@RoederLab

Research laboratory of PI Adrienne Roeder in the Weill Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology and the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell Univ.

 Ithaca, New York, USA
roeder.wicmb.cornell.edu
Joined September 2021
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How do plant organs stay smooth—or become wrinkled? 🌱 Our paper in @CurrentBiology shows how coordinated growth direction and mechanical properties across cell layers determine whether Arabidopsis sepals remain smooth or buckle. cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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The Cornell Chronicle highlighted our recent Current Biology paper, showing how cell growth and tissue mechanics work together to shape developing sepals—and how these principles could help engineer living materials. news.cornell.edu/stories/202…

Wrinkled or smooth? Cell growth mechanics determine shape of plant organs | Cornell Chronicle

This discovery could help engineer living materials into different forms, such as the custom of growing bridges from roots in India, and breeding kale so it’s smooth instead of crinkly.

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Congratulations to all co-authors: @Morpholosophist, Lilan Hong, Patrick Klees, Annamaria Kiss, Manuel Petit, Xi He, Iselle Barrios, @havingfern, @TheOncoOptimist, @RichardSmithLab, and Arezki Boudaoud
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Deeply saddened by the passing of Meng. Heartbroken to lose a candid, generous friend and colleague. Plant science lost a brilliant mind, but I will remember Meng as a kind soul who inspired those around him. Rest in peace. You are sorely missed. 💔
UC Riverside CNAS@UCRCNAS
Sep 21
In Memoriam: Meng Chen, Professor of Botany and Plant Sciences cnas.ucr.edu/news/2026/09/15… #UCRscience #botany #plantsciences #ucr #ucriverside

In Memoriam: Meng Chen, Professor of Botany and Plant Sciences

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HHMI
@hhmi_science
Sep 22
Plant cells have their own language, & #HHMIInvestigator Keiko Torii has spent 30 yrs decoding it. Her team's new work on the signals guiding stomatal development — & how plants balance that with pathogen defense — could help develop more resilient crops: bit.ly/4hFvOIy
HHMI Investigator Keiko Torii in her lab, surrounded by plants

ALT HHMI Investigator Keiko Torii in her lab, surrounded by plants

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Replying to @kalikapg
@kalikapg provides insights into how plants rebuild form by combining molecular genetics, biochemistry, genomics, live imaging & computational modelling research to uncover how cells integrate biochemical, mechanical & geometric inputs. Find out more at: thelabofregeneration.in/Kali…
Kalika Prasad presenting at #SLS26

ALT Kalika Prasad presenting at #SLS26

Kalika Prasad discussing the remarkable developmental plasticity systems behind plant regeneration of shape. Image of Arabidopsis and showing that taking small sections from leaves or roots can be grown to regenerate any part of plant.

ALT Kalika Prasad discussing the remarkable developmental plasticity systems behind plant regeneration of shape. Image of Arabidopsis and showing that taking small sections from leaves or roots can be grown to regenerate any part of plant.

Cellular reprogramming diagram illustrating that biochemical properties, cell geometry and mechanical forces all interact in reforming shape.

ALT Cellular reprogramming diagram illustrating that biochemical properties, cell geometry and mechanical forces all interact in reforming shape.

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Beini Chen from @mpipz_cologne reveals new findings during SAM switch to flowering. Live imaging reveals a ring-shaped hotspot of proliferation around stem cell niche, while cell-cycle dynamics are reprogrammed in highly spatial manner. Find out more: mpipz.mpg.de/formosa
Beini Chen presenting at #SLS26

ALT Beini Chen presenting at #SLS26

Diagram of SAM with zones labelled. SAM cells undergo a transient high-growth and high-proliferation state, especially around the putative central zone during doming. Next question is are all cell-cycle states also spatially and temporarally reorganise?

ALT Diagram of SAM with zones labelled. SAM cells undergo a transient high-growth and high-proliferation state, especially around the putative central zone during doming. Next question is are all cell-cycle states also spatially and temporarally reorganise?

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How do plants grow cups? Leonie Kraska shared her research at #SLS26 investigating the development and plasticity of Marchantia polymorpha gemma cups - organs with a distinct concave geometry #PlantScience
Leonie Kraska presenting at #SLS26

ALT Leonie Kraska presenting at #SLS26

Images of cup forms in fungi and plants - Nidulariaceae, Mitella japonica and Marchantia polymorpha

ALT Images of cup forms in fungi and plants - Nidulariaceae, Mitella japonica and Marchantia polymorpha

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Looking for a faculty position combining research in fundamental cell and molecular biology with therapeutic discovery? Join our amazing faculty at the @weillinstitute at @Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j… Apply by Nov. 15! Please share!
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How does a growing leaf stay flat? 🍃 Our new paper in @PLOSBiology shows that maintaining leaf flatness requires growth-rate coordination across the width of the leaf blade—not just between the top and bottom surfaces. journals.plos.org/plosbiolog…
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Congratulations to @kat_har_ine, Brendan Lane, @MauraZimmermann, @StraussSoe, @RichardSmithLab and all co-authors. What a great team effort!
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We have a new assistant professor position in the @weillinstitute on Biomedical and Translational Sciences. Come join us! apps.hr.cornell.edu/recruiti…
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Arif Ashraf
@aribidopsis
Sep 5
Latest episode of #No_Time_To_Read podcast! I had a wonderful discussion with Avilash @Morpholosophist about his recent @CurrentBiology article. Avilash just started his new role as an Assistant Professor this month. Congratulations! Podcast: tinyurl.com/2s38n5k8 Article: tinyurl.com/yfcwrhk9
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Jeremy Baskin@basktastic
Sep 4
Come be my colleague! @CornellChem is hiring TWO tenure-track faculty: assistant professor in chemical biology and open rank in quantum materials. Applications due Oct 15 — academicjobsonline.org/ajo/j… #chemjobs
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Very happy to share that our work "Growth directions and stiffness across cell layers determine whether tissues stay smooth or buckle" is now out in @CurrentBiology ! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… Special thanks to my postdoctoral mentor @RoederLab, Lilan Hong and all the co-authors!
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Will Ratcliff
@wc_ratcliff
Sep 1
Four billion years ago, Earth was a sterile rock. Today it is teeming with life, from simple microbes to extraordinarily complex societies that span the globe. How does that happen? I'm writing a book about the answer: Life Unbounded, from Quanta Books. quantabooks.org/books/life-u…

Life Unbounded

In LIFE UNBOUNDED, pioneering evolutionary biologist William C. Ratcliff reveals that every great leap in life’s complexity, from the first cells to human culture, was driven by the same underlying...

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Quanta Books@QuantaBks
Sep 1
🚨New book announcement! 🚨Evolutionary biologist William C. Ratcliff’s (@wc_ratcliff) LIFE UNBOUNDED (forthcoming 2029) delivers a sweeping narrative of the emergence of complex life, and how a sterile planet transformed into the rich mosaic of beings on Earth today.
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Join the MSU Plant Resilience Institute as a Scientific Program Manager, providing strategic leadership for the institute's portfolio of center grants and major research initiatives! 🔗 Learn more and apply: careers.msu.edu/jobs/scienti… #Hiring #PlantSciJobs #SciAdmin
A graphic advertising a new PRI job posting. It features a microscopic plant cell image with the Plant Resilience Institute logo in the top left corner. In the middle of the graphic is a green gradient arrow with the following text: “Now Hiring: Scientific Program Manager." In the bottom right corner, is the following text: "Apply at careers.msu.edu for Posting 1156577" and the MSU PRI wordmark logo.

ALT A graphic advertising a new PRI job posting. It features a microscopic plant cell image with the Plant Resilience Institute logo in the top left corner. In the middle of the graphic is a green gradient arrow with the following text: “Now Hiring: Scientific Program Manager." In the bottom right corner, is the following text: "Apply at careers.msu.edu for Posting 1156577" and the MSU PRI wordmark logo.

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Interested in nuclear mechanobiology and want to know what some of the big open questions are in the field? Read our recent editorial with input from >15 leading experts in the field, along with a list of review articles on nuclear #mechanobiology: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Shuai Huang@HuangShuai
Aug 19
The Department of Molecular Genetics at The Ohio State University is hiring ANOTHER assistant professor, very broad search. Please RT and apply! osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OS…
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Announcing the Plant Responses & Adaptations to Stress invited plenary speakers for #ICAR2027Madison! 🌱Isabel Bäurle- Uni Potsdam 🌱On Sun Lau- National Univ. of Singapore 🌱Christine Faulkner- John Innes Centre info & updates arabidopsiscommunity.org/ica… @onsunlau_nus @IBaurle
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