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Rucha Karnik

@ruchakarnik.bsky.social
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Professor of Membrane and Cell Physiology, University of Glasgow #PlantSci Sci-Seedlets project lead. www.gla.ac.uk/schools/molecularbios… *posts my own*

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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Plant the seed of a scientific mind @uofgnews.bsky.social Checkout our @sci-seedlets.bsky.social Hubbub fundraising page! #STEM #education givingtoglasgow.hubbub.net/p/sci-seedle...
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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Genetic markers of stomatal cluster development in Begoniaceae revealed through trait analysis assisted by interactive deep-learning (Thu Phan Ly , Bryan M Williams , Abhijit Karnik , Catherine A Kidner , Rucha Karnik) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Genetic markers of stomatal cluster development in Begoniaceae revealed through trait analysis assisted by interactive deep-learning
Stomatal parameter data for Begonias using a deep-learning platform reveal correlations for stomatal cluster-configurations. Combined quantitative trait lo
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
💫New publication! #stomata #development #climate @karniklab.bsky.social Genetic markers of stomatal cluster development in Begoniaceae using interactive deep-learning academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
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Genetic markers of stomatal cluster development in Begoniaceae revealed through trait analysis assisted by interactive deep-learning
Stomatal parameter data for Begonias using a deep-learning platform reveals correlations for stomatal cluster-configurations. Combined QTL and gene express
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
💫🌻🍀 thank you to The Edina Trust for supporting @sci-seedlets.bsky.social to reach over 3000 pupils! 35 primary schools🧑‍🎓📝🔬🏫 will begin their 5-week classroom plant biology lessons using 🌱 experiments and digital learning in a virtual #plantscience lab 🥼 #curriculum sci-seedlets.org.uk/resources/
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Sci-Seedlets Classroom Teaching Resources Sci-Seedlets resources are designed to support engaging, hands-on learning in plant science and STEM. Developed in collaboration with plant scientists and ed...
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🌱Fascinating mechanisms for #environment sensing in plants! 🔬our #new-publication on anion channel regulation & CO2 dependent stomatal closure. 💫Congratulations! to all involved in the collaboration research. Blatt & @karniklab.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A guard cell carbonic anhydrase binds and regulates SLAC1 separate from its catalytic activity - Nature Communications
Separate from its catalytic activity, b-carbonic anhydrase 4 binds directly the Cl- channel SLAC1 in Arabidopsis guard cells, promoting SLAC1 activity and stomatal responsiveness to CO2, and facilitat...
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
✨ Excited to share our manuscript uncovering a new target for CO2-regulation in vesicle trafficking that provides a new perspective on plant responses to #climate change. @jipb.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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CO2‐sensitive K+ channel traffic affects stomata and whole‐plant water use
CO2-responsive regulation of membrane trafficking influences the density of the potassium ion (K+) channel KAT1 at the plasma membrane. CO2-sensitive traffic, dependent on trafficking by the SNARE SY....
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KarnikLab @karniklab.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
We have a fully funded PhD studentship to join our group researching a newly identified climate sensing module in plants. Working with the fascinating Begonia species this project offers opportunities for cross disciplinary work in molecular cell biology. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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FULLY FUNDED PhD - Analysis of a Novel Climate-Sensing Module in Begonias towards Improved Plant Performance at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - FULLY FUNDED PhD - Analysis of a Novel Climate-Sensing Module in Begonias towards Improved Plant Performance at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
🔔pleased to share #protocol cf. Waghmare et al Plant Physiology 2025 . Quantitative Analysis of the Arabidopsis Leaf Secretory Proteome via TMT-Based Mass Spectrometry bio-protocol.org/en/bpdetail?...
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Quantitative Analysis of the Arabidopsis Leaf Secretory Proteome via TMT-Based Mass Spectrometry
In plants, the apoplast contains a diverse set of proteins that underpin mechanisms for maintaining cell homeostasis, cell wall remodeling, cell signaling, and pathogen defense. Apoplast protein compo...
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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Sci-Seedlets kits are developed with the teachers - for the teachers 🏫👩‍🏫👨‍🏫📚 If you are interested to use the kits in classrooms and/or to support the project, please fill EoI form.👇 Thank you! #teachers #STEMEducation #FutureScientists #YoungInnovators #STEMTeachers #PrimarySchoolSTEM
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Ora Hazak @hazaklab.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
An open W2 Professorship position in Molecular Crop Improvement at my Institute @uni-muenster.de! Excellent scientific environment and great conditions for Plant Research 🔬🍅🫛🥒🌽🍓🍎🥔- now open for applications !
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Yasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Junior #GroupLeader position @mpipz.bsky.social on Plant Development & Diversity ‼️ #plantsci www.mpipz.mpg.de/5697690/job_...
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Group leader (m/f/d) | Plant Development and Diversity
The successful applicant will be expected to build an independent research group to study plant development and/or its natural variation.
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
In their Opinion article, Samantha Webster @llssam.bsky.social, Remi Brynn and Kate Poole @katepoole.bsky.social consider how perspectives from both cell biologists and biophysicists will be crucial for characterising mechanosensitive ion channels in vivo. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
Examples of in vitro measurements (left panel) and the in vivo mechanical landscapes where tissues and cells experience complex compound forces (right panel). In vitro experimental techniques can provide detailed information about specific properties of mechanosensitive ion channels. However, an experimental gap remains in understanding how channels are activated and the consequences of their function in complex in vivo settings.
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Excellent as always! to be at the The Royal Society 💫 This time for the Future of Scientifc Publishing meeting packed with interesting multifaceted discussions 📖 💻📑 🔬🧬 #quote "Science is not finished until it is communicated" #STEM #review #AI #research #library
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KarnikLab @karniklab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
@karniklab.bsky.social proudly celebrates graduation of Dr ZhiYi Yu @uofglasgow.bsky.social 💫🍃🍾 Congratulations Fish!!!
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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
📢Registration open! for @sci-seedlets.bsky.social online Teachers’ workshop for Plant & Climate Curriculum Lesson-in-a-box resources for Primary School teaching. Monday 1st September 3.30-5pm 🌱 #STEM #EDI @mornorse.bsky.social @ruchakarnik.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social Book 👉🏼 rb.gy/immjkh
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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
This from London's Natural History Museum on the new Enigmacursor dinosaur species on display. I prefer labradorosaurus, but they never asked me. 🧪🦖 www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
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New species of ‘mystery’ dinosaur unveiled at the Natural History Museum | Natural History Museum
Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae could be the first of many small dinosaurs to be found from the western USA.
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
An engaging day with #plantsci as always and great to see everyone! 💫
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
📜 CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls 🧑‍🔬 Maarten Besten, Joris Sprakel, et al. 📔 @naturemethods.bsky.social 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantCellWalls #PlantTools #PlantMicroscopy #PlantImaging #PlantMethods
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CarboTag: a modular approach for live and functional imaging of plant cell walls - Nature Methods
A suite of nontoxic and permeable CarboTag probes in various colors enables live quantitative imaging of a range of plant cell wall characteristics and dynamic, high-resolution mapping of cell wall ch...
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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 25/04/2025
🌱 Tomorrow is #InternationalSeedsDay — and we’re taking a moment to honor the tiny powerhouses behind food, sustainability, and resilience. Why do seeds matter? 🌾 Genetic diversity 🛡️ Climate-smart sustainability 🌍 Food justice 🧪 Innovation rooted in nature #PlantScience #SeedDiversity
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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Many thanks to everyone who attended @sci-seedlets.bsky.social Teacher’s workshop today and an excellent discussion! 🌱 @mornorse.bsky.social @ruchakarnik.bsky.social and speakers Prof. Anna Amtmann Prof. Mike Blatt #Education #plantscience @karniklab.bsky.social
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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
📣 Join us for the upcoming Plantae webinar on April 24 at 10:00 am Eastern time, hosted by the 2025 Plantae Fellows.🌱 👉 Free registration at buff.ly/lSj1OL1. #plantscience
Image Text: Plantae Presents: How Plant Scientists Can Lead the Way in Green Lab Practices. Featuring Caitlin Broadbent, Malia Gehan, and Lize Joubert. Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 7:00 AM PDT | 10:00 AM EDT | 3:00 PM BST | 10:00 PM Beijing. Featuring the Plantae logo, lab equipment, and a plant.
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Botanical Society of America @botsocamerica.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
🌱 What’s YOUR favorite plant?🌿 Past BSA President Brenda Molano-Flores flips through Plants of the World—how could she pick just one? 🤔💚 Share YOURS in the comments or with #LetsGoPlants #IamaBotanist! Then help BSA Stand Up for Science with an unrestricted gift today crm.botany.org/makeadonation
This image shows Brenda Molano-Flores deep in thought looking at a plant themed book with a thought bubble with lots of different plants inside. The text says International Plant Appreciation Day, April 13, 2025. What is YOUR favorite plant? Share in the comments of with #LetsGoPlants or #IamaBotanist.
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Two fantastic positions in #plantscience: A junior AND a senior group leader position at the Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), part of @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Generous core funding, fantastic plant and non-plant colleagues, all in a very livable and beautiful city. www.oeaw.ac.at/gmi/join-us/...
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Senior Group Leader Position
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Botany One @botany.one · 17/03/2025
From studying plant succession in the Austrian Alps to researching oak microbiomes in Germany, Lucy Sauereßig's journey in plant ecology is fascinating! Her PhD work examines interactions that could help protect vital forest ecosystems. Read her story on Botany One!
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Lucy Sauereßig: Climbing Oaks for the Whole Picture
Botany One interviews Lucy Sauereßig, a PhD student working on the intricate interactions between oaks and their microbiome.
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Angelika Lampert @lampertlab.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Nav1.7 structure and severe pain: join our next worldwide sodium channel seminar on March 25th by Goragot Wisedchaisri (Seattle, US) on the “Structural basis for severe pain caused by mutations in Nav1.7” www.sodiumchannelseminars.org for link and infos. See you there! #ionchannel #WSCS
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🧵 Thread on #SessilePlants: Plant Scientists: "As sessile organisms, plants [𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 "𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 "𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴"]. David Attenborough: "👇"
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
👍🌱🌱🌱 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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GORK K+ channel structure and gating vital to informing stomatal engineering - Nature Communications
This study identifies long-lived closed and pre-open states of GORK K+ channel through structural and functional analysis, suggesting semi-independent conformational transitions underlying channel act...
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Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) @pdbeurope.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
On this International Women’s ♀️ Day, we celebrate the diverse talented women who support #structuralbiology resources, such as: 🧪 PDBe & AlphaFoldDB 🧪 EMDB 🧪 EMPIAR Leaders & more... Let's meet some of them! 🧵 (1 of 16) #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInTech #WomenInScience
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Join us @uofgmvls.bsky.social @mvls-srf.bsky.social @mgabro.bsky.social @karniklab.bsky.social plantscienceglasgow.org
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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 08/03/2025
Happy International Women’s Day! 💜 Our incredible community of #WomeninSTEM is multi-talented, diverse, and inspiring. This video celebrates their brilliance- both in their studies and beyond! Full video: gla.ac/IWD2025 #IWD2025 #STEMinist @uofgstem.bsky.social @uofgmvls.bsky.social
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
*New #Job Alert * Suited for a hashtag#cell biologist interested in #membranes, vesicle trafficking or ion transport! to join my laboratory @karniklab.bsky.social within @uofglasgow.bsky.social vibrant research community! #Plantsci #researchjobs www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Associate
This BBSRC funded position is for a plant cell and membrane biologist working in Karnik laboratory, researching CO2- sensing complexes impacting stomatal function and water use efficiencies. The pr...
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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
We are excited to announce @SciSeedlets 1st “Plant Biology in Classrooms” in-person workshop for #school #teachers and #STEM leads Thursday 24th April 2025, 3.30pm-5pm Bower Building, @uofglasgow.bsky.social #EDI #plant Places are limited Booking and programme 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/teachers-w...
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Teachers’ Workshop for Plant Science education in school classrooms
Interactive workshop for primary school and STEM teachers to explore teaching Plant-Climate interactions in classrooms.
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Researching plant - climate interactions! 🌱 Applications and information 👇🏼 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLY786/r...
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Research Associate at University of Glasgow
Apply now for the Research Associate role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
*New #Job Alert * Suited for a hashtag#cell biologist interested in #membranes, vesicle trafficking or ion transport! to join my laboratory @karniklab.bsky.social within @uofglasgow.bsky.social vibrant research community! #Plantsci #researchjobs www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
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Research Associate
This BBSRC funded position is for a plant cell and membrane biologist working in Karnik laboratory, researching CO2- sensing complexes impacting stomatal function and water use efficiencies. The pr...
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Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
STEM teachers! @sci-seedlets.bsky.social Join us at the Bower Building, University of Glasgow, UK @uofglasgow.bsky.social from 3.30pm-5pm on Thursday 24th April 2025 Workshop - Plant Science Education in Classrooms #STEM #EDI. Click here to book your free place: tinyurl.com/5fp87cck
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Workshop For STEM Teachers - Plant Science Education in Classrooms
This workshop brings together teachers, educators and scientists to discuss opportunities and scope of STEM education in classrooms.
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Ian Senior @ians4ad.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
We had a tour of a walled garden with lots of snowdrop types on our Norfolk Flora group meeting yesterday. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Various snowdrop typesVarious snowdrop typesVarious snowdrop types
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Prof Pen Holland @anaspene.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Hellebores, grape hyacinth and lungwort to take us from January white and yellow to February pink and purple #WildflowerHour
White hellebore flowerDeep pink hellebore budPurple and pink lungwort flowers with white spotted leavesBlue-purple grape hyacinth spear
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Rachel P 🌿 @rach0penno.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
A patch of beautiful semi-naturalised snowdrops for Imbolc on the old hill fort at Stinchcombe Hill, Gloucestershire this afternoon #WildflowerHour #Nature #Imbolc #Snowdrops #February
A close up of a patch of white snowdrops, their white nodding petals like dainty lampshades on a sage green stem.A patch of white snowdrops nestled amongst brown brambles.
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KarnikLab @karniklab.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Just a wee reminder that a fully funded PhD position working with us open for applications from plant science enthusiasts 🌱 informal inquiries to @ruchakarnik.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Plant CyBORC: The study of novel protein complexes that dictate plant memory to stress. at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Plant CyBORC: The study of novel protein complexes that dictate plant memory to stress. at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Just a wee reminder that two @ukri.org funded research positions @karniklab.bsky.social are still open for applications till 3rd Jan 2025 #plantsci #plant jobs #proteins #molecular #membranes #Glasgow www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU091/r...
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Research Assistant/Associate at University of Glasgow
Recruiting now: Research Assistant/Associate on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
@Sci-Seedlets.bsky.social is an #innovation and impact project developed by scientists at @uofglasgow.bsky.social, to develop a set of curriculum-aligned STEM education lesson kits for classrooms. #first post
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Sci-Seedlets @sci-seedlets.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
@Sci-Seedlets.bsky.social team sends everyone #festive greetings! 🌱🎄💫
Festive greetings
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Representing #diversity in literature and education matters! www.thebookseller.com/comment/clpe...
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‘Diversity’ in decline
When diversity in children’s literature is treated as a checkbox or a business decision, progress in representation comes under threat.
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 23/12/2024
The attractiveness halo effect is a cognitive bias where people tend to associate positive attributes such as intelligence with perceived attractiveness. But how does this effect work in the age of beauty filters? New research in Royal Society Open Science explores: royalsociety.org/blog/2024/12...
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When beauty filters reality | Royal Society
When beauty filters reality: New research in Royal Society Open Science explores the attractiveness halo effect in the era of beauty filters
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Phil Carella @philcarella.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Very happy to share the final version of our work on the evolution of broad host virulence in Pseudomonas out now @cellhostmicrobe It’s just in time for the holidays 🎄🦠 www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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A necrotizing toxin enables Pseudomonas syringae infection across evolutionarily divergent plants
Grenz et al. interrogate the Pseudomonas syringae species complex for its capacity to infect evolutionarily divergent host plants. Their results demonstrate that broad host isolates from phylogroup 2 rely on the lipopeptide toxin syringomycin to promote host necrosis and enhance bacterial growth in plants.
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
💫Have you wondered if #plants remember stress??🌱🧪💫 I have a @leverhulme.bsky.social funded #PhD studentship* in my lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social to study novel protein complexes that dictate plant memory to environment stress. #plantjobs #biochemjobs #proteomics, #protein
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Sarah Cohen @cohenlaboratory.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Here’s one for membrane trafficking and organelles (broadly defined)! go.bsky.app/RbtJjt7
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
We are hiring! 36-months G6/7 PDRA *Protein Biochemist with experience in protein purification and multi-protein complexes* 🧪 Plant Science Glasgow @Karnik lab #jobs #protein #crystallography #biochemistry Know anyone who may be interested? Closing 27th Dec www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU091/r...
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Research Assistant/Associate at University of Glasgow
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Assistant/Associate opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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Dan Davis @dandavis101.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
PhD studentships now available in all areas of Life Sciences at Imperial College London www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
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FindAPhD : Department of Life Sciences funded PhD studentships at Imperial College London
Apply for a PhD: Department of Life Sciences funded PhD studentships at Imperial College London
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Rucha Karnik @ruchakarnik.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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