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© 2014 American Society of Plant Biologists
Learning from meristems
•Networks are essential – Connect, connect, connect!
•Totipotency is a virtue: Keep growing!
•It’s OK for your biggest contributions to come from your “progeny” Teaching, mentoring, and communicating are indispensable and important!
[email protected]@PlantTeaching
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Your role as a hub in the science community network
Career advice from meristems
•Networks are essential
Dodsworth, S. (2009). A diverse and intricate signalling network regulates stem cell fate in the shoot apical meristem. Dev. Biol 336: 1-9.
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Your role as a hub in the science community network
Career advice from meristems
•Networks are essential
•Totipotency is a virtue: Keep on growing
Long, J.A., Moan, E.I., Medford, J.I., and Barton, M.K. (1996). A member of the KNOTTED class of homeodomain proteins encoded by the STM gene of Arabidopsis. Nature, 379: 66–69.
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Your role as a hub in the science community network
Career advice from meristems
•Networks are essential
•Totipotency is a virtue: Keep on growing
•It’s OK for your biggest contributions to come from your “progeny”
Bargmann, B. et al. (2013). A map of cell type‐specific auxin responses. Mol. Sys. Biol. 9: 688.
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1. Networks are essential
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You have a role in children’s networks and can influence them
Tap into pre-existing networks:University outreachTeaching / classroom visitsScience fairsASPB networks
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Exposure to scientists transforms children’s perceptions
http://ed.fnal.gov/projects/scientists/
To me, a scientist is bald and has hair coming out of the sides of his head. . . . Scientists live in their own world and the rest of society puts them there.
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Exposure to scientists transforms children’s perceptions
http://ed.fnal.gov/projects/scientists/
To me, a scientist is bald and has hair coming out of the sides of his head. . . . Scientists live in their own world and the rest of society puts them there.
I know scientists are just normal people with a not so normal job. . . . Scientists lead a normal life outside of being a scientist. They are interested in dancing, pottery, jogging and even racquetball. Being a scientist is just another job which can be much more exciting.
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https://dpb.carnegiescience.edu/article/fascination-plants-day
FOPD 2013: “The Department of Plant Biology hosted students from the East Palo Alto Academy (EPASA), ….. Kelly Beck and Theresa Metz from Stanford worked with Jose Dinneny at DPB to organize an event centered on revealing the fascinating biology of plants using various microscopy techniques. “
FOPD Glasgow
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You can make informative displays about plant science
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Professional societies like ASPB can provide networking opportunities
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ASPB outreach opportunities
Volunteer by emailing [email protected]
2015 National Conference in Chicago
March 12–15, 2015
November 12-15, 2014Cleveland Convention Center
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How did your early educational experiences contribute to your
pursuit of science?
Primary / Secondary Teachers
Enthusiastic biology teacher
Precollege day
Many programs help PhDs get teaching credentials
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Be a mentor - PlantingScience.org
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http://swe.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/index.php/Programs/Public_Service
http://swe.stanford.edu
Offer your help to SWE-Stanford
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Primary / Secondary Teachers
Undergraduate teachers, mentors, research advisors
http://www.cur.org/publications/publication_listings/
How-to guides for undergraduate research mentors
Mentor an undergraduate researcher
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Mentor an iGEM team
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Research-led teaching opportunities for early career researchers
http://blog.aspb.org/2014/04/28/research-led-teaching-opportunities-for-early-career-researchers/
How to get opportunitiesHow to make sure they are effectiveHow to get credit for your efforts
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2. Totipotency is a virtue: Keep your options open because everything
changes all the time….
Tonikian R, Xin X, Toret CP, Gfeller D, Landgraf C, et al. (2009) Bayesian Modeling of the Yeast SH3 Domain Interactome Predicts Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Endocytosis Proteins. PLoS Biol 7(10): e1000218. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000218
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Example: How we sequence DNA
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Example: Changes in how we communicate with each other
1981 HS1991 PhD
1985 BS
-1995 Post doc
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Primary / Secondary Teachers
Undergraduate teachers, mentors, research advisors
Graduate school teachers, advisor, labmates
Postdoctoral, advisor, labmates
~ 1992 I started using emailFirst saw Netscape 1994
Arabidopsis-l
Genbank submissions
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http://www.bio.net/hypermail/arabidopsis/ Arabidopsis-l
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Massive increase in connectivity
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1 % of your time = A few tweets each dayA blog post each monthTwo outreach days per year
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Follow Sarah Blackford (Society for Experimental Biology)
http://www.biosciencecareers.org/
@BiosciCareer
Things changeStay flexibleKeep doors openKeep growing…
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3. It’s OK for your biggest contributions to come from your
“progeny”
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“Highest percentage of graduates who go on to earn STEM PhDs of any institution”
Teaching is important (my career part 1)
(1995 – 2009)
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My career part 2
Cathie Martin EIC The Plant Cell
Goal: To develop a resource to support scientists in their teaching, and to engage students in plant biology
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Review article for undergraduatesPPT slidesReferences (hyperlinked)Teaching Guide
“From chemistry to current events”
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HORMONES seriesIntroduction to phytohormones, auxin, cytokinin, gibberellins, brassinosteroids, ethylene, ABA, jasmonates, salicylates, strigolactones
BIOTIC INTERATIONS seriesPlants are not alone, microsymbionts, pathogens, arthropods, plant-plant interactions
PLANTS AND PEOPLE seriesPlants, food and human healthMedicinal plantsGenetic improvements in agriculture
In 13 languages (so far)!
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How to be a plant
Mel Oliver and Steve Pallardy
Plant Nutrition 1: Membrane energetics and transport, potassium nutrition and sodium toxicity(With Mike Blatt, reviewed and being revised)
Plant Nutrition 2: Macronutrients
Plant Nutrition 3: Micronutrients
Photosynthesis 1: Light reactions
Photosynthesis 2: Carbon fixing reactions
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http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/
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Twitter@PlantTeaching
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Opportunities for you
• Education and “publishing” both involve translating what scientists are saying into familiar language
• Start writing – blogs need guest writers, or start your own
• There is a real need for visual aids – photographs, diagrams, cartoons, videos!
© 2014 American Society of Plant Biologists
Learning from meristems
•Networks are essential – Connect, connect, connect!
•Totipotency is a virtue: Keep growing!
•It’s OK for your biggest contributions to come from your “progeny” Teaching, mentoring, and communicating are indispensable and important!
[email protected]@PlantTeaching