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Lara Van Dijck

@laravdijck.bsky.social
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Postdoc at VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology in the Rhizosphere lab of Sofie Goormachtig @therhizolab.bsky.social PhD graduate @parkergroup.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social

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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New paper alert!! Here we studied systemic proteome remodeling in soybean during early nodulation. @psb-vib.bsky.social #proteomics #soybean #rhizobia www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...
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Frontiers | Systemic proteome remodeling in soybean during early nodulation: distinct responses in roots and leaves
Here, we aimed to deepen our understanding of the integration between root and shoot signaling during early nodulation by jointly analyzing proteome-level dy...
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Katharina Melkonian @katharinamel1.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Please check out our latest preprint from the team @lrsv-toulouse.bsky.social with @pierremarcdelaux.bsky.social and many more! Happy to have contributed to this really cool story!
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Lorenz Oberkofler @oberkoflerlorenz.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Super happy to finally share our preprint with the community! 🎉 Fungal extracellular vesicles deliver RNA cargo into host cells - but how do they get through the plant cell wall? This question puzzled us and the field for years… 🧵 1/6
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Have a look at our latest review where we discuss the current knowledge on carbon transport and metabolism throughout the nodulation process. #PlantScience #Legumes #Rhizibia @psb-vib.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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Unraveling carbon dynamics in legume–rhizobia symbioses: toward a single-cell resolution of symbiotic metabolism
This review explores carbon allocation and metabolism during legume nodulation, highlighting single-cell and spatial omics as emerging approaches to study
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Tonni Andersen @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Time for another preprint from the lab: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Led by @yuanyuanzhang.bsky.social and @defengshen.bsky.social. We found some surprising secrets that connect and uncouple root barrier formation with systemic nitrogen signaling in shoots. see the thread below for more details
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A tunable receptor separates root barrier formation from nutrient signaling through ligand-perception states
In roots, the endodermis controls nutrient entry by forming a barrier known as the Casparian strip. Yet how barrier-associated processes interface with systemic signaling remains unclear. Here, we sho...
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Check out our recent paper where we shed light on the AMF-tomato symbiosis. @bertderybel.bsky.social @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @vibtechnologies.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @currentbiology.bsky.social www.cell.com/current-biol...
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Decoding stage-specific symbiotic programs in the Rhizophagus irregularis-tomato interaction using single-nucleus transcriptomics
Stuer et al. use single-nucleus RNA-seq to resolve stage-specific transcriptional programs during arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of tomato roots. Their analysis identifies candidate transcription...
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Exciting results from our PGPR work!
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Jens Boch @mikrobenjaeger.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Awesome! 👏 Finally, science has convinced sufficient politicians to approve the new NGT-rules to enable CRISPR-based plant breeding! Time to celebrate!🎉🎊🥂🧬✂️🌱 www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
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New genomic techniques for plants to boost innovation in sustainable agriculture | News | European Parliament
Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.
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Sorek Lab @soreklab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Preprint: Plant pathogens cleave 2’cADPR to suppress TIR immune signaling Inspired by knowledge on how phages inhibit bacterial immunity, we now show that disease-causing bacteria inhibit plant immunity in a similar way. A 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Plant pathogens cleave 2'cADPR to suppress TIR immune signaling
Small molecules produced by TIR (Toll-interleukin-1 receptor) domains are essential for plant immune signaling. A central TIR-derived signal is 2'cADPR, a cyclic ADP-ribose (ADPR) molecule that is gen...
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Spotlighting #plantscience that pushes the field forward. We share AI-generated summaries of key papers/news that deserve more eyes, always with source links. Inbox us a paper link or tag us to be featured. #plantsci
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
🌱🧬Pathogens manipulate the apoplast by controlling pH, water & nutrients. Plants fight back with oxidative bursts, toxins & hydrolases. Adapted pathogens disarm these defenses & hide from detection Molecular arms race outside the cell @annualreviews.bsky.social www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Extracellular Antagonists: Offense and Counter-Defense in the Apoplast
Extracellular interactions are pivotal in the plant–pathogen arms race. Fungal, bacterial, and oomycete pathogens manipulate the apoplast to control pH, water soaking, sugar levels, and nutrient avail...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
PAPER from @danielvandamme.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Mechanistic Insight Into Clathrin‐Mediated Endocytosis in Plants
Mechanistic insight into plant clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
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parkergroup.bsky.social @parkergroup.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
TIRs are key regulators of plant immunity, but the role of conserved TIR-only proteins has remained unclear. Here, we compare TIR-only proteins from Arabidopsis and barley and show that they share a conserved role in plant immunity. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Conserved TIR-only proteins drive transcriptional defense and basal immunity in dicot and monocot plants
Toll/interleukin-1/resistance (TIR) domain NADase enzymes signal in plant immunity by producing ribosylated nucleotide second messengers which activate EDS1 dimer-helper NLR pathways to restrict patho...
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Team_Zuccaro @algazuccaro.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Proud to share our new paper on how prion-like fungal effectors target plastids and modulate host metabolism during root symbiosis. Exciting collaborative work uncovering PEPSI effectors and the interaction of one of them with DXR in plants. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... bsky.app/profile/eell...
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The common symbiosis pathway controls plant root microbiomes in a host-specific manner www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Fantin Mesny @mesny.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🎉 📰 Very happy to share the journal publication of our manuscript "Plant-associated fungi co-opt ancient antimicrobials for host manipulation"! #ScienceAdvancesResearch @science.org @teamthomma.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Plant-associated fungi co-opt ancient antimicrobials for host manipulation
Fungal effectors may have evolved from ancient antimicrobials, shaping plant microbiota and immunity during infection.
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Review paper from our group. @Céline De Pessemier @Michiel Vandecasteele With @danielvandamme.bsky.social @psb-vib.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Team_Zuccaro @algazuccaro.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Very proud to share our new paper led by Mathias Brands from my team at @UniCologne! With Markus Pauly team @HHU. Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots: Molecular Plant www.cell.com/molecular-pl...
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Host-adapted enzymatic deconstruction of acetylated xylan limits immune activation and facilitates mutualistic colonization of monocot roots
This study identifies a monocot-specific enzymatic module in the beneficial root endophyte Serendipita indica, showing how ancestral saprotrophic enzymes have been repurposed into an immune-compatible...
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
#PlantScienceClassics #20: Kinetin & Cytokinins. In 1955 Carlos Miller, Folke Skoog & co-workers describe the first #Cytokinin and its role in promoting cell division and growth promotion. #Phytohormones #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1... pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
The authors of the two papers. Carlos O. Miller standing on the left, looking down upon a couple of glass beakers. Opposite him, from the back to the front, are Malcolm H. van Saltza, Francis Shigeo Okumura, Folke K. Skoog and Frank M. Strong. Below the photo are the headers of their two papers describing kinetin, the first cytokinin: “Kinetin, a cell division factor from desoxyribonucleic acid” by Carlos O. Miller, Folke K. Skoog, Malcolm H. van Saltza and Frank M. Strong, and “Structure and synthesis of kinetin” by Carlos O. Miller, Folke K. Skoog, Francis Shigeo Okumura, Malcolm H. van Saltza and Frank M. Strong. Both published in 1955 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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Team_Zuccaro @algazuccaro.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Really proud of this work led by Ruben Eichfeld! We show how a CBM domain gain/loss can rewire fungal chitinases, turning them from antifungal enzymes into immune-suppressing effectors that support plant symbiosis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Domain gain or loss in a fungal chitinase enables specialization towards antagonism or immune suppression - Nature Communications
Gain or loss of a particular domain contributes to functional specialization of a conserved chitinase in beneficial root endophyte towards microbial antagonism or host immune suppression.
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The group of @hildenelissen.bsky.social is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to develop multiplex genome editing systems in sorghum, tropical maize and rice, leading to the identification of gene combinations strengthening seedling vigor. Please spread the news! jobs.vib.be/j/129009/pos...
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Postdoctoral Researcher - VIB
We are looking for a highly motivated and talented postdoctoral researcher to join our team at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. The selected candidate will join the Nelissen lab to deve...
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
REVIEW from @moritznowack.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/dev/article-...
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Programmed cell death during plant development
Summary: This Primer provides an overview of the functional roles, molecular mechanisms and cellular events of programmed cell death processes during plant development.
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
PAPER from @therhizolab.bsky.social in @jexpbiol.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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Building a diverse and inclusive plant science community
This article highlights strategies being used by various stakeholders (institutions, professional societies, community groups, educators, and individuals)
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
If you're studying #Agriculture #PlantBreeding and would be interested in #IndustryPlacement experience, there is an opportunity at our @kwsgroup.bsky.social Breeding Station in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire: jobs.kws.com/job/Thriplow... #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceUK #outdoorclassroom
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Agricultural Placement
Agricultural Placement
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The main problem are the Scientists who continue to publish with such journals, using the lame cop-out that they need it to have a career. Nobody(!) needs a NatComs paper to have a career. They want the Nature logo on their paper to feed their ego. That's all. #scipub #scientificpublishing
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Another great article by @mastroianni.bsky.social on the current #SciencePublishing system. Don't publish with for-profit publishers like Elsevier, Springer Nature, et al. It's really simple. There are so many cool #PlantScience society journals. #SciPub See also: bsky.app/profile/soms...
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The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do
OR: the long overdue forest fire
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are looking for a Post-doctoral assistant!
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Andrea Doddi @adoddi.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
This one has been a long time in the making. So many contributions and years of hard work went into bringing this project to the finish line. I’m really happy to finally share our new story. Thanks to everyone involved, and a very special thanks to @teamthomma.bsky.social and @lfaino.bsky.social
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Pls RT‼️ @hanhtkvu.bsky.social lab @embl.org & we @cosheidelberg.bsky.social are looking for a #postdoc to study #regeneration x #autophagy across kingdoms of life. www.health-life-sciences.de/opportunitie... Pls spread the word & get in touch if you are interested.
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HEALTH + LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE | Interinstitutional Postdocs
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GeminiTeamLab @geminiteamlab.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
RNA splicing generates a functionally specialized Rep protein isoform in geminiviruses — enabling timely control of the viral cycle. Strikingly, similar strategies might have evolved in DNA viruses infecting different kingdoms: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Spearheaded by @delphinem-p.bsky.social!
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Science Magazine @science.org · 03/02/2026
"… I realized that an environment where people would feel free to share their thoughts with me and think creatively, regardless of the power hierarchy, was exactly what I wanted in my lab." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4adQwdQ
An illustration of a woman talking to other people with a cloud of bright colored symbols behind her. The headline is: I needed a culture shift in my lab. I’m grateful one student spoke up
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charpentiermyriam.bsky.social @charpentiermyriam.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
My lab at the JIC is recruiting 3 PDRA: 🔹 Bioinformatics / AI 🔹 Molecular Biology / Genetics 🔹 Proteomics Programme funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. 📅 Closing date: 27 February Apply via JIC website: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/ Please share with outstanding candidates. 🙏
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Postdoctoral Researcher (Charpentier Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Charpentier Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of plant calcium signalling.
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Andreas P.M. Weber 🌾🌱🧬 @apmweber.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Promote brilliant plant science #ECRs 🌱 @plantsciencedbg.bsky.social Awards 2026 are open. monetary prize, a certificate & a plenary talk at Botanik-Tagung. Deadline: 26 Apr 2026. Pro tip: 👉 Self-noms welcome for Horst Wiehe Award Details: www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/u/3awards
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Actualia (2026) - Notifications of the Society
Notifications from our Society (Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, DBG) for its members (2026)
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Clémence Marchal @clemmar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Please share! We are looking for a PhD student (4 years) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social! If you are interested in plant immunity, receptor biochemistry and evolution, consider applying! Deadline 09/03/2026. Application portal: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/10-phd-posit...
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PhD position in biology (m/f/d) (1/2026)
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (Halle) offers a PhD position in Biology
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
In this book, five scientists explore different channels for science communication and debate how strongly scientists can engage in the public discourse, all with the goal of inspiring scientists to find their own way of bringing science to the general public.
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Rooted in communication
This book builds on the award-winning content of the 2024 Nature Award Science in Shorts, exploring science communication and plant-microbe interactions.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
#TansleyInsight: Endophytes with #mycorrhizal potentials: biological and ecological implications Yuan et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue
Fig. 1 Schematic representation of the major features of mycorrhiza-like endophytes (MLEs).
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Juan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Please share! My group at @zmbp-tuebingen.bsky.social is offering a post-doctoral position (4 years). We look for a structural biologist with experience in Cryo-EM/Cryo-ET to investigate the mechanisms of host invasion by pathogenic fungi. Deadline February 28th! uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet...
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Clémence Marchal @clemmar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Please share! We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist (2 years, extension possible) starting from 01/05/2026 at @ipbhalle.bsky.social! The project focuses on plant immune receptor biochemistry and structural biology. Deadline 09/03/2026. Apply at: ipb-halle.mhm.jobs/11-postdocto...
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Postdoctoral position in biology (m/f/d) (2/2026)
Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (Halle) offers a Postdoctoral position in Biology
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John Lees @johnlees.bacpop.org · 30/01/2026
We are hiring for group leaders again — EBI is a great place to start your research group! embl.wd103.myworkdayjobs.com/EMBL/job/Hin...
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Research Group Leader
Do you want to lead groundbreaking research in computational biology? Join us at EMBL-EBI! EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is seeking talented and highly-motivated scientists to jo...
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Have a look at our most recent preprint, where we looked at transcriptional regulation during tomato root colonization by Rhizophagus irregularis.
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Hadrien Oliveri @hadrienoliveri.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated! jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...
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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the @philcarella.bsky.social Group, working in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions). okt.to/yIlgTU Closing date - 10 February 2026 Salary - £37,500 - £45,350 Contract - Full-time, 3 years
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Lara Van Dijck @laravdijck.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Happy to contribute to the circular economy of STAMAGRO 🌱🐓
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
jobs.vib.be/j/129762/pos... Please spread! @viblifesciences.bsky.social
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Post-Doctoral Researcher in Plant Genome Editing - VIB
Application deadline January 30, 2026 or until position is filled About the lab The VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology (PSB) is a world-leading plant sc
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Plant Systems Biology @psb-vib.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The group of @hildenelissen.bsky.social is looking for a highly motivated and talented machine vision / mechanical engineer Please spread the word! jobs.vib.be/j/129008/mac...
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Machine Vision / Mechanical Engineer - VIB
We are looking for a highly motivated and talented machine vision / mechanical engineer to join our team at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology. The selected candidate will join the Nelisse...
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DOMPS @domps-ufr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This week we will hear @federicalocci.bsky.social (from @parkergroup.bsky.social, @mpipz.bsky.social) talk about "How not to die", workings of TIR-networks in damage and systemic resistance. 📅 Jan 16 | 🕥 10:15 |📍KS 00.009 #PlantScience If you want to know more, check out their review below. 👇🏼
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
If you're interested in #PlantScience R&D work at a plant breeding company: @kwsgroup.bsky.social is hosting its annual R&D TalentCampus here in Einbeck on May 29th. More info here: www.kws.com/corp/en/care...
Four Images: A scientist in a lab looking at a pipetting robot, a greenhouse with lots of pots containing plants, a scientist with drones and other euipment in a field, and a tractor driver with lots of high-tech equipment in the cockpit.
The text is: TalentCampus@KWS
May 29, 2026
A look behind the scenes:
All KWS research and
development departments
open their doorsThe headline and text says:
May 29, 2026 in Einbeck, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Seeding the future – breeding
combines sciences and talents
The image is a wheel showing all the R&D contributions to plant breeding, incl. Molecular Biology Experimental Fields
Cell Biology
Breeding
Phytopathology
Chemical Analytics
Greenhouse
Phenotyping
DigitalizationHighlights of the program
Information stands
Breeders of our main crops explain their work
From sowing to harvesting: all the special machines of a breeding station
Digital tools for field trialing
Root phenotyping: how roots grow in the soil
Phenotyping with drones: multispectral from a bird's eye view
Phytopathology: insects, fungi, nematodes and other pathogens
Chemical Analytics and process analysis
Catch crops - concepts for agriculture, soil health, CO2 balance
Biological seed treatment
Breeding technologies – data and genomics specialists support breeding
Genome Editing: new breeding technologies and their application at KWS
Regulatory Affairs: paving the way to approval
From lab to market: how KWS protects intellectual property
Marker lab: examine the DNA
The art of engineering for seed production
Career opportunities at KWS
Hands-on activities
The start of a new generation of varieties: crossing plants by hand
Tissue culture: placing plant parts on a special diet in vitro
Leaf harvest for the marker lab
Live view of root growth: navigate a camera through the soil
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The RhizoLab @therhizolab.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
🌱 Wat als bodembacteriën planten kunnen helpen overleven bij droogte? In @eoswetenschap.bsky.social legt Michiel Vandecasteel uit hoe Streptomyces een duurzaam alternatief bieden voor chemische meststoffen. www.eoswetenschap.eu/natuur-milie...
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Bacteriën als plantenmest: hoe bodembacteriën planten helpen groeien bij droogte
Landbouwers vertrouwen sterk op chemische meststoffen, maar dat gaat ten koste van de bodemkwaliteit, biodiversiteit en vruchtbaarheid. Bodembacteriën kunnen...
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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 26/11/2025
How do plants fight disease? 🌱 #NASmember Jane Parker studies NLR proteins that help plants sense attackers and launch powerful immune defenses. She shares her latest findings on how these proteins signal plants to resist disease in a new @pnas.org QnAs: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Nick Dunken @nickdunken.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
My former colleague Patricia Zecua, me and the Zuccaro group published a new story about how autophagy restricts cell death and regulates root colonization by beneficial fungi: academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...
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Autophagy restricts symbiosis-associated cell death and regulates colonization by Serendipita indica in Arabidopsis
Autophagy acts as a pro-survival mechanism in plant roots during beneficial fungal colonization by restricting fungal proliferation and immunometabolic cel
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