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View this email in your browser FALL 2021 NEWSLETTER Events PCA Spatial Metabolomics Workshop October 19, 2021 Registration is still open for the PCA Spatial Metabolomics Workshop. Join us to learn from world leaders in spatial and mass spectrometry imaging-based metabolomics from plant sciences and beyond and how these technologies will be crucial to the development of a comprehensive PCA metabolome. Register 2021 Plant Cell Atlas Symposium December 9 & 10, 2021 Registration and the Call for Abstracts for the First Plant Cell Atlas Symposium are open! This symposium is designed to not only share the most exciting scientific and technological breakthroughs in plant single cell science, but to also create a forum for people interested in these approaches to network. We will also be discussing community building for the PCA. NOTE: If you submit an abstract you still need to register for the event separately. Register Submit Abstract Professional Development PCA Writing Accountability Group September 27 - December 3, 2021 We had our kickoff Q&A meeting for the 2021 Fall Session of the newly established PCA Writing Accountability Group (PCA-WAG). The group will be meeting asynchronously for 10 weeks (Sept 27 - Dec 3) via Slack. If you are interested in joining email us at [email protected] for access to the PCA Slack workspace. General Announcements Recipients of the Inaugural PCA Service & Leadership Award The PCA is excited to announce the inaugural recipients of the Plant Cell Atlas Service & Leadership award are Dr. Benjamin Cole and Dr. Marc Libault. Dr. Cole is Lead for the PCA Data Management Committee. Dr. Libault is Lead of the PCA Single-cell Sequencing Committee. This award was established by the PCA Steering Committee to acknowledge the hard work that PCA committee leads put towards Plant Cell Atlas activities. Plant Cell Atlas Website Updates We have made some updates to the PCA Website. Head on over to check out our new Resource pages on Job Posts, Fellowships, and Publications relevant to the PCA community. If you have an opening in your lab, team, or department that you would like featured on our job board you may submit the listings using the button below. New submissions are posted the first week of each month. Submit Job Lisitng Publication Highlights Vision for the future of the Plant Cell Atlas Several members of the PCA community have outlined the vision, opportunities, and challenges for developing a comprehensive Plant Cell Atlas over the next 10 years. The authors describe the milestones for the next 10 years, the development of a global PCA community, how the PCA will contribute to the furthering of plant science, and technical challenges that the PCA will need to overcome. Article Press Release Recognizing the impact of historical Black plant scientists The PCA has partnered with faculty from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities to bring the accomplishments of four Black plant scientists to undergraduate classrooms. We developed an art exhibit featuring these scientists that the faculty at these HBCUs are incorporating into their curricula to spark an interest in plant science in their students. Article Press Release Improving the accessibility of PCA publications In an effort to improve the inclusiveness of the Plant Cell Atlas an amazing group of PCA members have translated our "First plant cell atlas workshop report" into Spanish - "Reporte del Primer Grupo de Trabajo del Atlas Celular de Plantas". Translated by (Traducido por): Moisés Expósito Alonso, Jerry Gonzalez, Maite Saura Sánchez, Sebastián Toro Arana Reporte Copyright © 2021 Plant Cell Atlas, All rights reserved.