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Róisín Fattorini

@roisinlf.bsky.social
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Postdoc in the MPEG group at the University of Edinburgh, currently researching phyllotaxis in lycophytes. Very interested in all things plant evolution and development. 🌱 🪴 🧬

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Andy Plackett @seedrevolutionlab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41... It's been a long time coming, but delighted to say that the first major output from my Royal Society Fellowship is now published. 🙂 #PlantScience
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The post-fertilization archegonium gene network of seedless plants contributed to the origin of seeds - Nature Communications
The authors identify conserved gene networks across fern and angiosperm reproductive development, including between the sporophyte ovule and the fern gametophyte egg-chamber. Repurposing of this netwo...
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Marie Monniaux @mariemonniaux.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We have written a review on MADS-box genes expression in developing floral organs, which has been under-explored as compared to their early role to specify floral organ identity. Congrats to Emma Désert for her first review article as a PhD student! #proudPI @rdplab.bsky.social
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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📣 We are now accepting applications to join the Plant Physiology Assistant Features Editor (AFE) program. These are two-year appointments, starting either in January 2027 or 2028. 👉 Learn more and apply now: blog.aspb.org/plantphys_af.... #PlantSci #PlantScience
Plant Physiology banner announcing a call for Assistant Features Editors, with green wave graphics and the deadline for applications: September 8, 2026.
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our single-cell atlas paper made the cover 🎉 image by @lbmountain.bsky.social, showing the mature Brachy epidermis in all its beauty. #GoBrachy: yellow is lignin, and blue is cell wall autofluorescence.
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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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Current Biology @currentbiology.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Here is some weekend reading for you 👉 www.cell.com/current-biol... Our special green issue, chokeful of reviews and short-format introductory pieces on plant #evolution! 🌱🌿🌵🍃 #Plants
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Tina Schreier @tinaschreier.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📌 One week left to apply! Come join us in Norwich #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs
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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Super excited to see Atlas of Botany in print!!! A pleasure to work with the wonderful team from DK and the @thebotanics.bsky.social I wrote the Ancient Biomes section covering some of my favourite stories about plant evolution from the last 500 million years! @instmolplantsci.bsky.social
Sandy Hetherington standing in a bookshop holding a book titled atlas of botany with red flowers on the coverOpen book on page "Coal Forest Evolve" - in front of the book are examples of Carboniferous fossils include fern leaves and leafy stems
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
#PlantSciJobs 🌱 Postdoctoral Research Associate (x2) and Research Assistant (x2) Dr Edwige Moyroud is seeking 2 Postdocs and 2 Research Assistants to join her team investigating petal patterning Applications close: 5 June: Research Assistant bit.ly/4a32ffK 17 June: Postdoc bit.ly/4dT2LOC
Microscopy images of a petal showing petal patterning developing in the young petals. Around the image is 6-stages of hibiscus development from closed bud to open flower. The flower is plit in two to show one flower with a dark purple bullseye and one flower fully white with no pigment petal patterns.
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Noel Blanco-Touriñán @noelponte.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Our latest review on the evolution of molecular networks involved in the development of plant conducting tissues is now out in @jxbotany.bsky.social @ibmcp.bsky.social Check it out here: academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 11/04/2026
LOL, trying to stay offline and do my work, and friends are sending me "LOOK AT THIS NEW PIC!" texts .... This one is worth it. First PoC and first woman to go around another world. Don't stop talking about this point. It's important. #ArtemisII
Astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch in their orange astronaut suits as they sit inside the side of a helicopter after it has landed
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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 06/04/2026
HISTORY MADE! Orion Integrity and its Crew Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen have broken the 56 year old recod set by Apollo 13 and its crew James Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise, and have become the humans that have travelled the farthest distance from Earth.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
That's home. That's us.
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"The greatest danger to our future is apathy." -- Jane Goodall, born #OTD 1934
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Registration for the 13th PhD School on Plant Development is open! 🌾 🔬 🌺 🧬 🌵 🧪 Deadline: June 30, 2026 Link to registration form forms.gle/tbmUxaw2vmEn... Cost: €350.- (incl. board, lodging and social event) For details re payment and abstracts see form or homepage raissiglab.org/plantdevosch...
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Veronica Lewis, M.Ed. 👩‍🦯 @veron4ica.com · 29/11/2024
I’m glad so many people have found my “capybara method” for how to write alt text and image descriptions helpful! However, I know conflicting access needs exist and not everyone can write their own #AltText, so here’s an ongoing thread of tools that can help. Inclusion in thread ≠ endorsement
An infographic titled “How To Write Alt Text” featuring a photo of a capybara. Parts of alt text are divided by color, including identify who, expression, description, colour, and interesting features. The finished description reads “A capybara looking relaxed in a hot spa. Yellow yuzu fruits are floating in the water, and one is balanced on the top of the capybara’s head.” Credit to Puzzle agency, original information from Veronica With Four Eyes and veroniiiica dot com
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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🪴Postdoc position - UT Austin, TX, USA - Developmental Mechanisms of Adaptation to Underwater Environment/Genome Editing🪴 Do you love amphibious/aquatic plants? Then consider applying to the position! See the attached ads. utaustin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UTstaff/job/...
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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
We are really excited that Euro Evo Devo will take place here in Scotland from the 9th-12th June, at the University of Glasgow! Deadline for Early Bird Registration and Abstract Submission are rapidly approaching in March so do register soon! www.evodevoconference26.com/important-da...
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10th European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology Meeting 2026
The European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology is delighted to welcome you to the 10th biennial meeting, to be held at the University of Glasgow from June 9th - 12th in 2026.
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 05/12/2025
Led by Professor Jane Langdale @biology.ox.ac.uk, the C4 Rice Project builds on decades of interdisciplinary research working to ensure global food security. Discover the incredible story of the multi-decade battle to make better rice ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3RY0vxzFpg
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Making Better Rice: The quest to feed the world by hacking plant evolution
YouTube video by University of Oxford
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Laura Cooper @transitionalform.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below! Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage
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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Excited to share our new investigation of Prototaxites! We found no support for a fungal affinity and instead suggest it is best considered an entirely extinct complex eukaryotic lineage Great team effort @transitionalform.bsky.social Corentin Loron, and many others! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reconstruction of Prototaxites in the Rhynie chert ecosystem. Reconstruction by Matt Humpage, Northern Rouge Studios.
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Phil Carella @philcarella.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We have an open POSTDOC position to explore Marchantia immune receptor biology that is closing on the 18th of Jan. Apply using the link below, and/or email me for more details. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
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Postdoctoral Researcher (Carella Group) | John Innes Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Carella Group at the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the field of Evo-MPMI (Evolutionary Molecular…
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Phil Carella @philcarella.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
New opportunity to join our #EvoMPMI group @johninnescentre.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Researcher working on the mechanistic basis of immunity in diverse plants. Please spread the word, reach out by email, and/or apply if interested! More details here: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...
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Genetics Society Non-Seed Plant SIG @gensocuknonseed.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
We’re delighted to announce that the #nonseedUK26 meeting will be held in Edinburgh. Watch this space for further details 🌱 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😃
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Jim Fouracre @jimfouracre.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The wonderful Rox Middleton and i have a #PhD project investigating how cuticles and extracuticular waxes protect #plants from environmental stress as they age. Developmental biology, genetics, environmental signalling and physics split between Bristol and Bath. Please get in touch for more details!
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #ICYMI
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Laura Moody @moodytomato.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Consistently an absolutely fantastic meeting - don’t miss out on an opportunity to interact with an awesome bunch of non-seed enthusiasts 🌱 😃 🧬
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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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Anajú Sagasti @anajusagasti.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
It's #FossilFriday! Great time to check out our new paper if you haven't yet. #Palaeobotany #JurassicPlants
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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Excited to share our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social where we describe evidence of a Jurassic nurse log from Scotland! Great work led by @anajusagasti.bsky.social Sophie Burne and @jeremywyman.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social 🧵 👇 1/6 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Decay stages of Jurassic wood debris from Scotland: evidence for the coevolution of fungal rot, arthropods and the nurse log strategy
A key feature of extant conifer forests is the high percentage of seeds that germinate and establish on dead wood; in some forests, this can exceed 90%. This deadwood can act as an ideal nursery for...
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Phil Carella @philcarella.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
New Postdoc position (2yrs) available in our #EvoMPMI lab @JohnInnesCentre. Come and work with on harnessing the diversity of immune mechanisms to protect plants. jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?va…
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Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Leverhulme Trust invests £100m in ‘challenged’ research sector. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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Leverhulme Trust invests £100m in ‘challenged’ research sector - Research Professional News
Trust to fund blue skies and interdisciplinary research, career development and inclusion initiatives
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The Plant Cell @theplantcell.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
📣The Plant Cell is recruiting Assistant Features Editors. The application period opens now and runs through September 15, 2025!🌱 👉Application information can be found at this link: blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce... #plantscience
Image Text: The Plant Cell. Call for Assistant Features Editors. Deadline for applications: September 15, 2025. Featuring The Plant Cell logo.
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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
*Paid internship opportunity* @biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
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Community site paid internship - the Node
The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experi...
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Tina Schreier @tinaschreier.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🌿 Excited to share our latest preprint! We tracked how plasmodesmata numbers evolved across the path from C₃ → C₄ photosynthesis in Flaveria - and found a stepwise increase in cell-to-cell connectivity. Thoughts or feedback are most welcome 😊 #PlantScience
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Genetics Society UK @gensocuk.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Exciting news! The Genetics Society & BBSRC are teaming up to launch Research Access Placements (RAPs), offering fully paid summer research internships for undergrad students from underrepresented backgrounds. Deadline for applications: 14 April. genetics.org.uk/grants/resea...
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Laura Cooper @transitionalform.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🎊We are very pleased to announce that our paper investigating what we think Prototaxites, the mysterious giant of the Devonian landscape, actually was is now available as a pre-print on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
A block of Prototaxites fossil on a mossy surface, resembling the landscape of the early Devonian
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the Node @the-node.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Looking for a job in #DevBio, #StemCell (or related fields)? Or looking to advertise your open positions? Check out our Jobs Board ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/jobs/ Recent adverts include positions from @vidigaljoana.bsky.social @sarabiz86.bsky.social @jetteleng.bsky.social @harrymcnamara.bsky.social
A screenshot of the Node's Jobs Board. Top half of the image shows the Node logo and text: the community site for and by developmental and stem cell biologists". Bottom half text reads "Welcome to the developmental and stem cell biology jobs board. The board shows only active job adverts – expired adverts will be moved to the jobs archive."
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Chris Thorogood @christhorogood.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The most extraordinary leaf I ever saw was a titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) shooting out of the earth like a rocket in the Sumatran rainforest. This one is a bud: up, up, up it goes, and when it's ready, it will unfurl like an enormous leafy parasol.
A titan arum leaf, rocketing to the sky in the Sumatran rainforest.
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Elena Kramer @elenakramer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Are you a plant science researcher working towards a PhD or an early career researcher who completed their PhD no more than five years ago? Consider applying to the Next Generation Scientists 2025 meeting, sponsored by New Phytologist! #botany www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...
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Sandy Hetherington @sandyheth.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Rafael @rafadscruz.bsky.social and I are excited to share our new paper about fern fiddlehead evolution @currentbiology.bsky.social Read the paper at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Thanks @palaeojules.bsky.social for the wonderful reconstructions!
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Identification of a tetrahedral apical cell preserved within a fossilized fern fiddlehead
The gradual unfurling of fronds from tightly coiled tips, termed fiddleheads or croziers, is one of the most recognizable features of the fern lineage…
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Li Zhao @lizhao.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Nicolas Svetec, David Begun, and I wrote a review article about de novo genes. If you are interested in this topic please take a look at this final open-access version at AnnualReviews www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Absolutely wonderful Evo-Devo work from Madelaine Bartlett's group @slcuplants.bsky.social on the evolution and development of awns, the tiny, bristle-like extension on grass florets. Including awnless mutants in my favorite grass Brachypodium distachyon!! doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Alexis Verger 🧬🧫🧪 @alexis-verger.cpesr.fr · 25/11/2024
Look who's here @pnas.org ✔️ @science.org ✔️ @naturecellbiology.bsky.social ✔️ @natrevgenet.bsky.social ✔️ @naturebiotech.bsky.social ✔️ @naturemicrobiol.bsky.social ✔️ @naturechemistry.bsky.social ✔️ @genesdev.bsky.social ✔️ @cellchembiol.bsky.social ✔️ @genomeresearch.bsky.social ✔️ @jcellbiol.bsky.social ✔️
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Sajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Dionysia janthina Primulaceae Yazd province, Iran March 2023 Elevation: 2440m We drove about 900 kilometres (round trip) to photograph this beautiful species.
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Jane Langdale 🌱 🌾 @janelangdale.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
Now that’s something to aspire to - being formally recorded as a badass woman in science!!
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
"Missed Wednesday's Development presents… July webinar on plant development? 🌱 The recordings of the talks by Martina Cerise, Vicky Spencer, and @gwenkirschner.bsky.social are now available." 🎥Catch up on the webinar: thenode.biologists.com/catch-up-on-... Original post: x.com/the_Node/sta...
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Catch up on Development presents… July webinar on plant development - the Node
Catch up on the Development presents... webinar on 31st July, featuring talks from Martina Cerise, Vicky Spencer and Gwendolyn K. Kirschner.
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Michael Raissig @michaelraissig.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
We start reviewing applications only after Aug 19, so there is still time to apply to join us in beautiful Bern
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/04/2024
I’ve been a scientist for 30 years and I learned this TODAY!!!!! Source: www.some.ox.ac.uk/eminent/mary...
Did you know? The gender neutral term scientist was coined specifically to describe Mary Somerville by the philosopher William Whewell in 1834.
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