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Joris M. Koene @joriskoene.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Are you a biologist with experience in and enthusiasm for imaging and -omics techniques? Apply for working in Amsterdam (@vuamsterdam.bsky.social) on the exciting topic of socially transferred materials! 🐌 🐸 🐜🧬🔬 workingat.vu.nl/vacancies/po...

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Vacancy — Post doc on socially transferred materials

Are you a biologist with experience in and enthusiasm for imaging and -omics techniques? Apply for working on the exciting topic of socially transferred materials!

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Rachel Wells @oilseedrachel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Very happy to announce that our paper on larval antibiosis in Brassica napus is now available!!! Unfortunately, a screen of diverse lines did not find reproducible resistance but this may change the way we look at larval studies in the field. scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Larval antibiosis to cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) is absent within oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

We screened a panel of 98 Brassicaceae genotypes (97 Brassica napus and 1 Sinapis alba) for cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larval antibiosis. We found limited evidence for antibi...

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Ryan Brock @ryanebrock.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Out now in Pest Management Science: We screened a diverse oilseed rape (Brassica napus) population against cabbage stem flea beetle larvae and found... 🥁🥁🥁🥁 ...no evidence for reduced larval survival or development across B. napus genotypes. doi.org/10.1002/ps.7...

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Larval antibiosis to cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) is absent within oilseed rape (Brassica napus)

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Exciting Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships on offer this summer, including one with our very own Dr Wells @oilseedrachel.bsky.social on feeding preference and larval resistance to cabbage stem flea beetle, sponsored by Defra! 🌿🪲

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Rachel Wells @oilseedrachel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Excellent undergraduate opportunity via the RSB sponsored by Defra for this summer! Come join team flea beetle for 10 weeks to work on larval feeding behaviour and transcriptomics. my.rsb.org.uk/services.php...

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Anurag Agrawal @anurag-asclepias.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Open postdoc position in my lab at Cornell, conducting comparative and experimental studies on transcriptomic responses to diet and toxins, utilizing the milkweed-insect community. Background in molecular bio & herbivory desired. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31867

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Cornell University, CALS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Job #AJO31867, WDR-00057721 Postdoctoral Associate, CALS Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

VACANCY - We’re searching for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the newly appointed group of Dr @hassansalem.bsky.social, to explore the developmental biology of host-microbe symbiosis www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po... Deadline - 25 March 2026 Salary - £37,500 - £45,350 Contract - 3 years, full-time

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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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Philip Leftwich @philipleftwich.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Please share 📢 We have a Postdoc position available here @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social to develop innovative genetic control strategies for insect agricultural pests in collaboration with @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/19...

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Patrick Kennedy @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

POSTDOC ALERT🚨 Two exciting social evolution postdoc positions live today! We're looking for two excellent field biologists. Join us to explore the evolution of sociality in wasps across Africa. Apply by 11th January. Collaboration with @dustinrubenstein.com @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

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Johanna Mappes @jmappes.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Thrilled to announce a Postdoc opportunity in our group on the evolutionary genetics and ecology of colour. Wonderful system, great collaborators, and room to shape your own ideas. Apply by 7 Jan: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/13477181...

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Join Prof. Sundar Tiwari for a fascinating session exploring how #insects shape #agriculture, livelihoods and ecosystems in #Nepal, from the species that support communities to those that challenge them. 📅 Nov 25 · 12:15 PM GMT 🎟️ Free registration 🔽 buff.ly/NCpAIAa #Entomology #Conservation

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Beneficial and Harmful Insects : Lessons from Nepal

Online talk about beneficial and harmful insects and their impact on farming by Nepali entomologist Professor Sundar Tiwari

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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🪲 SPECIAL ISSUE REVIEW 🪲 Non-host resistance is the most common, durable, and efficient outcome of plant defences against biotic stresses. This review highlights its role in plant–insect interactions- Pinheiro et al. 📝 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Fig 3. Conceptual representation of pre- and post-herbivory resistance in plants. Plant non-host resistance to herbivorous insects can be understood as a two-stage phenomenon comprising pre- and post-herbivory resistance. In pre-herbivory resistance, the plant employs visual and olfactory signals to halt insects from making physical contact with a potential host. This includes the emission of repellent volatiles, the display of warning pigments on plant organs (aposematic colours), and modification of leaf shape and size. Additionally, certain plant traits promote association with insect natural enemies (tritrophic interaction). In post-herbivory resistance, the plants utilize mechanosensory or gustatory traits to hinder the ability of insect larvae to traverse, injure, and digest the plant material. This includes the production of surface waxes, glandular and non-glandular trichomes, proteins that counteract the function of insect digestive proteins, and toxic metabolites.

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Dustin Marshall @djmmeeg.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

I wrote (ranted) on experimental design as I was frustrated as an editor at how little guidance students were getting. I underestimated the interest in the issue: it has been downloaded 10,000+ times! Clearly it’s something we need to be talking about more. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Principles of experimental design for ecology and evolution

Here I argue that we do not discuss experimental design, often until it is too late. This editorial seeks to begin a conversation about how and where to replicate appropriately.

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John Innes Centre @johninnescentre.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We’re pleased to announce two new vacancies for senior roles at our institute: Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr... 🗓️ Closes 25 August Independent Fellowship in Plant-Associated Microbial Interactions: www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/in... 🗓️ Closes 5 September

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Christine Faulkner @pdchristine.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

GROUP LEADER VACANCY JIC is recruiting a Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences. If you think your research would synergise and thrive at JIC, please apply. www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/gr...

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Group Leader in Discovery Plant Sciences | John Innes Centre

The John Innes Centre (JIC) seeks a visionary Group Leader to lead research on Discovery Plant Science.

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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 08/04/2025

Undergraduates – would you like to experience the exciting world of plant science research, tackle a key science challenge, and be paid for it? Then apply for one of our Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships! Find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/grants/plant-health-ug-studentships

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Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships 2025

Plant health undergraduate studentship placements are summer internships for UK biology science university students.

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Ryan Brock @ryanebrock.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Studentship opportunity! Come join us to work on plant-insect interactions at @johninnescentre.bsky.social (supported by @rsb.org.uk). More details here: ryanebrock.github.io/opportunities/

Three cabbage stem flea beetle larvae on the base of an oilseed rape plant.

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