闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD

闵娅(Min Ya; Minya) PhD

@minyaaa.bsky.social

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Incoming Assist Prof at UIUC. NSF Postdoc at UConn EEB. PhD Harvard OEB. Erasmus MEME_evobio alumna. She/Her. Development & Evolution. Lover of ALL plants. www.minyaaa.com

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I traveled so much in June and on the numerous plane rides, what accompanied me were audiobooks of Braiding Sweetgrass and Gathering Moss. If you dont know yet, Dr Robin Wall Kimmerer narrated her own books. Her calm & smoothing voice comforted my exhausted mind during the trips.

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Just bought awesome Fizz tshirts for my lab team to support @bsa-ecophys.bsky.social of the @botsocamerica.bsky.social . You can too! www.customink.com/fundraising/...

BSA Phys/Ecophy Section 2024 T-Shirts, Supporting BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA INCwww.customink.com

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Hi #botany2024 friends, the DEI committee wants to know what you, the community, want to see from BSA and at the annual conference to help make us more inclusive, equitable, and accessible. Submit your suggestions and ideas here: forms.gle/HF8P8Yq5yDk2...

BSA DEI feedbackforms.gle

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Super proud of the great job our @BucknellU students did at tonight’s #Botany2024 poster session.

Big day for the Martine/Sain @BucknellU research group at #Botany2024 today. Please swing by these student posters this evening to chat us up! #solanum #aconitum #PUI #plantjoy

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I am so excited to be at #Botany2024 this year! Come see my lightning talk “What are you doing in my swamp? Questions for Symplocarpus foetidus” at 1:50pm this Wednesday!

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If you are at #Botany2024 check out the #jobs board! Also, if you want to talk about projects and the lab manager opportunity in my lab message me! #Botany #botanical #WilliamsLab #NewPI #Job #jobopportunity

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Please also go to and support the Grand Rapids African American Museum! Amazing history and the curator is so nice! @kristennolting.bsky.social is coming with recommendations for yummy #Blackowned restaurants! #Botany2024 #GRAAMA #AmericanHistory #OurHistory Website: linktr.ee/graamagr

Hey #botany2024 there are ALL the QR codes to help you support local Black owned businesses in Grand Rapids and donate if able in honor of Juneteenth!!

GRAAMA | Instagram, Facebook | Linktreelinktr.ee View graamagr’s Linktree. Listen to their music on YouTube, Spotify here.

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Hey #botany2024 there are ALL the QR codes to help you support local Black owned businesses in Grand Rapids and donate if able in honor of Juneteenth!!

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#Botany2024 attendees I'd love to talk to you about how you can contribute a Primer in Plant Sciences to @ijpsjournal.bsky.social Topic: your choice Audience: beginning learners Benefits: creating accessible learning/teaching materials while promoting interest and knowledge of plants 🌱 #Botany

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.#botany2024 attendees - if anyone is working on or curious about floral scent/plant volatiles, any interest in meeting up while we're here in Grand Rapids? I know there are a few of us here!

And #Botany2024 folks! If you want to learn some flower development on Monday morning, please come to my talk in Gallery Overlook F at 10:15 am! #mimuluspropaganda

Arriving at #Botany2024!! A conference I’ve been going since 2016 (but last year sadly), where I find my botanical community since I was a baby grad student! More than a thousand of us may study very different things, but all united by one thing - our love for plants! 🌸🍀🌲🌴

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Hey #Botany2024 - Forgot your poster, or still need to print? The FedEx Kinko's just down the street from the Amway has you covered. Super easy & helpful, & bonus river view! @tmariewms.bsky.social

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Hey #Botany2024 friends, the mobile app has a great link for Grand Rapids resources (including places to eat, and info about the GR Juneteenth celebration). Under Menu in the app!

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Yoooo over half the attendees at #Botany2024 are STUDENTS. This meeting is going to be great!!

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Far more posts on #Botany2024 conference here than on mastodon. Still not peak science twitter of several years ago activity levels, but interesting that people moved here. I wanted mastodon to "win" (more open source) but doesn't look like it will.

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Frankfurt ➡️ Charlotte ➡️ Grand Rapids. I’m coming for you #Botany2024!

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Goooood morning #Botany2024 friends! Check out presentations from the lab if you're into CAM photosynthesis (and a little C4), Hawaiian plants, and skunk cabbage! 🦨🥬

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If you're at #Botany2024 and curious about hybrid orchids - phenotypes and genotypes - come to my talk Monday at 8:15am in Gallery Overlook G! I'll be talking about hybrid orchids in the genus Gymnadenia that are native to the European Alps (including floral scent!).

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If anyone at #Botany2024 needs a single-user (ungendered/family) toilet/bathroom in De Vos Place, there's one by the main street entrance according to staff (opposite from the Exhibit Hall). Hoping it's also wheelchair accessible!

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In transit to BOTANY 2024! Very excited catch up with folks and see some great talks. Find me at Phys/Ecophy events sites.google.com/d.umn.edu/bo...

Botany 2024sites.google.com T-shirt fundraiser!

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Ameya Baxi: “Beyond Binary: Revealing continuous variation within ultramafic soils and its relevance to fern ecology in the Americas (Part I)”. See you Monday evening in the Exhibit Hall! #Botany2024

So excited for #Botany2024! Make sure you check out these great posters from students in my group. Zach Smith: “Anatomical traits along n aridity gradient in Australian Cycas”. See you Monday evening in the Exhibit Hall!

Hey #Botany2024 peeps! My student Sam is giving a talk on Monday 8:00 am in Gallery Overlook F. It’s his 1st ever conference talk!!! He’s a little worried no one will show up bc it’s the 1st talk on the 1st day! If you have nothing else planned, can you come show some support? 🌸

If you’re doing lots of traveling like me this summer - primer bags are great for packing jewelries and falcon tubes are perfect for small liquids. 💅🏻😎😋👩🏻‍🔬

Obligated spring time photo dump because it’s really one of the best times of a year #plantjoy #iamabotanist

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This is Raven the Science Maven! They messed with the wrong person. One of the reasons I started following her (besides her Megan Thee Stallion style rap about immunology) was bc she has figured out how to fight for what she believes in. Cheering you on @ravenscimaven.bsky.social

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If you were not able to make it to this popular Botany360 event, the recording is now available! Learn about steps to take when you are a new PI. For more information about the event, visit: www.botany.org/calendar/dis... To see the recording visit: youtu.be/-HjLVHv9JHA

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Join us for a look at the logistics, challenges, and surprises of being a new PI at this upcoming Botany360. "Now you're a new PI, what's next?" May 28, 11 am EST on Zoom To learn more, and to register, visit: www.botany.org/calendar/dis...

I am thrilled to share that I will join the Plant Biology Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as an Assistant Professor inSpring 2025! Super excited to be a member of a very supportive & productive community and establish a strong plant evo-devo group there!

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ASPB wants to share and fund your plant curriculum materials! Receive up to $8500 to create and disseminate classroom activities & labs that support teaching the Principles for Teaching #plantscience. Learn more and apply by 4/8: bloome.aspb.org