@mcliupeng

Molecular Biologist

 Saint Louis, MO
Joined May 2013
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See us in St. Louis Magazine! @stlmag stlmag.com/business/spearhea…

New Danforth spinoff Spearhead Bio wants to provide the glue for better plant gene editing

A new agtech company focused on enhancing gene editing for plants has launched in St. Louis, the Danforth Technology Company announced Tuesday morning. The company, Spearhead Bio, is the third...

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YOUR 2025 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Transposase-assisted target-site integration for efficient plant genome engineering (Nature) @mcliupeng @slotkin_lab (Summary by Ching Chan @ntnuchanlab) buff.ly/3zZftuT #PlantaePSRW
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So proud of my lab for our latest work out today in @Naturepub. We took advantage of transposable elements and CRISPR to perform targeted insertion of cargo DNA in the Arabidopsis and soy genomes. Led by @mcliupeng. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…. 🧵

Transposase-assisted target-site integration for efficient plant genome engineering

Nature - Fusion of rice Pong transposase to the Cas9 or Cas12a programmable nucleases provides sequence-specific targeted insertion of enhancer elements, an open reading frame and gene expression...

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Scientific journal @Nature has published research authored by scientists in our @Slotkin_Lab. The publication focuses on a technology called TATSI, which enables faster and less expensive production of improved plants. Learn more: loom.ly/cTNDkKc
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The @Slotkin_lab @DanforthCenter is hiring a new laboratory technician. Lots of cool work to be done on transposable elements! Please retweet to spread the word! paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.…
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Applications for the Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor program (volunteer positions) are being accepted between now and October 15, 2024. Who should apply? Late-stage PhD students & postdocs who want to expand their horizons and skillsets. More ➡️ blog.aspb.org/plant-physiolo…
Plant Physiology Call for Assitant Features Editors. Deadlin for applications: October 15, 2024.

ALT Plant Physiology Call for Assitant Features Editors. Deadlin for applications: October 15, 2024.

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Peng Liu, PhD, is a senior research scientist at the Danforth Center, where he focuses on genome editing and transposable elements in key crops. Learn more about his work: loom.ly/aNJ7j-E

Peng Liu: An Early Spark - Danforth Plant Science Center

Peng Liu: An Early Spark Peng Liu’s first memory of his lifelong fascination with plants goes back to grape vines that grew on the front of his childhood home. Each year, as the grapes started to...

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IN BRIEF: From the archives: On DNA maintenance – SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes, DNA damage repair, and transposon excision repair mechanisms (Peng Liu) buff.ly/3Juhil8 @ASPB #PlantSci
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IN BRIEF: Dissecting and redesigning enhancers of photosynthesis genes (Peng Liu) buff.ly/49TCLyH @RNAnerd @ASPB #PlantSci
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In an exciting endorsement of the impact of our work, technology developed by @Slotkin_Lab has been selected as the very first project of the new National Science Foundation/NobleReach Emerge partnership. Learn more: loom.ly/mOH9msI

Danforth Center Selected as Project of a New Partnership Between NSF and NobleReach Emerge -...

In an exciting endorsement of the work being conducted at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, recently announced that technology developed by Keith Slotkin, PhD, and funded in part by the NSF, was...

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IN BRIEF: Fading beauty: The protein degradation mechanism behind rose petal senescence (Peng Liu) buff.ly/432TX2U @ASPB #PlantSci
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Thanks to all who supported and attended BioBash last month! St. Louis’ #plantscience and #agtech ecosystem is a great place to be. Check out our careers page for current opportunities here at the Danforth Center: loom.ly/TGrNbv0
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The Plant Cell welcomes 2024 Assistant Features Editors. Congratulations to all of our successful applicants. We look forward to working with this terrific group of early career researchers in 2024! buff.ly/3Qe4O5g @ASPB
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We wrote a little about how TEs get their names in this article: annualreviews.org/doi/full/1…

The Epigenetic Control of the Transposable Element Life Cycle in Plant Genomes and Beyond

Within the life cycle of a living organism, another life cycle exists for the selfish genome inhabitants, which are called transposable elements (TEs). These mobile sequences invade, duplicate,...

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Some are acronyms, others are fun names that fall under the rule: You find it / You get to name it. Idea for future review article: How transposons get their names!
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Excited to represent @Slotkin_Lab at my first Keystone Symposia! The organization is top-notch, and the talks and posters have been truly inspiring. Thrilled to be a part of transposable element community! @KeystoneSymp #KSTransposons24
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I'm truly honored to have chaired the "Current Advances in Plant Gene Editing" session at #PlantBio2023! A huge thank you to all the speakers for delivering insightful talks to our engaged audience! @MishDivya,@Armandomics,@TsaiLabUGA,Nicholas Ruppel,barbara Marques.@Slotkin_Lab
Overview of Current Advances in Plant Gene Editing

ALT Overview of Current Advances in Plant Gene Editing

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Proud PI hearing about the lab’s presentations at #PlantBio2023. Talk today by @mcliupeng, with Kaushik Panda on deck. And posters by @mariannekrame45 & @yuhunghung. Great work!
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Peng Liu retweeted
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@ASPB5 Aug 2023
The #PlantScienceSaturday crew is ready! Stop by and join in the fun! This initiative is inspired by members who wanted to give back to our host cities' communities. Learn more, and/or join us! plantbiology.aspb.org/plant-… #PlantBio2023 @ForsythFarmMkt
Two smiling volunteers posed for a photo behind the ASPB table

ALT Two smiling volunteers posed for a photo behind the ASPB table

Four smiling volunteers posed for a photo next to the Build a Seed Cup Necklace sign!

ALT Four smiling volunteers posed for a photo next to the Build a Seed Cup Necklace sign!

A volunteer posed for a photo next to the Construct DNA Code sign!

ALT A volunteer posed for a photo next to the Construct DNA Code sign!

A smiling volunteer posed for a photo next to the Dissect a Lima Bean sign!

ALT A smiling volunteer posed for a photo next to the Dissect a Lima Bean sign!

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The Slotkin Laboratory was a great host for our visit to the Danforth Center! They even included us on their Mississippi River float. The two undergraduate students I brought really benefited from seeing a productive plant science team.
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