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Global Plant Council E-Bulletin April 2020
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E-Bulletin /
April 2020

As always, if you wish to contribute, please contact our communications officer through her email isabel@globalplantcouncil.org 

Dear plant science enthusiast, 

Welcome to our April 2020 newsletter on plant science🌿

This month we bring our latest scicomm video competition (#plantscivid), 21 plant science-related breaking stories, some funding opportunities, ECRi activities and more!

Plantscivid competition / 
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Exciting news! The Global Plant Council is partnering with the journal Plants, People, Planet. Together we have launched the PlantSciVid competition,  an online video contest that will give participants the possibility to win a $250 AMAZON voucher.

Do you want to know how? It is quite simple.

HOW TO ENTER THE ONLINE #PlantSciVid COMPETITION

First, create a (max) 60-second long video or animation that focuses on either a general plant science topic OR a plant-health related subject:

•    Plant Science (#PlantSciVid #Scicomm)

•    Plant Health (#PlantSciVid #Scicomm #IYPH2020)

In the short video clip, we ask that entrants convey WHAT research they do and most importantly, WHY it matters. What are the wider implications of your work?

Secondly, share your video clip on Twitter or Instagram with a catchy plant science caption. When you post your video, please make sure to tag in BOTH the Global Plant Council and Plants, People, Planet (Twitter: @GlobalPlantGPC @plantspplplanet; Instagram: @globalplantcouncil @plantspplplanet), and include the hashtags noted under point 1 for the two categories of entry. 

All info here.

Latest News / 
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If you have news you would like us to share on our website, please contact us.






 

This past March, 21 new breaking news stories were posted on the GPC website including...

Photosynthesis varies greatly across rice cultivars—natural diversity could boost yields A team of researcher  examined how 14 rice diverse varieties photosynthesize—the process by which all crops convert sunlight energy into sugars that ultimately become our food.
 
Biologists develop new defence in fight against crop infections A team of researchers has successfully  tested a new strategy for identifying genetic resources critical to the  ongoing battle against plant pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and  viruses that infect and destroy food crops worldwide.

Scientists Sequence the Genome of Basmati Rice Reading the Basmati Genome Provides Clues for Growing Drought-Tolerant and Bacteria-Resistant Rice. Using an innovative genome sequencing technology, researchers assembled the complete genetic blueprint of two basmati rice varieties, including one that is drought-tolerant and resistant to bacterial disease.

A molecular map for the plant sciences Proteins play a key role in controlling all aspects of life including plants. A team of scientists has now mapped around 18,000 of all the proteins found in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana.

New viable CRISPR-Cas12b system for plant genome engineering A new publication details the first application of CRISPR-Cas12b in plants, providing gene editing, activation, and repression capabilities all in one system.⠀

 

Funding Opportunities/

Spotted a funding opportunity we've missed? Please tell us about it.

During the quarantine period, maybe it would be time to start working on that grant proposal you have been postponing?  Check some funding possibilities below this lines. Besides, your are invited to check the ECRi devoted section (https://globalplantcouncil.org/ecri/ecri-grants/) and our Resources section (https://globalplantcouncil.org/resources/) for more info.

- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions – Individual Fellowships are available for applicants with a doctoral degree or at least four years´ full time research experience. There are both European and Global Fellowships and last 1-3 years. The call will open soon. Our advise: start preparing your proposals.

- The Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) program supports research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactions between plants and their viral, bacterial, oomycete, fungal, plant, and invertebrate symbionts, pathogens and pests. This joint NSF/NIFA program supports projects focused on current and emerging model and non-model systems, and agriculturally relevant plants. Full Proposals Accepted Anytime.

ECRi / The GPC Early Career Researcher (ECR) Insternational Network

ECRi is a collection of activities addressed to help the ECRs with 4 essential matters: job hunting, grant funding, dissemination of research results and networking. Ongoing activities are:

Do you want to learn more about ECRi? Please get in touch by emailing us.

ECRi ongoing activities ⬇️⬇️

- Join our Facebook and Linkedin groups for daily job opportunities.

- Our next #plantscijobs Twitterstorm will take place on the 29th May between 3 and 4 pm CEST.

- Our ECRi activity addressed to help ECRs with their communication and dissemination skills has been launched in January 2020. Check all the details here.

Sign-up here to our bi-monthly ECRi newsletter. Check our April ECRi newsletter here.

Are you currently involved in anything in particular that you want us to highlight?  Let us help you!  

On the blog / 
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Would you like to contribute an article to the GPC's blog? Get in touch!

Latest post: The Global Plant Council is global: we are connected to each other and the environment by Prof Ros Gleadow.

Past posts ⬇️⬇️

Twitter for Science Networking by Alun Salt (Botany One)

Climate change: three ways to market the science to reach the sceptics by Robin McKenna

State of the art research meets breeding for wheat’s future by  Matthew Reynolds (CIMMYT)

The United Nations  declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (#IYPH2020). IYPH2020 is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. 

At GPC we have a devoted IYPH2020 section where you will find news connected with plant health from now on.

Are you organizing an IYPH2020 activity? Please tell us about it by emailing isabel@globalplantcouncil.org

Members / 

Click here for details of the GPC Member Societies and their representatives. 

Please contact us (isabel@globalplantcouncil.org) to find out how your organization can join the Global Plant Council. 

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