Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Our PhD student, @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.social has successfully defended his PhD thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Mehrdad Shahbazi! 🎓 011
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Our paper, “Shared Pivotal Genome of European and South-American Polyploid Fescues (Festuca sp.) Uncovered by Comparative Cytogenetics,” has been published! A big thank you to all our co-authors and collaborators for making this work possible. academic.oup.com/aob/article/...academic.oup.comShared Pivotal Genome of European and South-American Polyploid Fescues (Festuca sp.) Uncovered by Comparative CytogeneticsAbstractBackground and aims. Polyploidization is one of the major evolutionary forces in grasses (Poaceae), yet the genomic relationships between polyploid 022
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 19/06/2026A great day spent together exploring Bouzov and the Javoříčko Caves. A nice opportunity to connect and enjoy the beauty of the region. 011
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialBart Harley Jarvis @williamzabka424.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Now would be a good time for anyone who wants to learn about recent Iranian history to read this. It is well worth your time and money (I am sure your local library has it if you don’t want to purchase it). 1393817961
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Latest work from our group together with @jsharbro.bsky.social This review synthesizes insights into cytonuclear incompatibility in plant hybrids and allopolyploids, highlighting maternal bias, evolutionary consequences, and applications such as cytoplasmic male sterility in seed production.academic.oup.comCauses and Consequences of Cytonuclear Incompatibility in Hybrids of Flowering PlantsAbstract. Hybridization and polyploidization combine divergent nuclear genomes with maternally inherited organelles, often disrupting cytonuclear coadaptat 0106
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialEMBL Events @events.embl.org · 27/01/20262026 has just begun and we are looking forward to welcoming you to EMBL for another year of groundbreaking science. Our programme now features even more events, check it out ➡️ s.embl.org/2026-poster 0149
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialChromatin organization and function @pecinka-grp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Excited to share our latest paper showing how heat stress halts DNA replication and mitosis in barley roots! 🌡️🌱 #PlantScience #HeatStress #Barley www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla... 195
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 28/11/2025This week our group attended the TANGENC Conference 2025 at CEITEC in Brno. Our PI, David Kopecký, delivered a talk on “Disrupted cytonuclear stoichiometry in newly developed plant polyploids and hybrids." 011
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Great experience at Plant Chromosome Biology 2025 in Vienna 🌱 Congratulations to Jana Szecówka for being awarded Best Poster! 021
Reposted by @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.socialWide Hybridization Group @widehybridization.bsky.social · 02/09/2025We’re excited to share our new work on how plants restore cytonuclear balance after whole-genome duplication. Using Arabidopsis auto- and allopolyploids, we uncover distinct, organelle-specific strategies in chloroplasts and mitochondria across generations. doi.org/10.1111/tpj....doi.orgRestoring cytonuclear harmony: Distinct strategies in Arabidopsis auto‐ and allopolyploidsWhole-genome duplication (WGD) disrupts cytonuclear balance by doubling nuclear content, requiring compensatory responses from organelles. In Arabidopsis auto- and allopolyploids, we found dynamic, o... 1158
mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.social @mehrdadshahbazii.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Just completed @embl.org Heidelberg’s intensive course on multi-omics data analysis. A highlight was network visualisation with Cytoscape led by Dr. Scooter Morris. Also, thanks to SEB for awarding the travel grant & to the @widehybridization.bsky.social for their support! #EMBLDataIntegration #SEB 041
