mary williams
@PlantTeaching
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Promoting SciComm, teaching, equity & inclusion in plant biol PI NSF RCN: ROOT&SHOOT. Features Editor @ThePlantCell @PlantPhys. @[email protected]
Glasgow and the world
Joined November 2011
I'm no longer posting here. I'm still very active, but you can find me at Bluesky, same name, same profile picture, same great chatter 💚🌱 https://t.co/7TsfkzAuLG
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Our paper linking genes to function using expression measured across 700 maize lines in less than two hours win's TPJ's 2024 research paper of the year award.
🏆𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 TORRES-RODRIGUEZ et al. Population-level gene expression can repeatedly link genes to functions in maize https://t.co/3PdzVIhIij
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Thought-provoking seminar today from Andrew Millar - on open data, & the science/economics of Arrival - pivoting your science to address the most important threats to humanity. Hugely impressive, stimulating talk & discussion. @EarlhamInst
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LIVE NOW! Audible Presents: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Virtual Listening Party | Join Now!
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[@IPMBSinica Seminar] 2025-11-04 11:00; A134, Ag Tech Bldg Speaker：Dr. Ryohei Thomas Nakano @LuckyStrike1984 (Professor, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan) Title：Molecular dialog between roots and associated microbiota and its influence on the host growth-defense coordination
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“If we didn’t have plants, we’d still be fish!” 🐠🌱🌍 Our keynote @PlantTeaching gave an amazing talk, taking us from photosynthesis to evolution, development and physiology… Through aliens 🛸 What an inspiring way to end #nbiast2025
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Today I had a great time attending a writing workshop led by Mary Williams (@PlantTeaching). I came away with many tips for writing papers, a greater understanding of the peer review process and I enjoyed our discussion about AI and writing 📝 🖥️
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Hello Help me build Africa's root research network for the Intn'l Society of Root Research (ISRR) Working Group #7: Roots in Sub-Saharan Africa. ✅ Work on root systems in/for SSA? Please complete: https://t.co/JzMFBKuSLv ✅ Know someone who does? Please share! #PleaseShare
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Please help us build the first network of researchers working on root systems in and for Sub-Saharan Africa. This form takes 3-5 minutes to complete and will connect you with colleagues, collaborat...
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Perfect timing to announce @plantpostdocs
#Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc Award 2025 during National Postdoc Appreciation Week #NPAW2025 🎉Congratulations!! Erica Lawerence-Paul, PSU Penelope Lindsay, OSU Elena K. Perry, LBNL
Congratulations to the 2025 Sahyadri Outstanding Postdoc Awardees:
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We congratulate our MSc Global Plant Health students on successfully completing the course. It's been a pleasure witnessing their progress over 12 months - a great investment from the David Sainsbury Scholarships
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🌱💡 Did you know nuclear pores do more than let molecules in & out? Our new study shows they also act as control hubs for pri-miRNA transcription & processing! "The nuclear pore complex acts as a hub for pri-miRNA transcription and processing in plants"
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Abstract. The regulation of miRNA biogenesis and movement is essential for plant development and environmental responses. HASTY (HST), a karyopherin protei
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On this #postdocappreciation week we want to thank our postdocs, who joined TSL from all corners of the world to help us make incredible scientific discoveries. You make our lab awesome!
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Incredibly honoured & excited to be awarded one of the @royalsociety’s new Faraday Discovery Fellowships - this means SO much, huge thanks to everyone who has contributed, supported, & encouraged! Loads of mycorrhizal research @sheffielduni to come!
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Seven pioneering researchers have been announced as the first recipients.
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We learned a lot about plant cell wall mechanics by stretching the Arabidopsis epidermis. Now published in @NatureComms Fibrous network nature of plant cell walls enables tunable mechanics for development https://t.co/M6Ty0c9G92
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Missed out Robinhood Presents: YES/NO? Here's a replay for you.
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A special thanks to the excellent reviewers for their recommendations and the fantastic editorial guidance from Peter Rodgers at eLIFE. @eLife
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Please share! Proud of the first publication from @RootandShootRCN. Three years work from a huge team of volunteers. We crafted aspirational community agreements, accessibility guides & conference recommendations, tested many and report on our outcomes. https://t.co/o5NFx9oPem
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The ROOT & SHOOT project in the plant sciences has produced guidelines to help scientific societies organize conferences that are more inclusive and offer more supportive environments to all attend...
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It was fun putting this vignette together with Malcolm Bennett et al......@ThePlantCell What do we learn from Arabidopsis for Crop Innovation? https://t.co/ONTN6l8fOa
@IISERPune @DBTIndia @IndiaDST Thanks Shuang, it was great working with you on this
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Abstract. The emergence of molecular biology, along with the use of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model organism, has significantly enhanced our understanding
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An analogy is getting the skills to build cathedrals. At the start, much about physics & properties of stone was poorly understood. Result: -Some cathedrals collapsed (e.g. Beauvais ⬇️) -Architects & masons learned -Learning took *centuries* -“Stay humble, biodesigners” @SynBio1
do think discourse on engineering biology would benefit from fewer platitudes about the complexity of living systems and more informed optimism about our inevitable path to break down, understand and rebuild organisms
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John Fowler’s guest column in the Clayton Tribune- his hometown newspaper- to provide ideas that folks could connect with, relating how federal investment in scientific research provides benefits to all Americans, including those from a small town in northeast GA. @jefowlerjr
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🚨 Vacancy PhD student 🚨 Passionate about #CRISPR, plant biotechnology, and breeding? Join our project on meiotic recombination in maize 🌽 A collaboration of our lab @FbwUGent, @ILVOvlaanderen & @KU_Leuven 🔗 https://t.co/sP3om8IvWv Apply before August 10!
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