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We're at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Let's just go back to me hitting reply and saying yes or no to the Editor. Like we all used to.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Dear Scientific Journals of the World. I am happy to do a reasonable amount of reviewing. But given the number of email scams we all receive on a daily basis, no I really do not want to click on a link, enter my credentials, discover I have the wrong account, reset my password and so on.....
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Plant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Great to see our former #ECR Budding Editors doing so well in their independent careers! 🤩 Revisit Anuphon's earlier Commentary here: doi.org/10.1093/pcp/...
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Wound-Induced Rooting in Plants—A big BIG ROle Emerges for Calcium and Auxin
As a graduate student, I would root a supermarket-bought basil plant in water to propagate it in order to satisfy my herb-craving needs. In fact, many plan
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Josh T Cuperus @rnanerd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Check out our preprint on Duckweed combo-stress responses and chromatin accessibility. ACRs have ⬆️ GC content much like maize, even with small genomes and low TE numbers. One speculation we had for this in maize was TE insertion avoidance, guess we were wrong. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Duckweeds as Multiplexable Plant Models for Exploring Abiotic Stress Responses
In nature, plants experience complex combinations of environmental stresses. Prior studies using Arabidopsis thaliana show that transcriptional responses to combinatorial stress are unique and cannot ...
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Justin Walley @justinwwalley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology position open in my department! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...
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Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology
Position Title: Assistant Professor in Seed Pathology Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: The Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology ...
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Margot Smit @likeyoda1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 Job alert! 2 Positions starting 2027. PhD position with me and @bayerlab.bsky.social on Robustness of embryonic and stomatal development, part of @greenrobust.de Postdoc position on the regulation of cell state, following up on some exciting snRNAseq dat! Apply now or share! #PlantSciJob
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Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Seeds in suspension: Cell type-specific control of seed dormancy and germination initiation sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @latrobe.edu.au
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Aline Probst @alineprobst.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Have you ever wondered how the epigenome is modified during the transition from seed to seedling? Here, we show that water uptake by Arabidopsis seeds triggers the eviction of the H2B variant H2B.8, thereby revealing replication-independent chromatin reprogramming. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Replication-independent eviction of the histone variant H2B.8 reveals chromatin reprogramming during seed imbibition - Nature Communications
The transition from seed to seedling requires chromatin reprogramming. By studying the histone variant H2B.8, the authors show that it organizes silent chromatin in dry seeds and reveal that water upt...
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Really nice, Travis - well done!
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Travis Lee @tralee-sci.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
How do cells break symmetry to generate new shape and form? Using the apical hook as a model, we @joeecker.bsky.social applied spatial and single-cell multiomics, and identify a regulatory hotspot in a transient cell niche that drives this U-shaped structure 1/8 bsky.app/profile/bior...
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Well done to first author Lee Conneely and the whole team.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
And an even prettier browser if you'd like to mine the data singlecellcannabis.latrobe.edu.au
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Cannabis inflorescence atlasesCannabis Inflorescence Atlases
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The preprint has pretty pictures of trichomes...
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
This helped us to discover a previously uncharacterised developmental relationship between neck and disc cells. We also identified transcription factors active only within specific glandular trichome cells and predicted how they may influence secondary metabolism.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Latest preprint from our lab: We've studied the development and functional genomics of cannabis glandular trichomes using single cell multiomics (simultaneous gene expression and chromatin status profiling).
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Australian Journal of Botany @ausjbotany.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
New editorial out now by Co-Editors-in-Chief @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social discussing publishing trends, most cited papers and the future of our journal 🌿 🔗Read the article here: doi.org/10.1071/BT26...
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James Lloyd 🧬 @jamespblloyd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I am super excited to announce that I am recruiting a new post-doc to join my team at UWA & @plants4space.bsky.social to work on plant synthetic biology, with a focus on genome engineering. If you are interested, please apply or reach out to me. external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/52...
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Prospective staff : Jobs at UWA : The University Of Western Australia
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Also thanks to the @10xgenomics.bsky.social APAC team for the fantastic support as ever.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Much credit and many thanks go to the Whelan lab, @ghazkhan.bsky.social, the James Hutton Institute team and everyone else involved.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The data are available publicly for the community, including in an easily accessible web browser barley-4d.latrobe.edu.au
barley-4d.latrobe.edu.au
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Latest paper from the lab with several collaborators: We've built a four-dimensional spatial transcriptome atlas of barley grain development and germination, allowing detailed interrogation of where and when genes are expressed academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
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A four-dimensional spatial transcriptome atlas of barley caryopsis development and germination
A four-dimensional spatial gene expression transcriptome atlas of Hordeum vulgare (barley) grain development and germination revealed tissue, cell, cluster
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
📜 Single-cell analysis identifies genes facilitating rhizobium infection in Lotus japonicus 🧑‍🔬 Manuel Frank, Lavinia Ioana Fechete, Dugald Reid, Stig Uggerhøj Andersen, et al. 📔 Nature Communications 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #️⃣ (Feeds) #PlantScience #Symbiosis #PlantMPMI #LotusJaponicus
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Single-cell analysis identifies genes facilitating rhizobium infection in Lotus japonicus - Nature C...
The authors use single-cell analysis to identify genes specifically expressed in plant root cells that respond to infection by nitrogen-fixing rhizobia. They show that one of these genes, SYMRKL1, is ...
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Fantastic program - having Paul visit the lab was a great experience for everyone involved.
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Ben Williams @benpwilliams.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
We have been cooking up this story for a while and we are excited to finally be able to share! Read on if you're interested in whole plant regeneration WITHOUT the application of hormones!
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Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Our Expert View in the @jxbotany.bsky.social (bit.ly/47uMYTT) has found its place in the special issue "Seed biology: the birth of plant life" (bit.ly/47qcrxH). Thanks to all coauthors, @limcheeliew.bsky.social, James Whelan, and @lewseylab.bsky.social Made in @latrobe.edu.au and ZJU.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
From what I can find, the plan is to join Pillar II, which I'm unfamiliar with. It's not the ERC/Marie Curie bit.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Saw that also - looking forward to hearing the details. If done right it'll be a huge improvement!
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Latest from the lab - a comparative transcriptomic analysis of glandular trichomes from cannabis, hops and tomato plants. In it we identify which transcriptional regulators are shared and which are not doi.org/10.1111/tpj..... We also provide big datasets of gene expresison across several organs.
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Insights into glandular trichome biology from analysis of organ‐specific gene expression programmes in cannabis, hop and tomato
This study of three glandular trichome-producing species (cannabis, hop and tomato) defines tissue-specific transcriptomic atlases for five organs (trichome, flower, leaf, stem and root), providing c...
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Prof Ros Gleadow FAA 💙💚 @rgleadow.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
A reminder that the special issue of Poisonous Plants I’m guest editing with Elizabeth Neilson is ready to go. I wanted to make the deadline March but the journal convinced us to make it April 2026. #PlantScience 🪴🌾🌱🌳 Please repost academic.oup.com/aob/pages/sp...
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Call for Papers for Upcoming Special Issues
Submissions to open calls are made via our regular submissions site. When submitting, please choose the appropriate special issue title in the 'Special Section'
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Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Understanding cellular diversity in plants latrobe.edu.au/news/announc... #latrobeuni via @latrobeuni.bsky.social
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Understanding cellular diversity in plants
PhD candidate, Lucas Auroux, has recently published a chapter in ‘Guide to Plant Single-Cell Technology’, providing the first, up-to-date, detailed comparison of different approaches to studying cellu...
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Dugald Reid @dugaldreid.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Searching for a PhD? 🧬🌾 A fully funded 3.5-year PhD is available at @latrobeuni.bsky.social (Melbourne) to work on engineering transcription factors for better nitrogen use in plants! Reqd: ✅ Honours/Masters in Mol Bio, Biotech, or Plant Science ✅ Passion for sustainable ag Contact me for details
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thanks Travis!
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
New collaborative preprint out in which we use @10xgenomics.bsky.social Xenium to do some (a lot!) of plant spatial transcriptomics, led by Jim Whelan's team: "Mitochondrial Retrograde Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana: heterogenous, spatial and polarised aspects" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Congrats!!
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Rebecca Mosher @rm0sher.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I am excited to offer a postdoctoral research position in my lab in Oxford studying the distribution of small RNAs during plant sexual reproduction. shorturl.at/7Goxt Reposts appreciated! Obligatory cat video to brighten your day. :-)
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Brady Lab @bradylabs.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Were you considering applying to the 2026 GRC on Salt and Water Stress? Do you want to give an oral presentation? We are over 60% full, so apply soon! Consideration for oral presentations from submitted abstracts will occur on March 9, 2026. www.grc.org/salt-and-wat... Please re-post!
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2026 Salt and Water Stress in Plants Conference GRC
The 2026 Gordon Research Conference on Salt and Water Stress in Plants will be held in Les Diablerets, Vaud (fr) Switzerland. Apply today to reserve your spot.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
#Viewpoint: Expanding frontiers: harnessing plant biology for #space exploration and planetary #sustainability Fountain et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience
Fig. 1 Representative model plant and crop species studied in space, and research topics discussed at the Liverpool workshop.
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Ryan Lister @ryanlister.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
We’re hiring 4 roles at UWA's Plant Synbio Innovation Centre: Facility Manager + 3 Postdocs (single-cell genomics/screening; molecular tools; construct prototyping). Apply by Jan 20 bit.ly/4qfoftG bit.ly/3MFgD59 bit.ly/4pFT6jf bit.ly/48VkgLw
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Bas Bargmann @bas-bargmann.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Postdoc positions focused on gene editing using protoplasts and plant regeneration for genetic improvement of forest trees at NC State 🌳 jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlif...
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Mobility-enhanced virus vectors enable meristem genome editing in model and crop plants www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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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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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I think that may have been edited by Olivia Wilkins at UManitoba, but I forget the journal.
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Yea, that and the assays used to determine motifs are a bit crude really. They never give a precise motif - there's uncertainty at some/all bases.
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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
**Please Repost** Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate. PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... Deadline: October 15.
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Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
🌱🧬 "Advances in seed omics" now published in its complete form @jxbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... Covers how omics tech are revolutionising seed research - single-cell and multi-omics integration towards climate-resilient crops. La Trobe (@lewseylab.bsky.social) and Zhejiang Uni.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success @coeplantsuccess.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
📢 New publication ' #Strigolactones coordinate barley #tillering and grain size' by Jack Kelly, Andrew Gilmore, Apriadi Situmorang, Kenton Porker, Marek Marzec, Matthew Tucker and Philip Brewer in Journal of Experimental Botany 🧪 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
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Strigolactones coordinate barley tillering and grain size
Strigolactones exhibit a dual action by repressing tillering to indirectly promote barley grain size, while directly repressing grain size later during rep
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Lucas Auroux @aurouxlucas.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Webinar with The International Seed Testing Association and The International Society for Seed Science: Tuesday, 26 August, 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 CEST Register here: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/909... #seedquality #seedtesting
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Travis Lee @tralee-sci.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Thrilled to have our spatial single-cell atlas of the Arabidopsis lifecycle in @NaturePlants. Turns out that its easy to make nice images when spatial expression of 1,000 genes is available! 1/n @natanellae.bsky.social @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social @joeecker.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Boas Pucker @bpucker.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
There is still time to apply 👇 #MSCA #Postdoc #Biotech #Bioinformatics #Genomics
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Lewsey Lab @lewseylab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
New review out from the lab on applying 'omics technologies in seed biology, led buy @aurouxlucas.bsky.social with Lim Chee Liew. Well done guys!
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