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Sharon Zytynska

@szytynska.bsky.social
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Ecology | Plant-insect-microbiome interactions | Multi-omics | Crop health BBSRC David Phillips Fellow, Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester, UK she/her

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
It was great to welcome @szytynska.bsky.social from @manchester.ac.uk to the @hutton.ac.uk and @plantecohutton.bsky.social. We look forward to working together to focus on plant-microbe-insect interactions to ensure sustainable barley production.
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Hannes Schuler @schulhans.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Three #postdoc positions available in my lab @unibz.bsky.social focusing on #genomics of #eriosoma #aphids #psyllids and #phytoplasma please repost
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Agristok @agristok.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Postdoc Position in Plant Microbiome Omics & Causal Inference | University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam is hiring a postdoc in Plant Microbiome Omics & Causal Inference to develop computational tools for multi-omics integration. Fully funded, salaries €3,546–€5,538, with strong…
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Postdoc Position in Plant Microbiome Omics & Causal Inference | University of Amsterdam
The University of Amsterdam is hiring a postdoc in Plant Microbiome Omics & Causal Inference to develop computational tools for multi-omics integration. Fully funded, salaries €3,546–€5,538, with strong benefits and relocation support. Apply by December 15, 2025.
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Walking to the conference in the snow was fun this morning 😀
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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
An excellent keynote from Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social opening the conference! 🌱🦠🪲 Building functional soils through understanding plant-microbe-insect interactions 🪲🦠🌱
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🌟 I’ve recently moved to The University of Manchester! I'm advertising several PhD projects on plant–microbe interactions 🌱🦠🪲 🧪🖥️ Projects span experimental to computational. Diverse supervisory teams, collaborating across the UK Plant Microbiome community. Details: www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🌟New PhD opportunity: 🌱🦠Predicting functional plant–microbiome networks for soil remediation 🌾🧫 The University of Manchester FSE Bicentenary PhD Competition funded (worldwide) Deadline 31st Jan, see info at bit.ly/4qn74qH @manchester.ac.uk @rothamsted.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
📢 Our meta-analysis examining effects of experimental inoculation of plants with soil rhizobacteria on insect herbivores is now online. 📜Inoculated plants reduce insect fitness and alter host-choice behaviours, promising effects also on recruiting natural enemies. ✔️ Open access at bit.ly/49cMX8v
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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Check-out the programme for Roots to Regenerative Agriculture! 👉 cvent.me/0Zo9ae Ft. a fantastic line-up of talks, panel discussions, poster presentations & networking opportunities. This synthesis of science & agriculture is not to be missed! 📍York & Online, 18-20th Nov #plantscience #regenag
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Amanda Rawstern @arawstern.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Check out our new Tansley review on climate, plants, and microbes! I enjoyed working with a team of friendly and knowledgeable scientists. @meafkhami.bsky.social @kerricrawford.bsky.social @aclassen.bsky.social @johnstinchcombe.bsky.social @damianmicroeco.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/nph....
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Unraveling complexity in climate change effects on beneficial plant–microbe interactions: mechanisms, resilience, and future directions
Plant microbiomes have the potential to mitigate the impacts of climate change, yet both the complexity of climate change and the complexity of plant–microbe interactions make applications and future....
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
On our way back from Sainte-Croix, France after a very successful field course for our third year Zoology students. Beautiful landscapes, plenty of inverts, snakes, and birds, and great food to fuel the science 😁 @liverpooluni.bsky.social
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
📜New paper: using sodium alginate beads for bacterial inoculation of plant roots. Best time to inoculate is at root emergence for plant benefits. Data collated from MRes, BSc and summer student projects - proud supervisor!🎓 resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Method and timing of rhizobacteria inoculation to plant roots alters success and strength of aphid suppression
Inoculating plants with beneficial rhizobacteria using sodium alginate encapsulation to create ‘bacterial beads’ offers a targeted method for pest control for crop plants. Delivering rhizobacteria t...
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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Register now for "Roots to Regenerative Agriculture" 🌱 📆 18 - 20th November 📍 York, UK & Online 🚜 🌍 Join us as we connect science & farming to explore the future of #regenag Find out more 🔗 buff.ly/jDltSdu #sustainableagriculture #plantscience
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
New lab paper: Mbaluto & Zytynska (2025) New Phytologist 🦠🌾🦗 with @crispus-mbaluto.bsky.social Rhizobacteria inoculation primes barley defences against aphids — microbes fine-tune plant resistance over time. #PlantMicrobiome #InsectResistance 🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Rhizobacteria prime the activation of plant defense and nutritional responses to suppress aphid populations on barley over time
Interactions between plants and soil microbes are widespread and are documented to modulate plant–insect herbivore interactions. Still, it remains unclear how these shape the overall plant defense r...
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Enjoying another EU Cost Action meeting! It's in Germany, so some early starts 😅😴 but tomorrow I get to present some new data 😁 www.root-benefit.eu
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Root-Benefit – Beneficial root-associated microorganisms for sustainable agriculture
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Lucy Alford @drlucyalford.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Hello agri ecologists! We have a new BES SIG account! Do drop it a follow at @bes-aeg.bsky.social to hear all about events, current research, workshops, networking opportunities and more! 🌱🫛
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Katie Field @katiefield4.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Check out these exciting opportunities for a dual award PhD in plant and soil sciences 🤩 at @sheffieldpps.bsky.social and @westsyduhie.bsky.social: www.sheffield.ac.uk/biosciences/... each PhD project will involve at least 1 year spent at each institution - pls repost 🙏
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World class training - International dual award PhDs in Plant & Soil Science now open
These new studentships offer a unique opportunity to join a vibrant and collaborative research community spanning two world-class institutions in Sheffield, UK and Sydney, Australia.
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Had a lovely time last week for Oriana's PhD defence (well done!!), it was great to visit Freising and see so many people again 😄
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Unfortunately I can't make this one, but really enjoyed it last year! One to go to if you like plants and microbes 🌱
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pfeilmeier.bsky.social @pfeilmeier.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
3/3 Postdoc in "Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference" with Prof. Aalt-Jan van Dijk werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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Vacancy — Postdoc Position in Integrating Plant Microbiome Omics Data for Causal Inference
Do you enjoy using computational approaches to study biological problems? Are you interested in developing and applying methodology to investigate plant-microbiome-interactions? We invite enthusiastic...
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Just registered and submitted my abstract for this #agriculture #ecology #climate meeting on 11th March in London @britishecologicalsociety.org Abstract deadline Mon 17th Feb, for talks and posters
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Join the #BES Agricultural Special Interest Group to explore research at the intersection of Agriculture, Ecology and Climate Change and contribute to rejuvenating the SIG! Tuesday 11th March at British Ecological Society, London www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/inte...
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Intersections of Agriculture, Ecology & Climate Change - British Ecological Society
Step into spring with this dual-purpose one-day meeting hosted in London by the Agricultural SIG.
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
BBSRC NWD Funded PhD Opportunity (UK and International) on #plant #microbiomes, this project will examine and predict microbial networks of plants for stress resilience. @liverpooluni.bsky.social All info at bit.ly/3BAmYtm
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Sophien Kamoun @kamounlab.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
I just published: How to hire the best people Steve Jobs was obsessed with hiring “the best people.” You should be too. link.medium.com/SAqkMnHlnPb
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
At #BES2024 Andrew Beckerman starting the session on networks. Let's find solutions to global challenges instead of just documenting and modelling the doom!
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Reminder for #PhD opportunity on #plant #microbiomes tinyurl.com/35kx6n7y UK and International funding - info session online Wed 11th Dec, register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
New PhD opportunity in my lab at Liverpool, UK. Competition funded, info session online Wed 11th Dec 10-11am UK time. #grass #microbiomes #climate-resilience all info at tinyurl.com/35kx6n7y application deadline 8th Jan
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Franciska de Vries 🟥 @frantecol.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Science takes time - a lot of time. Time that is more and more difficult to make available because of increased workloads. Time that exceeds the temporary contracts of postdocs and PhDs. I'll illustrate this using our paper published in Nature yesterday. 🧵 (1/x) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Soil microbiomes show consistent and predictable responses to extreme events - Nature
Soils from 30 grasslands across Europe were subjected to 4 contrasting extreme climatic events under drought, flood, freezing and heat conditions, with the results suggesting that soil microbiomes fro...
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Liz Koziol @lizkoziol.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🌾🌱🧪🦠🌍 New study out today! Please share! Meta-analysis of 302 globally sourced AMF inoculant trials. Only 12% of commercial products both boosted crop growth and had effective root colonization by mycorrhizal fungi. #soilscience #PlantScience #mycosky nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Meta‐analysis reveals globally sourced commercial mycorrhizal inoculants fall short
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Jon Norberg @jonnorberg.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The Faculty of Science at Stockholm University is recruiting up to three Assistant Professors in Biodiversity to tackle the critical global issue of biodiversity loss caused by human-driven factors such as climate change, habitat alteration and pollution. www.su.se/department-o...
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Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
Rhizobacterium Acidovorax radicis inoculation of barley alters eco-evolutionary interactions between Sitobion avenae aphid genotypes - potential to drive rapid evolution. Work with Xinqiang Xi and Andy Dean, happy to see it out! doi.org/10.1111/oik....
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Microbe‐induced plant resistance alters aphid inter‐genotypic competition leading to rapid evolution with consequences for plant growth and aphid abundance
Plants and insect herbivores are two of the most diverse multicellular groups in the world, and both are strongly influenced by interactions with the belowground soil microbiome. Effects of reciproca....
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Katie Field @katiefield4.bsky.social · 27/01/2024
A Saturday mycorrhizal treat - I'm so pleased to share our latest findings from our research into the interactions between plants, mycorrhizal fungi and parasitic nematodes in @NatureComms, open access link to the article here: rdcu.be/dw3NU
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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 15/01/2024
The best start of the week, with a paper accepted in Functional Ecology. In this paper, led by Oriana Sánchez-Mahecha, we investigated how different climatic factors impact on microbe-induced resistance against aphids in barley. It turns out they are quite consistent! @szytynska.bsky.social
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Greg Hurst @greghurst.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Come and lead a vibrant department full of bright and lovely people. And me. Dept of Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour is looking for a new head @LivUni @LivUniHLS tinyurl.com/2p8rrenp Deadline 21/1/24. Happy to discuss
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 05/12/2023
📢We have plenty of competition-funded PhD opportunities on offer for start Oct24 - very exciting! For my associated projects see details at findaphd.com/phds/?Keywor...
list of available projects, also can be found at https://www.findaphd.com/phds/?Keywords=zytynska
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
📢Funded PhD position in my group for 2024 entry. We study microbe-induced plant (crop) resistance to insects, and this project will examine interactions between bacteria and fungi in the soil. 🌍🌱🦗🦠 Come join us! deadline 8th Jan All info at: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
I've been in the lab with my students today harvesting bacteria, and this afternoon we're setting up a field soil experiment for functional microbiome analysis. This is far more fun than my usual workday activities 😁
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
PhD position in Germany with @robinheinennl.bsky.social working on the lovely chemically-diverse tansy plant and its aphids!
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Malte Jochum @maltejochum.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Open PhD position on grassland global change ecology in my new group at Uni Würzburg land use climate change aboveground belowground multitrophic interactions Gut content metabarcoding Field work GCEF Great collaborators Apply by October 29th www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/gce/aktuelle...
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Sharon Zytynska @szytynska.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Need a first post here to get started.. so let's introduce my group with a photo of us when we were very happy having completed yet another day of counting aphids in our field trial 😃 lots of survey data, microbiome data, and plant gene expression now being analysed!
Happy scientists after a day of fieldwork (from summer 2023)
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