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Erika R Moore-Pollard
@erikarmoore11.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Connecticut studying functional trait tradeoffs in bromeliads 🍍 Also involved in genomics and systematics of the sunflower family 🌻🥬🌼

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davidlowry.bsky.social
Spatiotemporal dynamics of CYCLOIDEA expression during early floral development in monkeyflower www.cell.com/current-biol...
Spatiotemporal dynamics of CYCLOIDEA expression during early floral development in monkeyflower
Bilateral floral symmetry is a repeated evolutionary innovation governed by the CYCLOIDEA-dependent program, yet how the dorsal-specific CYC expression is initiated and maintained remains elusive. Min...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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shellygaynor.bsky.social
New paper just posted with @rschley.bsky.social et al: doi.org/10.1111/nph.... (1/n)
The frequency and importance of polyploidy in tropical rainforest tree radiations
The presence of two or more copies of the genome in an organism, termed ‘polyploidy’, is a crucial force in plant evolution, generating genetic, phenotypic and ecological diversity. The Amazonian tr...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
erikarmoore11.bsky.social
⏳⏰ Less than a week left to submit proposals! Don’t miss the chance to contribute to this upcoming special issue 🌿
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 1d
CALL FOR PAPERS 🌿 DEADLINE NOV 30

Submit your proposal for the #AppsPlantSci special issue: “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”

More info at: botany.org/home/publica... @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @emcassey.bsky.social #genomics
The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”. The image beneath the title: On the left side of the image is a large circle divided in two halves: the left side of the circle comprises four images of flowers/herbarium specimens and the right side of the circle contains the text “Target Capture.” Five dotted line arrows point from the large circle to five smaller circles on the right. Smaller circles (clockwise from top): (1) “Off Target”, (2) “Biodiversity assessments”, (3) “Population genomics”, (4) “Evo-Devo”, (5) “Species identification”. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline November 30, 2025”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner. Image credit: Yannick Woudstra.
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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jennifermandel.bsky.social
📣 The latest issue of the journal published by The International Compositae Alliance (TICA) is out! Check it out at: www.compositae.org/capitulum_04...
Cover image of the woolly devil, a newly described species in the sunflower family.
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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jychoi.bsky.social
I am looking to hire a postdoc interested in combining genetics and evolution to understand why telomeres vary so much in plants. My group has been developing Mimulus a genetic model for studying plant telomeres and we have really cool research brewing. Please check ad for detail. Deadline is 12/31.
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
erikarmoore11.bsky.social
Grateful and excited to see this project finally out as a preprint! 🥳

Using new genome assemblies, we uncovered evolutionary insights into Calyceraceae-Asteraceae evolution, and in true plant genomics fashion, uncovered more questions than answers 😅

Can’t wait to see where future work takes us! 🌼🧬
jennifermandel.bsky.social Jennifer Mandel @jennifermandel.bsky.social · 11d
🌻 Sharing this preprint where we assembled 3 new chromosome-level genomes, including the first for Asteraceae's South American sister Calyceraceae! Asteraceae uses all the tricks when it comes to being the most ecologically successful family of flowering plants. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
erikarmoore11.bsky.social
Consider this your sign from the universe, your future self, and your unfinished Google Doc. We want your cool ideas, your weird ideas, or your ‘is-this-crazy-or-brilliant’ ideas!

Just over two weeks left to submit a proposal for this special issue. Reach out if you have any questions ☺️
botsocamerica.bsky.social Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 15d
CALL FOR PAPERS 🌿 DEADLINE NOV 30

Submit your proposal for the #AppsPlantSci special issue: “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”

More info at: botany.org/home/publica...

@yannickwoudstra.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @emcassey.bsky.social #genomics
The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”. The image beneath the title: On the left side of the image is a large circle divided in two halves: the left side of the circle comprises four images of flowers/herbarium specimens and the right side of the circle contains the text “Target Capture.” Five dotted line arrows point from the large circle to five smaller circles on the right. Smaller circles (clockwise from top): (1) “Off Target”, (2) “Biodiversity assessments”, (3) “Population genomics”, (4) “Evo-Devo”, (5) “Species identification”. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline November 30, 2025”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner. Image credit: Yannick Woudstra.
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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bluebeehivestudio.bsky.social
Show your science pride this season with our newly released phylogenetic holiday cards! These 5x7 cards can be purchased individually or in sets of 5.
🧬 🎄 🧬
#phylogenetics #science #evolution #biology #biologist
A 5x7 card that says 'season's greetings" printed in green and red alternating letters. Above is a phylogenetic tree in the shape of a Christmas tree, with a red star on top. Card is above envelope with ornaments and pine trees branches around it.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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annapardo-phd.bsky.social
Update: I will be speaking in the Plant Gene Expression Analysis workshop on Monday, Jan. 12! If you'll be at PAG this year, come hear about gene expression and faculatative CAM in a homoploid hybrid Yucca!
annapardo-phd.bsky.social Anna Pardo, Ph.D. @annapardo-phd.bsky.social · Oct 8
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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newphyt.bsky.social
On the cover of our #LatestIssue: Photo of a Joshua #tree (Yucca jaegeriana) at dawn in the Mojave #Desert. Image courtesy of Karolina Heyduk.

📖 See Heyduk et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 248, issue 5: Photo of a Joshua tree (Yucca jaegeriana) at dawn in the Mojave Desert.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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newphyt.bsky.social
🆕 Our #LatestIssue is online now!

📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14698137...

Highlights include:
🌱 #Leaf #evolution
🌱 #Light signal transduction in #plants
🌱 The path towards a unified trait space
On the cover of New Phytologist volume 248, issue 5: Photo of a Joshua tree (Yucca jaegeriana) at dawn in the Mojave Desert.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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kheyduk.bsky.social
Grad student in the lab (Dom Pham), in her first semester, already out here writing those op-eds: www.ctpost.com/opinion/arti... 💪✨
Opinion: A grad student’s call for transparency from UConn
A new grad student writes that a confidentiality rule from UConn during union contract negotiations has sparked confusion and unrest.
www.ctpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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botsocamerica.bsky.social
CALL FOR PAPERS 🌿 DEADLINE APPROACHING

Submit your proposal by Nov 30 to the #AppsPlantSci special issue: “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”

botany.org/home/publica...

@yannickwoudstra.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @emcassey.bsky.social #genomics
The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”. The image beneath the title: On the left side of the image is a large circle divided in two halves: the left side of the circle comprises four images of flowers/herbarium specimens and the right side of the circle contains the text “Target Capture.” Five dotted line arrows point from the large circle to five smaller circles on the right. Smaller circles (clockwise from top): (1) “Off Target”, (2) “Biodiversity assessments”, (3) “Population genomics”, (4) “Evo-Devo”, (5) “Species identification”. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline November 30, 2025”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner. Image credit: Yannick Woudstra.
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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andrewilloughb.bsky.social
Excited to share this perspective article out now! Come read about Streptocarpus and other great model systems!

More extraordinary model systems for regeneration journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
More extraordinary model systems for regeneration
ABSTRACT. The ability of organisms to replace and regenerate anatomical structures following their loss or damage has piqued the curiosity of biologists for centuries. In addition to Development's ‘Mo...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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shellygaynor.bsky.social
This is one of my favorite webinar series. Working on polyploidy? Sign-up to give a talk!

If you are a grad student or postdoc, this is a really great opportunity to get feedback and connect with others.
barkerms.bsky.social Mike Barker @barkerms.bsky.social · Oct 17
The #PolyploidyWebinar series is back for another season! 🧬 Join us for talks at 9AM Pacific on the second Thursday of each month. Are you working on something exciting in polyploidy? We'd love to have you speak! Sign up for open dates at the link below. Looking forward to the great research ahead!
Polyploidy Webinar Speaker Signup 25-26
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October 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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barkerms.bsky.social
I'm recruiting PhD students for the Barker Lab @uofa-eeb.bsky.social We study plant evolutionary genomics - polyploidy, hybridization & machine learning for genome evolution. Work with Selaginella, Xanthisma, Brassica & more. Funding available via CAMBIUM Fellowships. Reach out if interested! 🧬🌵🤖
The allotetraploid lycophyte Selaginella rupincola growing among the boulders at Cochise Stronghold in the Dragoon Mountains southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Xanthisma spinulosum growing outside a gym in Tucson, Arizona. Selaginella arizonica X eremophila hybrid zone at Alamo Canyon in Organ Pipe National Monument. A Dieteria sp. being visited by a skipper in the White Mountains of Arizona.
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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jmbrkphd.bsky.social
We're hiring! Please spread the word. We have an opening for an Assistant Professor in Plant Synthetic Biology for Strategic Resources Research. See ad for details – and apply to join us here in Athens, GA! 🪴 #PlantBiology #SyntheticBiology #PlantScience #AcademicJobs #UGA
Faculty job ad for a position in Plant Synthetic Biology for Strategic Resources Research in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Georgia.
October 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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naturalselection.bsky.social
📌 New publication out:

Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations

TL;DR - We show that the choice of reference genome biases the detection of structural variants and popgen stats. Navigate carefully - 🛳️ 😬

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reference genome bias in light of species-specific chromosomal reorganization and translocations - Genome Biology
Background Whole-genome sequencing efforts, have during the past decade, unveiled the central role of genomic rearrangements—such as chromosomal inversions—in evolutionary processes, including local a...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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sarraceniamason.bsky.social
Hey #Botany2026 we're actively looking for potential speakers at ALL experience levels for our proposed colloquium: Side-quest! – Level up your science!. If you have an interesting story, project, or idea to share that qualifies as a “Side-quest” we want to know about it!

More info below⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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botsocamerica.bsky.social
🌿CALL FOR PAPERS🌿

Submit your proposal by Nov 30 to the #AppsPlantSci special issue: “Beyond #phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”

More info at: botany.org/home/publica...

@emcassey.bsky.social @erikarmoore11.bsky.social @yannickwoudstra.bsky.social #genomics #botany
The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Beyond phylogenomics: Innovative applications of target capture data”. The image beneath the title: On the left side of the image is a large circle divided in two halves: the left side of the circle comprises four images of flowers/herbarium specimens and the right side of the circle contains the text “Target Capture.” Five dotted line arrows point from the large circle to five smaller circles on the right. Smaller circles (clockwise from top): (1) “Off Target”, (2) “Biodiversity assessments”, (3) “Population genomics”, (4) “Evo-Devo”, (5) “Species identification”. The text beneath the image reads: “Proposal deadline November 30, 2025”. The Applications in Plant Sciences logo is in the bottom left corner, and a QR code is in the bottom right corner. Image credit: Yannick Woudstra.
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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shellygaynor.bsky.social
Updated tutorials for nQuack today. Want to predict ploidy level of sequence data? See this new tutorial on how to process and model data faster: mlgaynor.com/nQuack/artic...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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evoldir.bsky.social
World Flora Online seeks your input for plant ID tools via a 10-minute survey by Nov 15, 2025. Share with peers! Participate here: [WFO Survey](https://www.worldfloraonline.org/survey).
October 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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annapardo-phd.bsky.social
Are you organizing a talk session at PAG 33? I would love to speak about my postdoc work on the genomics of variable facultative CAM photosynthesis in a hybrid Yucca species! Possible workshop topics include: hybrid genomics, abiotic stress, non-model species. Please DM me if you're interested!
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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kheyduk.bsky.social
Super excited about this review/new data preprint on aquatic plant photosynthetic methods - turns out its *hard* to measure stuff underwater! Led by awesome grad in the lab @ellliieee.bsky.social with postdoc @wickellomics.bsky.social and some brilliant people at LiCor! 💧🌿
biorxiv-plants.bsky.social bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · Sep 26
Techniques and challenges in studying photosynthetic diversity in freshwater aquatic vascular plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.677520v1
September 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM