PCA Initiative
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The Plant Cell Atlas (PCA) is a community resource that comprehensively describes the state of various plant cell types and integrates high-resolution location information of nucleic acids, proteins, and metabolites within plant cells.
Our published perspective, “Towards Building a Plant Cell Atlas,” laid the foundation and strategic vision for the Plant Cell Atlas (PCA) initiative. Since then, the community has grown substantially. PCA has expanded its programming to include annual meetings, focused workshops, working groups, training opportunities, and community-driven resources. Together, these efforts are advancing the development of a comprehensive, accessible Plant Cell Atlas and fostering collaboration across disciplines to build the PCA community. This initiative is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation (Grant #'s MCB-1916797, MCB-2052590, and MCB-2420360) Michigan State University, and The Plant Resilience Institute. |
The second webinar in the Plant Cell Atlas Imaging Workshop Webinar Series, titled Introduction to 2D and 3D Segmentation with MorphoGraphx will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 9:30AM CT / 10:30AM ET / 7:30AM PT.
You can register for this event here! |
Breaking News
19 February 2026
Registration for the second installment of the Plant Cell Atlas Imaging Workshop Webinar Series is now open. Register Here!
17 February 2026
A new job opening for a Communications Specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's new Department of Biology is available. Apply Here!
27 January 2026
Our January 2026 newsletter is available now! View it here!
2025
We are on Bluesky! To follow us: Click Here!
1 December 2025
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Three-Part Data Reproducibility Workshop Series happening February 9-11, 2026. Click Here to Learn More.
October 2025
Save The Date! Three-Part Data Reproducibility Workshop Series - February 9-11, 2026
October 2025
A job opening for a Postdoctoral Research position with the Lee Lab in the Department of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill is available.
To learn more and to apply, Click Here
30 September 2025
Did you miss the Plant Cell Atlas Imaging Workshop Webinar Series: FIJI Basics for Visualizing and Quantifying Plant Images? No worries! You can view the workshop here: https://youtu.be/4TMJt69yyjw
24 September 2025
Job openings for two Postdoctoral Research Associates and one fully funded PhD are available with the Pallavi Singh Lab at the University of Essex. To learn more and to apply, Click Here
20 August 2025
Members of PCA Publish A Guide to Elevate Plant Fluorescence Microscopy. Read More Here!
20 March 2025
Job opening for an Office Coordinator with the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University. To learn more and to apply: Click Here
17 March 2025
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Position opens up in Plant-Disease Proteomics in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the laboratory of Dr. R. Glen Uhrig. To learn more and to apply: Click Here
26 February 2025
A new job opportunity has been announced for Post Doctoral Fellows with the Libault Lab at the University of Missouri - Columbia.
For more information and to apply: Click Here
25 February 2025
The PCA is excited to announce the second part of our Spatial Metabolomics Workshop will be on March 5th, 2025! Join speakers across the globe in discussions on cutting-edge single-cell and spatial metabolomics technologies. Register today: bit.ly/PCAMetabolomicsII
February 2025
The PCA is excited to announce that the art exhibit featuring historically significant Black scholars in plant science from last year is back this February to honor Black History Month.
To Read More: Click Here
31 October 2024
The PCA is excited to introduce the Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series! Starting November 12th, 2024, this series discusses how to define plant cell types and states quantitatively and qualitatively using single-cell and spatial omics approaches. Register today: http://bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar and find out more on our upcoming events page
22 October 2024
Join members of the PCA at the AG2PI Ag Single Cell Workshop happening immediately prior the the AGBT-Ag meeting. This workshop titled Empowering G2P in Agriculture: building a collaborative environment for single-cell applications brings together SC experts across domains. Find out more on our upcoming events page.
15 August 2024
The PCA is excited to announce our new Tools and Repositories page! Gathered here are resources for analyzing RNAseq data, genetic databases, annotation tools, and many other exciting resources to better your research.
18 June 2024
The PCA will be at ASPB 2024 in Honolulu, HI hosting multiple talks and a workshop on single-cell omics and biology. Find more information on our upcoming events page as or on the ASPB website.
9 May 2024
The public talk recordings from the Spatial Omics Workshop are now on the PCA YouTube channel.
7 February 2024
The Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University displayed the PCA Art and Science exhibit in the Molecular Plant Sciences building.
2 February 2024
The PCA Black Plant Scientists exhibit was showcased at Cornell University for Black History Month.
29 January 2024
Members of the PCA scSequencing Committee and collaborators recently published an article on "Best practices for the execution, analysis, and data storage of plant single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics" in The Plant Cell. They discuss challenges and guidelines for single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics in plants to increase the reproducibility and usefulness of these datasets.
19 December 2023
Registration and Abstract Submissions are open for the 3rd PCA Symposium. Applications for the PCA SynBio Hackathon and Travel Award are also open!
18 December 2023
Members of the Plant Cell Atlas who were trained by or were impacted by the life and career of Dr. Philip Benfey share heartfelt remembrances of Philip who passed away earlier this year. Read more.
15-18 November 2023
The PCA will be attending ABRCMS 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona! Come find the PCA booth in the Exhibitor Hall (Booth #1528) to learn more about PCA initiatives and sign up to join our mailing list.
6 November 2023
The PCA Art and Science exhibit is up on display at Oregon State University's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. If you are on OSU's campus go check it out in the West Wing of Cordley Hall!
26-28 October 2023
The PCA will be attending the 2023 NDiSTEM Conference in Portland, Oregon! Come find the PCA booth in the Exhibitor Hall (Booth #807) to learn more about PCA initiatives and sign up to join our mailing list.
16 October 2023
Registration is open for Part 2 of the PCA Single Cell Sequencing Techniques in Plant Biology workshop on Data Analysis.
30 July 2023
The first Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology was held in Ventura, CA. Read about attendee perspectives on the conference in our latest blog post.
29 July 2023
Members of the PCA Core Network Participant Group met in person to celebrate accomplishments of the previous year and discuss goals for year 3 of the PCA.
19 July 2023
Learn about how Plant Cell Atlas will be participating at ASPB's Plant Biology 2023 conference!
Registration for the second installment of the Plant Cell Atlas Imaging Workshop Webinar Series is now open. Register Here!
17 February 2026
A new job opening for a Communications Specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison's new Department of Biology is available. Apply Here!
27 January 2026
Our January 2026 newsletter is available now! View it here!
2025
We are on Bluesky! To follow us: Click Here!
1 December 2025
Registration is NOW OPEN for the Three-Part Data Reproducibility Workshop Series happening February 9-11, 2026. Click Here to Learn More.
October 2025
Save The Date! Three-Part Data Reproducibility Workshop Series - February 9-11, 2026
October 2025
A job opening for a Postdoctoral Research position with the Lee Lab in the Department of Biology at UNC Chapel Hill is available.
To learn more and to apply, Click Here
30 September 2025
Did you miss the Plant Cell Atlas Imaging Workshop Webinar Series: FIJI Basics for Visualizing and Quantifying Plant Images? No worries! You can view the workshop here: https://youtu.be/4TMJt69yyjw
24 September 2025
Job openings for two Postdoctoral Research Associates and one fully funded PhD are available with the Pallavi Singh Lab at the University of Essex. To learn more and to apply, Click Here
20 August 2025
Members of PCA Publish A Guide to Elevate Plant Fluorescence Microscopy. Read More Here!
20 March 2025
Job opening for an Office Coordinator with the Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University. To learn more and to apply: Click Here
17 March 2025
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Position opens up in Plant-Disease Proteomics in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the laboratory of Dr. R. Glen Uhrig. To learn more and to apply: Click Here
26 February 2025
A new job opportunity has been announced for Post Doctoral Fellows with the Libault Lab at the University of Missouri - Columbia.
For more information and to apply: Click Here
25 February 2025
The PCA is excited to announce the second part of our Spatial Metabolomics Workshop will be on March 5th, 2025! Join speakers across the globe in discussions on cutting-edge single-cell and spatial metabolomics technologies. Register today: bit.ly/PCAMetabolomicsII
February 2025
The PCA is excited to announce that the art exhibit featuring historically significant Black scholars in plant science from last year is back this February to honor Black History Month.
To Read More: Click Here
31 October 2024
The PCA is excited to introduce the Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series! Starting November 12th, 2024, this series discusses how to define plant cell types and states quantitatively and qualitatively using single-cell and spatial omics approaches. Register today: http://bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar and find out more on our upcoming events page
22 October 2024
Join members of the PCA at the AG2PI Ag Single Cell Workshop happening immediately prior the the AGBT-Ag meeting. This workshop titled Empowering G2P in Agriculture: building a collaborative environment for single-cell applications brings together SC experts across domains. Find out more on our upcoming events page.
15 August 2024
The PCA is excited to announce our new Tools and Repositories page! Gathered here are resources for analyzing RNAseq data, genetic databases, annotation tools, and many other exciting resources to better your research.
18 June 2024
The PCA will be at ASPB 2024 in Honolulu, HI hosting multiple talks and a workshop on single-cell omics and biology. Find more information on our upcoming events page as or on the ASPB website.
9 May 2024
The public talk recordings from the Spatial Omics Workshop are now on the PCA YouTube channel.
7 February 2024
The Plant Resilience Institute at Michigan State University displayed the PCA Art and Science exhibit in the Molecular Plant Sciences building.
2 February 2024
The PCA Black Plant Scientists exhibit was showcased at Cornell University for Black History Month.
29 January 2024
Members of the PCA scSequencing Committee and collaborators recently published an article on "Best practices for the execution, analysis, and data storage of plant single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics" in The Plant Cell. They discuss challenges and guidelines for single-cell/nucleus transcriptomics in plants to increase the reproducibility and usefulness of these datasets.
19 December 2023
Registration and Abstract Submissions are open for the 3rd PCA Symposium. Applications for the PCA SynBio Hackathon and Travel Award are also open!
18 December 2023
Members of the Plant Cell Atlas who were trained by or were impacted by the life and career of Dr. Philip Benfey share heartfelt remembrances of Philip who passed away earlier this year. Read more.
15-18 November 2023
The PCA will be attending ABRCMS 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona! Come find the PCA booth in the Exhibitor Hall (Booth #1528) to learn more about PCA initiatives and sign up to join our mailing list.
6 November 2023
The PCA Art and Science exhibit is up on display at Oregon State University's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. If you are on OSU's campus go check it out in the West Wing of Cordley Hall!
26-28 October 2023
The PCA will be attending the 2023 NDiSTEM Conference in Portland, Oregon! Come find the PCA booth in the Exhibitor Hall (Booth #807) to learn more about PCA initiatives and sign up to join our mailing list.
16 October 2023
Registration is open for Part 2 of the PCA Single Cell Sequencing Techniques in Plant Biology workshop on Data Analysis.
30 July 2023
The first Gordon Research Conference on Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology was held in Ventura, CA. Read about attendee perspectives on the conference in our latest blog post.
29 July 2023
Members of the PCA Core Network Participant Group met in person to celebrate accomplishments of the previous year and discuss goals for year 3 of the PCA.
19 July 2023
Learn about how Plant Cell Atlas will be participating at ASPB's Plant Biology 2023 conference!
