed by Norman Borlaug have saved millions of people from starvation.

www.bbc.co.uk

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

7 years

#NobelPrize Do plants have clocks? Of course - read more at "Rhythms of Life: The Plant Circadian Clock"

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

4 months

Wow, another reason to 💚plants. I wonder what other species can turn dead leaves into roots? Great work!

Jim Dalling

@DallingJim

4 months

Publish paper with zombie in the title? ✅ Read about a unique species of tree fern endemic to Panama that converts the vascular tissue of its dead leaves into roots for nutrient uptake. Illustration: Camila Pizano; coloring: Michael B. Vincent.

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

1 year

Scientists develop a method to allow trees to flower in mere months via @physorg_com

Scientists develop a method to allow trees to flower in mere months

Normal breeding experiments can take years to come to fruition

phys.org

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

5 years

When we talk about people who inspired us I need to thank @KamounLab . Sophien was the scientist who made me aware of APOT (Awesome Power of Twitter) for sharing science and networking. It's always thrilling when we get to say hello! #PlantBio19

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mary williams

@PlantTeaching

8 months

Gorgeous sunny day in Basel and Freiburg. The weather is perfect right now, and we're getting a year's worth of sunlight on our poor pale Scottish skin ☀️☀️☀️

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