Dr. Merritt Khaipho-Burch
@MerKhaiBurch
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Ph.D. from @Cornell | 🇹🇭/Oglala Lakota | Quant gen of 🌽 | @UHHilo & @SDState Alum | Pro GM 🌽
Joined March 2018
I'm now officially Dr. Merritt Khaipho-Burch! I gave my seminar to the Plant Breeding and Genetics Section @Cornell and passed my B-exam on Tuesday! My next stop is @corteva, where I'll be a Research Scientist! Thanks to my committee @EdBuckler @CedricFeschotte &Wojtek Pawlowski
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https://t.co/NY3kB8LKDK Please join me and the rest of this great panel, discussing how we as a community should not oversell research outputs whilst at the same time demonstrating societal relevance. Lots to cover!
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Plant Physiology webinar Numeracy, Realism, and Relevance in Plant Science Recorded Thursday July 17, 2025 About this panel discussion There has been a recent uptick in frustration with overclaiming…
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📣 Join us for a Plant Physiology webinar on July 17 on "Numeracy, Realism and Relevance in Plant Science", featuring @ADHansonLab, Samuel Lovat, Jonathan Napier & Claudia Vickers. 👉 https://t.co/JkiuHm0LlD
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📣 Join us for a Plant Physiology webinar on July 17 on "Numeracy, Realism and Relevance in Plant Science", featuring @ADHansonLab, Samuel Lovat, Jonathan Napier & Claudia Vickers. 👉 https://t.co/JkiuHm0LlD
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Hey that's me! Don't sleep on ex-PVP lines for testing yield effects after transformation. Even though the lines that can be transformed aren't elite, the gene or edits of interest can be backcrossed into ex-PVP lines (with help from marker assisted selection) to test for yield!
@MerKhaiBurch giving an excellent talk at #CROPS2024 about why we should be cautious of single-gene yield impact studies and advocates for using ex-PVP lines in research!
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Thanks for the shout out James! The full paper from my talk is available at Nature!
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Nature - With a changing climate and a growing population, the world increasingly needs more-productive and resilient crops. But improving them requires a knowledge of what actually works in the...
Merritt Khaipho-Burch @MerKhaiBurch points to the problem of claims of dramatic percent increases in crop productivity from single gene interventions with limited/poor evidence in high profile papers. #CROPS2024
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A big shout out to @BeadsxBeans for beading my tam, @AIISPCornell for the stole, and my advisor @EdBuckler.
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I officially graduated from @Cornell! I became the first doctor in my family and the first person on my mom's side to get more than an 8th-grade education. I now join the 0.27% of Indigenous and 4% of Asian (no Thai-specific stats) doctorate recipients in the plant sciences! 🌽🌾
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Thanks @CedricFeschotte!
Masterful PhD defense by @MerKhaiBurch 🎓@cornell. A model of scientific breadth, rigor and communication! 👏Congrats Dr. Khaipho-Burch!!👏
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Apply to be a student speaker at this year's Synapsis Symposium! It's a great way to meet other grad students and Corteva folks!
Apply now to be a student speaker at our Plant Breeding symposium sponsored by Corteva! https://t.co/ESwAMYHemN
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Hey, that's me! Thanks @CornellSynapsis for doing a profile on me!
Meet Merritt! Her career goal is to be a research scientist and leader in industry. Read about her research and start the year with some music!
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Apply as a grad/undergrad student speaker to the Cornell-Corteva plant breeding symposium this April! It's a great way to network, meet new folks, and get feedback on your research!
We are looking for graduate students to present their work at the 2024 Cornell Corteva Plant Breeding Symposium "Breeding for novel systems and complex problems" on April 12th, 2024. Come share your work and network!
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In case you missed it... make sure to read this article by Cornell Synapsis member @MerKhaiBurch !
My article is now out in @Nature! It’s been ~1 year since my post about the flaws within 2 high-profile articles that claimed 33-68% increases in crop yield. Our paper describes common issues & suggests yield-testing criteria for future pubs. A thread🧵 https://t.co/gxmNkLc2ai
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"With a changing climate and a growing population, the world increasingly needs more-productive and resilient crops. But improving them requires a knowledge of what actually works in the field." @Nature
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Nature - With a changing climate and a growing population, the world increasingly needs more-productive and resilient crops. But improving them requires a knowledge of what actually works in the...
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Read my thread about this paper! https://t.co/30x5GoFlCC
My article is now out in @Nature! It’s been ~1 year since my post about the flaws within 2 high-profile articles that claimed 33-68% increases in crop yield. Our paper describes common issues & suggests yield-testing criteria for future pubs. A thread🧵 https://t.co/gxmNkLc2ai
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My article is highlighted on @Nature's official X account and main website today! Give it a read! The link to my thread explaining the paper is below.
With a changing climate and a growing population, the world increasingly needs more-productive and resilient crops. But improving them requires a knowledge of what actually works in the field
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