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Jen Sloan (she/her)

@cave_monster

Plant Scientist, mum of 2 :)

 Sheffield
Joined February 2011
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(Probably) Final reminder that I have a funded #PlantPhD advertised. Applications are through the @BBSRCWhiteRose DTP. UK and international students welcome to apply. Come join the friendly joint Fleming/Smith/Amsbury Plant Development and Cell Walls group in Sheffield!
Dr Lisa Smith @plantylisasmith.bsky.social (@PlantyLisaSmith) profile pictureDr Lisa Smith @plantylisasmith.bsky.social@PlantyLisaSmith26 Oct 2023
Looking for a #PhD and interested in working on cell walls and plant reproduction? Fully funded @BBSRCWhiteRose DTP #PhD position available with me and Andrew Fleming for a Sept 2024 start. Deadline 7th Jan 2024. Image credit: @AliceBaillie1 @PPS_UoS @MCB_Sheffield @ScienceShef
Immunolabelled Arabidopsis carpel

ALT Immunolabelled Arabidopsis carpel

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Plant Direct Journal@PlantDirectJ7 Dec 2023
Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves (Jen Sloan, Saranrat Wang, Qi Yang Ngai, Yi Xiao, et.al.) buff.ly/4a4EHpf @cave_monster @QiYangNgai @jodie_armand @matthewjwilson_ @PPS_UoS @ASPB @Wileyplantsci @SEBiology #PlantSci
Cell layers in the mesophyll of rice IR64 can be distinguished by size, shape, and orientation. (a) Representation of rice mesophyll with different cell layers highlighted from Layer 1 (touching the adaxial epidermis) to Layer 5 (touching the abaxial epidermis). Layer 3 is a continuous row of cells between the two minor veins.

ALT Cell layers in the mesophyll of rice IR64 can be distinguished by size, shape, and orientation. (a) Representation of rice mesophyll with different cell layers highlighted from Layer 1 (touching the adaxial epidermis) to Layer 5 (touching the abaxial epidermis). Layer 3 is a continuous row of cells between the two minor veins.

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Our paper on the patterns within rice mesophyll is out! doi.org/10.1002/pld3.549 Born during lockdown when I had to think of a computer-based masters project, this involved @QiYangNgai and myself drawing around many individual cells! @jodie_armand @matthewjwilson_ @PPS_UoS
Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves

Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves

The mesophyll cells of grass leaves, such as rice, are traditionally viewed as displaying a relatively uniform pattern, in contrast to the clear distinctions of palisade and spongy layers in typical...

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I have a @LettersPreSci pen pal again this year 😁 Looking forward to chatting to a new prescientist about all things science and plants!
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Excited to share our latest review paper about pollen tube reception during Arabidopsis reproduction @AliceBaillie1 @PlantyLisaSmith @PPS_UoS @ScienceShef sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Thanks for having me @SEBiology
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Replying to @PEPG_SIG @yuliyao13 @RobertCaine21
Which anatomical leaf properties we can modify to improve photosynthesis? @cave_monster presents a fab model to predict this! Read more: doi.org/10.1111/nph.18564
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Robert Caine@RobertCaine216 Jul 2023
Excited to hear about some cool modelling by @cave_monster and colleagues on how to model 3D rice leaves grown under ambient or elevated CO2 💨🌱 @PPS_UoS @SEBiology #mesophyll #photosynthesis #structure
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Excited to be presenting our eLeaf photosynthesis modelling work in the @SEBiology Plant Physiological Responses Session this morning. #SEBconference
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.@RobertCaine21 & @cave_monster discuss their research on #modelling plant responses to abiotic stress and #Rice leaf anatomy to enhance photosynthesis & @plantgustaf will present his work on electron transfer via PGR5 pathway 🧵3/5 #SEB100
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Another award to find space for on our mantelpiece! Congratulations @CavingDoctor Well deserved!
Helen Buglass (@BuglassHelen) profile pictureHelen Buglass@BuglassHelen30 Jun 2023
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With the team @MYorksResearch
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Oughtibridge Band@OughtiBrassBand7 Jun 2023
Oughtibridge Brass Band WON the Yorkshire regionals contest in March 2023, this allows us to go to the National Brass Band Finals in September to represent Yorkshire, and our village, Oughtibridge!! To see where you can find us, bit.ly/m/oughtibridgebrassba… gofund.me/50e47073
Donate to Help Oughtibridge Band buy vital band equipment, organized by Oliver Jackson

Donate to Help Oughtibridge Band buy vital band equipment, organized by Oliver Jackson

Band Tour of Sheffield City Centre & Kelham Island is back!!!! Join… Oliver Jackson needs your support for Help Oughtibridge Band buy vital band equipment

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Our latest rice work with Nazmin Yaapar's group in Malaysia is published! A step in the right direction to improving rice yields :) thericejournal.springeropen.… @uputramalaysia @matthewjwilson_ @PPS_UoS
Elevated CO2 Priming as a Sustainable Approach to Increasing Rice Tiller Number and Yield Potential

Elevated CO2 Priming as a Sustainable Approach to Increasing Rice Tiller Number and Yield Potential

Rice - Tillering and yield are linked in rice, with significant efforts being invested to understand the genetic basis of this phenomenon. However, in addition to genetic factors, tillering is also...

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Last chance to apply for an exciting PhD position to work with me and Andrew Fleming on the molecular mechanisms of fertilisation in plant. Deadline is Friday 6th Jan and applications need to be made through the Uni of Sheffield PhD application portal sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate…
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Dominique Bergmann@stanfordstomata30 Nov 2022
Image-based quantification of Arabidopsis thaliana stomatal aperture from leaf images biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Image-based quantification of Arabidopsis thaliana stomatal aperture from leaf images

Image-based quantification of Arabidopsis thaliana stomatal aperture from leaf images

The quantification of stomatal pore size has long been a fundamental approach to understand the physiological response of plants in the context of environmental adaptation. Automation of such...

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New Phytologist@NewPhyt28 Nov 2022
Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach Xiao, et al. 📖 ow.ly/4g0W50LNPF4 @sheffieldplants @UoNHounsfield @cave_monster @stu_rock
Creation of the eLeaf model

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Very proud of this paper. A lot of hard work has gone into it! #photosynthesis #modelling #rice @PPS_UoS @DrChrisHepworth @AliceBaillie1 @hannahthejonesy @sheffieldplants @stu_rock @sachajonmooney doi.org/10.1111/nph.18564
Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach

Defining the scope for altering rice leaf anatomy to improve photosynthesis: a modelling approach

Leaf structure plays an important role in photosynthesis. However, the causal relationship and the quantitative importance of any single structural parameter to the overall photosynthetic performan...

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