Mae Mercado
@maemercado
PhD Candidate at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying maize rubisco activase and photosynthesis evolution in grasses. 2025 Plantae Fellow From 🇵🇭
Excavator Pikachu and Bernard are off to Ottawa for #PlantBio2026. See you at the Resume and Cover Letters workshop and the 3MT! @aspbofficial.bsky.social
If you'll be at Plant Biology 2026, please come check out this workshop about resume and cover letters for Industry and startups. It will be on July 19, Sunday at 12:15 pm at Room 213/215. @aspbofficial.bsky.social @aspb-pui.bsky.social @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
The 3MT competition is BACK at Plant Biology 2026! 🚀 Come and witness five amazing early career researchers present their research in three minutes using a single slide! The 3MT will be happening on July 20th during the Gibbs Symposium. @aspbofficial.bsky.social @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
Early career plant biologists! The deadline for the 2026 ASPB-ECPS 3MT Virtual Competition is Extended! Applications will close on March 27 at 11:59 PM EST. Submit your entries here: forms.gle/LiMPS9EQCicr... Rules and judging criteria: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #PlantBio2026
Drove to St. Louis for the Plant Science Family Reunion! @39northstl.bsky.social #STLPlantFam25
Are you an early career in plant biology? Do you want to get a travel grant to go to Ottawa for #PlantBio2026? Do you have what it takes to present your research in 3 minutes? Sign up for the 3MT interest form. @aspbofficial.bsky.social @aspb-pui.bsky.social @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
Bernard is up bright and early coz he needs to leave for Illinois today. Safe travels to everyone who came to #PlantBio2025! Bernard will see you in Ottawa next year for #PlantBio2026!
@aspbofficial.bsky.social @plantaeofficial.bsky.social Hi everyone! We had technical problems with the 3MT voting so we reopened it. lf you go to your swapcard app, you can see it on the notification and also on the Schedule at a Glance part of the Swapcard App.
Bernard made it to today's plenary! #PlantBio2025. ECPS has a free headshot booth from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Exhibit Hall. See you there! @aspbofficial.bsky.social @aspb-pui.bsky.social @plantaeofficial.bsky.social
Pinoy representation at #PlantBio2025! Jhon Concepcion presenting phenomic and genomic data integration
We had a fantastic set of finalists for this year's 3MT! I'm very proud of these early career folks! If you see them around, please talk to them about thejr research! #PlantBio2025. @aspbofficial.bsky.social
Bernard is up bright and early for the Biomechanics session at #PlantBio2025! He's also excited for the 3MT session which will be happening at around 11am today!
Your 3MT session host is ready. See you at the 3MT session in today's Biomechanics Plenary! The 3MT will start at around 11am! #PlantBio2025 @aspbofficial.bsky.social
Awesome presentations and great science on the Presidential Plenary! Bernard is very inspired and excited for tomorrow's sessions. #PlantBio2025
Bernard is back for Plant Biology 2025! #PlantBio2025 @aspbofficial.bsky.social
The 3MT Virtual Competition is extended until March 14! @aspbofficial.bsky.social @aspb-pui.bsky.social
Think you can explain your research in 3 min? Enter the ASPB 3MT! Be a finalist and get a #PlantBio2025 travel grant! $1,000 grand prize on the plenary stage! Deadline: March 3, 11:59 PM EST Enter now: forms.gle/6dtzFk5LLZjw9v… Bring your A-game & wow the judges! @aspbofficial.bsky.social
🌱 Budding plant scientists, it's your time to shine! Join the ASPB 3MT competition – 3 minutes, 1 slide, big rewards! Top 5 win a travel grant to Hawaii+ a shot at a $1,000 grand prize! 🏆✨ Seize the spotlight and showcase your passion for plants! 🌿#3MT #ASPB #PlantBiology2024
Grad school is hard, especially when the most important person in your life is battling cancer. I'm maximizing this semester by writing papers and doing data analysis while spending time with my mom as she goes through her cancer treatment. See gofundme campaign here: 🔗https://gofund.me/9ddd65a5