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Olivia Wilkins Lab

@oli-wilkins.bsky.social
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I am a plant systems biologist at U Manitoba. Interested in gene regulation, abiotic stress and learning about metabolites.

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Dr. Emily S Choy (she/her), FRCGS @emilyschoy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Come join my department at McMaster! We are searching for a Plant Biology professor! Please share widely! www.academicwork.ca/jobs/tenure-...
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Plant Biology
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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Dr. Oluwatoyosi Adaramodu (Lisa) from the department of biological sciences at the Faculty of Science is one of the challengers at the 2026 Three Minute Postdoc (3MP). Her research is titled "Linking Natural Genetic Variation to Cell-Type-Specific Mechanisms of Water-Stress Response in Rice" 🌾
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Zoe Joly-Lopez @zoejolylopez.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🌱 I'm guest editing a new Genome collection with @oli-wilkins.bsky.social & we want your plant biology side projects! Got pilot data, a null result, or an experiment that never made it into a paper? Send it as a Note (2–3 figures). ✨ Open Access, no fees! 🗓️ Nov 30 🔗 cdnsciencepub.com/gen
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Zoe Joly-Lopez @zoejolylopez.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🌱 Je codirige une nouvelle collection de Genome avec @oli-wilkins.bsky.social & nous voulons vos projets en biologie végétale! Données pilotes, résultat nul ou expérience jamais publiée? Envoyez-la en format compact (2–3 figures). ✨ Libre accès, sans frais! 🗓️ 30 nov. 🔗 cdnsciencepub.com/gen
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🌾 Grass leaves are the photosynthetic powerhouses of human civilisation. @lbmountain.bsky.social's transcriptomic atlas of nearly 70,000 cells from shoot apex to mature leaf follows the genetic programs that form a grass leaf 🧬 paper doi.org/10.1093/plce... expression browser shiny.ips.unibe.ch
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Nicholas Provart @bar-plantbio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Sue Rhee from MSU, who leads the Centre for Sustainable Plant Innovation and Reslience through International Teamwork (c-spirit.org), kicks off our yearly in-person meeting in Yokohama!
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 06/07/2026
🌱 Our 2026 C-SPIRIT All-Hands Meeting! 🌏 Last week, our team gathered in person at RIKEN Yokohama in Japan for pipeline working time, a poster session, networking, and dinner aboard the Yakatabune Suzuyoshi Riverboat 🚢✨ Thank you to our hosts, organizers, and attendees 💚 #PlantScience
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Drought and salinity stress remodel Asian rice (Oryza sativa) leaf development through cell-type specific regulatory programs Robertson et al. @oli-wilkins.bsky.social @c-spirit.org @bar-plantbio.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Osmotic stressors induce variable responses in developing rice leaves.
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Claudia Köhler @claudiakohler11.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Our lab @mpi-mp-potsdam.bsky.social is hiring two postdoctoral researchers to join our ERC-funded GRAFT project on mobile small RNAs in plants. 🔗 Details: jobs.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/jobposting/b... 📅 Deadline: July 31, 2026 Please share!
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Abiotic Stress in Plants @abioticstress.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Distinct processes contributing to post- #submergence recovery determine #leaf age-specific #flood resilience in #Arabidopsis academic.oup.com/plphys/advan... #PlantScience @plantphys.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social @rsasidharan.bsky.social @isplore.bsky.social @sciplant.bsky.social
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Distinct processes contributing to post-submergence recovery determine leaf age-specific flood resilience in Arabidopsis
Leaf age-related developmental traits interact with stress signalling pathways to trigger distinct flood recovery mechanisms in Arabidopsis.
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Stefan Hupperts 🌲🍄🦠🏳️‍🌈 @stefhupperts.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We're searching for a postdoc fellow to conduct research on biological nitrogen fixation in boreal forests! The postdoc will join a dynamic and fun research group in Umeå. Deadline Aug 27th. Reach out if you have any questions! www.slu.se/en/about-slu... @michael-gundale.bsky.social
A pine-dominated boreal forest in northern Sweden, with some field equipment patiently awaiting the researchers' return.
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Sjon Hartman @hartman-plantlab.com · 30/05/2026
Dear #plantscience friends, we're looking to recruit a new colleague at @uni-freiburg.de @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social: a Professor in Plant Biotechnology. 🌱🧪 The @dompsfr.bsky.social community is truly fantastic. Interested? Please share far and wide and join us! uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005...
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University of Freiburg
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
But it is one thing to read about dragons and another to meet them.
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Jae Young Choi @jychoi.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I'm looking to hire a postdoc. Please share if you can!
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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
reactormag.com/white-cat-at... Judith Tarr meets Mogget, in her “cats in genre” series for @reactorsff.bsky.social
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White Cat at the Gates of Death: Garth Nix’s Sabriel - Reactor
There is a great deal more to this cat than appears on the surface...
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 02/04/2026
🌱 We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher at MSU in the Rhee Lab! Research on plant–nematode interactions and desiccation tolerance in C. elegans, with collaborations across C-SPIRIT + WALII (@waliianhydro.bsky.social ) 🔗 careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc... #plantscience
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Kaisa Kajala @kaisakajala.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I am excited to announce that we have two open positions on our recently funded MYBstery M-WEAVE (NWO-DFG) project! 1) Postdoc in my team at Utrecht University (NL). www.uu.nl/en/organisat... 2) PhD in the team of @lauraragni.bsky.social at University of Freiburg (DE). (See thread)
Ad banner: germinating plant, Utrecht University, VACANCY: Postdoc position in Experimental & Computational Plant Biology
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Christian Fankhauser @chfankhauser.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I have a PhD student and a post-doc position available in my lab to work on plant photobiology. Please use the links below to postulate. Please RT, many thanks career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree... career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 27/01/2026
Check out the January 2026 Plant Cell Atlas (PCA) Newsletter to learn more about how C-SPIRIT is helping with the Single-Cell Paper Curation Initiative! #plantscience
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Priya Ramakrishna @priyaramakrishna.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
🌱📢Join us at the 𝐆𝐑𝐒 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 23-24, 2026 in 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝! 💡Specially encourage ECRs to apply to present your work! Its a great forum to connect with peers and mentors in the field. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲👉 www.grc.org/salt-and-wat... Please repost! #plantscience #abioticstress #ECRs
Poster inviting participants for Gordon Research Seminar on Salt and Water Stress in Plants happening on 23-24th May 2026 at Switzerland.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Discrete and cell-specific hypoxic responses in Arabidopsis roots resolved by single-nuclei transcriptomics Hill et al. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Hormone biosynthesis and signaling is altered by hypoxia in Arabidopsis thaliana roots.
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Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) @housingrightsca.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Renters in Alberta are facing a housing crisis. Expanding supply alone hasn’t solved the problem. Yutaka Dirks, our Senior Policy & Outreach Advisor, explains to Ricochet Media that much of the National Housing Strategy’s funding hasn’t helped people who can’t afford market rents: buff.ly/s527x8y
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Peter Moffett @moffettpeter.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Want to establish your research program in Canada? The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) program is designed to support institutions in attracting world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
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Application process - Canada.ca
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Danve Castroverde @danvec.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
The 2025 #CSPB_ERM has officially kicked off, organized by Wilfrid @Laurier University! @cspbscbv.bsky.social
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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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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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Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Together with @c-spirit.org, the PCA has curated 186 single cell plant papers to help with ingestion into the EBI's Single Cell Expression Atlas! You can view this list of papers here: www.plantcellatlas.org/scea-papers....
An informational graphic providing stats about the papers in the Single Cell Expression Atlas.
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Rashmi Sasidharan @rsasidharan.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Translational insights into abiotic interactions: From Arabidopsis to crop plants We highlight milestones in plant hypoxia research contributing to advances in field (and will continue to do so) @roederlab.bsky.social @cargueso.bsky.social @theplantcell.bsky.social academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...
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Uhrig Lab @uhriglab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Check out our new work published in Plant Physiology utilizing an optimized BONCAT approach to understand Arabidopsis protein production! Outstanding work led by graduate student Nick Hassan. The work promises exciting new opportunities for plant science! academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 07/11/2025
This week we held our 2025 C-SPIRIT Stakeholder Board Annual Summit: research updates, trust mapping, and big conversations on stakeholder engagement. Our in-person crew also enjoyed dinner & two building tours! See more pics: c-spirit.org/events/photos/ Learn more: c-spirit.org #plantscience
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pfeilmeier.bsky.social @pfeilmeier.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
We are hiring‼️ Two cool projects in my group for a PhD student in plant immunity and for a Postdoc in plant microbiota research 🌿🧫🚀🚀
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Zoe Joly-Lopez @zoejolylopez.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Launching a new @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. ☘️ Short studies with big impact! 👍ECRs encouraged to submit 🧬 Open Access, No publication fees ➡️Deadline: July 31, 2026 Reach out to me or @oli-wilkins.bsky.social
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Zoe Joly-Lopez @zoejolylopez.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
📢 Lancement d’une nouvelle collection spéciale dans @genomejournal.bsky.social : “ Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential” ☘️ Date limite : 31 juillet 2026 👍 Chercheurs en début de carrière bienvenus ! 🧬 Libre accès, sans frais Contactez moi ou @oli-wilkins.bsky.social
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Mehran Dastmalchi @mehran-plantsci.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Such a neat idea for a special collection! New insights / side projects, consider submitting here.
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Olivia Wilkins Lab @oli-wilkins.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
New @genomejournal.bsky.social special collection “Early Leads: Plant Biology Side Projects with Big Potential”. We’re looking for short, self-contained studies with big impact. Deadline July 31st, 2026. OA, no pub. fees, ECRs! Questions? Reach out to us (Olivia and @zoejolylopez.bsky.social)
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Kirk Amundson @kirkamundson.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
UMass Amherst Biology is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Plant Physiology. Deadline Nov 1. Please spread the word and apply! careers.massachusetts.edu/mob/en-us/jo...
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Assistant Professor - Plant Physiology
The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Plant Physiology. The successful can...
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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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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 29/09/2025
Our September newsletter is out! 🌿 Inside: 🔹Blogpost on C-SPIRIT’s role in the bioeconomy 🔹Spotlight on the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences 🔹Member publications 🔹Upcoming events ...and more! 👉 Read: createsend.com/t/y-23A65796... ✉️ Subscribe: forms.gle/Wkz3TgNQ2wJZ... #plantscience
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Before this #PlantBio2025 thread closes: two exciting opportunities now open for early-career plant scientists. 1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa... 2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15. blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 30/07/2025
🚨 A postdoc position is open in the Wilkins Lab (@oli-wilkins.bsky.social) at @umanitoba.bsky.social! Join C-SPIRIT, a global research center advancing sustainable agriculture through plant & microbe science! (c-spirit.org) 📬 Apply here: viprecprod.ad.umanitoba.ca/DEFAULT.ASPX... #PlantScience
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Skills
New open position:
Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Systems Biology
within the Wilkins Lab at the University of Manitoba
Focus
Understanding how plants regulate specialized metabolite production
Investigating plant systems biology at the cellular level
Advancing sustainable agriculture through global collaboration
Single-cell RNA sequencing to map gene expression
Spatial transcriptomics to capture tissue-specific patterns
Integration of multi-omic and imaging data for regulatory modeling
Analyzing high-dimensional functional genomics data
Applying computational biology tools and pipelines
Mentoring students and contributing to collaborative research teams
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Natalie Wright, Ph.D. @coereba.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Kenyon is hiring a TT microbiologist! Please share widely. I’m the search chair & am happy to answer any questions. careers.pageuppeople.com/695/cw/en-us...
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Kenyon College - Details - Assistant Professor of Biology (Tenure-Track)
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Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️‍🌈♾️ @oceanfilly.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Are you a PI in a biology field looking for postdocs? Here is a Starter Pack of early career biologists currently seeking postdoctoral positions! (Also if you are searching for a postdoc, let me know if you want to be added!) go.bsky.app/8zZNEGV
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Ari Pekka Mähönen @apmahonen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
How plants sense injury in their barrier tissue, periderm? Painstakingly detailed and amazing work by post doc Hiroyuki Iida shows that wounding is sensed by the diffusion of two gases: ethylene and oxygen. @treebiocoe.bsky.social‬ @erc.europa.eu‬ 1/x 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Plants monitor the integrity of their barrier by sensing gas diffusion - Nature
A study using Arabidopsis shows that plants can monitor the integrity of their outer barriers by sensing gas diffusion, enabling them to initiate wound repair to prevent water loss and pathogen entry.
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Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Due to feedback from the community, our PCI Webinar Open Panel Discussion date has CHANGED to Sept. 16, 2025. This means that the last two webinars of this series have different dates than originally promoted. Check the flyer for details! To Register: bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar
Promotional Image for the Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series.
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Uhrig Lab @uhriglab.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
The opportunities of AI in the plant sciences is vast. See how the future is bright with how AI can impact plant proteomics in a Trends in Plant Science Opinion with @uhriglab.bsky.social and Dr. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister www.cell.com/trends/plant...
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The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation
The field of mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics is rapidly advancing with technological and computational improvements, including leveraging the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive inn...
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 19/05/2025
🌿 Heat trials have started! Potatoes have been planted across 90 plots at MSU's Montcalm Research Center. Heat will be applied during key growth stages, testing how the plants respond to warmer air/soil. After they've grown, we'll analyze them to learn about heat stress resilience! #PlantScience
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Sally Aitken 🇨🇦 @sallyaitken.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Great news - we will be searching for a tree physiologist (tenure track) to join the Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, UBC Forestry, later this year. Stay tuned! (Please share.)
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Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Join us on MONDAY, May 5 for our next installment of the Plant Cell Identity Webinar! To Register: bit.ly/PCAPCI_Webinar
Promotional Image for the May 5th Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series, highlighting the two speakers, Dr. Elliot Meyerowitz and Dr. Alex Marand.
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Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
DON'T FORGET! The deadline is NEXT WEEK (April 30) to submit a poster abstract for the chance to present a short talk at the GRC Conference in Portland, Maine! All other applications for this conference are due July 13, 2025. To Apply: bit.ly/ApplyforGRC
Promotional graphic for applying to present a short talk at the Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference in Portland, Maine on August 10-15, 2025. Deadline to submit poster abstracts for a short talk is April 30, 2025
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