Submitted by marcela.karey on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 16:58
Fascination of Plants Day (FoPD) is celebrated around the world on May 18th.
To celebrate FoPD in New York, Dr. Marcela Karey Tello-Ruiz (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY) visited Bayville Primary School to present the class of Ms. Francine Alonge with fascinating plant facts that inspired these second graders to come up with their very own plant superheroes!
Submitted by marcela.karey on Tue, 05/16/2017 - 09:35
Ever wondered what inspired Sci-Fi super-heroesGrootand Poison Ivy? Well, it was real plants! Students and educators looking to be amazed by the impressive abilities of plants to adapt and survive in harsh environments are most welcome to join us on this adventure to learn about plant adaptations. This session is designed for children ages 7-8 but everyone else who is looking to discover their favorite plant super-power is welcome to join
Submitted by marcela.karey on Thu, 05/11/2017 - 12:21
The Ware Lab at the world-renowned Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory focuses on building extensive software infrastructure to enable research on genome organization and evolution in plants.
We are seeking a innovative software engineer who is passionate about code and science. You will become an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team focused on everything from scalable data analysis to dynamic biological data visualizations.
Submitted by marcela.karey on Thu, 05/11/2017 - 12:10
Gramene will present hot plant genomics research findings and cool data collections and software developments at the The Biology of Genomes Conference 2017.
Submitted by marcela.karey on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:12
PLANT BREEDING FOR DROUGHT TOLERANCE, Online course - Fall 2017
Colorado State University will offer a 1-credit, graduate-level online course in Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance from August 21 to December 15, 2017. This distance course is targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors interested in increasing their knowledge in this area.
Submitted by marcela.karey on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:08
Greetings on behalf of the Agricultural Data Curation project at the University of Maryland College of Information Studies. We are studying the data practices of agricultural researchers in multiple settings. As part of our project, we are conducting a survey of these communities.
We will ask you about your research practice, data management, reuse, and data sharing practices, in addition to some questions about the current state of research data management. This survey is voluntary and will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
