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The CapituLab @thecapitulab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Very excited to announce that my NSF CAREER grant has been funded! We will be working on transcription factor evolution and function across the sunflower family (of course 🌻🥬). Keep an eye out for postdoc and PhD ads soon! news.clemson.edu/clemson-sunf...

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Clemson sunflower genetics study could open new paths for crop improvement

Biologist Daniel Jones has received a five-year, $1.6 million National Science Foundation CAREER grant to study gene duplication in the sunflower family.

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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our latest issue includes an interview with Zhongchi Liu, who uses strawberries to study plant developmental genetics at the Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology. Find out more about why she decided to study strawberries and how her research benefits society here: www.cell.com/current-biol...

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Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows! 40 remarkable postdocs pursuing transformative research in biological/biomedical sciences. This is the 7th Leading Edge cohort and we are so excited to welcome them! www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows/

Congratulations to the 2026 Zara Weinberg Leading Edge Fellows!
Airi Yoshimoto, Yijun Yang, Alexandra Wells, Simran Virdi, Archana Venkataraman, Emery Usher, Marianna Tannus Ruckert, Wenzhi Song, Kathryn Shelley, Selin Schamiloglu, Julia Peloggia de Castro, Ines Patop, Ruhi Patel, Suranjana Pal, Bernie Simone Owusu Yaw, LaShae Nicholson, Sivapratha Nagappan Chettiar, Dallas Mould, Jessica Moore, Deka Mohamed, Sierra Marable, Annie Ly, Xi (Lucy) Lu, Deirdre Logsdon, Anna Lipkin, Ellen Lesser, Mia Konjikusic, Veronika Kondev, Cayla Jewett, Lucia Ichino, Erin Huiting, Maggie Horst, Isabella Gaeta, Martha Echevarria-Andino, Natasha Claxton, Sarah Cherkaoui, Nikita Bhalerao, Merci Best, Meenakshi Asokan, Alicer Andrew

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Bas Bargmann @bas-bargmann.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Still an Ass, but now 'ociate! 🤓💥 This is thanks to all the wonderfull advisees, advisors, collaborators, and colleagues I have had the privilege to work with over the years! 💚💚💚 I am so lucky to know you all! news.vt.edu/articles/202...

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Board of Visitors approves 2026 promotions, tenure, and continued appointments

The board approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments.

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The CapituLab @thecapitulab.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Such a great resource and a fantastic collaborative effort! Be sure to check out this story about evolutionary genomics in the Asterales! Especially proud of @brannanrose.bsky.social for her contributions to this story! Huge thanks to all the labs involved!

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Institute of Plant Sciences - Paris-Saclay (IPS2) @ips2parissaclay.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Welcome and congratulations to Bruno Guillotin on joining IPS2 as a permanent researcher! May the spirit of science always be with you and inspire your future discoveries. #PlantScience ips2.u-psud.fr/en/articles/...

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Pallavi Singh @thepallavisingh.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We are looking for a Postdoc with expertise in plant molecular/synthetic biology, or single-cell/spatial transcriptomics to join the UKRI-FLF funded project focused on understanding and improving water-use efficiency in rice. Apply online before 15/10/2025: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... RP

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Mingyuan Zhu @mingyuanzhu.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Excited to share that the Zhu Lab will officially open at Texas A&M University on August 1st, 2025! We’re a multidisciplinary group, exploring how plant roots adapt their growth to environmental stresses across scales. Actively recruiting! Postdoc Advertisement: drive.google.com/file/d/1Gpvn...

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Nicholas Provart @bar-plantbio.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

At CSHL's Frontiers and Techniques in Plant Science course to tell students about plant bioinformatics! I added an scRNA-seq part to the gene expression lab, it's also available online at www.coursera.org/learn/plant-..., you can audit for free! 🌱💻

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Plant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Meet The Speakers of the Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference! @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social To Apply to the GRC: lnkd.in/gvkMxuKR To Learn More About Dr. Nobori's Research: www.tatsuyanobori.com

Promotional image for the "Single-Cell Approaches in Plant Biology GRC Conference" focusing on meeting the speakers. This promo includes an image of Dr. Tatsuya Nobori from The Sainsbury Laboratory, UK with a short bio on Dr. Nobori.

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Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Leading Edge Fellows! 40 outstanding postdoctoral fellows doing pioneering research in a wide range of biological and biomedical disciplines. Learn more about these exceptional scientists: www.leadingedgesymposium.org/fellows

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North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Join the 5/29 NAASC panel (register by 5/28): with Rachel Shahan (UCLA), Kevin Cox (WUSTL & Danforth Center) & Monika Fischer (Univ. British Columbia). Early Career Scholar Hosts: Catherine Freed, Mingyuan Zhu, Vincent Cerbantez. Panel will be recorded for later viewing @rachelmshahan.bsky.social

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The CapituLab @thecapitulab.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The news is out! The CapituLab is moving to Clemson University this fall 🌻 We are excited to get there and get started!

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North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I'm excited to share this NAASC early career professional development seminar aimed at plant biology scientists considering faculty jobs! 🌱Lab Launchpad: The New PIs Guide to Starting Your Own Lab🌱 Register www.arabidopsiscommunity.org/register-car...

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Jenny Russinova @jennyrussinova.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🌱 When a root cell undergoes symmetric division, are the daughter cells actually identical? By combining live-cell imaging and scRNAseq we discovered a new cell state with uneven BR activity. Read our full paper in Cell: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... @nvukas.bsky.social @trevormnolan.bsky.social

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Valerie Tornini @valetornini.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

We are openly recruiting at all levels at the Tornini Lab at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)! Please share with your networks. For more information, please check the info below, visit www.torninilab.org, or email me directly at vtornini at ucla dot edu. Thank you in advance!

Open recruitment for the Tornini Lab
Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology & Institute for Society and Genetics
Hispanic Serving Institution Infrastructure Initiative
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
www.torninilab.org
We are a new developmental, cell, and molecular biology lab interested in understanding the
genetics of vertebrate neurodevelopment.
We use genome engineering, single-cell technologies, behavioral analyses, pharmacological
profiling, confocal imaging, genomics, and computational biology using the vertebrate
zebrafish (Danio rerio) system and other models (like sea lamprey) for evolutionary studies.
Our work is driven by curiosity, independence and teamwork, fun, a sense of urgency, and a
desire to understand how networks of genes regulate brain and organismal development. This
work can help us better understand basic mechanisms of what happens in human
developmental disorders or diseases and can inform novel therapeutic strategies.
We are recruiting across all levels.
Our lab works in multiple complementary areas (please see below).
We’re looking to match motivated people with what motivates them in a supportive and
engaging environment.
We are recruiting staff research scientists (1-2 years after undergrad+), graduate students (open
rotation positions), postdocs, and other positions as relevant.
While multiple of our projects are already funded, we strongly support candidates to identify
and apply for your own fellowships/grants with the full mentorship and resources of the lab.
Like our research? Think you might be a good fit?
Consider joining us!
For more information, please visit our website, the next page, or contact Val at: vtornini at ucla
dot edu
UCLA is an equal opportunity employer.

Novel micropeptides in vertebrate neurodevelopment
Using zebrafish models, we
ask: what are these proteins; what are their functions in neurodevelopment; what are other
“ignored” or “dark proteome” genes we are missing; and what can they reveal about human
neurodevelopmental disorders or diseases?
Chromatin regulators in vertebrate development and behavior
A growing group of evolutionarily conserved chromatin regulators have been identified as
genes linked with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism. In many cases, patients may
struggle with co-occurring conditions that impact daily life in childhood and adulthood,
including seizures, sleeplessness or sleep disruptions, and autoimmune disruptions. How do
these genes work to establish and maintain neural cell types during development, and in turn
shape circuits during early critical periods, including interactions with the environment, to
establish organismal physiological processes?

Non-neuronal regulation during development and aging
Non-neuronal cell types, including oligodendrocytes and microglia, have emerged as key
players in shaping neurodevelopment and into adulthood. How are the cellular, molecular, and
physiological dynamics of these cell types in developing and aging brains affected in mutant
genetic models linked to neurodevelopmental disorders? Can we target these cells to
modulate neural dysregulation and resulting behaviors in these mutant models?

Evolution of vertebrate brain cell states
We seek to understand the principles of how novel genes co-evolve with the emergence of
neural cell types found only in vertebrates.
We use cross-species genomics and functional approaches with the jawless vertebrate model,
sea lamprey, to elucidate the roles of vertebrate-specific genes on the gene regulatory
networks.
Bioethics, neuroethics, and genetics
We seek to integrate evidence-based methods throughout our projects to investigate and address bioethical considerations in this research domain.

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Joaquina Delas @joadelas.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

🚨 The Delas lab @LMCB_UCL is officially recruiting 🥳 We will study how cis-regulatory elements control developmental cell fate choice, focusing on gene silencing. Funded by Wellcome. Postdoc advert closes on 12 March! www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Leading Edge Fellows Program @leadingedgeprogram.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Applications for the 2024 Leading Edge cohort are open! Due Feb 1. Leading Edge provides community, training, and visibility for postdocs pursuing academic careers. Year-round online career dev + in-person symposium at Janelia in June www.leadingedgesymposium.org/apply/

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