Allison Miller
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Perennial plant diversity, evolution, agriculture, conservation. Danforth Plant Science Center, Saint Louis University, MO Botanical Garden. She/her.
St. Louis, MO USA
Joined December 2011
Have you ever thought about how scent can bring art, nature, and history to life? 🌿👃 Join Smell Expert Sofia Ehrich as she speaks with Nezka Pfeifer, Museum Curator at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum.
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Annual giving → first data → real-world impact. Your annual giving helps launch new ideas and train the next generation of scientists. 🙌 Huge thanks to #PartyWithThePlants supporters—let’s push it #FutureForward. Give/learn more: https://t.co/MiJ87ko1UK
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“The climate crisis has affected wine regions with a speed and force beyond what anybody had predicted,” writes @nytimes wine writer Eric Asimov. In an effort o adapt, grape growers in VA, VT and even France and CA are giving hybrids a try. #graperesearch
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It’s a fringe movement so far, but hybrids have proven they can make good wine and may be better able to withstand climate change and disease.
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Celebrating National Women’s Equality Day today! This day marks the adoption of the 19th amendment in 1920, which granted woman the right to vote. It was a catalyst towards equality and women’s rights.
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Phylloxera was confirmed on Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, a winegrowing region thought to still be free of the pest. With many abandoned vineyards and most vines in the region ungrafted, there's concern it could spread rapidly. #graperesearch
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Congratulations to Dr. Christine Sprunger on being selected by @WorldFoodPrize as a 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneer! Her work in regenerative agriculture and soil health has transformed sustainable farming systems and positions her as a global leader in agri-food sustainability.
🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: World Food Prize Foundation 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) List! ✨ Learn more about the 39 individuals driving bold and innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges in global food security here: https://t.co/cFnbXLjUUR 👩🔬👨🌾👩💼👩🌾 #IveBeenTAPped
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Now open @mobotmuseum! Smelling the Bouquet: Plants & Scents in the Garden (May 2, 2025 – March 31, 2026) explores the spectrum of scents plants create, inspired by the diverse live & scientific collections @mobotgarden. More https://t.co/Na7kZ0fph4
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Don't miss the on-stage entertainment by the @RedAndBlackBB at our #TEDxStLouis "Curiosity" event on May 31st! Learn more about this St. Louis sensation and get your tickets here: https://t.co/C3smCyCVBd
#TEDx #TEDTalks #Innovation #IdeasWorthSpreading
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First visit to the Reis Biological Station, what a great site! Thank you to the organizers of the Tri Beta NC-2 District Convention for the invitation to give a research talk. @SLUBiology @SLU_Official
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Changing rainfall + declining groundwater threaten corn yields across Kansas & beyond. Could natural corn microbes help? Our @USDA_NIFA-funded research tests dozens of Kansas soil microbes for ability to improve corn drought tolerance. @maggieRwagner @Botanichole @Manuel_Kleiner
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Lúcia Lohmann will become the first woman to be president of the Missouri Botanical Garden in January. Get to know her. @stlpublicradio
https://t.co/pMTHYTqXUL
#STLMade
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Dr. Lúcia Lohmann is a world-renowned botanist. She’s coming back to her second home, St. Louis, to tackle the climate crisis and lead a community institution as the Missouri Botanical Garden’s first...
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Interested in plants, genes, and/or microbes? I'm hiring a technician to start in January or earlier. You'll be part of a fantastic team working on the genetics of plant-microbe interactions. Get your application in by Friday 11/1 - https://t.co/P5v7KimuAx please RT
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Like our AMPLIFY participants, do you have something to share to make a big impact in the world? You may just have a #TEDx Talk in you! Once a year, #TEDxStLouis holds an Open Audition for speakers. Check our page often to see when the next opens up! https://t.co/pLRjiX30Rx
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Let’s go Bills! 🔵⚪️
The stage is set for Sunday's match (12:30 p.m. Central) between the #Billikens and Dayton that will determine the #A10WSOC regular-season champion. Here's a preview. #RollBills #HTR
https://t.co/eso2D3rGac
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New discussions on Kernza perennial grain as a novel crop and its emerging use in the brewing industry on Science Friday! @scifri @DanforthCenter Listen now:
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Have you ever heard of Kernza? In today's episode, we'll get into some Kernza science and discuss how this perennial grain could make agriculture more sustainable. Plus, the science news of the week. Listen here 🎧: https://t.co/HxiCGVOgLW
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Come work with me as a #postdoc in beautiful UMass Amherst on dodder pop genetics and adaptation! Join an NSF-funded collaboration with researchers at Penn State and Rutgers. Great plant and evo bio folks at UMass too! Job details and how to apply below.
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Interested in plant genetics, breeding, ecology or evolution? The Rubin Lab in @SLUBiology at @SLU_Official is recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2025. The application deadline is Dec. 15: https://t.co/5ENX1bCLEI). Applicants are encouraged to reach out prior to applying.
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Biology graduate students at SLU can pursue research in a variety of fields, including biochemistry, botany, cell biology, conservation or ecology.
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