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Haley A Branch

@stressedbranch.bsky.social

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Goodwin Scholar-in-Residence at Connecticut College 🌱 studying why plants be stressing so much 🌵evo-ecophysiology
🏳️‍🌈 she/her #DisabledInSTEM
💻 https://haleyabranch.weebly.com/

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@benjaminfreeman.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:50 PMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

Come join the bio dept at Georgia Tech - we are hiring an ecologist!

tinyurl.com/GT-eco-coasts

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 3:14 AM

Whatttt?! I can’t believe I’m no longer there 😢

@jenncoughlan.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 2:44 PMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

lastly- we would love your feedback if anyone has thoughts!

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 3:42 PM

This work was an incredible collaboration with @paulineraim.bsky.social @henryarenas.bsky.social @erikajedw.bsky.social Vanessa Tonet, Craig Brodersen and an amazing group of undergrads.

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 3:35 PM

New preprint out from my time as a postdoc in @jenncoughlan.bsky.social lab!

In a range-wide survey of M. guttatus, we found a lack of stomatal regulation in response to drought, which led to our inability to draw predictions from other known trait-associations

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

@jxbotany.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 3:05 PMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

🌼🌡️ RESEARCH 🌡️🌼

Heat stress radically alters the pollen lipid profile and microRNA network in rapeseed and the identification of crucial molecular signatures provides promising markers for improving crop heat tolerance - D’Agostino et al.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

#PlantScience 🧪

Fig. 2 (shortened, full legend in paper): MiRNome analysis. (A) Hierarchically clustered heatmap depicting miRNA expression profiles between control (Ctrl) and heat stress (HS) treatments for germinated pollen (GP), the pollensome (PS) fraction, the extracellular vesicle-free (EVF) fraction, and hydrated pollen (HP). Differential expression is indicated according to the colour scale indicated in the key based on the z-score values measured for each miRNA in all samples (P-value<0.05). The clustering of control and heat-stressed groups is illustrated at the top of the figure. (B) UpSet plot illustrating the intersections of miRNA sets across the different samples. Each row below the graph represents a sample and the bars on the right indicate the total number of miRNAs detected per sample. Specific set intersections are indicated by the connected dots. The graph represents the number of miRNAs unique to each intersection, with the exact counts indicated.
@mexpositoalonso.bsky.socialSep 21, 2026, 6:09 PMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

📣 We are looking for a PhD student in 2027!

Interested in studying rapid evolutionary dynamics of species in changing climates?

Apply to the MOI LAB by Nov 19!

Flyer below & tinyurl.com/flyerphdmoilab

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
@innovativegenomics.bsky.social
@hhmi-science.bsky.social

@nicrodemo.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 6:34 AMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

Application deadline for this is approaching fast. Email me if you are interested in doing a 2-year postdoc in a project to study the reproductive system and population genomics of an European buzz pollinated plant. To be clear: this is to participate as a named postdoc in a grant application.

@sicb.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 11:51 AMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

Have you pre registered to join #SICB in Pittsburgh this year?

The SICB Annual Meeting is the premier gathering for #researchers, #educators, and #students working across the full spectrum of integrative and comparative #biology.
register here:

cf23.xcddev.com/sicb/program...

#PhD #science

This year's program is shaping up to be our most dynamic yet, featuring:

Groundbreaking plenary lectures from leaders in the field

Hundreds of oral and poster presentations spanning #organismal #biology, #physiology, #ecology, #evolution, #biomechanics, and beyond

Workshops and networking events designed to spark new collaborations and advance your career

Student and early-career programming to help the next generation of #biologists hit the ground running
@jbyoder.orgSep 20, 2026, 7:44 PMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

Okay this jogged loose something I've had half-written for a while now: Despite decades of effort, scientists have still not found a substitute for reading the paper

denimandtweed.jbyoder.org/2026/09/desp...

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:36 AM

I am so appreciative that I had @jenncoughlan.bsky.social as my postdoctoral mentor. They are truly awesome and this is so well-deserved!

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 1:34 AM

Thank you so much @botsocamerica.bsky.social it's been an amazing 5 years of growing the community of disabled botanists at Botany and we have many more years to come! Buffalo, here we come! @brythebotanist.bsky.social

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialAug 6, 2026, 3:19 PMReposted by @stressedbranch.bsky.social

PSA to #faculty #SearchCommittees as you gear up for this year’s round. Send out questions in advance! This is #inclusive and levels the playing field. It is #equitable and easy to do.

#academia #faculty #eeb #disabledinstem #hiring #evojobs #ecoevo #ecoevojobs #Botany2026 #Ecology #Evolution

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@stressedbranch.bsky.socialSep 5, 2026, 3:20 AM

Absolutely! We should chat. I'm still prepping it, since its a second semester course.

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialSep 4, 2026, 3:48 PM

Grade 27 begins!

I’m thrilled that this school year I am teaching Evolutionary Ecology and Plant Responses to Climate Change, as well as advising undergraduate researchers on an exciting #mimulus #stomata project, as the Goodwin Scholar-in-Residence at Connecticut College 💅 🌱

@stressedbranch.bsky.socialAug 6, 2026, 3:19 PM

PSA to #faculty #SearchCommittees as you gear up for this year’s round. Send out questions in advance! This is #inclusive and levels the playing field. It is #equitable and easy to do.

#academia #faculty #eeb #disabledinstem #hiring #evojobs #ecoevo #ecoevojobs #Botany2026 #Ecology #Evolution

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