Dr. Margaret Young
@revealplant.bsky.social
🇯🇲 🇺🇸Plants and poetry. Plant tissue culture and transformation 🧬🌱🍃🧫🪴. Undergrad teaching and research. Designing new labs. HBCU/PUI.
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Happy Winter 2025/26 #ECSUVikingsScience. We welcomed Thea 👍🏼 and said goodbye to Ashna and Carmen😥. Our research on corn tissue culture🌽🧫 and transformation🧬🦠🧪 continues (watchful eyes 👀of Mrs. H). Lab meetings are a great way to improve oral presentations 🗣💻. Promise more time for fun🧁🎵. #plants
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Heya I put together a bunch of things that i have been thinking about over the past a few years into this insight piece and look forward to any discussion this may lead to 🌸💚
Floral bilateral symmetry: one axis, many details
#TansleyInsight by Ya Min (闵娅) @minyaaa.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
#TansleyInsight by Ya Min (闵娅) @minyaaa.bsky.social
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#plantscience
October 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Heya I put together a bunch of things that i have been thinking about over the past a few years into this insight piece and look forward to any discussion this may lead to 🌸💚
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Young folks tune in to see old codgers talk about walking to school in the snow barefoot
It’s hard to relate to people who never used mineral oil for PCR.
September 27, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Young folks tune in to see old codgers talk about walking to school in the snow barefoot
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I am very pleased to present the lab’s first #bluetorial!
This concerns our recent publication in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... This work, led by postdoc (and former grad student) Kelsey Reed, is the result of many years of hard work by a wonderful team. (1/n)
This concerns our recent publication in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... This work, led by postdoc (and former grad student) Kelsey Reed, is the result of many years of hard work by a wonderful team. (1/n)
A protoplast-based method to visualize early cell biological events in plant cellular reprogramming and regeneration
Summary: This study presents a live-imaging platform for tracking individual plant protoplasts in culture, enabling analysis of cellular processes, signaling dynamics and developmental transitions.
doi.org
September 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I am very pleased to present the lab’s first #bluetorial!
This concerns our recent publication in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... This work, led by postdoc (and former grad student) Kelsey Reed, is the result of many years of hard work by a wonderful team. (1/n)
This concerns our recent publication in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... This work, led by postdoc (and former grad student) Kelsey Reed, is the result of many years of hard work by a wonderful team. (1/n)
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Looking for a new position or looking to post a new job opportunity? Check out the SIVB job board. Members get discounted rates to post jobs or search resumes. https://sivb-jobs.careerwebsite.com/
September 24, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Looking for a new position or looking to post a new job opportunity? Check out the SIVB job board. Members get discounted rates to post jobs or search resumes. https://sivb-jobs.careerwebsite.com/
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Make it so: Rapid and affordable plasmid sequencing on ONT platforms with PICARD-seq https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.19.752805v1
September 24, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Make it so: Rapid and affordable plasmid sequencing on ONT platforms with PICARD-seq https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.19.752805v1
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The ZmBBM2-BBIP1-RCC1-4 module enhances callus growth and genetic transformation efficiency in maize (Qinghui Fu , Qianhan Wei , Chunlai Qi , Anqi Zhao , Xiaojie Yuan , Yuan Yuan , Yunjun Liu) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
The ZmBBM2-BBIP1-RCC1-4 module enhances callus growth and genetic transformation efficiency in maize
Dear Editor,
doi.org
September 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The ZmBBM2-BBIP1-RCC1-4 module enhances callus growth and genetic transformation efficiency in maize (Qinghui Fu , Qianhan Wei , Chunlai Qi , Anqi Zhao , Xiaojie Yuan , Yuan Yuan , Yunjun Liu) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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New technique!
Cors et al report an improved transformation protocol for perennial #ryegrass (using developmental regulators) that overcomes regeneration failures typically associated with traditional callus culture methods...
#PlantScience
#PlantTransformation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Cors et al report an improved transformation protocol for perennial #ryegrass (using developmental regulators) that overcomes regeneration failures typically associated with traditional callus culture methods...
#PlantScience
#PlantTransformation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
September 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
New technique!
Cors et al report an improved transformation protocol for perennial #ryegrass (using developmental regulators) that overcomes regeneration failures typically associated with traditional callus culture methods...
#PlantScience
#PlantTransformation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
Cors et al report an improved transformation protocol for perennial #ryegrass (using developmental regulators) that overcomes regeneration failures typically associated with traditional callus culture methods...
#PlantScience
#PlantTransformation
doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
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Recording Available!
WATCH HERE: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-ev...
These experienced scientists, who are doing the hands-on work, provided excellent guidance on both sorghum leaf and embryo transformation.
#transformation #ScienceCommunity #bioengineering #plantscience #sorghum #Biotechnology
WATCH HERE: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-ev...
These experienced scientists, who are doing the hands-on work, provided excellent guidance on both sorghum leaf and embryo transformation.
#transformation #ScienceCommunity #bioengineering #plantscience #sorghum #Biotechnology
September 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Recording Available!
WATCH HERE: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-ev...
These experienced scientists, who are doing the hands-on work, provided excellent guidance on both sorghum leaf and embryo transformation.
#transformation #ScienceCommunity #bioengineering #plantscience #sorghum #Biotechnology
WATCH HERE: plantgene.sivb.org/plantgene-ev...
These experienced scientists, who are doing the hands-on work, provided excellent guidance on both sorghum leaf and embryo transformation.
#transformation #ScienceCommunity #bioengineering #plantscience #sorghum #Biotechnology
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Become a PlantGENE member today!
Registration is FREE and includes member-only benefits.
Join now: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/
#SciComm #Community #CRISPR #bioengineering #plantscience #biotechnology
Registration is FREE and includes member-only benefits.
Join now: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/
#SciComm #Community #CRISPR #bioengineering #plantscience #biotechnology
September 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Become a PlantGENE member today!
Registration is FREE and includes member-only benefits.
Join now: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/
#SciComm #Community #CRISPR #bioengineering #plantscience #biotechnology
Registration is FREE and includes member-only benefits.
Join now: plantgene.sivb.org/registration/
#SciComm #Community #CRISPR #bioengineering #plantscience #biotechnology
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#SIVB2027 The deadline to receive the summer rates for the 2027 In Vitro Biology Meeting is September 30th! Register today for the lowest possible rates to attend the next SIVB meeting in St. Louis, Missouri!https://sivb.org/meetings/home1/registration.html
September 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
#SIVB2027 The deadline to receive the summer rates for the 2027 In Vitro Biology Meeting is September 30th! Register today for the lowest possible rates to attend the next SIVB meeting in St. Louis, Missouri!https://sivb.org/meetings/home1/registration.html
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I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Applied Biostatistics
yanivjb.github.io
September 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I'm excited to release the newest version of my free applied biostats textbook. It's tidyverse style, clarkia inspired and loads of fun
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
Im putting this down until the end of the semester, when I'll add and polish additional chapters, but the 1st 21 are pretty solid
yanivjb.github.io/biostats-book
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This workshop will provide insight into the process of publication and peer review.
This event will provide helpful information for those getting started with publication and peer review as well as more experienced scientists.
REGISTER HERE : cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#plantscience
This event will provide helpful information for those getting started with publication and peer review as well as more experienced scientists.
REGISTER HERE : cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#plantscience
September 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
This workshop will provide insight into the process of publication and peer review.
This event will provide helpful information for those getting started with publication and peer review as well as more experienced scientists.
REGISTER HERE : cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#plantscience
This event will provide helpful information for those getting started with publication and peer review as well as more experienced scientists.
REGISTER HERE : cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#plantscience
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After ~30 years of transforming Agro with the freeze-thaw method, I finally directly compared resuspending in CaCl2 versus LB. LB aliquots gave ~3x as many colonies.
August 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
After ~30 years of transforming Agro with the freeze-thaw method, I finally directly compared resuspending in CaCl2 versus LB. LB aliquots gave ~3x as many colonies.
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The responsible management of engineered plants in the lab, greenhouse, and field is critical for preventing mix ups and unintentional releases.
>>>Register Here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPRplants #stewardship #bioengineering #CRISPR #plantscience #biotechnology
>>>Register Here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPRplants #stewardship #bioengineering #CRISPR #plantscience #biotechnology
August 20, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The responsible management of engineered plants in the lab, greenhouse, and field is critical for preventing mix ups and unintentional releases.
>>>Register Here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPRplants #stewardship #bioengineering #CRISPR #plantscience #biotechnology
>>>Register Here: cornell.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#CRISPRplants #stewardship #bioengineering #CRISPR #plantscience #biotechnology
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The combination of morphogenic regulators BABY BOOM and GRF‐GIF improves maize transformation efficiency and promotes leaf regeneration
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Chen et al.
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Chen et al.
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
August 18, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The combination of morphogenic regulators BABY BOOM and GRF‐GIF improves maize transformation efficiency and promotes leaf regeneration
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Chen et al.
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
by Chen et al.
@WileyPlantSci #PlantScience
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Mutating 6 genes to change one Petunia species into another:
Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia
By modifying six genes in the hawkmoth-pollinated Petunia axillaris, Lüthi and Chopy
et al. reconstructed the evolutionary shift to bee-pollinated P. secreta. The engineered
mimic is indistinguishable...
www.cell.com
August 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Mutating 6 genes to change one Petunia species into another:
Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Reconstruction of speciation by modification of major-effect genes in Petunia: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Excited to share our latest publication on genetic transformation in Nannochloropsis and Microchloropsis!🦠
We demonstrate a robust sulfadiazine-based selection system enabling efficient transformation with minimal background growth in these important algal model species.
shorturl.at/BGdov
We demonstrate a robust sulfadiazine-based selection system enabling efficient transformation with minimal background growth in these important algal model species.
shorturl.at/BGdov
Sulfadiazine selection enables high‐efficiency transformation in <fi>Nannochloropsis</fi> and <fi>Microchloropsis</fi>
Genetic engineering in the marine eustigmatophytes Nannochloropsis and Microchloropsis is constrained by intrinsic antibiotic resistance and reduced marker efficacy at high salinity. We show that mit....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Excited to share our latest publication on genetic transformation in Nannochloropsis and Microchloropsis!🦠
We demonstrate a robust sulfadiazine-based selection system enabling efficient transformation with minimal background growth in these important algal model species.
shorturl.at/BGdov
We demonstrate a robust sulfadiazine-based selection system enabling efficient transformation with minimal background growth in these important algal model species.
shorturl.at/BGdov
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Ever had issues with contamination in #Marchantia or #liverwort tissue culture? We've developed a protocol that is simple and low-effort (albeit slow) to get rid of fungi and bacteria: dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro....
Work led by Isaac Coven and supported by Chetan Pandey, myself & @dromius.bsky.social.
Work led by Isaac Coven and supported by Chetan Pandey, myself & @dromius.bsky.social.
July 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Ever had issues with contamination in #Marchantia or #liverwort tissue culture? We've developed a protocol that is simple and low-effort (albeit slow) to get rid of fungi and bacteria: dx.doi.org/10.17504/pro....
Work led by Isaac Coven and supported by Chetan Pandey, myself & @dromius.bsky.social.
Work led by Isaac Coven and supported by Chetan Pandey, myself & @dromius.bsky.social.
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ASHS 2026 Outstanding Education Publication Awardees - Jasmin R. Cruz, Alberto Giordano, Tina Marie Waliczek for "Developing a University Campus Tree Inventory and Determining the Value of the Campus Canopy through Student Service Learning" https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05713-25
July 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
ASHS 2026 Outstanding Education Publication Awardees - Jasmin R. Cruz, Alberto Giordano, Tina Marie Waliczek for "Developing a University Campus Tree Inventory and Determining the Value of the Campus Canopy through Student Service Learning" https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05713-25
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#SIVBInVitroReport Read SIVB Past President Piero Barone's final reflections on collaboration, community, and the past and future of the Society. sivb.org/InVitroReport/issu...
July 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
#SIVBInVitroReport Read SIVB Past President Piero Barone's final reflections on collaboration, community, and the past and future of the Society. sivb.org/InVitroReport/issu...
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Sleeping flies with an Alca-Seltzer - ideal for schools: Shoenhard, J Microbiol Biol Educ 0, e00115ff. -- doi.org/10.1128/jmbe... - now linked out on droso4public: droso4public.wordpress.com/resources/#T...
Heads-up to @flybase.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social & @fly-eds.bsky.social
Heads-up to @flybase.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social & @fly-eds.bsky.social
July 11, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Sleeping flies with an Alca-Seltzer - ideal for schools: Shoenhard, J Microbiol Biol Educ 0, e00115ff. -- doi.org/10.1128/jmbe... - now linked out on droso4public: droso4public.wordpress.com/resources/#T...
Heads-up to @flybase.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social & @fly-eds.bsky.social
Heads-up to @flybase.bsky.social, @the-node.bsky.social & @fly-eds.bsky.social
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Heading to #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa next week? 🇨🇦 Please join us at:
Sat 7/18, 10 AM: AI Workshop & Brunch (Rm 205/207)
Sat 7/18, 11:30 AM: Undergrad Poster Session
Sat 7/18, 1 PM: PUI Business Meeting
Sun 7/19, 7:30 PM: PUI Social @ Tavern on the Hill
@aspbofficial.bsky.social
#plantingPUI
Sat 7/18, 10 AM: AI Workshop & Brunch (Rm 205/207)
Sat 7/18, 11:30 AM: Undergrad Poster Session
Sat 7/18, 1 PM: PUI Business Meeting
Sun 7/19, 7:30 PM: PUI Social @ Tavern on the Hill
@aspbofficial.bsky.social
#plantingPUI
July 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Heading to #PlantBio2026 in Ottawa next week? 🇨🇦 Please join us at:
Sat 7/18, 10 AM: AI Workshop & Brunch (Rm 205/207)
Sat 7/18, 11:30 AM: Undergrad Poster Session
Sat 7/18, 1 PM: PUI Business Meeting
Sun 7/19, 7:30 PM: PUI Social @ Tavern on the Hill
@aspbofficial.bsky.social
#plantingPUI
Sat 7/18, 10 AM: AI Workshop & Brunch (Rm 205/207)
Sat 7/18, 11:30 AM: Undergrad Poster Session
Sat 7/18, 1 PM: PUI Business Meeting
Sun 7/19, 7:30 PM: PUI Social @ Tavern on the Hill
@aspbofficial.bsky.social
#plantingPUI
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Tired of AI-generated figures? I asked our talented scientific illustrator Manon Zuurmond to draw some of the instruments and lab equipment we missed in NIH's otherwise fantastic BioArt resource. First batch now available as CC BY. Free for everyone to use in publications: github.com/Center-for-P...
July 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Tired of AI-generated figures? I asked our talented scientific illustrator Manon Zuurmond to draw some of the instruments and lab equipment we missed in NIH's otherwise fantastic BioArt resource. First batch now available as CC BY. Free for everyone to use in publications: github.com/Center-for-P...
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I'm so thankful to @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social for the Community Impact award, shared with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling Field.
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
July 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I'm so thankful to @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social for the Community Impact award, shared with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling Field.
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/....
It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026.
I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉
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Happy to share our protocol for imaging double fertilization in maize! 🌽🔬
📖 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We hope this resource will be useful for researchers studying plant reproduction, fertilization, and early seed development.
📖 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We hope this resource will be useful for researchers studying plant reproduction, fertilization, and early seed development.
June 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Happy to share our protocol for imaging double fertilization in maize! 🌽🔬
📖 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We hope this resource will be useful for researchers studying plant reproduction, fertilization, and early seed development.
📖 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We hope this resource will be useful for researchers studying plant reproduction, fertilization, and early seed development.