Exploring the evolution of plant specialized metabolism
East Lansing, MI
Joined September 2016
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As of noon March 11, MSU is suspending face-to-face instruction and moving coursework to virtual instruction. This suspension will last until April 20. go.msu.edu/Y7P
Two new preprints out of our lab: the first examines acylsugars and an ASAT in an Andean fruit crop, Solanum quitoense (biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…) @skeptical90 ;
The second focuses on the formation of a gene cluster involved in acylsugar biosynthesis across the Solanaceae family (biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor…) @PengxiangF
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Spent all day at a middle school doing outreach w/ @lastlabmsu and oh boy I am tired! No idea how teachers do this everyday
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A Postdoctoral position in #syntheticbiology #synbio #metabolicengineering is available in the Hanson lab ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Previous experience with plants preferred but *not* required. Applications from microbiologists, chem engineers, biological chemists etc are welcome! Please RT!
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Really cool paper with an added bonus of discovering acylsugars in 🍅 root exudates !!
Check out our PNAS paper published online today on root exudation modulated by rhizosphere microbiome. We called this process SIREM(Systemically Induced Root Exudation of Metabolites) www-pnas-org.ezproxy.weizman… @AsaphAharoni @sayantanpanda @JJSzymanski @AdamJozwiak6 @HassanMassalha
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Since I was obviously not content with just writing grant proposals and manuscripts, thought I could start a blog to jot down some thoughts. First article in (hopefully) a series:
moghelab.org/post/how-cinnam…
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Please RT. Excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the summer 2020 Plant Genomics @ MSU REU program. Looking to recruit a diverse cohort of undergrads for a 10-week research intensive experience. See plantgenomics.natsci.msu.edu… for details of how to apply.
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On Oct 1, @ASPB Presidency transfers from Rob Last @Biokid001 to Judy Callis @judy_callis. Thanks to Rob for being the first ASPB Prez to engage with the community on Twitter, and thank you to Judy for keeping the channels open.
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Acylsugars, caterpillars, natural pesticides! Sound cool? Pass by my poster next to the Zone 100 - Education and Outreach Section so that I can tell you about how structurally diverse acylsugars work as a defense mechanism against herbivores. #PlantBio19 🍅🐛🌱
Hannah giving us a lesson in bioinformatics and gene discovery, great job in the lab this summer, @HannahRamchara2!
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Session 4 of the plant genomics reu symposium begins with MacKenzie Jacobs telling us about her research in acylsugar diversity in plants in the @lastlabmsu
Sweet defenses! Nice job studying Nicotiana acylsugars this summer, @mackenziej31 and mentor @Caschenck_Bio
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Plant genomics @ MSU reu interns testing out their volleyball skills on a Sunday afternoon
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Now out: Fun collaborative review article with @MC_Lab_PlantBio on making networks direct trait measurements and hypothesis tests rather than solely
descriptive fishing expeditions.
Plant Networks as Traits and Hypotheses: Moving Beyond Description sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Continuing our meet & greet series with @LHBaileyJr, our next Plant Genomics @ MSU #REU student is @HannahRamchara2. Hannah is a rising junior @UMBC and is performing her #REU research on specialized metabolism in monkey flower with @rachel_e_kerwin @lastlabmsu @MSU_NatSci
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next-up - @mackenziej31 from @westlibertyu hanging with @LHBaileyJr in the @HorticultureMSU gardens. MacKenzie is performing her @NSF Plant Genomics @ MSU #REU research on acylsugar biosynthesis in #trichomes in the #Solanaceae @lastlabmsu with mentor @Caschenck_Bio
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My first paper as lead author is available as a preprint on BioRxiv! It is a comparative genomics story showing surprising conservation of gene expression between desiccation tolerant and sensitive grass species.
bioRxiv viewer disq.us/t/3fes0v7
