Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeAugust Pamplona @cosmicaug.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@atinygreencell.bsky.social, I'm guessing that you are familiar with all of this already? 182
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeDaniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🌱 Our new paper about growth-derived mechanical conflicts in gynoecium and fruit morphogenesis is now out @currentbiology.bsky.social 🎉Congrats to Binghan Wang and all authors. 📄https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(26)01086-9 @irbv.bsky.social @umontreal-en.bsky.social 22811
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 03/09/2026 @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social are hosting a series of seminars this autumn you don't want to miss. 💚 www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/rsvp-awards-... I'm speaking with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling on Oct 27 4:30PM UK, 9:30AM PDT, 12:30PM EDT www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/... Join us! 0105
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeBert De Rybel @bertderybel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Happy to share our combined views on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology; collaborative work now out in @theplantcell.bsky.social : track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...track.smtpsendmail.comDecoding plants cell by cell: opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biologySingle-cell and spatial biology techniques present new opportunities for plant research, but also come with methodological considerations, technical limita 25424
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeTatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A collection of perspectives on the opportunities and challenges in single-cell and spatial biology is now published in @ThePlantCell . academic.oup.com/plcell/advan... Happy to have contributed the chapter, “Spatial transcriptomics in plants: where next?” 12615
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMichael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Our single-cell atlas paper made the cover 🎉 image by @lbmountain.bsky.social, showing the mature Brachy epidermis in all its beauty. #GoBrachy: yellow is lignin, and blue is cell wall autofluorescence. 05714
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I'm so thankful to @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social for the Community Impact award, shared with @yoselin.bsky.social & Sterling Field. www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/.... It's especially sweet as I'll retire from ASPB Dec 31, 2026. I'm leaving my job so I'll have more time for my work 😉 127319
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMatt Stata @mattstata.bsky.social · 10/06/2026New review out in Current Biology with colleagues in the Plant Cell Atlas (@plantcellatlas.bsky.social)! We discuss how single-cell genomics is reshaping our understanding of plant cell-type identity and evolution across the Green Lineage. bit.ly/4eAip2Q 04024
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeNorth American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Out now! “Finding your way into scientific publishing: from peer review to editorial roles” with panelists Nancy Hofmann, Rory Osborne, Andrea Gomez-Felipe, and William Teale. www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/news-events/... 144
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 15/05/2026What a fabulous lineup of speakers! Don't miss this one! 062
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeScience Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRrscim.agAfter USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by schoolMove comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs 19839442216
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeDaniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Do you want to know how to build an organ from a single cell? Check out our paper about phyllid development in moss by Weney Lin @irbv.bsky.social Colaboration with Yoan Couder @ensdelyon.bsky.social and and Richard Smith @johninnescentre.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 46333
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeFocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 27/03/2026We are delighted to share this week’s featured image from Nat Prunet @nat-prunet.bsky.social, showcasing pollen grains from various plant species. Read our post to discover more about the image and learn about Nat’s research. #FluorescenceFriday focalplane.biologists.com/2026/03/27/f...focalplane.biologists.comFeatured image with Nat Prunet - FocalPlaneFeatured image with Nat Prunet - News 13013
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeFay-Wei Li @fernway.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Our work on #hornwort #pyrenoids is finally out in @science.org! 🎉 We uncovered how hornworts pack their Rubisco into pyrenoids and successfully recreated them in Arabidopsis. A key step toward engineering more efficient photosynthesis in crops @btiscience.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgAn unconventional Rubisco small subunit underpins the CO2-concentrating organelle in land plantsIn many algae, photosynthesis is boosted by biophysical CO2-concentrating mechanisms, which pack the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco into liquid-like organelles called pyrenoids. Engineering C3 crops with a... 614474
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeAndy Moore @aaandmoore.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Not something you see in textbooks very often: tripolar mitosis. 481556268
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 09/01/2026The Plant Cell welcomes 2026 Assistant Features Editors. In an exciting turn of events, this year I get to work with the Plant Cell Assistant Features Editors (AFEs) as well as Plant Physiology AFEs, because Nan Eckardt, long-time Plant Cell Features Editor, has retired! 🎉 doi.org/10.1093/plce... 01711
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeDaniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 25/12/2025New paper from our lab @jxbotany.bsky.social about auxin and cytokinin interactions during carpel initiation in Arabidopsis Led by @andreagomezfe.bsky.social in collaboration with @defolter-lab.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-... 14816
Andrea Gómez-Felipe @andreagomezfe.bsky.social · 15/12/2025I’m happy to finally share our story on carpel initiation in Arabidopsis and how auxin and cytokinin shape carpel growth patterns. Auxin and cytokinin regulate growth dynamics underlying carpel initiation url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article/...academic.oup.comAuxin and cytokinin regulate growth dynamics underlying carpel initiationAbstract. Plant organ initiation requires precise spatial and temporal coordination of cellular behaviors. In Arabidopsis thaliana, the gynoecium, the fema 182
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeAmerican Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 25/11/2025#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #InBrief #ICYMI 021
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeAnnette Becker @plantevodevo-ab.bsky.social · 23/10/2025🌱 Open PhD Position in Plant EvoDevo 🌱 Thinking about a PhD in plant evodevo? The Becker Research Group (JLU Giessen, Germany) has a fully funded 4-year PhD position in the ICIPS II research unit! 🎓 📍 Where? Gießen, Germany – great research environment & vibrant plant science network.tinyurl.com 13231
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeNew Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 02/10/2025#Nectar, the original cocktail: an introduction to a #VirtualIssue Check out this #Editorial from Gong, et al. introducing the Virtual Issue 'Nectar and nectaries' 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience 0113
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Profile of @plantphys.bsky.social EIC Yunde Zhao & RUBY reporter his lab developed; free for use in academic labs & classrooms. “RUBY is making a difference in so many ways because we opened it up to all of science". "Fundamental research is crucial because it can lead to unexpected discoveries.”today.ucsd.eduSeeing Red: A UC San Diego Invention is Transforming the Way Scientists Track GenesUC San Diego biologists have created a transformative new way to monitor genes. The game-changing tool known as RUBY is an inexpensive, easy-to-use technology that allows researchers to visualize gene... 1288
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Excellent! "We must focus on process over product. We must explore the complex, intricate, dynamic connection between the writing process and the thinking process and reflect on what it means and what it feels like when we outsource these processes." 185
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeCanadian Light Source @canlightsource.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Have you ever wondered what’s inside the head of a flower? Researchers @ucalgary.bsky.social @helsinki.fi and the CLS used our synchrotron’s X-ray imaging to map the structure of daisy-like plants, revealing a vein network that moves water and nutrients. Paper: bit.ly/4mBnqcZ 085
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeStefan A. Rensing @rensingstefan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Here's 123 new bryophyte genomes for you! Apparently, bryophytes time and again include microbial genes in their genomic repertoire, and occupy a langer gene space than vascular plants. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comBryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature GeneticsA super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants. 19437
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipePM Delaux @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social · 22/09/2025A milestone for plant genomics just out @natgenet.nature.com 130 bryophyte genomes! www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comBryophytes hold a larger gene family space than vascular plants - Nature GeneticsA super-pangenome analysis incorporating 123 newly sequenced bryophyte genomes reveals that bryophytes exhibit a larger number of unique and lineage-specific gene families than vascular plants. 110638
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeKleineVehnLab @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Thrilled to share our latest story on the ERAD machinery and how it controls the conditional turnover of PIN-LIKES for acclimative growth www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgERAD machinery controls the conditional turnover of PIN-LIKES in plantsPlant ERAD machinery governs the turnover of auxin transporters involved in developmental and stress responses. 25526
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeAlbert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 14/09/2025www.nature.com/articles/s41... Rubisco engineering for more efficient photosynthesisnature.comLaboratory evolution of Rubisco solubility and catalytic switches to enhance plant productivity - Nature PlantsThis study demonstrates the power of directed evolution to unlock latent functional potential in plant Rubisco. By identifying mutations that enhance CO2 fixation and solubility, it advances avenues f... 2293
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Welcome to Lansing, #GLPSC2025 attendees! PRI and @chooselansing.bsky.social are thrilled to host you for three days of networking, collaboration, and cutting-edge #plantscience at the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference. Let’s expand horizons in plant science together! 🌍 #ChooseLansing 1167
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeElisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 03/09/2025AM: We should define authorship contributions at the start of the study, not at the end. Kiemer et al: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... We should continue doing research on authorship and move to an organizational and community culture of responsible authorship. #PRC10 161
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Explore adaptation, resilience, and sustainable solutions at #GLPSC2025! 🌱 This session will examine the latest advances in plant adaptation and resilience strategies, focusing on molecular, physiological, and ecological responses to climate stress. Register by August 31: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025 176
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeSebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Make good useful thing Sell thing Use funds to make more thing Sell more thing Use funds to make new thing Hire help Be good leader Train help good Pay help well Make even more good thing Establish reputation as good thing maker Help help become leader Grow help to replace you 1335
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeSebastian S. Cocioba @atinygreencell.bsky.social · 05/08/2025As a reviewer of open source lab hardware manuscripts for a few years now, I am asking the community to PLEASE include step by step construction documentation with your manu submissions, ideally with photos. I know its a lot of work but also the heart of your design being reproducible by others. 🙏media.tenor.coma man is holding a sign that says `` documentation '' next to a dog .ALT: a man is holding a sign that says `` documentation '' next to a dog . 0134
Andrea Gómez-Felipe @andreagomezfe.bsky.social · 05/08/2025One of my first live imaging of Arabidopsis gynoecium www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comTwo orthogonal differentiation gradients locally coordinate fruit morphogenesisNature Communications - The coordination of cellular behaviors is essential for proper organogenesis. Here the authors show that fruit development in Arabidopsis is governed by time-shifted... 0155
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeElisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Quality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions published Widespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention @iansample.bsky.social writes @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/science/2025...theguardian.comQuality of scientific papers questioned as academics ‘overwhelmed’ by the millions publishedWidespread mockery of AI-generated rat with giant penis in one paper brings problem to public attention 34116
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeSophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025I just published: Why I’m skipping the Congress this year (And why you should still publish your posters) Publishing your poster creates a citable record and protects you from bad actors. #ISMPMI2025 #OpenMPMI #AcademicChatter #PhDchat medium.com/p/why-im-ski...medium.comWhy I’m skipping the Congress this year (And why you should still publish your posters)Publishing your poster creates a verifiable and citable record of your work. It also protects you from bad actors — the evidence will be… 95225
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeSophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Attending #2025ISMPMI next week? Consider publishing your poster on Zenodo to get a doi and make it a citable unit. #OpenMPMI #OpenScience More here: Why you should publish your posters kamounlab.medium.com/why-you-shou...kamounlab.medium.comWhy you should publish your postersPublishing your poster in a DOI repository like Zenodo extends the lifespan of your poster beyond the conference, reaching audiences who… 1258
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeArif Ashraf @aribidopsis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025🍀🔬 Brassinosteroids promote pollen tube guidance by coordinating gene expression in male and female reproductive tissues @cp-cellreports.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 0145
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeAntony Dodd @antdodd.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Really like this article- naming (plants) is caring. “This misplaced lack of trust in botanical knowledge is unfortunately shared by higher education institutions”. Nice to see iNaturalist get a name check! In @natplants.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comNaming is caring - Nature PlantsWe can now carry in our pockets applications that accurately identify the plants around us. These are interesting tools for researchers, but they also help everyone to appreciate the diversity of the ... 2103
Reposted by Andrea Gómez-FelipeMoritz K. Nowack @moritznowack.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Stomatal transpiration and rapid programmed cell death ☠️ triggered by lowered ambient humidity causes anther tissue collapse for effective pollen release ! Happy to be part of this great PNAS story with @kampova.bsky.social, Matyáš Fendrych, and @svosolsobe.bsky.social! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 313846