Derek Denney

I feel like a crotchety man right now, but watching loud videos without headphones at 1 am in a crowded ER waiting area shouldn't be a thing

I am looking to hire two seasonal field/laboratory technicians to join the lab working at the MSU Kellogg Biological Station and Main Campus. The primary work will be dedicated to our switchgrass program with potential to expand into other roles in the lab with time. careers.msu.edu/jobs/profess...

PRI Postdoc Fellow @derekdenney.bsky.social attended #ESA2026 to accept the W.S. Cooper Award for the groundbreaking study he co-authored, "Adaptation and gene flow are insufficient to rescue a montane plant under climate change." 🏅 Read more: plantresilience.msu.edu/pri-news/202... #PlantScience

The Odyssey is amazing! I loved the score, the scenery, the attention to detail in the sets and the costumes. The acting was great. And the story was well done!

✨ Paper spotlight ✨ (🧵 1/6) The incredible vulnerability that reproduction poses for plant species in a warming world nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Plant reproduction is highly sensitive to heat, often failing before growth declines.

I had so much fun working on this perspective piece with Annabelle, Emily, David and John! I am looking forward to incorporating the things we learned into ongoing and future research efforts

I am grateful I had Jim as a professor for my first semester at UGA. He was retired but still co-taught a population genetics course. It was his final semester before turning it over to others, but we stayed in touch and chatted frequently after that class.

Wooo-hooo!!! Stoked to be at #PEQG26

I'm rarely on Bluesky so maybe I've missed this shared before. But I stumbled upon a fun, daily game called Metaflora (and it's partner Metazooa). You guess the mystery plant or animal by navigating through the tree of life. I figured folks here would enjoy it! flora.metazooa.com

I'm so fortunate to work with great people at the PRI. Emily and David are great post doc mentors - award winning even! Congratulations to David, Emily, and Sue on their awards!!

I was excited to travel without having to take my shoes off but apparently I was randomly selected to take them off. So I was the only person in the security line with my shoes off, looking like a weirdo in TSA.

Even common plants with broad-scale distributions are going to feel the effects of climate change. We modeled plant responses using species distribution modeling and demographic surveys to find that B. stricta is at risk of decline. @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨Submit your abstract and apply for a travel grant by April 30 for the inaugural Great Lakes Plant Science Conference from Sept. 12–14 at MSU! All are welcome to attend. 🌍🌱 Learn more at: natsci.msu.edu/news/2025/20... Register on the #GLPSC2025 website: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

I'm excited to attend Evolution 2025 and return to Athens! I didn't realize that AthFest is happening June 19-22. If you've never been to Athens before, consider coming early to @sse-evolution.bsky.social so you can check out this cultural phenomenon! athfest.com

Great talk on industry careers by Rishi today! Thanks for demystifying the process and hyping start-ups and St. Louis businesses @rishimasalia.bsky.social @39northstl.bsky.social

Big news for #GreatLakes region plant scientists! Travel awards are available now for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! Trainees can apply for a $300 travel grant to support their trip to Lansing, MI! #GLPSC2025 🚗➡️ Learn more and apply by April 30: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

Science funding is not government waste - see my opinion piece in the Lansing State Journal about why cuts to science funding are bad for Michigan. @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinio...

There were many great speeches and a huge showing today in Lansing. Now, let's carry that momentum to fund science! #StandUpForScience

All NSF panels have been cancelled until further notice.

I took a plant anatomy course with John Sperry and loved every minute of it. It led me to study plant biology for my PhD

Yay! Our paper is out! We evaluated the effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on ecophys and fitness in Boechera stricta. We found increased CO2 augmented gas exchange but this didn't translate to a fitness increase. We also saw a shift in fitness landscapes! doi.org/10.1111/nph....

I see pictures of cats on laps when people are trying to work. I don't have a cat, but I do have a coloring Kindergartner.

I just joined Blue Sky and am excited to join the plant sciences conversation! #HelloWorld #IAmaBotanist