Jean Greenberg
@jeantgreenberg.bsky.social
Plant Biologist (i love microbes too), digital artist, contra dancer, prosocial, feminist.
Pinned
Did I mention that I make art? Here is my valentine to you all. My original picture.
#AFRI #USDA #Deadlineextension
the USDA-AFRI RFA has extended their deadlines. www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
the USDA-AFRI RFA has extended their deadlines. www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
AFRI Deadlines
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative has numerous program area priorities in the three Requests for Applications (RFAs) posted each year. Each program a
www.nifa.usda.gov
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
#AFRI #USDA #Deadlineextension
the USDA-AFRI RFA has extended their deadlines. www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
the USDA-AFRI RFA has extended their deadlines. www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/progr...
October 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
two days left! www.asbmb.org/science-outr...
Science Outreach and Communication Grant
A memberwide grant to encourage new or existing science outreach and communication activities.
www.asbmb.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:58 PM
two days left! www.asbmb.org/science-outr...
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MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart
orgchart.mit.edu
October 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...
#Chicagocontra #contra LETS DANCE!!! Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 4th floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
August 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#Chicagocontra #contra LETS DANCE!!! Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 4th floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
#science #sciencefunding #usda RFA for foundational programs is finally out: www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/fundi...
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program
www.nifa.usda.gov
August 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
#science #sciencefunding #usda RFA for foundational programs is finally out: www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/fundi...
#science #NSF #sciencefunding NYT reports that NSF workers sign a letter of dissent. Thank you NSF! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#science #NSF #sciencefunding NYT reports that NSF workers sign a letter of dissent. Thank you NSF! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/s...
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Jean Greenberg is first up in the local and interorgan signaling session at #2025ISMPI. She’s investigating plastid contribution to plant immunity.
Proline rich regions can drive plastid targeting!
Also an ongoing proteomics study with EMSL to isolate plastids and learn what is there.
Proline rich regions can drive plastid targeting!
Also an ongoing proteomics study with EMSL to isolate plastids and learn what is there.
July 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Jean Greenberg is first up in the local and interorgan signaling session at #2025ISMPI. She’s investigating plastid contribution to plant immunity.
Proline rich regions can drive plastid targeting!
Also an ongoing proteomics study with EMSL to isolate plastids and learn what is there.
Proline rich regions can drive plastid targeting!
Also an ongoing proteomics study with EMSL to isolate plastids and learn what is there.
Reposted by Jean Greenberg
Wrap up 2024 with the gift of support for our early career members attending the #2025ISMPMI Congress in Cologne, Germany! Your contributions to the Michael Mishkind Travel Fund will support the next generation of researchers in our field. Learn more and donate today: my.ismpmi.org/ISMPMI/Donat...
December 17, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Wrap up 2024 with the gift of support for our early career members attending the #2025ISMPMI Congress in Cologne, Germany! Your contributions to the Michael Mishkind Travel Fund will support the next generation of researchers in our field. Learn more and donate today: my.ismpmi.org/ISMPMI/Donat...
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We all know about Systemic Induced Resistance (SAR) ,
but what is Systemic Induced Susceptibility (SIS) ?
Great talk by @chika_tateda
#2025ISMPMI
but what is Systemic Induced Susceptibility (SIS) ?
Great talk by @chika_tateda
#2025ISMPMI
July 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We all know about Systemic Induced Resistance (SAR) ,
but what is Systemic Induced Susceptibility (SIS) ?
Great talk by @chika_tateda
#2025ISMPMI
but what is Systemic Induced Susceptibility (SIS) ?
Great talk by @chika_tateda
#2025ISMPMI
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As she takes the mantle of @ismpmi.bsky.social president, Jean Greenberg remarks on @ajbogdanove.bsky.social’s forward looking tenure and commitment to listening to early career researchers.
Can you be proud of your PI? 🥲 Go Adam. Thanks for looking out for the future of the field. 🌟
#2025ISMPMI
Can you be proud of your PI? 🥲 Go Adam. Thanks for looking out for the future of the field. 🌟
#2025ISMPMI
@ajbogdanove.bsky.social closes out #2025ISMPMI with praise of collaboration, the great questions, and the excitement for the field.
Reminds that the “Rewind” option will allow folks to watch missed talks - watch your email.
Big thanks to local organizers, the program committee, and society staff!
Reminds that the “Rewind” option will allow folks to watch missed talks - watch your email.
Big thanks to local organizers, the program committee, and society staff!
July 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As she takes the mantle of @ismpmi.bsky.social president, Jean Greenberg remarks on @ajbogdanove.bsky.social’s forward looking tenure and commitment to listening to early career researchers.
Can you be proud of your PI? 🥲 Go Adam. Thanks for looking out for the future of the field. 🌟
#2025ISMPMI
Can you be proud of your PI? 🥲 Go Adam. Thanks for looking out for the future of the field. 🌟
#2025ISMPMI
#chicagocontra #contradance FREE Contra Dance Monday night! June23. Air Conditioned! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line
June 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
#chicagocontra #contradance FREE Contra Dance Monday night! June23. Air Conditioned! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line
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We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
June 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄
#science America is ceding the lead in creating the future | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
America is ceding the lead in creating the future
The renowned American management consultant and author Peter Drucker is often credited as saying that “the best way to predict the future is to create it”—a view that applies to science as much as to ...
www.science.org
June 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
#science America is ceding the lead in creating the future | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Catch up with the Washington Update: @NSF_NSB announces a new initiative to expand the @NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellows Partnership Opportunity, enhancing workforce diversity by increasing support for historically excluded groups. Read more:
NSF Launches GRFP Partnership Opportunity
NSB launches a new initiative, Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellows Partnership Opportunity, which will support the quality, vitality, and diversity of the United States scientific and…
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June 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Catch up with the Washington Update: @NSF_NSB announces a new initiative to expand the @NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Fellows Partnership Opportunity, enhancing workforce diversity by increasing support for historically excluded groups. Read more:
A sobering assessment of #science in the USA.
Did you miss yesterday's #StateOftheScience 🧪 address? You can now watch the recording and follow along with our thread about it:
www.nationalacademies.org/event/44894_...
www.nationalacademies.org/event/44894_...
June 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A sobering assessment of #science in the USA.
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It's not a pretty slide
June 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's not a pretty slide
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Plant biologist Joanne Chory spent her career trying to grow plants that could sequester CO2 in their roots. Her wild ideas took hold.
Learn about her outstanding career and legacy in Ep. 4 of “The Leap" with @hypothesisfund.bsky.social. 🔊 Listen here: buff.ly/yLqDcDL
Learn about her outstanding career and legacy in Ep. 4 of “The Leap" with @hypothesisfund.bsky.social. 🔊 Listen here: buff.ly/yLqDcDL
June 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Plant biologist Joanne Chory spent her career trying to grow plants that could sequester CO2 in their roots. Her wild ideas took hold.
Learn about her outstanding career and legacy in Ep. 4 of “The Leap" with @hypothesisfund.bsky.social. 🔊 Listen here: buff.ly/yLqDcDL
Learn about her outstanding career and legacy in Ep. 4 of “The Leap" with @hypothesisfund.bsky.social. 🔊 Listen here: buff.ly/yLqDcDL
NIH and NSF Cuts Estimated to Cost the U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... #NIH #NSF
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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We are used to hearing about destruction of the American research enterprise. This article breaks it down well. NSF Funding decreases are virtually in every area of science. This was in Project 2025.
Undergrad ed- 70% cut.
Grad ed- none awarded
🧪Biology- 50% cut
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Undergrad ed- 70% cut.
Grad ed- none awarded
🧪Biology- 50% cut
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We are used to hearing about destruction of the American research enterprise. This article breaks it down well. NSF Funding decreases are virtually in every area of science. This was in Project 2025.
Undergrad ed- 70% cut.
Grad ed- none awarded
🧪Biology- 50% cut
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Undergrad ed- 70% cut.
Grad ed- none awarded
🧪Biology- 50% cut
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#contradance TODAY!
#Chicagocontra #contra Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 4th floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
May 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
#contradance TODAY!
#Chicagocontra #contra Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 4th floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
May 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#Chicagocontra #contra Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 4th floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
#savensf action for today: Speak out against the attacks on science and NSF. At 4:45p.m, event on C-SPAN. Save NSF supporters call representatives between 4:45-5:45 p.m. ET today; share your support for science and NSF. Dial 507-707-7883 and ask to be connected to your Member of Congress's office.
Home | Save NSF
Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Our mission is to support the science...
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May 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#savensf action for today: Speak out against the attacks on science and NSF. At 4:45p.m, event on C-SPAN. Save NSF supporters call representatives between 4:45-5:45 p.m. ET today; share your support for science and NSF. Dial 507-707-7883 and ask to be connected to your Member of Congress's office.
#ChicagoConta #ContraDance Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 1st floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
May 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#ChicagoConta #ContraDance Contra Dance tonight! 4626 N Knox Ave, Chicago. 1st floor. students $5, others $7-10. Bring clean shoes, water and a SMILE! Lesson at 6:30, dancing at 7 pm. Free parking, close to CTA blue line.
#science I support FASEB's statement in support of international sholars
FASEB expresses concern about recent actions affecting international scholars studying in the U.S. While visas were reinstated, a new policy could threaten the future of international scholars. FASEB urges stakeholder input before changes. Read the statement: buff.ly/J4N3n19
FASEB Statement In Support of International Scholars
FASEB issued a statement expressing concern about recent actions affecting international scholars studying in the U.S., including having visas terminated without due process or proper notification.
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May 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#science I support FASEB's statement in support of international sholars