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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬

@katherinedenby.bsky.social
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Plant scientist; disease resistance; gene regulatory networks; crop improvement; leafy vegetables; vertical farming; amaranth; Editor in Chief of @theplantjournal.bsky.social

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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Very pleased to welcome Jian to the @theplantjournal.bsky.social editorial board 🌱
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
And publish in society owned journals like @theplantcell.bsky.social @theplantjournal.bsky.social Plant Biotechnology Journal, @jxbotany.bsky.social @newphyt.bsky.social @plantspeopleplanet.bsky.social and many others!
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Should be a great seminar on plant synthetic biology - tools, social aspects and molecular circuits. Please share with your colleagues and networks and look forward to seeing you there!
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
📚𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses 🧬🌱 ✍️ Jade Lyons, @kmerchante.bsky.social @alonsostepanovalab.bsky.social Discover the power of translation in shaping plant responses 🌱👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70647
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Translational control in plants: from basic mechanisms to environmental and developmental responses
Translation is a key regulatory point in the control of gene expression. This review provides an overview of the translation process and molecular machinery that underlie it, highlights the major cis...
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
⭐️Thrilled to introduce our 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬⭐️ - 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐚 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐭 @mustafa-bulut.bsky.social - 𝐘𝐚𝐣𝐮𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠! Huge congratulations and welcome to the TPJ team! Read more about them here 👉https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70643
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
This is wonderful news for the plant engineering biology community. You can read more about @plantgene.bsky.social in their @theplantjournal.bsky.social article - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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PlantGENE: Advancing plant transformation through community engagement
Plant transformation is a complex and inefficient process for many important species. PlantGENE is a community of researchers advancing transformation through training, online resources, and more.
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Very excited to advertise 15 plant engineering biology PhD projects @biologyatyork.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social @johninnescentre.bsky.social & University of Bristol. 🪴 🥬 🔧 🧬 Come join this new Plant BioDesign community! www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
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Morgan Carter @morgancarterphd.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We are hiring!! Biological Sciences as UNC Charlotte has a broad search for a new assistant professor. Apps reviewed 12/15. Please spread the word! 💚⛏️ #PlantSci 🧪🦠🧬 jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/65141
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Assistant Professor
Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related fields.Candidates are expected to document expertise in their specialty by a record of postdoctoral training, peer reviewed publ...
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
And the 2nd is collaboration with Tozer Seeds - Discovering Conserved Transcriptional networks driving plant immunity - investigating the conservation of defence transcriptional networks across plant lineages. Includes placement at Tozer Seeds. tinyurl.tools/1e6737af Deadline for both is Jan 7th
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Two 4-year PhD positions available for Oct 2026 🪴 We're part of CNAP with 12 plant/microbe research groups combining excellent fundamental science with innovation. 1st - MAGIC Crops: Genomics to breed high yielding, resilient and nutritious amaranth for smallholder farmers tinyurl.tools/fa83da49
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Last days to apply for the Research Highlights editor positions @theplantjournal.bsky.social Develop scientific writing and communication skills, gain an insight into scientific publishing and work with an enthusiastic editorial team. deadline nov 24th
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
🏆 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭! 🏆 Read our EiC @katherinedenby.bsky.social ´s editorial about the prizes and 2024 winners 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70567 Discover the winners of the six award categories in the thread below 🧵 🌟Congratulations to all authors! 🎉
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Editorial for TPJ paper prizes 2024
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
This is a fantastic meeting (I was lucky enough to go last year) and @theplantjournal.bsky.social is delighted to sponsor an early career researcher award for the best talk
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Looking for 2 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🌿 Join TPJ! You´ll: 🧬 Select standout TPJ papers 📰 Write short commentaries 🎨 Choose cover images 💬 Work with authors & SEB team 👉https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1365313x/homepage/rheditor 📩 Rosie Trice 𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞@𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲.𝐜𝐨𝐦 🗓️24Nov2025
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Meet the 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐓𝐏𝐉-𝐏𝐒𝐍𝐀 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 🏆 This award recognizes outstanding postdocs and research scientists, with preference for early-career researchers ready to launch independent labs: 💠Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama-ryo.bsky.social 💠 Boaz Negin CONGRATULATIONS! @psna-official.bsky.social ⬇️
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Meet the winners of the 𝐓𝐏𝐉 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 at the 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 consortium meeting 🟢 PhD student 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡 𝐋𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫 @hannahlepper.bsky.social @franzificht.bsky.social lab 🟢Postdoc 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡 @physcomitr_ella from the Ischebeck lab CONGRATULATIONS! @watertoland.bsky.social
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
⏰ Just 13 days left to apply! Great opportunity for Early Career Researchers! Please, spread the word! 🗣️ 🌿🌱
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Delighted to be able to support two early career group leaders with this award - and look forward to seeing exciting work coming from their labs!
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
How can indoor plants improve air quality? We're looking for innovative ideas beyond your individual office plant pot 🙃 Look out for sandpit opportunities and monthly webinars
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Fantastic PhD opportunity to join myself, Nicola Patron and @lichmanlab.bsky.social in uncovering the biosynthesis and function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones. 4-year fully-funded combining molecular & engineering biology, & plant pathology. Deadline Nov 25th www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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The biosynthesis and immunity function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones at Gatsby Charitable Foundation on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - The biosynthesis and immunity function of lettuce sesquiterpene lactones at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Danve Castroverde @danvec.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Thank you very much to Editor Martin Balcerowicz (@transcription.bsky.social) for highlighting our work in the September issue of @theplantjournal.bsky.social! Article: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... Research Highlight: doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... @laurierbiology.bsky.social @cspbscbv.bsky.social
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Too hot to defend: elevated temperature compromises systemic acquired resistance
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Please repost - If you're a new group leader in plant science, take a look - travel funds, mentorship from the TPJ editorial board, invitation to editorial board meetings and opportunity to submit a review. Find out more about scientific publishing and help build your research network 🌱🌾🌴🥬
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
RNA-binding proteins orchestrating immunity in plants onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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RNA‐binding proteins orchestrating immunity in plants
RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) play a central role in plant immunity by controlling the form, function and fate of RNA and are directly targeted by pathogens to promote susceptibility. This review exami...
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A fantastic opportunity for early career researchers at universities in the UK to gain understanding of the plant breeding/seed sector & make connections with companies across Europe. Dedicated sessions & participation in EuroSeeds2025. Deadline Sept 30th euroseedscongress.com/nextgen-forum/
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NextGen Forum – Euroseeds Congress
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Phil Carella @philcarella.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Join us for the 4th annual NonSeed Plant Meeting in Norwich this year! @johninnescentre.bsky.social
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Excellent new review by Gail Preston's group @ox.ac.uk on RNA binding proteins and their role in plant defence
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The Global Plant Council @globalplantgpc.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
We’re kicking off a brand-new webinar series with @theplantjournal.bsky.social 🧬🌱 Join us into the latest breakthroughs & challenges in plant engineering research 📅 29 September 2025 ⏰ 17:00 CEST Hosted by @katherinedenby.bsky.social (Editor in Chief) us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #PlantSci
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🌱Big news 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 with @globalplantgpc.bsky.social to highlight TPJ papers 1st features researchers from our 𝑆𝐼 𝑜𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 🌱🧬 🗓️Sept 29 ⏰17:00 CEST 🎙️Hosted by EiC @katherinedenby.bsky.social 🔗 Register us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... SI onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Engineering – Advances, Bottlenecks, and Promise. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar is the 1st in a series together with "The Plant Journal" Join us for a webinar hosted in collaboration between The Global Plant Council and the "The Plant Journal", exploring the latest ...
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
See @theplantjournal.bsky.social latest Foundation review by Stacey Harmer - a fantastic overview of the plant clock and where circadian research is going next!
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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The TAIR12 genome reannotation has FINALLY been submitted to GenBank. Now we await review and approval. Stay tuned for updates, hopefully within the next month. Thank you to everyone that made this project possible. @labschneeberger.bsky.social @bar-plantbio.bsky.social @sigmafacto.bsky.social
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞! 🌱Plant engineering: advances, bottlenecks, and promise onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... Focused Reviews & Technical Advances 🌿Plant transformation tech 🧬Gene editing & synthetic biology 🔧Emerging engineering strategies breakthroughs & challenges 🧵⬇️
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Special Issue: Plant Engineering — Advances, Bottlenecks, and Promise: The Plant Journal
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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
If you haven't already - make sure to save the date to the Black in Plant Science Conference taking place on Friday 24 October at the University of Leeds. Registration will soon be opening so make sure to save the date to avoid disappointment.
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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Genetic switchboards: rewiring plant traits with synthetic circuits (Plant J.) @jamespblloyd.bsky.social @adil-khan.bsky.social (Summary by Elisa De Meo) buff.ly/iyeEzeh #PlantaePSRW
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Review. Genetic switchboards: Rewiring plant traits with synthetic circuits | Plantae
The expression of a transgene in plants can impose a significant stress, sometimes referred to as metabolic burden. Synthetic gene circuits offer a precise approach to engineering plant traits by…
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Margot Smit @likeyoda1.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Our 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/...
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A space for time. Exploring temporal regulation of plant development across spatial scales
Developmental 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 ...
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰📚 Beyond a few bases: methods for large DNA insertion and gene targeting in plants🧬🌱 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... 🖊️Katie Vollen @alonsostepanovalab.bsky.social 🗺️ @ncstate.bsky.social Large DNA insertions in plants are challenging, but new tools improve efficiency
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰📚 Molecular aspects of heat stress sensing in land plants 🌡️🌱☀️ 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.... 🖊️Cristiane Paula Gomes Calixto 🇧🇷 @usponline Reviewing cellular sensors that detect heat stress in plants and trigger responses for thermotolerance.
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Molecular aspects of heat stress sensing in land plants
Understanding how plants sense heat stress is crucial for improving crop resilience and protecting biodiversity, especially in the face of climate change. Here, I review the cellular sensors involved...
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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
We're looking for a postdoc to join the lab to work on cell-to-cell communication via the apoplast. Candidate must be brave, as they will have to lead us (me) away from the plasmodesmata-lands we've inhabited for so long! www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
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Postdoctoral Researcher (Faulkner Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Faulkner Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Cell & Developmental Biology.
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James Lloyd 🧬 @jamespblloyd.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Our new review in @theplantjournal.bsky.social on synthetic gene circuits is out! I am super proud of this. I hope that it acts as a useful resource for people new to gene circuits. The switch-liker's guide to plant synthetic gene circuits onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The switch‐liker's guide to plant synthetic gene circuits
Synthetic gene circuits have the potential to revolutionise how plants can be engineered by allowing highly customised gene expression patterns to be designed. Gene circuits can sense and integrate m....
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Inducible expression of DEFECTIVE IN ANTHER DEHISCENCE 1 enhances triacylglycerol accumulation and lipid droplet formation in vegetative tissues 📖 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.70088 📝Athen N. Kimberlin, Sakil Mahmud et al. Abraham J Koo´s lab @Mizzou
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Daniela Barillà @danielabarilla.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Can I tempt some young minds to consider Old York for a PhD? Some days left to apply. Open to applicants WORLDWIDE 🌎.
River Ouse at sunset with some orange light on the horizon.
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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 04/03/2025
5 days left to join us in Freiburg for a #PhD position through the DAAD-@sgbmfreiburg.bsky.social funded program. Consider applying and join me or @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social and our amazing @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social community. www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de/node/1847
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Application | SGBM
There are several ways to join the SGBM doctoral program. The availability of open positions is determined by the funding source and it changes throughout the year.
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
*Please apply through TSL website. We will begin reviewing applications on March 24, 2025.
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Kaisa Kajala @kaisakajala.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
The recording of the previous Plant Cell Identity webinar is now available! Ken Birnbaum and yours truly discuss how to define (plant) cell types and states. 🌱🔬🧬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DB5... @plantcellatlas.bsky.social #PlantScience
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Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series - Dr. Kenneth Birnbaum and Dr. Kaisa Kajala
YouTube video by Plant Cell Atlas
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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Nicola Patron, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge. Her group use synthetic biology approaches to investigate plant gene expression & metabolism. Of Trinidadian descent, Nicola was born and educated in the U.K. Full profile: buff.ly/3EWYWKs
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Laura Ragni @lauraragni.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Join us in Ghent on June 14-15 for two days of Plant Vascular Development! A satellite meeting of ICAR2025. More info and registration at web.cvent.com/event/448810... . Spread the word! #PlantScience @bertderybel.bsky.social @apmahonen.bsky.social
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Alice Vayssières @alicevayssieres.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
SPS - Summer School 2025 on Advanced Plant Imaging – API : From super-resolution to fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy 🔬🌱 in Versailles 👑🇨🇵 For enthusiastic PhD students or young postdoctoral researchers ! Only one week left to apply 👇 eng-saclay-plant-sciences.hub.inrae.fr/teaching-and...
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Rebecca Mosher @rm0sher.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Just a week left to apply for this postdoc position in my lab in Oxford.
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Katherine Denby 🌱🥬 @katherinedenby.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Looks a fantastic course!
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German Society for Plant Sciences (DBG) @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob Postdoctoral Researcher: Novel #crop and plant growth-enhancing technology @unihalle.bsky.social + @durham-university.bsky.social in Edgar Peiter’s lab. Start: a.s.a.p. Deadline: 27 February 2025 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...
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The Plant Journal @theplantjournal.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐏𝐉 Haplotype-resolved genome and population genomics provide insights into dioscin biosynthesis and evolutionary history of the medicinal species Dioscorea nipponica 👉 doi.org/10.1111/tpj.17237 Ke Hu, Yu Feng et al Contribute to understanding polyploid evolution
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