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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT BIOLOGISTS EARLY CAREER PLANT SCIENTISTS (ECPS)
SECTION
Issue 01 October 2020
Network. Learn. Engage.
ECPS
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Early Career Plant Scientists ASPB
Ambassador Program Membership
Committee WiPB
Committee Programming
Committee Publications
Committee EDI Committee
Education Committee
Science Policy Committee
International Committee
ECPS Council ASPB
Council
ASPB Board
ECPS Core Team
ECPS Content Team
ECPS-EDI Team
ASPB Committee Chair Early Career Rep.
ECPS seat(s) created Direction of arrow indicate what
body that person represents
Where does ECPS fit into ASPB?
Welcome to the irst ECPS newsletter. Every quarter, we hope to update y’all on section accomplish- ments, on-going section goals, and projects that need YOU. We also wanted a way to highlight section members and y’alls amazing accomplishments - from grants recieved to papers published - ECPS is here to foster a diverse and inclusive early career community, one where we can network, learn, and engage together.
ECPS was formed as a way to increase early career representation in the ASPB governance and add a diversity of voices to topics important to early career plant scientists. The ECPS leadership is blown away by the support we’ve recieved from our section membership and ASPB. We are here to serve and represent you. We encourage all section members to share their thoughts on what they want from their scientiic society.
Early career plant scientists are the future leaders of ASPB - Let your voice be heard.
Dear ECPS Members -
Rishi R. Masalia
ECPS Chair
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What have we done?
Applying to Grad School Q&A Event
Co-Sponsor Careers Beyond
Academia Workshop
Trivia Night!
#WeAreECPS
Promoting ECR talks &
networking
ECPS @ PB20
Doubled Early Career Representation on
ASPB Committees
A new system of senior / junior representatives was proposed by ECPS to the ASPB Council in July 2020. This was unanimously approved by Council and implemented in October 2020.
Goals for rest of 2020
Submit proposal to ASPB Membership Committee
on alternative ECR membership models.
Specifically, to create new membership “tiers”
& reduce dues.
Start producing and advertising ECPS
content
Join the blog and video team!
Expand social media to Instagram Give us a follow!
@ASPB_ECPS Create an updated
resource on the ASPB webpage for opportuni-
ties within ASPB and outside ASPB for early
career development.
What are we doing?
Write blogs.
ECPS is looking for members interested in SciComm who want to write about Plant Science or ECR topics. Email Rishi R. Masalia ([email protected]) for moreinfo.
Make videos.
Love making and watching TikTok videos? ECPS & the Education Com- mittee are looking for members interested in SciComm who want to make 1 minute videos about Plant Science topics. Email Rishi R. Masalia ([email protected]) for more info.WiPB Video Team.
Help the Women in Plant Biology Committee edit and make videos about women in science. Email Katie Murphy ([email protected]) for moreinfo.
Highlight a Scientist.
Every two weeks we highlight a section member. Promote yourself, your paper, your outreach group- fill out this google form so we can highlight youraccomplishments! https://forms.gle/SWidBVojgePogrz27
Resource Team.
Help make a one-stop list of resources and opportunities (Grants, Outreach, Awards, Advice, Techniques...etc) for the early career community. In coordinationwith the ASPB Ambassador Program. Email Rishi R. Masalia ([email protected]) for more info.
Upcoming Projects
We want you!
Participate today!
ECPS Head of Content.
Are you interested in SciComm?Looking to build your portfolio & leadership skills? ECPS is looking for a Head of Content to manage the different content streams ensuring
pieces are produced on time by various writers and vloggers.
Additionally, you’d be on the ECPS Council helping shape the growing Early Career Plant Scientist movement in ASPB. To apply email Rishi R.
Masalia ([email protected]) with a portfolio or SciComm CV.
Put together a team (all are welcome!)
You can get together with your teammates in person, virtually, or a mix of the two! One person on your team will log in to submit answers, then just follow along with the live
video stream!
We only have room for 20 teams, so email Al Meyers ([email protected]) to reserve your spot. You don’t need a finalized roster or team name, just let us know
that you are planning to join!
How to play:
ECPS presents:
Halloween Trivia!
Virtual
LIVE Team Trivia
Thursday, October 29th
at 8:30 PM EDT
Ty Sharps
@ASPB_ECPS https://forms.gle/SWidBVojgePogrz27
Pronouns: They/Them Current Position: Mascot Affiliation: ASPB ECPS Section
Current Research: CAM photosynthesis &
Drought Resistance
What plant embodies you and why? ...Myself!
Want to be highlighted? Promote yourself, a paper, an outreach program. Engage and Network!
Fill out the form:
Membership Highlights
Recent Publications by ECPS Members
Miranda Haus et al., “ Root Crown Response to Fungal Root Rot in Phaseolus vulgaris Middle American x Andean Line ” Plant Disease 2020
Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew et al., “ Nanocarriers for
Transgene Expression in Pollen as a Plant Biotechnolo- gy Tool” ACS Materials Letters 2020
Andries Temme et al., “ Key Traits and Genes Associate with Salinity Tolerance Independent from Vigor in Cultivated Sunflower” Plant Physiology 2020
Recently published a paper? Let us know and we’ll highlight it!
Email Craig Schenck ([email protected])
Upcoming Events
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Oct. 2020
Events:
Oct 14, 10 am EDT - Plantae Presents with Claudia Köhler & Sunil K. Kenchanmane Raju
Oct 26, 12 pm EDT - WiPB Committee Presents:
Careers Beyond the Lab Bench
Oct 27, 11 am EDT - Plant PostDocs Panel:
Preparing ECRs for jobs in industry and the Govern- ment
Oct 28, 10 am EDT - Plantae Presents Evo-Devo as a Discovery tool Panel
Oct 29, 8:30 pm EDT - ECPS Trivia Night!
ECPS section
Early
Career Plant Scientists ASPB
ECPS Event Webinar Lecture Q&A Panel
Deadline
ECPS section
Early
Career Plant Scientists ASPB
Other
Congratulations
to ECPS section member Max Barnhart on being a 2020 ASPB BLOOME grant recipient.Max and his Co-PI, Simone Lim-Hing are science communicators and outreach advocates. Their grant will cover the construction and local distribu- tion of a science zine as part of their organization the Athens Science Observ- er. Fostering a dialogue with local communities on scientific topics is crucial.
Zines enhance this exchange by making this outreach content approachable, artistic, trendy, and fun. Max and Simone are both graduate students at the
University of Georgia, Dept. Plant Biology.
The BLOOME grant was established with the goal to enhance public aware- ness and understanding of the essential roles of plants in all areas of life.
Dec. 2020
Events:
Dec 2, 9 pm EDT- Plantae Presents - Ning Zheng and Destiny Davis
Dec 9, 10 am EDT- Plantae Presents - Zach Lippman and Arjun Khakman
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Nov. 2020
Events:
Nov 4, 10 am EDT- Plantae Presents - Gustavo MacIntosh and Jyothi Vaddasery
Nov 9 - 11 - Solanaceae Virtual Conference Nov 11, 7 pm EDT- Plantae Presents - Creating Crops for the Future: Challenges, Technology, and Sustainable Solutions
Nov 12, 12 pm EDT - WiPB Committee Presents:
Careers in Plant Biology Startups Nov 17, 9 pm EDT- Plantae Presents -
Heat-Proof, Drought-Proof, Flood-Proof Plants Nov 18- US, NSF Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biology (Deadline)
Nov 25, 10 am EDT- Plantae Presents -Carlos Ballaré and Haim Treves
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Issue in Focus
Adapting to a new normal:
COVID-19 & evolving expectations for
scientists
2020 - 2021 ECPS
“ This year’s issue in focus will discuss “Adapting to a New Normal,” which will encompass the challenges we have all faced in adapting to the challenges brought about by the pandemic and other catastrophic events we have endured and will likely endure in the near future. We plan to discuss how the pandemic has resulted in
changes in mental health, work-life balance, productivity, and workplace dynamics in a series of webinars and blog posts. Most importantly,
though, we want to hear from you! Keep an eye on your inbox to see how you can share your experiences about adapting to our new normal including our soon-to-be-launched series
“Humans of Plant Science. ”
Stephanie Klein Head of Culture, ECPS“ The major role of the ECPS section is to better understand and advocate for the needs of early career researchers. Therefore, we want to foster a dialogue with you, our early career plant scien- tists, to hear about the obstacles you face every day and learn how we can improve the wellbeing of all plant scientists. Every year, the ECPS will emphasize a speciic issue in focus that has
recently been most impactful on our community.”
Rishi Masalia
@RishiMasalia ASPB Council
Membership Committee
Al Meyers
@halfbeet Helen Liu
@melonhelen2 Ashley Cannon
@SMASHleyCannon Education Committee
Craig Schenck
@Caschenck_Bio Publications
Committee Chair Vice Chair
Head External
Communitations Head Internal
Communitations Treasurer
Core Team
Head of Culture Stephanie Klein
@spklein2 EEPP Section
Head of ECPS - EDI Team Patrick Thomas
Member Laura Klasek
@EBibliophile
Programming Committee
Member
Katy McIntyre @KT_PlantScience Chair Ambassador Program
Membership Committee
Member Katie Murphy
@GMOhmygod WiPB Committee Member
Asia Hightower
Voce Chair Ambassador Program EDI Committee
ECPS Council
(Includes Core Team)
ECPS Leadership
Welcome New Leaders
Stephanie Klein, Head of Culture
Stephanie Klein earned her PhD from Penn State studying maize root traits associated with improved drought tolerance and is overall interested in crop improvement to combat environmental stress. When not sciencing, Steph enjoys taking her dog, Ouija, on hikes and trying to bake the perfect bread loaf.
Patrick Thomas, Head of ECPS-EDI Team
I’m Patrick Thomas and I am currently a 7th -year graduate student wrapping up at UC-Riverside. I was born and raised on Long Island and attended Penn State. I have a general interest in plant immunity and defense while my dissertation focuses on identifying whitefly resistance genes in alfalfa. I’m excited to serve in my new role as Head of EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) for the ECPS Section. I have the honor of developing EDI content and connecting ECR groups together, I will ensure that our conversations and activities this year are centered around the pillars of equity, access, and diversity. While COVID has made times challenging, it has granted us some opportunities to be creative with the events we plan. I am excited to serve you and hope you enjoy the content we have planned!
