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Studying plant mechanotransduction at WUSTL | Co-host of Taproot Podcast | Deputy Editor Science Advances | Plant Advisor at Arcadia Science
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I’m starting a new series over on Unprofessoring—my Substack newsletter—about scientific publishing. Have a read, and let me know your thoughts in the comments! You don’t have to subscribe to read or join the discussion!

https://open.substack.com/pub/unprofessoring/p/do-publications-have-to-be-the-currency?r=1vjow&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

Do publications have to be the currency of science?

Starting a new series on the internal economics of scientific publishing

Unprofessoring
In my latest newsletter I talk about being an asshat and gene by environment interactions 🤓🌱🍑🎩 https://unprofessoring.substack.com/p/cu-7-g-x-e-whos-fault-is-it-if-im
CU #7: G x E: who's fault is it if I'm an asshat?

Conscious uncoupling from the ivory tower, Part 7

Unprofessoring
CU #6: Who is to blame when someone quits academia?

Conscious uncoupling from the ivory tower, Part 6

Unprofessoring
Opinion: "According to one 2020 study, employers see poor treatment of workers — such as expecting overtime work without pay or asking people to do demeaning tasks that aren’t part of their job descriptions — as more acceptable if the workers are thought to be passionate about what they do." https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/opinion/employment-exploitation-unions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=highlightShare
Opinion | Even People With Good Jobs Get Exploited

The idea that a job is a passion obfuscates the reality that a job is an economic contract — setting up the conditions for exploitation.

The New York Times

Hello all! I've started a newsletter called "Unprofessoring". It's about deliberately dismantling the academic self, interrogating the stories we tell about being scientists and faculty, and renegotiating our relationship with our jobs.

Check it out at unprofessoring.substack.com

I’m starting out with a series of essays that apply the concept of "conscious uncoupling" to the process of leaving academia. I’d love to hear what you think.

It’s free to subscribe.

Last episode of the season! We talk with @YundeZhao, EIC of
@PlantPhys, about transformation tools & transformations needed in the publishing world, & address recent controversy about lack of diversity among new Plant Physiology editors-->

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-taproot/id1258273678?i=1000596335449

‎The Taproot: S6E5: Transforming plants and the culture of publishing on Apple Podcasts

‎Show The Taproot, Ep S6E5: Transforming plants and the culture of publishing - Jan 24, 2023

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Please tune into this week's episode of Science Friday, where our very own Dr. Pamela Bjorkman talks about our lab's efforts to create a Pan-coronavirus vaccine
https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/next-generation-covid-vaccine/
What Will The Next Generation Of COVID-19 Vaccines Look Like?

With new variants emerging, researchers are working to develop new bulwarks against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Science Friday

New Taproot episode today, coming in hot! Ivan Baxter and I talk with Jason Williams about inclusive teaching, conference planning, & scientific societies. A nuanced discussion that acknowledges the complexity but still calls us to action. Check it out:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-taproot/id1258273678?i=1000594966503

‎The Taproot: Taproot S6E4: Can We Force Academic Structures to be Inclusive? on Apple Podcasts

‎Show The Taproot, Ep Taproot S6E4: Can We Force Academic Structures to be Inclusive? - Jan 17, 2023

Apple Podcasts

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We are looking for PhD students and post-docs. Visit https://www.sarahoconnor.org/ for more information and contact information.

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Natural Product Biosynthesis | Sarah O'Connor Group

The O'Connor group studies plant natural product biosynthesis, including alkaloids and iridoids.

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"Indigenous knowledge is key to sustainable food systems. Agricultural sciences have for too long ignored traditional and local knowledge about crop plants and how best to grow them. That must change if the world is to ensure future food security." By Alexandre Antonelli, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00021-4
Indigenous knowledge is key to sustainable food systems

Agricultural sciences have for too long ignored traditional and local knowledge about crop plants and how best to grow them. That must change if the world is to ensure future food security.