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Ghent Rooting lab! Steffen Vanneste All kinds of #roots #adventitious roots. One hormone to rule them all #auxin Check out our services at www.horticell.be

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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 7h
He is currently professor of molecular plant physiology at the Department for Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics - Botany I, University of Würzburg, Germany. www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/bot1/rese...
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Alex Costa @labcosta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Too much water can be a challenge for plants, too! 🌱💧 Our new Spotlight in Molecular Plant explores how COSR channels link hypoosmotic stress to Ca²⁺ signaling. Happy to share this piece with Matteo Grenzi and Yang Zhao! doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
To acclimatize to the 1h time zone difference, I came a few days earlier, in preparation for #auxin2026 🥳
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#auxin
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Botany One @botany.one · 27/09/2026
Senior Research Technician // Warwick www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTA698/s... We are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working and dedicated individual to support our dynamic lab’s research on various aspects of plant immunity, most notably systemic acquired resistance. #BotanyJobs
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Senior Research Technician (109517) at University of Warwick
Discover Senior Research Technician (109517) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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Greg Vert @plantubiquitin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Synthetic FLS2 receptor oligomer boosts plant innate immunity | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Synthetic FLS2 receptor oligomer boosts plant innate immunity
The gradual assembly and oligomerization of cell surface receptors are critical for regulating immune activation and turnover. Yet, how dynamic, spatiotemporally regulated assembly enables rapid and s...
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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cytokinin senescence delay is shaped by receptor specificity and metabolic stability (Omar Hasannin , Risheek R Khanna , Satyam Singh , Ivan Petřík , Miroslav Strnad , Ondřej Novák , Martin Černý , Aaron M Rashotte) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience @aspbofficial
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Cytokinin senescence delay is shaped by receptor specificity and metabolic stability
Abstract. Each of the 4 different cytokinin (CK) base forms, trans-zeatin (tZ), isopentenyladenine (iP), dihydrozeatin (DHZ), and cis-zeatin (cZ) has disti
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Mariana Schuster @marischuster.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm excited to share that my newly funded #ERCStG FRONTERA is recruiting two postdoctoral researchers at @ipbhalle.bsky.social 🌱🔬 If you are passionate about plant immunity, proteolysis, membrane proteins, or proteomics, I'd love to hear from you. 🧵 Please RT/share!
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Bas Bargmann @bas-bargmann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I am very pleased to present the lab’s first #bluetorial! This concerns our recent publication in Development @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.... This work, led by postdoc (and former grad student) Kelsey Reed, is the result of many years of hard work by a wonderful team. (1/n)
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A protoplast-based method to visualize early cell biological events in plant cellular reprogramming and regeneration
Summary: This study presents a live-imaging platform for tracking individual plant protoplasts in culture, enabling analysis of cellular processes, signaling dynamics and developmental transitions.
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Noel Blanco-Touriñán @noelponte.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧵 1/8 Have you ever wondered how information embedded within exons regulates gene expression in plants? 🌱🧬 Check out our latest work, where we explore how exonic enhancers (EEs) shape gene expression in plants! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A comprehensive Arabidopsis transcription factor binding atlas reveals pervasive positional and syntactic organization of their DNA binding www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@joopvermeer.bsky.social discusses integration of mechanical feedback in the formation of lateral roots in his #SLS26 talk "Integration of 3-dimensional differential growth within a tissue by a set of microtubule associated proteins" Read more about the Vermeer lab work: www.unine.ch/lbmc/
Joop Vermeer presenting at #SLS26Graphics of root cell with lateral roots emerging and timelapse movie showing lateral root emerging
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Marie-Cécile Caillaud @mc-caillaud.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Prof. Keiko Torii @keikoutorii.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am proud to share my No-AI-assisted perspective review "Plant Peptide Hormones: Three Decades of Discovery and Emerging Paradigms" for the Centennial issue of @plantphys.bsky.social 🌱🍅. It's OA, so everyone can access! 1/ academic.oup.com/plphys/advan...
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Daniel Maag @qw3rtzu1op.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please share within your networks: our chair at the University of Würzburg is looking for a new head! W3 Professorship in Plant Metabolism at the Chair of Pharmaceutical Biology www.biologie.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/about-the...
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W3_Pflanzenmetabolismus - FACULTY OF BIOLOGY
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Nicholas Provart @bar-plantbio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Check out the BAR's Single Cell Data Portal at bar.utoronto.ca/single_cell_..., in beta. There's a curated list of scRNA-seq datasets with viewer links, our own CellxGene instance for exploring 14 datasets from 6 papers, and a new tool, SUPeR Viewer! Thanks to PCA and C-SPIRIT for input.
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Coming back from Prague after a fantastic PhD defense by Pavel Jelinek in the lab of Jan Petrasek. Second opponent was Richard Napier. Great time discussing science and enjoying some beers!
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Elke Barbez @elkebarbez.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How is CRISPR embedded in society—and how can it change agriculture? 🌱🧬 Ursula Franklin argued long before CRISPR-Cas that technologies are shaped by the systems around them: regulation, access and trust! rdcu.be/xuiHDM7EB5Ka #NGT @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social @uni-freiburg.de
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Abiotic Stress in Plants @abioticstress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The #brassinosteroid receptor BRL3 triggers acclimation to elevated #temperature from #phloem companion cells in #Arabidopsis academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... #PlantSci @plantphys.bsky.social @aspbofficial.bsky.social @plantteaching.bsky.social @planteditors.bsky.social @plantcellatlas.bsky.social
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The brassinosteroid receptor BRL3 triggers acclimation to elevated temperature from phloem companion cells in Arabidopsis
Phloem companion cell-enriched BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE 1-LIKE3 controls Arabidopsis temperature adaptation.
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Botany One @botany.one · 12/09/2026
M/F Research Engineer in Plant Molecular Genetics // Lyon emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... The engineer will work on the function of perception and degradation pathways of hormonal signals involved in the development of plant architecture in the model moss Physcomitrium patens. #BotanyJobs
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Botany One @botany.one · 12/09/2026
PhD position in modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration // Leiden careers.universiteitleiden.nl/job/PhD-posi... The opening is within the field of mathematical or theoretical biology, computational physics, applied mathematics or computational science. #BotanyJobs
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PhD position in modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration (1.0 FTE)
PhD position in modeling the mechanical regulation of plant development and regeneration (1.0 FTE)
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Botany One @botany.one · 12/09/2026
Assistant Professor of Biology // Northwest Missouri State University nwmissouri.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... Seeking a plant ecologist with a background in plant diversity, taxonomy, and local flora to teach undergraduate coursework in plant biology. #BotanyJobs
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Assistant Professor of Biology
SALARY: $57,135.00 POSITION TITLE: Assistant Professor of Biology DEPARTMENT: Biology JOB DESCRIPTION: EMPLOYMENT TERMS: Tenure Track, Full-time, 9-month contract PRIMARY DUTY: Seeking a plant…
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
#adventitious roots
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Daniel Kierzkowski @kierzkowskilab.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🌱We are looking for an Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Genetics @irbv.bsky.social If you are passionate about genetics, molecular biology, or imaging, this is your chance to join a community of researchers working on plant development, cell biology, evolution, ecology, and biodiversity. 👇
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Through your undergraduate and graduate-level teaching, and your research activities, you will contribute to the faculty’s pursuit of excellence. Furthermore, you will promote your discipline and actively participate in the daily activities of a renowned institution. As such, you will:
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The shades in my beer
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STARMORPH_ERC SYG @starmorph-syg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New STARMORPH paper by @kleinevehnlab.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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SHOOT GRAVITROPISM 9 links sensory timing to the initial lateral root growth angle | PNAS
Plants strategically respond to gravity and actively set defined growth angles. These gravitropic set-point angles (GSAs) shape the width and depth...
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PlantEvolution 🌱🌾 @plantevolution.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Please submit comments to the EU Commission’s Call for Evidence on how to implement the new rules for "Plants obtained by new genomic techniques (#NGT)". Submission deadline 28 Sept. Below what I submitted. #plantscience ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Great work by Ingram & Zipfel labs. Congratulations, everyone! An embryo-derived peptide signal directs endosperm polarity in Arabidopsis www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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An embryo-derived peptide signal directs endosperm polarity in Arabidopsis
Angiosperm seed formation requires the coordinated development of the products of double fertilization—the embryo and the endosperm. The endosperm mediates efficient nutrient transfer from surrounding...
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Tatsuya Nobori @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excited to launch our ERC project ImmuneCellState 🚀 We’ll investigate how individual plant cells respond to pathogens and explore new dimensions of plant immunity research by integrating single-cell/spatial omics, deep learning and genome editing. @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
After long talks with joop, one can end up with a stiff neck #padiba2026
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#fluorescent stain for xylem!
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#passage_cell vs Joop Vermeer at #padiba2026
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Enjoying a bottle without attached screwcap at #padiba2026 😃
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Enjoying fantastic talks at #PADIBA2026 in Lausanne. Here, Robertas Ursache at work with amazing stainings!
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#brassinosteroids vs sugar
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in silico Plants @insilicoplants.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🍅🪵 Secondary Growth and Exodermal Barriers Shape Local Root Hydraulics: Modeling Insights in #Tomato by @marcodago.bsky.social Rémy Schoppach @adrienheymans.bsky.social Valentin Couvreur and @guillaumelobet.bsky.social buff.ly/Wc3aQus #PlantScience #horticulture #RootScience @marcodago.bsky.social
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Secondary Growth and Exodermal Barriers Shape Local Root Hydraulics: Modeling Insights in Tomato
Abstract. Root water uptake efficiency depends on root system architecture and anatomical features of individual root segments. Beyond cell wall, membrane,
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#oxygen sensing and development Awesome work!
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Sven T. Stripp @stripplab.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Stop paying predatory publishers of academic journals - A policy proposal to restore scientific integrity and transparency (via @febsletters.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1002/1873...
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#roots
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#regeneration tissue culture
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Lars Østergaard @larsostergaard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Great honour to present this new twist on the ETT-auxin relationship www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2612105123 As always, a wonderful collaboration with @yang-brassicaceae.bsky.social and colleagues, especially the brilliant @jeonghwan-ibcas.bsky.social
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
#auxin #roots We found our selective adventitious root inducer HYSPARIN is a special proauxin. It is hydrolysed in rhe shoot only, independently of ILR1/ILL hydrolases Very proud to share this fruit of many years hard work and frustration of several PhDs Kudos!!! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#auxin #regeneration
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A floral dip equivalent for cereals
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 10/08/2026
Researchers identified a gene associated with the daily alternation between female and male flowering in avocados, helping explain a reproductive strategy that has persisted for millions of years. In Scientific American: ow.ly/qC6R50ZxWlJ In PNAS: ow.ly/aoMM50ZxWlg
Avocado flowers in their female phase.
Image credit: Jeffrey Scott Groh
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Marc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We are looking for a Scientist in #PlantCellBiology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social in Einbeck. The position is in our Doubled Haploid Research Unit, and the work can be done onsite or remote! This is a two-year contract. jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-... #PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob #PlantScience
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Plant Cell Biologist (m/f/d)
Plant Cell Biologist (m/f/d)
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Etienne Bucher 🌾🧬🇪🇺 @plantepigenetics.ch · 09/08/2026
❗ French agriculture is experiencing one of the worst nationwide agricultural disasters since 1945 due to drought. 🔻 corn -41% 🔻 sorghum - 61% (promoted as drought tolerant! 🤔 ) 🔻 wheat -31% 🔻 potato -42% 🔻 legumes -30 to -70% A huge challenge for all. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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La situation agricole française n’est plus au bord du gouffre, comme elle pouvait l’être en 2022 : cette fois-ci, elle est dans le gouffre. Il n’est désormais plus inconcevable que nous soyons en… | S...
La situation agricole française n’est plus au bord du gouffre, comme elle pouvait l’être en 2022 : cette fois-ci, elle est dans le gouffre. Il n’est désormais plus inconcevable que nous soyons en trai...
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#auxin AFB1 directly activates CNGC14!!! Awesome!
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Ghent Rooting-lab/Steffen Vanneste @stvanneste.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Was worth skipoing some sleep!🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🥳🥳🥳🥳
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Institute of Experimental Botany of the CAS @iebcas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
#newpaper: CYSTEINE-RICH RLK2 regulates development via callose synthase-dependent symplastic transport in Arabidopsis @academic.oup.com: cell-to-cell transport; sugar metabolism; beta-glucan; carbohydrate accumulation; symplastic loading; intercellular channels; partitioning doi.org/10.1093/plph...
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CYSTEINE-RICH RLK2 regulates development via callose synthase-dependent symplastic transport in Arabidopsis
Abstract. CYSTEINE-RICH RECEPTOR-LIKE PROTEIN KINASEs (CRKs) play an important role in plant development and stress responses. One of the best described me
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