Cecilia Lara Mondragón @cecilialaram.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Come join us for a pretty exciting project! 🌱🌽 Please share 🫶 165
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Hurrah, it’s now official: the RU CSCS is moving into its second funding phase! 🥂 Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this success.🎉 073
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMichael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 04/07/2026🌾 Grass leaves are the photosynthetic powerhouses of human civilisation. @lbmountain.bsky.social's transcriptomic atlas of nearly 70,000 cells from shoot apex to mature leaf follows the genetic programs that form a grass leaf 🧬 paper doi.org/10.1093/plce... expression browser shiny.ips.unibe.ch 77239
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónSchnittger Lab @schnittger-lab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Finally, here it is: after 12 years, and driven by the incredible hard work and innovation of two Ph.D. students, Bingyan Hu and Maria Prusicki, with biomathematical support from Katarina Stahlmann (UKE) — "A cytological framework of female meiosis in Arabidopsis". academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...academic.oup.comA cytological framework of female meiosis in ArabidopsisLive-cell imaging reveals characteristic cytological stages of female meiosis in Arabidopsis and allows an assessment of their durations. 34629
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónYoselin Benitez-Alfonso @yoselin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Congratulations to Sibo and Ousmane for winning the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social Research Excellence Award! Well done! Post below 0157
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónYvonne Stahl @yvonnestahl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025🚨JOB ALERT! We’re hiring a Head of the new Imaging Facility at Goethe University Frankfurt. You’ll support researchers across disciplines, train users, and help enable cutting-edge science with high-end microscopy platforms. tinygu.de/TknxZ If facility-building + imaging is your thing, please apply! 01219
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónFrank Hochholdinger @hochholdingerf.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Only one day left for early registration for the 2026 Maize Genetics Meeting in Cologne, Germany (Feb 26-Mar 1, 2026). www.mgcmeeting.commgcmeeting.comMaize Genetics Cooperation, Inc Meeting 055
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónJeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 07/11/2025¿Hiciste tu doctorado en México? ¿Quieres hacer un postdoc en California? ¿Te interesa la genética evolutiva? ¡Checa esta beca y mándame un mensaje! alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.edu/research-and...alianzamx.universityofcalifornia.eduPostdoctoral Research Fellowships - University of California Alianza MXSubmitting an Application Current Fellows 2025 Cohort Additional Information Humberger Toggle Menu Interested in applying for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship? Eligibility The program seeks applican... 02025
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMichael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 05/11/20251/ Preprint alert: 🌾 The developing leaf of the wild grass Brachypodium distachyon at single-cell resolution 👉 doi.org/10.1101/2025... A 70k-cell single-cell RNA-seq atlas of the developing grass leaf—from the shoot meristem to mature leaf tissues. @cerealcell.bsky.social @lbmountain.bsky.social 35032
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 22/10/2025From October 14–15, 2025, a workshop on „Academic Career Perspectives in Germany: Junior research Groups” took place in Regensburg. 📓🔬 Coach Dr. Birte Seffert from GSO* Berlin provided tips and resources on funding opportunities, host institutions, application preparation, and networking. 062
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónJulio Sierra @juliossca.bsky.social · 20/10/2025We wrote this short review paper highlighting our current understanding of some biogenic retrograde signals focusing on those derived from cis-carotenoids. Deciphering #plastid #retrogradesignals and their roles in plant development www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 186
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 16/10/2025What a wonderful event! 🌱A big thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of our CSCS symposium 2025🌽: the top-class speakers for their inspiring presentations👏, our sponsors for their generous support💰, and all participants for the relaxed, collegial atmosphere. 🙂 152
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónThe Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 28/07/2025How meristems shape plant architecture in cereals—Cereal Stem Cell Systems (CSCS) Consortium (Thomas Dresselhaus , Martina Balboni , Lea Berg , Anika Dolata , Frank Hochholdinger , et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantSciencedoi.org 052
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 16/07/2025🌍 Join Us in Regensburg for an International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems! 📢 Abstract submission deadline was extended to 31 July 2025! 📍 Where: University of Regensburg, Germany 🕒 When: 28/09 to 1/10/2025 💻 Registration: cscs2025.de 012
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónRüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The Cereal Stem Cell Systems Consortium published a comprehensive review in Plant Cell on how meristems shape cereal architecture. If you are not a fan of cereals except for breakfast, your teaching will still benefit from the amazing figures! @cerealcell.bsky.social tinyurl.com/32a74xpd 13616
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMax Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research @mpipz.bsky.social · 27/06/2025📣📣We are #hiring! 📣Please RT! @mpipz.bsky.social has a group leader position available in the broad area of Plant Development and Diversity 🌿. Apply now!🌿 👉http://bit.ly/4nkUvLa #plantsci 03852
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 11/06/2025🔬3D Cell segmentation of the shoot apical meristem (SAM) of maize🌽in top/side view was analyzed by Dr Cecilia Lara Mondragon from the University of Tübingen. 💡The SAM consists of pluripotent stem cells that determine the cell number and position of all lateral organs during plant shoot development. 031
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónRüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Meristems shape plant architectures, and grasses generate a complex array of them. To characterise barley vegetative SAMs and spike development, we used single cell and spatial transcriptome data and integrated them in a new database, BARVISTA. A click on a cell now..... tinyurl.com/38c3mf5d 27542
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Early bird registration is ending soon! Get ready to connect, collaborate, and innovate at the International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems! 📍 Where: University of Regensburg, Germany 🕒 When: 28th September - 1st October 2025 💻 Registration: cscs2025.de 013
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMargot Smit @likeyoda1.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Our lab's first review article written with @yadhusankar.bsky.social and @vijayalakshmi.bsky.social is out now in The Plant Journal! 🎉🌱 We discuss temporal regulation of (plant) development. When and how do plants control organ and cell identity progression? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comA space for time. Exploring temporal regulation of plant development across spatial scalesDevelopmental timing in plants is tightly regulated at the whole-organism scale, from germination to flowering. Less is known about when and how local transitions are temporally regulated. Not every ... 39746
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónSilvia Ramundo @sramundo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to join us at GMI as a permanent group leader! I am especially reaching out to all the incredible women who have made their mark in the field of plant biology, are outstanding community members and care about mentoring their junior colleagues. 1/2oeaw.ac.atSenior Group Leader Position 35241
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 27/03/2025🔬 Maize embryo at 8 days after pollination, prepared by Dr Guojing Jiang, University of Regensburg. 💡 Plant embryogenesis is the process by which embryos develop from the fertilized zygote, involving the establishment of apical-basal polarity, meristem initiation, and lateral organ formation. 0106
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónChandar @thirulogachandar.bsky.social · 12/03/2025🌍 Join Us in Regensburg for an International Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems! 💻 Registration: cscs2025.de 🔗 Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow! Register now and secure your spot. #cscs2025cscs2025.deInternational Symposium on Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems 001
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMaizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 17/02/2025Delighted to unveil the poster and speakers list of the Mechanism of Plant Development meeting. 2 keynotes by @bradylabs.bsky.social & @nikogeldner.bsky.social to honour the legacy of P. Benfey & J. Chory. Congrats to @minyaaa.bsky.social for her beautiful Mimulus image. ➡️ tinyurl.com/24fsjq6a 36243
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 12/02/2025🔬This beautiful picture of a 7-day-old vegetative shoot apical meristem (SAM) of maize 🌽 was taken by Dr. Cecilia Lara Mondragon from the University of Tübingen. 💡 SAMs harbour a population of pluripotent stem cells which give rise to all organs above-ground. 0174
Reposted by Cecilia Lara Mondragóncerealcell.bsky.social @cerealcell.bsky.social · 13/02/2025👏Many thanks to our PI Prof. Dr Rüdiger Simon for sharing the importance of our research on plant meristems 🌱🌽🌾with a broad audience during his great keynote lecture 👌 at the Molecular Biology of Plants Conference of the DBG (@plantsciencedbg.bsky.social) in Hennef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. 1205
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMaizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 22/01/2025If you are a graduate student in the verge to transition to post-doc, this is a Fantastic environment & great opportunity! 031
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónRüdiger Simon @simonrdg.bsky.social · 13/01/2025If you are interested in plant stem cell systems, meristems and development of cereals: We are organising an international symposium on "Cereal Meristems and Stem Cell Systems", see attached announcement. www.cscs2025.de for more details 04838
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónMaizel lab @maizel-lab.org · 08/01/2025Delighted to announce the 18th #FASEB Mechanisms of Plants Development will take place Aug 24-28th. ‼️ Register before June 29th → tinyurl.com/24fsjq6a 🌱 🎁 Vote for the conference image by Jan 31st → tinyurl.com/2872w6vm The poster & speakers lineup will be announced in early Feb. Spread the word! 35849
Reposted by Cecilia Lara MondragónDevelopment @dev-journal.bsky.social · 27/12/2024Apply for our Pathway to Independence programme, a scheme supporting postdocs going on the job market in 2025 with training, mentorship, profile-raising and networking opportunities. Apply by 31 Jan 2025: buff.ly/3VJGgDC 05143
