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Courtney Leisner
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Plant enthusiast, assistant professor, minivan mafia. www.leisnerlab.com
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Postdoc positions focused on gene editing using protoplasts and plant regeneration for genetic improvement of forest trees at NC State 🌳
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlif...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New protocol published by our group in collab with Dennis Cladis to accurately and efficiently measure monotropein in blueberries! 🫐🫐 One step closer to enhancing the human health benefits if an already super fruit.

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Development and validation of ultra performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method to quantify monotropein in blueberries
Blueberries (Vaccinium species) are an economically important fruit crop rich in bioactive compounds like polyphenols and flavonoids. Interestingly, some blueberry cultivars also produce monotropein, ...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Come work with me!
Assistant Professor-Plant Resilience to Water Stress

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Details | Assistant Professor – Plant Resilience to Water Stress | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
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January 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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As a plant science researcher from a farming family, I found this piece really insightful. It’s a well-articulated look at how industrial agriculture should (can) help feed 10B people while minimizing environmental impact. Efficiency and innovation are key. #AgTech #Sustainability
There has been...interest...in my NYT essay about industrial agriculture. I've seen a lot of thoughtful commentary, not all of it about the depth of my evil. Thanks! Here's a gift link, then a quick thread responding to the most common critiques. 1

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Opinion | Sorry, but This Is the Future of Food (Gift Article)
Every farm, even the scenic ones with red barns and rolling hills, is a kind of environmental crime scene, an echo of whatever wilderness it once replaced.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM
“Recommended for funding” 🍾
December 17, 2024 at 12:08 PM
First semester at Virginia Tech in the books! Tired but grateful. Can’t wait for 2024!
December 15, 2023 at 11:53 AM
Tenure-track position focused on temperature stress. Come join me at VT!

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October 23, 2023 at 2:25 PM