Husband. Dad. Plant cell biologist working on solutions for a sustainable future. Striving to effect positive change. Triathlete. Musician. Views are my own.
The Penn State Biology department is also hiring at the Assistant or Associate level in ecology - feel free to message me if you're interested in joining our supportive community of biologists! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PS…
Calling mechanobiology PhD students and postdocs to share their work in our 2024 - 2025 Future Leaders in Mechanobiology Seminar Series! Zoom, 3rd Wednesday of the month, at 11am ET (8am PT, 10am CT), and all are welcome to attend.
(Self-)nominate here: bit.ly/4cWdxBF
Interested in plant-inspired robotics? Join us as Living Machines 2024, July 8-11 in Chicago, for a workshop on Plant-like Machines in Miniature: Adapting Plant Biomechanics through Soft Robotics! Website and graphic credit @AnulekaDutta.
sites.psu.edu/machinesworksh…
Why are cellulases so slow? Check out this news article about our work to reveal the molecular mechanisms that inhibit the deconstruction of plant biomass for bioenergy and biomaterial production: psu.edu/news/eberly-college-…. Thanks to @scissorsfiend for excellent science writing!
A big congratulations to Ellen Zelinsky on passing her PhD defense today! Amazing work on polygalacturonases, cell wall dynamics, and plant development 🌱🔬👩🎓🥳 #phdonebubbleshower
Chapter 15 by @CAndersonLab:
Shapeshifters - functional interplays between plant cell walls and dynamic, reversible shape changes in plant cells and tissues
@huckinstitutes@penn_state@psulibs
Looking for a Christmas gift for the cell wall researcher in your life?
What about 544 pages of history and state-of-the-art of a fascinating research discipline: 'Plant Cell Walls - Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights'
Discount code here: plantbiomechanics.net/recent…
Are you a PhD interested in applying computer vision and ML to biology? Apply by Feb 29 for a funded postdoc position in our collaborative NSF project studying the development and dynamics of stomata! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en…
Yifei Huang was my nextdoor neighbor and a delightful colleague. If you have the means and inclination, please consider supporting his daughter's education. Thanks.
Yifei HUANG (@huangyifeicmb), our dear colleague, Asst Prof @PennStateBio, passed away from cancer in October at the age of 40. We are collecting donations for his daughter's education. All donations are tax-deductible. @PSUresearch Please RT. gofund.me/ef82effe
Looking for a Christmas gift for the cell wall researcher in your life?
What about 544 pages of history and state-of-the-art of a fascinating research discipline: 'Plant Cell Walls - Research Milestones and Conceptual Insights'
Discount code here: plantbiomechanics.net/recent…
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting @McGrawLab for a visit to the Anderson Lab - so much fun to talk about the dynamics of plant cell walls with the head of @PennStateBio! 🌱🔬🤓😃
💻 🌿 New multiscale model reveal how stomatal guard cell wall mechanics and architecture affect stomatal responses
from Hojae Yi & Charles Anderson @PennStateBiobuff.ly/40hB76H