Sorry – somehow I thought the first meeting was tonight, but it probably isn’t. I’d please like to be on the meeting list (dtulodzi@purdue.edu). Thanks!
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Hi! I would like to join: anishka.jindal@gmail.com
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@Kriti.P Your insights into the function of phyD will be really useful to this focus group. Perhaps they might help explain what/how/why plant exhibit shading related phenotypes in some spaceflight hardware.
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Thank you for the recommendation, Dr. Richard! I’m very excited to contribute to this focus group.
email: kritipatra25@iisertvm.ac.in
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@amanda what are the next step Keith that Kristin and I need to know for joining this focus group? and where I/we can find the current working documents or meeting recordings to get up to speed… no worries if there’s no recording of previous meetings, just checking 
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Sorry for the inactivity! I’ve been sick these past few days
We haven’t covered too much yet, so you’re coming in at a good time.
For next steps, I’d start by looking through the lit review doc (linked in the forum) to get familiar with some of the key papers we’ll be building off of. I’ll be sharing more info/steps during the meeting as well.
Also, I didn’t record the last meeting, but if needed, I’ll be recording future meetings so that everyone is caught up :))
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I’d like to be added to the subgroup too!
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Great! I’ll add you to the invite list; could you drop your email?
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Doh! ben.sikes@ku.edu
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@KBerg this is the New Plant Chamber focus group i mentioned during our conversation about microRNAs induce by spaceflight; we see some stress related microRNA patterns in some of the missions, so i wonder if this is universal or more likely what are the hardware specific microRNA patterns and what do they tell us about the different hardware groups? Food for thought… @amanda can you add Kberg to list serve? @KBerg please let Amanda know your e-mail address. Cheers! 
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Sounds great. Email is kendig.bergstresser@protonmail.com
Thanks for adding me and I look forward to contributing!
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Super excited about all of the interest in this subgroup!
Quick announcement going forward: the subgroup will be going on a short break until May 25th. This mostly has to do with the upcoming exam season. I’ll still be active on the forum, just no meetings for the time being.
However, when we come back, we’ll be diving into analysis and reconnecting with some literature review. Looking forward to continuing the work with everyone then!
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I would like to be added to this group. I am currently working on establishing a laboratory focused on clinostat-based studies of plant and microbial growth. I am keen to learn from the activities and discussions within this group, and I look forward to sharing my experimental findings as my work progresses.
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Hi everyone! Since it’s memorial day on the 25th, we won’t be having a meeting and will instead meet on June 1st. Enjoy the long weekend and see you then!
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Hi everyone! We will be having a meeting today at 4-5PM PST. Here is the meeting link: https://meet.google.com/iwf-jzsz-xjo. We will be reintroducing all of the current resources and organization documents that we have, as well as outlining the future analysis plan. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
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Hi I am very keen to take a part in this group, could anyone add me please to this group, I am embedded hardware engineer and I think that my expertise in this field would allow me to actively participate in the group activities. I am ready to help develop controller for the clinostat or any other device really. My email is kubikrafael@gmail.com
Regards
Rafael
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Hi everyone!
Due to the new interest in this group, I have created a When2Meet to help determine a new meeting time that works for everyone:
Please fill out your availability when you have a chance. I will also send this link via email.
I hope to see you soon! If you are interested in joining, message me or drop your email so that I can add you to the mailing list.
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Based on the availability schedule, our next meeting will be held on June 22nd, from 10-11am PST.
Here is the meeting link: meet.google.com/xdc-suwq-ffm
This meeting will include reviewing findings from
literature review and sharing updates on the streamlined research
approach, hypothesis testing, and data analysis. Currently, we are
looking at OSD-321, OSD-678, and OSD-314 for our cross-dataset
analysis. Please let me know if you have any questions!
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Hi everyone!
With the AGU abstract submission deadline coming up, I wanted to share a quick overview of our Plant Growth Chamber subgroup project and ask for your participation.
Our project aims to better understand how growth chamber hardware influences plant transcriptomic responses in spaceflight by comparing gene expression across different growth chamber designs. Specifically, we’re investigating whether sealed chamber environments (such as EMCS) introduce physiological responses related to hypoxia, elevated CO₂, humidity, or ROS that may confound the effects typically attributed to microgravity. By comparing datasets collected in sealed and ambient growth systems, we hope to identify chamber-specific responses and distinguish them from external, spaceflight responses.
Over the past several months, we’ve been reviewing the literature, selecting and harmonizing relevant datasets—OSD-120, OSD-314, and OSD-678—comparing metadata, and developing our data analysis strategy. Our current focus is differential expression analysis, pathway analysis, and cross-dataset comparisons. These results will help guide recommendations for future plant spaceflight experiments and improve interpretation of existing transcriptomic datasets.
In our next meeting, I’m hoping to review and edit the draft of the AGU abstract that I’m currently working on, as well as the results of our analysis.
Additionally, as we move into the next phase of the project, I’d like to find a meeting time that works for everyone. If you’re interested in participating, please fill out this When2Meet with your availability:
When2Meet: PGC Meeting #5 - When2meet
Thank you all for your contributions so far! I’m excited to see our project come together.
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Are you sure you want to submit to AGU?
It usually has extremely little to do with space biology, life support, space health R&D
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