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Brunkard Lab @BrunkardLab
Joined October 2019
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In growing crops, ribosomes can use >50% of fertilizers applied to fields. Optimizing ribosomes would make agriculture more sustainable—but there are consequences! Read our perspective on how "ribosomopathies" affect plant development. doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.1… @science_rydays
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Michael's review (with me and Sannidhi Menon contributing) on TOR and growth-defense tradeoffs is online at @JXBot! We somehow managed to get the ligule in there #TeamLigule 🥹🦚🐧. doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf358
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New tool for cellular and molecular biology! doi.org/10.1111/pbi.70233 Will, Rory, and others from my group developed a new system of streamlined, refined binary vectors for plant transformation that use contemporary cloning approaches. Available from addgene.org!
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So proud of Katie Klimpel, she's a superstar!
Interim Chancellor Eric M. Wilcots@uwchancellor
15 May 2025
The right mentor can make all the difference. Congrats — and thank you — to these 10 stellar @UWMadison mentors who are guiding undergrad learning and discovery in fields from global health to paleontology! news.wisc.edu/mentor-award-w…
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ISE2 keeps bringing us down new paths! @PD_lab_DDPSC Glucosinolates can regulate plasmodesmata: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/…
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JXB @jxbotany.bsky.social@JXBot
15 Jan 2025
** UPCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE ** Plasmodesmata Editors: Tessa Burch-Smith & Jake Brunkard Deadline: 1st Feb 2025 Manuscripts of any format welcomed, please contact the JXB office (bit.ly/JXBissues) #JXBspecialissues 🌱🔗🌿 @pd_christine @frdanila @TinaSchreier (1/2)
Front cover of a postcard to promote an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany titled "Plasmodesmata". The issue will be edited by Tessa Burch-Smith and Jacob Brunkard. The images show the following. Above: silencing signals move out from veins through plasmodesmata in a Nicotiana benthamiana leaf (Jacob Brunkard); Centre: fluorescent Protein moves from a central transformed cell to neighbors through plasmodesmata (Jacob Brunkard); Far right: electronic microscopy reveals nanoscopic structure of plasmodesmata, shown in gray (top) or blue (bottom) (Tessa Burch-Smith; Tina Schreier).

ALT Front cover of a postcard to promote an upcoming special issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany titled "Plasmodesmata". The issue will be edited by Tessa Burch-Smith and Jacob Brunkard. The images show the following. Above: silencing signals move out from veins through plasmodesmata in a Nicotiana benthamiana leaf (Jacob Brunkard); Centre: fluorescent Protein moves from a central transformed cell to neighbors through plasmodesmata (Jacob Brunkard); Far right: electronic microscopy reveals nanoscopic structure of plasmodesmata, shown in gray (top) or blue (bottom) (Tessa Burch-Smith; Tina Schreier).

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Congrats to Rachel!! Beautiful, methodical, rigorous work on transcriptional regulation of stress responses in yeast (including regulation of ribosome biogenesis 🧐😎😊). Can't wait to see where Rachel goes next!
UW-Madison CMB@CMB_UWMadison
6 Jan 2025
Wishing all the best to Rachel Kocik who will defend her thesis this Thursday, January 9th. 🥳
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Matthew Szarzanowicz@mattszarz
5 Nov 2024
I am pleased to announce new research from the Shih Lab (@LabShih) published today in Nature Biotechnology on improving Agrobacterium-mediated transformation via binary vector copy number engineering (doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-0…). 🧵A summary thread below🌿

Binary vector copy number engineering improves Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

Nature Biotechnology - Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of plants and fungi is enhanced by plasmid copy number variants.

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Roeder lab@RoederLab
28 Sep 2024
Shuyao Kong @sykong15 and Mingyuan Zhu @Mingyuan2328 are on a roll! Here is the next installment in our DRMY1 and robustness story. DRMY1 maintains translation and TOR signaling to maintain robustness in the initiation of sepal primordia. Thread 1/5 authors.elsevier.com/a/1joYg…
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Developmental Cell@Dev_Cell
20 Sep 2024
Online now: DRMY1 promotes robust morphogenesis in Arabidopsis by sustaining the translation of cytokinin-signaling inhibitor proteins dlvr.it/TDTfcn
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Florence Danila@frdanila
20 Sep 2024
PD2024 Conference Dinner at Missouri Botanical Garden. Great time, amazing science and wonderful people! Hope to see you all again in 2027!
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Day three of #PD2024! Started with a beautiful talk from a true leader in our field, @pd_christine, followed by exciting early career talks. Coming up... a tour of @mobotgarden with Toby Kellogg @TheKelloggLab!
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Benitez-Alfonso lab@benitez_lab
18 Sep 2024
Plasmodesmata conference 2024 in St Louis on the go! A first day full of intriguing / interesting talks left me wanting more!! Great organizers @PD_lab_DDPSC and @BrunkardLab. I am in awe by the work of @GreenMechanobio and @TinaSchreier and amazed @HortenseMoreau More to come!
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Marie Barberon@MarieBarberon
17 Sep 2024
Getting ready for PD2024 in Saint Louis.
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#PD2024 is off to a great start with talks from Joris Sprakel, Michael Knoblauch, and early career speaker Hortense Moreau! Already learned WAY too much *taking notes*.
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The PD2024 conference schedule is now posted! We have an exciting series of talks... see you September 17th! plasmodesmata.genetics.wisc.…

Plasmodesmata

The 11th International Plasmodesmata Meeting Dates: Tuesday, September 17th (morning) – Friday, September 20th, 2024 (evening) Location: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO *Emmanue...

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Join us at Plasmodesmata 2024, the meeting is shaping up to be very exciting: plasmodesmata.genetics.wisc.… Early bird registration is extended through July 21st! Many travel awards available for early career researchers, supported by NSF, USDA, and others!
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Midwest SDB@midwestSDB
10 Jun 2024
Abstract deadline update is July 18th for MIDWEST SDB 2024 Registration deadline is August 6th ⁦@SridharanLab⁩ ⁦@midwestSDB⁩ midwestsdb.weebly.com/abstra…
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Dr. Ahna Skop, Ph.D.@foodskop
3 May 2024
Registration is open for the Midwest SDB @SocDevBio meeting August 11th-13th in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin. Highlights include @ItaiYanai @zhonglab @PetersenNeuro Follow us @midwestSDB Thanks to @SridharanLab & Jaime Gingerich @UWEauClaire for organizing
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plasmodesmata.genetics.wisc.… Registration for PD2024 is now open! Whether you're a diehard fanatic about plasmodesmata or newly interested in thinking about how plant cells communicate and share resources, please join us this fall at the Donald Danforth Center (Sept. 17th-20th).
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