It has been quite a few months since our last episode! We intended to have a new season out by now, but as you might imagine, a few things got in the way. We are, however, back to working on topics and guests for Season 5, so stay tuned for new episodes this fall! In the meantime, we want to hear from you! Tell us how you're navigating these chaotic and unusual times. Or, if what you're doing can't really be characterized as "navigating," tell us about that instead!
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ASPB has developed two different nomination processes that are now open for comment. We welcome input on the relative merits of each option, feedback that you may offer via a survey. Your comments will help us develop a more robust process in which we can all participate and support. The nominations process that emerges following community input will be put to the membership for formal approval in the 2021 election as proposed changes to the Society's constitution. Deadine for responses is October 11, 2020.
The spotlight is on María Flores-Tornero, Frank Vogler, Marek Mutwil, David Potěšil, Ivana Ihnatová, Zbyněk Zdráhal, Stefanie Sprunck, and Thomas Dresselhaus. Their article "Transcriptomic and Proteomic Insights into Amborella trichopoda Male Gametophyte Functions" has an Altmetric score of 15 and 26 mentions last week.
The spotlight is on Fen Liu, Weiming Hu, Faqiang Li, Richard S Marshall, Xavier Zarza, Teun Munnik, and Richard D. Vierstra. Their article "AUTOPHAGY-RELATED14 And Its Associated Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Complex Promotes Autophagy In Arabidopsis" has an Altmetric score of 20 and 30 mentions last week.
The spotlight is on Scott A. Harding, Christopher J. Frost, and Chung‐Jui Tsai. Their article "Defoliation‐induced Compensatory Transpiration is Compromised in SUT4 ‐RNAi Populus" has an Altmetric score of 5 and 10 mentions in the past week.
This Focus Issue will highlight the recent advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind membrane transport, its integration with signaling, and its roles in homeostasis. A selection of Update Reviews, included within the Issue, will address new and transformative insights that are driving research beyond the traditional boundaries of transport physiology. We encourage submissions that address quantitative frameworks in understanding membrane transport, transport proteins, and the integration of transport and signaling across scales. Submission deadline: November 2.
This focus issue will include reviews that synthesize the current state of the art and future prospects in sustainable precision agriculture, including but not limited to phenotyping, artificial intelligence and deep learning, robotics, databases and data sharing, pangenomics, genomic selection, and neodomestication. Submission Deadline: December 1.
This year, nine plant scientists were elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. We asked the newly elected plant scientists about how the news of their election to the NAS reached them, what inspires their research, and for their advice for early career researchers. Today, we feature Barbara Valent.
Recognizing Plant Direct authors: 
After completing her PhD, Chelsea Marcho applied to the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship program and was awarded a placement in the Bureau for Resilience and Food Security at USAID (United States Agency International Development). Plantae Fellow Yun-Ting Kao interviewed Chelsea to learn about her experiences working with this organization. Interested? The deadline for applying to the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow is November 1 (U.S. citizenship required).
