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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jin-Mo Gu, Andreas Nebenführ and colleagues discover that accelerated organelle movements can indirectly affect the motility of other organelles in plant cells. Highlight: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... Article: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🌱🔬Register now for our plant imaging series! In this webinar, @madic.bsky.social will take us exploring through plant cells using cryo-ET, while @lauracopeland.bsky.social focuses on root-microbial dynamics using FPM and fluorescence microscopy. 🗓️15 October focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/23/r...

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Kasper van Gelderen @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The first preprint of my lab has just come out doi.org/10.64898/202... This paper came out at the same day on the sudden passing of Prof. Meng Chen. Without his work, this paper would not have existed. He was an extremely supportive member of the plant photobiology community..

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Alex Johnson @ajcellbio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Super happy to announce that in October I will be joining the University of Warwick as an assistant professor! We will be continuing to examine the molecular mechanisms of intracellular trafficking using a range of samples, including plants and diatoms ⚽️🌱🔬

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Traffic @traffic-journal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happy 50th anniversary, Clathrin! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @effc.bsky.social

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Rory Osborne @drosborneplantsci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

If you're attending the @sebiology.bsky.social conferennce, make sure to join myself and @robynemm.bsky.social for day 2 of the Plant Epigenetics session! Featuring somatic memory, epigenetic perception, immunity and developmental plasticity 😍🌿🧬

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Systemic acquired resistance: an emerging role for #jasmonates in local signal biogenesis, translocation and distal signal decoding #TansleyReview by Fay Bennett, et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience

Jasmonate signalling underpins establishment of plant systemic acquired resistance (SAR).

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🌱🔬Save the date for the second webinar in this series: Thursday 16 July at 15:00 BST. Updates will appear on our webpage or you can sign up to our FocalPlane features... mailing list to stay up-to-date with the latest information. focalplane.biologists.com/macro-to-mic...

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

NEWS - New group leader to shed light on supercharged photosynthesis We are pleased to announce that Dr Tina Schreier will join the John Innes Centre as a tenure-track Group Leader in July 2026: www.jic.ac.uk/news/new-gro...

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Alex Johnson @ajcellbio.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

If you ever wondered about the history and current state of plant Clathrin-mediated endocytosis....here is a review just for you! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Was really fun to write this with awesome co-authors! ⚽️🌱🔬

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Clathrin‐Mediated Endocytosis in Plants: Historical to Modern Advances

Ultrastructural studies by Bonnett and Newcomb in 1966 revealed the existence of coated vesicles budding from the plant cell plasma membrane. This review introduces this discovery and early questions...

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Daniel Van Damme @danielvandamme.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join my team to work on the interplay between endocytosis and autophagy. The 3-year project runs in collaboration with the Dagdas lab @plantophagy.bsky.social and can start asap. Interested candidates can apply via the link below. jobs.vib.be/apply/134365

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

We are excited to launch a new webinar series, Macro to micro: quantitative plant imaging across scales, organised by @ajcellbio.bsky.social and @joemckenna.bsky.social. Our first webinar will featured talks from @blace.bsky.social and Simon Gilroy. focalplane.biologists.com/2026/03/30/n...

FocalPlane features… quantitative plant imaging across scales
Thursday 30 April, 15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna
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Multiplexing and Endogenous Fluorescence Discrimination Using FLIM in Plants
Image of Simon Gilroy (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Do plants feel pain? How imaging has brought plant wound signaling into the human timescale.
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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

🌱🔬If you’re a plant biologist using imaging in your research, check back with us on Monday for an exciting announcement! @ajcellbio.bsky.social @joemckenna.bsky.social #teaser #plantbiology #microscopy

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James Manton @jamesdmanton.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Myself and @immunoah.bsky.social are looking to hire a postdoctoral scientist to build a next-generation high-throughput high-resolution light sheet microscope for imaging entire cleared organs/tissues and to further develop live & fixed tissue clearing methods. www.nature.com/naturecareer...

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ERC SYNERGY Project HYDROSENSING @hydrosensing.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

😲 A limestone cave in Western Australia where the Karri tree 🌳roots extend the whole height of the massive cavern in search of nutrients and water. Xero branching in action! 📷💪

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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Thank you @dvonwangenheim.bsky.social @the.3i.social for this awesome demo of your spinning disc system for #rootimaging

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Kasper van Gelderen @kaspervangelderen.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

15 PhD positions in Marie Curie Doctoral Network ‘AGILE’ Looking to work with and learn from world-leading experts in plant cell imaging? MSCA DN 'AGILE' has got 15 open PhD positions: www.msca-agile.eu Please check out the website and apply there Deadline: 15th of April, start date September 2026.

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MSCA AGILE – Advanced Plant Chromatin & Imaging Research

MSCA AGILE is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network advancing plant chromatin research through cutting-edge imaging and computational analysis.

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Priya Ramakrishna @priyaramakrishna.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A big thanks to Alex, Joe, Marketa, Mark and @biologists.bsky.social for bringing together plant imaging enthusiasts across scales and career stages - all in a classic English countryside setting!🔬🌱 @ajcellbio.bsky.social @joemckenna.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social

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Plant Energy Biology Lab @schwarzlanderlab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A huge thank you to Joe, Alex, Marketa, Mark and @biologists.bsky.social for bringing together an absolutely amazing community in plant imaging 🌱🔬 in the stunning Sussex countryside.

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Jiorgos Kourelis @jiorgoskourelis.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

📢 2 PhD Positions Available in Plant Immune Receptor Bioengineering at Imperial College London 🌱 Start: Oct 2026 📅 Deadline: 10 Feb 2026 🇬🇧 UK/settled status only 💰 Fully funded (48 months) ℹ️ Info: shorturl.at/po61I #PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #SyntheticBiology 🙏 Share with interested candidates!

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Vinay Shukla @vinayshukla.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

PhD opportunity in the newly minted RO2T Respiration Group! Please share! Interested in root biology, oxygen dynamics, imaging & modelling? We’re recruiting a PhD student at the University of Nottingham. Deadline 15th February. jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #plantscijobs #plantscience

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Joe McKenna @joemckenna.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Anybody tried any mScarlet3 antibodies on a western blot and got any recommendations? Cheers!

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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

🥬 Supported by a Knowledge Transfer Partnership, researcher Jamie Pike is connecting Earlham Institute's expertise, pipelines, and software tools with Tozer Seeds cutting-edge R&D environment to inform and develop #crop breeding. 🧬 buff.ly/sBG62Bi #agriscience #genomics #plantbreeding

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Collaborating to create resilient celery

Earlham Institute and Tozer seeds are working together to harness celery diversity and develop varieties that meet the needs of both producers and consumers.

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Joe McKenna @joemckenna.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Great opportunity in a fantastic new growing group! Apply apply apply!

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Branko Rihtman @cyanoney.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Come work with me! I am hiring a senior research technician to help me discover novel phage genes with antibiofilm properties. We will create metagenomic libraries, program robots, sequence viral metagenomes and many more fun things. The application deadline is 02-Dec-25. shorturl.at/GErUo

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Senior Research Technician (111019-1125) - University of Warwick

Title: Senior Research Technician (111019-1125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term

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Carmen S. Cañizares @carmen-agro.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Thanks!! Credits to the microscopy imaging and cool 3D reconstructions go to @joemckenna.bsky.social 😉

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Gatsby Plant Science Education Programme @gpsep.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Organised by Alex Johnson and Joe McKenna, who we have had the pleasure of working with at the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School, this is a great opportunity not to be missed! Just 2 more days to apply for a funded place if you are an ECR

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Deadline approaching: Friday 15 August Early-career researchers, apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales' organised by Mark Fricker, Alexander Johnson, Joseph McKenna and Markéta Šámalová. www.biologists.com/workshops/fe...

Promotional flyer for the workshop titled "Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales", scheduled for 22–25 February 2026 at Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK. The flyer invites applicants from diverse scientific backgrounds and highlights a deadline of 15 August 2025. It lists organisers: Mark Fricker, Alexander Johnson, Joseph McKenna, and Markéta Šamajová, and features a lineup of speakers including Malcolm Bennett, Federica Brandizzi, Inge De Clercq, Murray Grant, Robert Hasse, Byung Ho Kang, Charlotte Kirchhelle, James Manton, Alex Martineire, Valerian Meline, Marisa S Otegui, Priya Ramakrishna, Florian Schur, Markus Schwarzländer, Richard Smith, and Daniel von Wangenheim. The right side of the flyer shows an image of Buxted Park. At the bottom are logos and social media icons for The Company of Biologists, along with the website workshops.biologists.com and hashtag #BiologistsWorkshops.

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Plant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Always a pleasure to engage with the many brilliant 🤩 #earlycareer researchers presenting their work at #ICAR2025 Here’s just two of them: 🤩Ann-Kathrin Rößling @uni-freiburg.de 🤩Álvaro Daniel Fernández-Fernández @ethz.ch #plantsignaling #plantimmunity #plantreceptors

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Alex Johnson @ajcellbio.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Interested in imaging plants, then this is a great workshop for you! We have a great line up of speakers from plant and ‘outside’ fields, fantastic location and spaces for ECRs to come and join in the fun! 🌱🔬💻🤓

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The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Applications are now open for funded early-career researcher places at out Workshop 'Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales'. Organised by Mark Fricker, Alexander Johnson, Joseph McKenna and Markéta Šámalová. biologists.com/workshops/fe... #Imaging #Cells #CellBiology #Biology

Macro to Micro: Quantitative Plant Imaging Across Scales
Organisers: Mark Fricker, Alexander Johnson, Joseph McKenna and Markéta Šámalová
Early-career researchers click to apply for funded places
22-25 February 2026
Buxted Park, East Sussex, UK

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Tina Schreier @tinaschreier.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

🌿 Excited to share our latest preprint! We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity. Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊 #PlantScience

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Stephen Royle @steveroyle.bsky.social · 16/10/2024

Deeply saddened by the news that David Stephens died last night. David was an outstanding cell biologist based at Bristol whose work spanned #MembraneTraffic #cytoskeleton #ciliogenesis + more. He was “one of the good guys”. Kind, supportive, generous with his time, and rigorous about his science. 🧪

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