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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 05/10/2026

Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel – awarded the 2026 medicine prize – discovered a remarkable protein, channelrhodopsin, in a single-celled alga. Hegemann wondered how Chlamydomonas, a single-celled alga, is able to swim towards a light source.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The marvellous @brianbilston.bsky.social continues to amuse and delight (tonight live in Harpenden). Many high points, but the Out of Office reminders were amongst my favourites.

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Juliet Coates @julietccoates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We are crowdfunding for a bench in a peaceful spot at Winterbourne Botanic Garden in Birmingham in memory of Philippa Borrill. Please share widely. Please email me or @drelunadiez.bsky.social for more details. 💚🌾🌿🌳 If you would like to contribute, the link is below ⬇️.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@jonathandgjones.bsky.social asks: Science can keep up with pathogen evolution, but can regulation keep up with the science? #PrecisionBreeding #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Talking of next steps…a lively discussion on market adoption and regulation of precision bred products #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

And now Cathie Martin @johninnescentre.bsky.social on the road to delivering vitamin D3-enhanced Sunshine Tomatoes #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My colleague Peter Eastmond giving a whistlestop overview of #PrecisionBreeding @rothamsted.ac.uk and then his high lipid forage work- a great example of public good and value for the farmer #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

British Sugar’s Perry Bateman flags the importance of regulatory harmonisation and labelling for bringing precision bred sugar beet to consumers #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What do we need now? @ukri.org BBSRC CEO Anne Ferguson-Smith flags regulatory harmonisation, increased private investment, end user adoption, and public trust as key to realising the potential of #PrecisionBreeding #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Next at #UKPB26, Defra’s Emma Phillimore presenting an update on the evolving EU regs for #PrecisionBreeding. Defra has been key to creating an enabling regulatory environment in England, and it’s great that this is continuing in concert with EU alignment.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Genetic variation is our currency. Precision Breeding allows us to access this.” @johninnescentre.bsky.social Director @cristobaluauy.bsky.social opens #UKPB26

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today is the day! 🧬🌾 We’re delighted to welcome delegates to the first UK Farming Futures – Precision Breeding conference at Norwich Research Park. We can’t wait to hear all the discussions, and talks, encourage everyone to network and connect, and please keep the conversation going #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Excited to be in Norwich for the UK Precision Breeding Farming Futures Conference with lots of @rothamsted.ac.uk colleagues #UKPB26

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Looking forward to hearing the latest plant #proteostasis research next month in Strasbourg! 🌱 plantscience

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Şuayb Üstün @suaybuestuen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Think the proteasome & its regulation is highly conserved? Think again🔄 Our new preprint (🧵 by lead author @glangin.bsky.social 👇) reveals how gene expansion, regulatory diversification & stress-responsive specialization shaped the evolution of the proteasome in 🌱 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Gene repertoire expansion and cis-regulatory diversification shaped 26S proteasome evolution within a proteostasis-centered network

The 26S proteasome is essential for proteostasis and constitutes one of the most conserved molecular machineries in eukaryotes. Its homeostasis is maintained by a mechanistically conserved feedback lo...

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Gautier Langin @glangin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Very nice Spotlight article in @cp-trendscellbio.bsky.social about our recent @cp-molcell.bsky.social article (doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2026.04.004). If you want a summary of our findings and their implications for proteostasis control, please have a read !👇🤓 www.cell.com/trends/cell-...

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ER-associated sorting links proteostasis to photosynthesis

Proteotoxic stress challenges multiple organelles, but how plants coordinate proteasome capacity with organellar function remains unclear. Langin et al. reveal that endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associat...

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just popped in to the International Symposium on Rice Functional Genomics 2026, to catch the launch of @UKRI funded OryzaNet. Hoping this will stimulate 🌾 research in the UK

Erik Murchie presenting a slide about rice

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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Please submit comments to the EU Commission’s Call for Evidence on how to implement the new rules for "Plants obtained by new genomic techniques (#NGT)". Submission deadline 28 Sept. Below what I submitted. #plantscience ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Got my salad game on again for what might be the last BBQ of the year 🥹

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A nice Sunday afternoon 👩‍🍳 project. Haven’t made brandy snaps for years and they took a while to get right, as the variable results attest!

A wire tray of brandy snap biscuits, varying degrees of cookedness

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Exciting new #proteostasis paper from @djgibbs.bsky.social in collaboration with @suaybuestuen.bsky.social - nice to see 🌱🌱🌱 leading the way!

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Proteostasis UK @proteostasisuk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Registration Now Open: Proteostasis UK ECR Training Workshop 2026 Measuring Proteostasis Using Quantitative Proteomics 3–4 November 2026, Liverpool John Moores University 📅 Early registration closes: Friday 14 August 🔗 Find out more and register visit: proteostasisuk.co.uk/ecr-network/...

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Can’t believe it’s been only two days since the @proteostasisuk.bsky.social 2026 meeting kicked off at @crick.ac.uk The last 48 h have been packed with excellent science- from protein synthesis to degradation, with lots of superb #ECR talks. Big thanks to the organisers 👏

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Got a bit emotional about the football tonight. Back to science and baking on Monday 😂

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

That was a remarkable rollercoaster. I know everyone says the Bronze match doesn’t really matter but I think England needed that after the semi. And more importantly, there seems to have been a generally nice and sporting vibe throughout the tournament. Happy to see the Eng-Fra post-match hugs ❤️

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

How does transgenesis affect the proteome? Some insight from label-free and TMT proteomic analysis of GM Camelina in our latest publication.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Super proud of our @rothamsted.ac.uk Director, Martin Broadley receiving the Rank Prize for Nutrition, together with David Salt from U. Nottingham this evening

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Walking home and quietly drinking in this beautiful evening. What the photo doesn’t convey is the gently heady sweet smell of lime trees which have just come into blossom 😌

Photo of a grassy common, sun still in the sky, but a warm end-of-day feel to it.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Great news and a much needed step closer to realising the huge potential of #precisionbreeding

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charlene-kunaka.bsky.social @charlene-kunaka.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today marks a huge milestone in my career. I am proud to be announced as one of the new BBSRC Discovery Fellowship awardees, with a grant close to the value of £500 000

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

SAVE THE DATE! Friday 30 October 2026 We are delighted to announce that we will again be hosting our annual Black in Plant Science Conference this October at The Guildhall in York. Our moment, dedicated to connection, celebration, and cultivation. Stay informed: buff.ly/PMAxXkd

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

After a wonderful four day, @giglionelab.bsky.social wraps up #proteintermini2026 Grazie, Carmela for a fantastic meeting and we look forward to Heidelberg in 2028!

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Have you ever seen a poster session like this? Simply beautiful. #Proteintermini2026

A beautiful rococo chapel with poster boards and scientists milling around

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

As predicted, the food at #Proteintermini2026 is delicioso! Trying hard to resist these ricotta-filled pastries with candied orange

A cheerful Italian gentleman with a tray of ricotta-filled profiteroles

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

And we’re off! @giglionelab.bsky.social introduces FEBS Workshop #Proteintermini2026 Looking forward to four days of great science

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#Proteintermini2026 is about to begin! This beautiful room in the heart of Palermo will be our home for the next four days 🤩

A beautiful room with ceiling fresco and a large chandelier

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#thatfeelingwhen you are in the airport, hastily writing your conference talk, and an email from the organising committee arrives with a link to upload presentations in advance of the meeting 😂

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

First BBQ of the year: I’m on salad duty

Three bowls of colourful salad on a wooden picnic table

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Very proud of the Green Engineering @ukri.org BBSRC project team. It's great to see our pipeline of crops generated by #PrecisionBreeding being tested in the field.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Owing to a Tupperware mix-up, nearly brought a tub of cream cheese icing for lunch instead of a rather more virtuous salad. Label your containers folks.

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

A great post about the story behind the paper from @suaybuestuen.bsky.social and @glangin.bsky.social #proteostasis never ceases to surprise!

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Dan Gibbs 🌱🧬 @djgibbs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Very happy to see this new work on flooding stress memory in plants via the oxygen-sensitive polycomb protein VRN2, now online @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social. A fantastic job led by @aidamaric.bsky.social, @hartman-plantlab.com, and collaborators! 🌱 🌾💦

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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 05/05/2026

So happy and proud to share our lab’s first #plantscience research article, revealing that angiosperms have the capacity to encode memory of flooding stress. A heroic effort by @aidamaric.bsky.social in collaboration with @djgibbs.bsky.social and others. A brief 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Lovely day for a viva! Congratulations to Lisa Clark on a successful thesis defence and good to catch up with Ari Sadanandom and Keith Lindsay

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Frederica Theodoulou @freddietheodoulou.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Excellent news and I am excited for our future @rothamsted.bsky.social under Martin’s leadership

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