J Friesner
Plant science supporting, Arabidopsis, community, manatees, vegetarian, trying to be kind to others
- Big festival after the march in the small-ish town of Corvallis, Oregon! It ended with a dance party… many people are still on the streets with their signs- 3 hours later!
- @radiolab.bsky.social I loved Soren’s reframing & it happens to provide clarity on something I’ve been trying to articulate: Jane Goodall: “I don’t like to talk about animal rights. I prefer to talk about human responsibilities.” Me: “what are OUR responsibilities to each other? To our community?”🥰
- Ready for today’s march for Democracy! (With a nod to my neighbors to the North in Portland! 🐸🥰)
- Reposted by J FriesnerPlease 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/
- Reposted by J Friesner⏰ Don’t forget – applications for the JXB 2026 Editorial Internships closes next Tuesday (30 Sept)! 🌱✍️ ⚠️ Don’t leave it to last minute – the application takes some work: 📄 CV 📝 Cover letter 🔍 Commentary (Insight style, max 1500 words, based on a JXB paper ≥ July 2024) Apply now: bit.ly/jxbinterns
- 🚨 Calling all #PlantScience ECRs! 🚨 JXB is now inviting applications for its 2026 Editorial Internships 🌱✍️ 🧪 ✨ You’ll gain: 🌿 Behind-the-scenes publishing experience 📝 Write commentary pieces 🤝 Join our 2026 Editorial Board meeting 👩💻 🗓️ Deadline: 30 Sept 👉 bit.ly/jxbinterns @sebiology.bsky.social
- Reposted by J FriesnerEngineering flowers as a means for public outreach and art! Dr. @nickdesnoyer.bsky.social reimagines Arabidopsis with new colors and shapes, blending plant biology, synthetic biology and creative arts! Hear him speak at SB 8.0 at the iGEM Grand Jamboree! jamboree.igem.org/2025/program...
- I’m officially starting the call for this movie to play EVERYWHERE in 2026- in honor of the USA’s 250th anniversary (and the film’s 20th) It was amazingly prescient youtu.be/6lai9QhBibk?...
- we should refer to him from here on out as Gavin “Big Balls” Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov
- The GOP are the biggest cheaters. Fact check here: independentvoterproject.org/voter-stats/tx
- Ruby heard me discussing taking a walk before it hit 90° and wanted to register her interest in participating 🤣
- Reposted by J Friesner📜 In defense of funding foundational plant science 🧑🔬 @jfriesner.bsky.social, @cargueso.bsky.social, @plantteaching.bsky.social, Shuang Wu, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al. 📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... #️⃣ #PlantScience
- Lots of fun to make this and work with Catherine, Adrienne, and Arif!
- 📜 A Timeline of Discovery and Innovation in Arabidopsis 🧑🔬 Catherine Freed, @jfriesner.bsky.social, @roederlab.bsky.social, et al. 📔 @theplantcell.bsky.social 🔗 academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... #️⃣ #PlantScience #FoundationalScience #FoundationalPlantScience #Arabidopsis #PlantSciHis
- Reposted by J FriesnerRegistration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium 🌱 We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network 🌳 There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs 🌾 Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75 #plantscience 🧪
- Maybe why they’re dismantling US Universities ?
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- Reposted by J FriesnerBig paper out from @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social! source.washu.edu/2025/03/brin...
- This suppression of first amendment rights by the U.S. government is utterly shocking
- This is truly depraved. The goal is to force universities into even more extreme violence against protesters and suppression of free speech. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
- Reposted by J FriesnerReading an internal NIH guidance memo which basically says since we’re probably going to be shutting down labs with little or no notice just be sure to remember about the whole disposing of biohazard materials the right way thing. ☣️ 😬🤡
- Reposted by J Friesneri don't know if i've ever felt more hopeless than watching an elderly black man get dragged out of the room for calling out fascism while dozens of white people sat silently with their lollipop signs and watched and did nothing
- Reposted by J FriesnerFinally some truth about what the impact of institutional silence is as DEI is mothballed. "I see the University for what it is: a place of incredible power and prestige more concerned with public image than the well-being of affected faculty, staff, postdocs and students..." disq.us/t/4tb43sv
- Reposted by J FriesnerPlease sign chng.it/2M6xYQYWJj
- Reposted by J FriesnerRegistration is now open for the #CSPB #SCBV 2025 Annual Meeting CSPB2025.ca for all details and information. The meeting will be hosted in Halifax, NS this year from Aug 9 - 12. We can’t wait to see you there! #scienceconference #plantscience #conference
- Reposted by J FriesnerThe National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.
- Reposted by J FriesnerI am hiring a lab technician! If you know anyone who has experience with field studies, enjoys working with plants, and is a good communicator and hard worker, pls pass this along! The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Please re-skeet! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
- Reposted by J Friesner📌Vacancy at the University of Amsterdam! Join us at the Green Life Sciences with three open positions by my colleagues. 🌱🌻 1/3 PhD position on "Microbial Host Preference in Plant Stress Resilience" in the group of Dr. Kathrin Wippel: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
- Reposted by J Friesner🚨 Many NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are being cancelled for Summer 2025. www.reddit.com/r/REU/commen...
- Reposted by J Friesner"They want an arrangement that perpetuates racial inequality indefinitely while retaining some plausible deniability, a rigged system that maintains a mirage of equal opportunity while maintaining an unofficial racial hierarchy." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
- Watch the whole video & violent suppression of free speech, let by the local Idaho sheriff. 👉🏼 THIS is what “free speech” looks like under Republicans in the U.S. 👉🏼 This is the party of JD Vance who told our long time allies that the true enemy is Europe suppressing free speech x.com/youranoncent...
- Reposted by J Friesnerfor pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care! EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
- Reposted by J FriesnerSee here's how to do a headline. fortune.com/2025/02/13/e...
- Reposted by J FriesnerAn inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
- Reposted by J FriesnerAfter an extensive search, the Danforth Center has named Giles Oldroyd, PhD, its next President. @gilesoldroyd.bsky.social is a renowned plant geneticist & one of only a few hundred scientists elected to both the UK @royalsociety.org & the US @nasonline.org. www.danforthcenter.org/news/interna...
- Reposted by J FriesnerOne week from today. Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with us as we hear from three Black #PlantSci professionals. Online, free registration, everyone is welcome.
- February 25th, 11AM EST. Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas. rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w... Open to all, come be a part of it! #BlackHistoryMonth
- Reposted by J FriesnerFirings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.
- I got in our local paper (Corvallis, Oregon) at the “not my president’s day” protest yesterday. (It’s behind a paywall so not that accessible but I took screenshots.) gazettetimes.com/news/local/g...
- Being interviewed by a local newspaper reporter at the President’s Day pro-democracy protest (Oregon)
- Reposted by J FriesnerHHMI just cancelled our grant. We were in the second year of developing programs to retain students from all backgrounds in STEM. All that work, all that energy…..I am profoundly disappointed. Well-funded HHMI labs, what do you think of dismantling funding for these training programs?
- Reposted by J FriesnerThere are so many participating in this battle (and have been, for a long time!) Just a few: @drugmonkey.bsky.social @drstarbird.bsky.social @napaaqtuk.bsky.social @kyt-thatsme.bsky.social Follow them too!
- Check out the DiversifyPlantSci database and list started by NAASC in 2019. Helps to find people for collaborations, speaking slots, etc. info on how to add yourself is shown at the resource
- Did you know there is a great database of diverse plant scientists created and maintained by @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social? 🌱 Fantastic resource for inviting speakers, reviewers, and applications! #PlantScience 🧪 #academicsky rdale1.shinyapps.io/diversifypla...
- Reposted by J FriesnerA private citizen shutting down a government agency is a coup. Do not normalize this.
- Reposted by J FriesnerResources for scientists who are being threatened or targeted below from the @nationalacademies.org www.nationalacademies.org/chr/resource...
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- Reposted by J FriesnerThere are a few more days to apply for a science comic collab! This semester’s cohort of students had a few special requests for scientific topics. 😎 If you or a colleague researches one of these, please consider applying! Form can be done in a few minutes. And please share widely.
- Arabidopsis Community easy (200-500 words) nominations for (1) Lifetime Achievement in Arabidopsis (2) Excellence in DEIB for the Arabidopsis community (3) Dissemination of Arabidopsis Knowledge 🔥Deadline extended to the end of Monday February 3!🔥 www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/community-awards
- Don’t forget to nominate Arabidopsis community people for these awards by the end of January 2025!
- NAASC is holding an annual membership drive to support our (micro) nonprofit & I’m excited to announce 2 new lifetime members! 💚 Member fees start at $10/year & support fundament plant biology & the next generation of plant biologists. 🌱🌱Join today! www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/join-ac
- Reposted by J Friesner🚨 The Senate is expected to vote tomorrow morning on one of the most dangerous immigration bills in recent history. The Laken Riley Act wouldn’t protect anyone. What it would do is create chaos that could impact millions.
- Reposted by J FriesnerJust released a new Science IRL ep! Scientists at CROPPS are using giant robots & genetic light switches to help plants be more resilient in the face of climate change. It gives me hope to see researchers doing this sort of work, especially now: youtu.be/EJfKeySYWm4?... 🧪 #plantscience #scicomm
- Reposted by J FriesnerHey new folks! Are you interested in plant biology, botany, plant breeding, plant genomics, and all that good stuff? Then this is the feed for you! It does keyword searching, but also includes everything with the 🧪🌾 emoji combo!
- The public library has been a through line in my life- as a kid that couldn’t afford to buy books- pay for movies- didn’t even have a TV- to now as a self-sufficient adult with my own child. We are nothing without public libraries.
- Reposted by J FriesnerHappy to share our last paper published in Developmental Cell. Amazing work by Anna Sole-Gil. Great co-supervision with Miguel Blázquez and equally great collaboration with the labs of @liamdolanlab.bsky.social, Barbara Ambrose and Kimitsune Ishizaki. www.cell.com/developmenta...
- Reposted by J FriesnerStill looking for an excellent plant microbiologist to strengthen our team this new year. Please share far and wide, and happy new year! #plantscience #phd
- NAASC is holding an annual membership drive to support our (micro) nonprofit & I’m excited to announce 2 new lifetime members! 💚 Member fees start at $10/year & support fundament plant biology & the next generation of plant biologists. 🌱🌱Join today! www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/join-ac
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- Reposted by J FriesnerFirst AAB event of 2025 is on ‘Plant Science Education’. We're delighted to welcome an international group to @lancasteruni.bsky.social #PlantSciEd Online registration still open so please join us! @sebiology.bsky.social @jxbotany.bsky.social @gpsep.bsky.social web.cvent.com/event/a17159...
- Reposted by J FriesnerWe are still waiting for applications to join us as a group leader in the department of Chromosome Biology! Apply until the first of Feb.
- Nominations accepted through January 31! 200-500 words for your nominee for Round 1. 3 categories: Arabidopsis Lifetime Achievement. Early & Later career awards for: Excellence in Arabidopsis Community DEIB & Dissemination of Arabidopsis Knowledge. www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/community-awards
- Reposted by J FriesnerWe’re looking for 3 postdocs to join our lab and work on engineering plant gene expression, metabolism and growth. If you have enthusiasm & skills in synthetic biology or metabolic engineering, apply by Jan 31. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49767/ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49773/ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49769/
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- ICAR 2027 is going to be lit! 😅
- Reposted by J Friesner🌵🌴 Big news! Botany 2025 is now heading to sunny Palm Springs, CA (July 25-31, 2025)! While plans shifted from Tucson, we're excited to stay in the Southwest. See you there! More information will be coming in early January at www.botanyconference.org #Botany2025
- Reposted by J FriesnerAre you a plant science researcher working towards a PhD or an early career researcher who completed their PhD no more than five years ago? Consider applying to the Next Generation Scientists 2025 meeting, sponsored by New Phytologist! #botany www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...
- Reposted by J FriesnerHello Bluesky 🦋 We're the SMBE IDEA Task Force, promoting Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in molecular biology and evolution. Follow us for updates and ways to build a more inclusive science community! #DiversityInSTEM @official-smbe.bsky.social #AcademicSky
- Reposted by J FriesnerMental Health Awareness Mondays — An Introduction to Psychological Safety, By Sarah Bay. Summarizing the key points of a recent webinar, with a link to the webinar. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/12/16/m...
- I am grateful to funders that support professional development for early career scientists & members of underrepresented groups AND I wish the application process was commensurate with the funding amount. I spent 40+ hours on a proposal that will require 100+ more hours if funded
- AND an additional week of onsite mentoring. The proposal includes zero support for my time and will not advance my career. Research proposals- in comparison- bring in $$$ & support staff, your research, get you publications, & help your merit/promotion (if I was faculty).
- Since I am not faculty (I'm staff)- supporting communities does not advance my career. To attend the meeting & implement the trainee program will also require my own funds to get there. There needs to be better ways to support early career scholars, members of underrepresented groups in science...
- Please share! Nominate your Arabidopsis community colleagues, trainees (or yourself) by January 31! Open to people working with Arabidopsis from all parts of the world. Only nominees that advance to round 2 are required to have a full nomination package submitted: bit.ly/3DtjNEi
