iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Dr Estrella Luna-Díez @drelunadiez.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Very excited to see ARIA’s Accelerated Adaptation projects launched today! 🌳 I’m thrilled to be leading IMPULSA, asking a bold question: can we prepare young trees to defend themselves better against the threats they will face? Proud to be part of this incredible portfolio if project 👏

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Excited to be part of the @aria-research.bsky.social funded £2.5m project IMPULSA: Tree Immunisation Platform for Urgent Landscape-Scale Adaptation. Led by @drelunadiez.bsky.social, IMPULSA will protect forests by accelerating the ability of trees to adapt to the rapidly changing environment.

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Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) @aria-research.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

From new techniques to protect trees and amphibians from disease, to governance approaches for novel ecological interventions, meet the teams who are exploring how we can expand our conservation toolkit as part of our Accelerated Adaptation programme: link.aria.org.uk/AA-Creators

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Funded projects | Accelerated Adaptation

Explore the project we're funding in the Accelerated Adaptation programme.

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Dan Gibbs 🌱🧬 @djgibbs.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Protein synthesis is dynamically responsive to the environment, but how do cells ensure that their protein quality control mechanisms are appropriately scaled to changing translational demand? We address this question in our new study in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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TOR–NOT4 signalling couples translation to co-translational quality control in plants - Nature Communications

Here, Schwarze et al. reveal how plant cells match protein quality control to changing rates of protein production through a functional link between TOR kinase signalling and NOT4 E3 ubiquitin ligases

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#PlantProteostasis is maintained by #ubiquitin E3 ligases, especially during #PlantImmunity. We discovered that HECT-type ligases unexpectedly amplify their regulatory reach over the proteome by governing the stabilities of both E3 ligases and their substrates, thereby regulating immune activation.

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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

GSNOR-dependent nitric oxide homeostasis promotes recovery from repeated climate stress across generations in Arabidopsis thaliana www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…

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IBMP | Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes @ibmp-cnrs.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

New review from P Genschik’s team in @jxbotany.bsky.social 🧬 A fresh look at the huge diversity and functions of plant F-box proteins. 👉 Open questions & new perspectives for 🌱 biology. ▶️https://academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jxb/erag074/8475508?redirectedFrom=fulltext

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Plants use cell-surface and intracellular receptors that collaborate to detect pathogens🦠. We discovered that a key #ubiquitin recognition event recruits both receptor types into an unexpected dual receptor complex that boost the translation of defence proteins and establishes robust #PlantImmunity👇🏾

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Congrats to @robertoskar.bsky.social for passing his PhD viva last Friday, investigating the role of mobile signals in ‘vaccinating’ plants against diseases!!🥳🎊🥳 Many thanks to examiners @jurriaanton.bsky.social and @drannisr.bsky.social !!

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Congrats to @tamatar.bsky.social for passing her PhD viva with flying colours, studying the role of diverse ubiquitin topologies in plant immunity!!🥳🎊🥳 Many thanks to examiners @djgibbs.bsky.social and Lucas Frungillo!

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Johana Misas Villamil @jomivi.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

We were delighted to welcome Steven Spoel @spoel-lab.bsky.social to Cologne. Thanks to the @sfb1403.bsky.social for supporting his invitation. We learned a lot about ubiquitin chains and their role in plant immunity 🤯.

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Andrea Paterlini (he/him) @apaterlini.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

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A manifesto for plant science education

Plants provide oxygen, food, shelter, medicines and environmental services, without which human society could not exist. Tackling pressing and global challenges requires well-trained plant scientists....

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The Sainsbury Laboratory @thesainsburylab.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

1/2 This manifesto is the result of a collaborative effort started earlier this year at the Plant Biology Education conference in Lancaster, UK. We are delighted to see it out and we are proud that our Comms team contributed to such an important resource for the community! 🌱

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The New Phytologist Foundation is delighted to support this year's @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference! #PlantScience

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Ready…Set…GO!!! for the @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at The Helix in Leeds today!!🎊🎊

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Dan Gibbs 🌱🧬 @djgibbs.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We are advertising a PhD project investigating a cellular mechanism that ensures protein quality control during mRNA translation in plants. Please get in touch on here or via email if you are interested and I can provide further details! Lab website: sites.google.com/site/danielg...

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Daniel Gibbs Lab

Welcome to the lab website of Professor Daniel Gibbs @ University of Birmingham

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North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

RSVP to join the October 29th webinar and hear from the 2025 Arabidopsis Community Impact Awardees! bit.ly/naascawards @jadebleau.bsky.social @jfriesner.bsky.social r.bsky.social @josedinneny.bsky.social

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North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee @naascarabidopsis.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I’m happy that our commentary is out! (It would be wonderful if this made a difference!) In defense of funding foundational plant science academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

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In defense of funding foundational plant science

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Proteostasis UK @proteostasisuk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

🚨 Deadline extended! 🚨 Registration for the 2nd UK Proteostasis Network meeting in Dundee is open until 30 April! 🧬 Plenty of chances for selected talks from abstracts 📅 3–5 June 2025 📍 Dundee 🗓️ Program now live! Sign up and view the programme here: dundee.ac.uk/events/joint...

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Joint 2025 Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK conference | University of Dundee, UK

Welcome to the 2025 joint “Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK” conference!

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Hee-Kyung Ahn @hee-kyung-ahn.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

!!New Preprint!! On the activation of RRS1-R/RPS4 paired NLRs!! Thanks to @jonathandgjones.bsky.social for this opportunity to work on this project, and thanks to all the coauthors for their effort and support! Thread (1/) @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social t.co/aHNCKj4KUn

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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.11.646618v1

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

How does immunisation establish durable disease resistance in plants? Mobile immune signals released upon immunisation boost effectiveness of the defence hormone salicylic acid by ten times!😲 This results in higher immune gene expression and systemic acquired resistance against infection.

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Pierre Buscaill @pierrebuscaill.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Pseudomonas syringae secretes the iminosugar glycosyrin to block plant immune recognition. It mimics galactose to inhibit β-galactosidase, disrupt flagellin sensing, and rewire host glycobiology! doi.org/10.1126/scie... Huge congrats to Tee and everyone involved! #PlantImmunity #PlantChemeticsLab

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Bacterial pathogen deploys the iminosugar glycosyrin to manipulate plant glycobiology

The extracellular space (apoplast) in plants is a key battleground during microbial infections. To avoid recognition, the bacterial model phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 produces ...

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Lisa Smith @plantylisasmith.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting in Durham!

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Could you be amongst the next cohort of BiPS Summer Studentships? This year we want to ensure that it's more accessible for those from low economic backgrounds and ensure that there is adequate support from host labs. You can apply and learn more about the last cohort here: buff.ly/4b7frji

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ROOT-SHOOT RCN @root-shoot.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

February 25th, 11AM EST. Join us for a panel discussion on "Perspectives from Black Professionals in the Plant Sciences" featuring Dr. Margaret Young, Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, & Dr. Jason B. Thomas. rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-w... Open to all, come be a part of it! #BlackHistoryMonth

An online, student-led symposium.
Perspectives from BlackProfessional in the Plant Sciences.
Dr. Margaret Young, Associate Professor of Biology , Elizabeth City State University. Dr. Stephon Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, Together We Grow, and National MANRRS President, Dr. Jason B. Thomas, CEO and Founder, The Pennycress Company.
February 25th, 8 - 9 am PST, 11am - noon EST. Open to all, come be a part of it! ROOT & SHOOT Research Coordination Network. Symposia Series, Corteva.

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African Plant Genomics Network @africanplantgen.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

📢Find out how you, an African scientist, can get access to genome sequencing services and bioinformatic skills development through the GetGenome project. Dr. James Canham will speak at the African Plant Genomics Symposium about how @getgenome.bsky.social addresses inequitable access to genomics. 🌱🧬

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 19/02/2025

“ERC succeeds because it’s different. Its simple, tailored procedures allow Europe’s best researchers to thrive. Bureaucratic processes designed for other programmes should not be imposed on it.” @marialep.bsky.social spoke up for an independent ERC with a doubled budget today @europarl.europa.eu

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Jonathan D G Jones aka JJ @jonathandgjones.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Shocking and appalling Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

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Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies

White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

#BlackHistoryMonth Plant Scientist Spotlight - Meet Carin Ragland!🌱 👉 See the full list of incredible plant scientists featured at buff.ly/41fCJQn #plantscience

Image Text: Carin Ragland. Graduate Student @ Stanford University. Research: Root Development and Architecture

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

#BlackHistoryMonth Plant Scientist Spotlight - Meet Cornelius Nichodemus!🌱 👉 See the full list of incredible plant scientists featured at buff.ly/41fCJQn #plantscience

Image Text: Cornelius Nichodemus. Graduate Student @ University of Maine. Research: Ecology, Plant Functional Diversity

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Plantae.org @plantaeofficial.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

#BlackHistoryMonth Plant Scientist Spotlight - Meet Coumba Fall!🌱 👉 See the full list of incredible plant scientists featured at plantae.org/2025-black-history-mont… #plantscience

Image Text: Coumba Fall. Graduate Student @ Texas A&M University. Research: Genome-Wide Association Studies for Sorghum Disease Resistance

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Yogesh Kulathu @kulathu.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Autophagy UK & Proteostasis UK joint meeting -June 3-5. Exploring the lifecycle of cellular components from synthesis to degradation. Going to be a great meeting and we look forward to welcoming you to Dundee! Exciting lineup of speakers and opportunities for ECRs Register here: tinyurl.com/mr3p49f9

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Joint 2025 Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK conference | University of Dundee, UK

Welcome to the 2025 joint “Autophagy UK and Proteostasis UK” conference!

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Profile: John is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and cereal geneticist based at RAGT Seeds Ltd., focusing on the implementation of genomic and genetic solutions to cereal breeding. Head to the link in our bio for the full video and transcript. buff.ly/4aWpLua

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MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology @mrclmb.ac.uk · 23/01/2025

The LMB Rising Talent Fellowship for Black heritage scientists is open for applicants! With this 3 year postdoc position we want to enable scientists of Black heritage to learn & grow their experience. To apply and for full details check here: www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/recruitment/...  Please share!

Apply now!
LMB Rising Talent Fellowship
3-year postdoctoral fellowship for Black heritage scientists
Visit www.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk for more information

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Jonathan D G Jones aka JJ @jonathandgjones.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

delighted to be able to share an updated website for our project to bring Precision Bred disease resistant potatoes to public use in the UK biopotatoes.tsl.ac.uk

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BioPotatoes

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The Genetics Society Seed Plant Research meeting is back this year on 8-9 Apr 2025 in Durham, UK. Join us to hear about exciting recent advances in plant science from a great line up of speakers and selected abstracts. Register cheaply here👉🏾 genetics.org.uk/events/seed-...

Poster of Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting

Where: Durham, UK
When: 8th and 9th of April 2025
Cost: registration £75/£95 for Genetics Society members/non-members, accommodation £58/night

Scientific sessions and confirmed speakers

Keynote speaker: Yiliang Ding (JIC)
Responses to the Environment
Beatriz Orosa (Edinburgh), Christine Faulkner (JIC), Miriam Gifford (Warwick)
Signals from Within
Tony Bishopp (Nottingham), Elena Baena-Gonzalez (Oxford), Lisa Smith (Sheffield)
Education and Knowledge Exchange
Katherine Hubbard (Buckinghamshire New University), Dan Jenkins (Gatsby)
Development
Sarah McKim (Dundee), William Williats (Newcastle), Peter Etchells (Durham)
Ecology and Evolution
Ulrike Bauer (Exeter), Raj Whitlock (Liverpool), Rafael Gutaker (Kew Gardens)
Interdisciplinary Research and Modelling
Naomi Nakayama (Imperial), Nicola Patron (Earlham Institute)
Plus two speakers per session chosen from abstracts!

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Spoel Lab @spoel-lab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Hold this date for the 2nd UK Proteostasis Network in Dundee👉🏾 3-5 June 2025. This will be a joint meeting with the UK Autophagy network. More info coming soon proteostasisuk.co.uk/conference-2... @ukproteostasis.bsky.social

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Black In Plant Science- UK @blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The deadline for the Research Excellence Award has now been extended to Friday 14 February and we are calling on all supervisors and PIs to nominate any ECRs they believe to be eligible for this award. Please contact us with a name and email of the candidate at blackinplantsci@gmail.com.

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