Fernanda de Carvalho-Niebel @fdecarvalhonie.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Happy to share our latest article, 'Rhizobial motility preference in root colonisation of Medicago truncatula', from a great collaboration between Toulouse and Marburg. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/nph....doi.org 042
Fernanda de Carvalho-Niebel @fdecarvalhonie.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Happy to share our recent work! 030
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelbioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Rhizobial motility preference in root colonization of Medicago truncatula www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 001
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelPhil Carella @philcarella.bsky.social · 12/10/2025New opportunity to undertake a PhD in my group at the John Innes Centre - if you’re interested in plant immunity and evolution check out the link!biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.ukUnderstanding Host Compatibility in the Marchantia-Phytophthora System (CARELLA_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training PartnershipThe fossil record demonstrates that filamentous microbes invaded ancient plant cells with intracellular hyphal structures over 450 million years ago. To this day, a rich diversity of extant land plant... 15170
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelChristine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 12/10/2025We have a project available for 2026 NRP Doctoral Training Partnership entry (i.e. PhD studentship opportunity!) How do cells communicate when it's hot? Don't know? Me either! Come work with us @johninnescentre.bsky.social and figure it out biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects/how...biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.ukHow do cells communicate when it’s hot? (FAULKNER_J26DTP) | Doctoral Training PartnershipPlant cells are connected to their neighbours via ‘tubes’ called plasmodesmata, creating an interconnected cytoplasm that joins cells within and between tissues and organs. 14953
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-Niebelronelleroth.bsky.social @ronelleroth.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Post doc position in Extracellular vesicles and cross kingdom communication in the Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis. Final week to apply! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...my.corehr.comJob Details 011
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelNature Plants @natplants.nature.com · 13/01/2025New Article: "Precise deletion, replacement and inversion of large DNA fragments in plants using dual prime editing" rdcu.be/d55WL ...a chromosome editing tech enabling the scarless deletion, replacement and inversion of large DNA fragments, up to the megabase scale. #PlantScience 03724
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelScience Magazine @science.org · 27/12/2024Noncoding RNA controls the expression of a gene implicated in drug- and stress-induced behaviors. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective:scim.agA neuronal gene that loops the loopNoncoding RNA controls the expression of a gene implicated in drug- and stress-induced behaviors 26810
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelCNRS @cnrs.fr · 18/12/2024#Communiqué 🗞️Microalgae use light sensors which are codified in their genomes: phytochromes. These photoreceptors enable them to detect changes in the light spectrum in the water column, providing information regarding their vertical position within it. 🌊 👉 www.cnrs.fr/en/press/phy... 032
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelCNRS @cnrs.fr · 18/12/2024 #Communiqué 🗞️Les diatomées, des microalgues, utilisent des phytochromes codés dans leur génome pour détecter les variations lumineuses dans la colonne d'eau, ce qui leur permet de déterminer leur position verticale. 🌊 👉 www.cnrs.fr/fr/presse/le... 14312
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelPau Formosa-Jordan @pauformosa.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Interested in doing a PhD on modelling the dynamics of a differentiation wavefront in the Arabidopsis root, in collaboration with @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social, at the MPIPZ in Cologne? Just a few weeks left to apply! 02321
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelJoëlle Fournier @joellefournier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Check out our recent work 'Annexin- and calcium-regulated priming of legume root cells for endosymbiotic infection' in Nature Communications rdcu.be/d2Ayerdcu.beAnnexin- and calcium-regulated priming of legume root cells for endosymbiotic infectionNature Communications - This study describes ultrastructural changes and cell-specific calcium responses that accompany cytoplasmic bridge formation in legume root cells committed to symbiotic... 12310
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebeleLife @elife.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Controlling the genes of a parasite. buff.ly/4g2ujRrbuff.lyControlling the genes of a parasitePlasmodium falciparum, which is responsible for the most fatal forms of malaria, needs a protein called MORC to maintain the structure of its DNA. 084
Reposted by Fernanda de Carvalho-NiebelJosé Dinneny @josedinneny.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Proud to share our new @plantphys.bsky.social review exploring the anatomical and molecular basis for root adaptations to the environment. Prashanth Ramachandran and Andrea Ramirez detail cell types and pathways that help plants stay resilient in a changing world. academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...academic.oup.comRooting for survival: how plants tackle a challenging environment through a diversity of root forms and functionsAbstract. The current climate crisis has global impacts and will affect the physiology of plants across every continent. Ensuring resilience of our agricul 07828
