Studying plants opens the door to a huge range of career possibilities. We’ve highlighted a few plant scientists here, and provide links below to many more people whose work might inspire you. Dr. Patricio Muñoz, Associate Professor, Blueberry Breeding and Genomics, University of Florida. Originally from Chile, Dr. Muñoz received Read more…
Congratulations to our 2023 MANRRS/SACNAS Travel Award recipients! Maize Genetics Meeting: March 16 – 19, 2023 || St Louis Missouri Comfort Bonney Arku & Madelaine Bartlett Terice Kelly & Madeline Bartlett IS-MPMI Congress: July 16 – 20, 2023 || Providence, Rhode Island Victoria Vera & Karen Serrano Susana I. Ferrer Read more…
The overarching goal of the NSF RCN project is to change the culture of plant sciences so that barriers to inclusion and a sense of belonging are identified and eliminated. One of our strategies is to build alliances with organizations that support early career scientists with marginalized identities, e.g., SACNAS Read more…
Thank you to all who applied, the application period is now closed. We received 42 excellent applications and sadly only have ten to award. We will be in contact with all applicants soon to let them know the status of their application. The NSF-funded LEAPS: RCN: ROOT & SHOOT (Rooting Read more…
R&S RCN Blog Post: Reflections on NDiSTEM By Imeña Valdes I was invited by Root & Shoot RCN to attend the National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM) organized by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) that was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico during Read more…
The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has a limited number of travel awards to support attendance at conferences hosted by the RCN members. We will share more information about the RCN travel awards soon. In the meantime, have a look at some of the opportunities that lie ahead. Note that some Read more…
NDiSTEM is the National Diversity in STEM Conference, organized the SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science). This year the conference was held from October 27 – 29, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. To raise awareness of opportunities in plant sciences, and connect with the Read more…
One of the goals of the NSF LEAPS (LEAding cultural change through Professional Societies of Biology) is to “use evidence-based practices to remove barriers for individuals historically excluded from science (based on gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or race)” (see text here). It’s sometimes difficult to understand Read more…
Inclusive Conferences Working Group Background The ROOT & SHOOT RCN has formed a Working Group to generate an RCN-wide system that develops and implements practices and policies that promote a safe and inclusive conference environment. Acknowledging a history of inequitable practices at such gatherings, the Working Group’s effort will intentionally Read more…
Report from ROOT & SHOOT workshop “Equity assessment of ASPB/CSPB activities and processes” held at Plant Biology 2022, Portland, Oregon, July 11, 2022 Professional societies, scientific conferences and journals are intended to serve all in the community equitably, but do they? In this workshop, participants were invited to reflect on Read more…