We are pleased to announce the official release of PLAZA 5.1, our plant genomics platform, which comes with a major front-end redesign. This results in improved performance, enhanced visualization tools, and refined Toolboxes. Src: www.vandepoelelab.be/plaza/news#28

Our latest on PIN1 polarity…. Congrats Kareem! (x.com/kareemvk) journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

This is great! Last week at @instmolplantsci.bsky.social I was asked what lessons about plants I wish were covered in schools, and my response was "Developmental Plasticity" 🌱 We still have so much to learn about and from plants, and this short video is a good one to share with your educator pals!

We are recruiting a tenure track professor in the broader area of molecular biology @zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de at Heidelberg University! www.nature.com/naturecareer... Please share and apply!

The @uncchapelhill.bsky.social Department of Biology is searching for tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Chapel Hill is a wonderful place and Biology is an amazing group of people. To apply, see: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Identification of a cleaved aberrant RNA associated with the initiation of transgene silencing (Marianne C Kramer, Thivanka Sandaruwan Ratnayake, Seth A Edwards, Harper L Lowrey, et al) doi.org/10.1093/plce... #PlantScience

What an amazing opportunity to do impactful work in bioimage analysis!!!!

UNC Chapel Hill is hiring an Assistant Professor in Plant Molecular Biology. Per Jeff Dangl MPMI candidates are also highly desired in the search. unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Limb regeneration guide for axolotls 📋 Laura Turchi (@turchil.bsky.social) highlights a recent paper by @leootsuki.bsky.social and team on The Node ⬇️👀 thenode.biologists.com/limb-regener...

Now out in @plantphys.bsky.social "Illuminating Growth: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Joanne Chory" A summary of the recent Joanne Chory Symposium, which featured talks and photos from her former mentees. doi.org/10.1093/plph... (Photo shows an excited Joanne on a roller coaster).

Our department of Plant Molecular Biology at the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social is recruiting a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the field of Plant-Organism Interactions 🌱🐛🦠🍄! Application before November 30, 2025. See the official job ad for more details: tinyurl.com/mtxdcz6p

Super excited about this new Open Rank tenure-track faculty search for the MSU Plant Resilience Institute. We successfully hired two excellent new faculty in our last search and we are hoping to build on that success with this search. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...

The @rheelab.bsky.social at the MSU Plant Resilience Institute is now #hiring a postdoctoral researcher to investigate how #nematodes respond to chemical and environmental cues as part of @c-spirit.org and @waliianhydro.bsky.social. 🪱 Apply now at: careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc... #PlantSciJobs

🚨Job Alert!! Assistant professor vacancy ‘plant abiotic stress resilience’ in our group @uuplants.bsky.social Come for the science, stay for the amazing colleagues 😀More details here www.uu.nl/en/organisat... Please share!!

📢📢 We are hiring!! We are looking for a coordinator for science communication and a project manager! www.ceplas.eu/de/nachwuchs...

Are YOU a researcher in need of genomics tools to answer questions related to energy & infrastructure security? 🖥️🧬 If you haven’t led a project w/the JGI, now is your chance! Deadline SEPT. 9: jointgeno.me/CSPnewPI Learn more in our Proposal FAQ: jgi.doe.gov/work-with-us... @axelvisel.bsky.social

Very proud to share our latest preprint: postdoc/LRSF fellow Yue Rui studies the mechanisms regulating attachment of the cell wall to the plasma membrane. The Cellulose Synthase Complex and REMORINs determine the extent of attachment and root osmotic stress tolerance. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

A whole bunch of Assistants Features Editors from @theplantcell.bsky.social and @plantphys.bsky.social getting to know each other 💚 #PlantBio2025

#PlantBio2025. Be sure to stop by the ASPB booth in the exhibition hall to learn about the AFE program. We have more than 20 AFEs at the conference! 👉 The Plant Cell is accepting applications for Assistant Features Editors share.google/wqUgOmxQYW4u... Apply by September 15 #PlantBio

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...

Please spread the word: Position in plant development @umeaplantsciencecentre.se Looking forward to having a new colleague! www.upsc.se/jobs/6590-as...

Sensl: a synthetic #biology sensor for tracking #strigolactone signaling in #rice A #Letter by Li et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue

Plz RT. We are looking for a postdoc to join our collborative project on AI-guided bioengineering of plant immune receptors @tolgaboz.bsky.social and @jiorgoskourelis.bsky.social labs: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNV032/r...

How do plants decide the fate of a wound and what to regenerate? Water availability! Abdul Kareem and colleagues show that regeneration outcomes after tissue cutting are controlled by water. A 🧵/n 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📜 Establishment and functions of the Casparian strip 🧑‍🔬 @swatimahiwal.bsky.social, @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social, Defeng Shen 📔 @mplantpcom.bsky.social 🔗 www.cell.com/molecular-pl... #️⃣ #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #CasparianStrip #PlantCellWalls #Nodules #RootBiology

My last day at the @gmivienna.bsky.social & @viennabiocenter.bsky.social. Here’s what I accumulated at my (office) 🚪 🧵 1/advice from my daughters

Thanks Kew! The paper itself can be found here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob

Applying to Biology PhD programs this year? Let us help! At BPP, we aim to support students from all backgrounds through the grad school application process. Learn more about grad student life and receive 1-on-1 feedback on your application materials! Apply here: forms.gle/EvTyUWXFMRSL...

New OA Article: "Single-cell transcriptomics reveal how root tissues adapt to soil stress" rdcu.be/esLU8 With News & Views: "Environmental cues shape root barriers" rdcu.be/esSRh

Happy to see this paper www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... in @science.org showing how ROS regulate auxin signalling and control root branching @uniofnottingham.bsky.social & Durham University @hydrosensing.bsky.social @ukri.org @erc.europa.eu Many congratulations to the team!

#icar2025 @plantteaching.bsky.social @root-shoot.bsky.social

👀The webinar recording is now available for viewing.🌱 Enjoy! plantae.org/plantaeprese... #plantscience

I would love to talk to interested PhD students & postdocs about the wonderful @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program! It's largely a volunteer position but great training & networking opportunity. Applications being accepted! #ICAR2025 blog.aspb.org/the-plant-ce...

The @maizel-lab.org & @schumacherlab.bsky.social are hiring! Part-time lab manager position available immediately! Apply by June 30th 🇬🇧/🇩🇪 ➡️ adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FD...

Today in Nature we report a systematic strategy to activate & identify gene sets in plants. We identify 8 new genes from the yew tree's Taxol biosynthetic pathway, enabling us to engineer tobacco with 17- & 20-gene pathways to Taxol precursors baccatin III & deBz-deoxy-Taxol #SingleCell #secmet 🧬🧪🌾

🧪🌾VACANCY - Do you have experience in cell and molecular biology and microscopy and are looking for a PhD?🔬 Join the multidisciplinary research group of @stephanevrg.bsky.social and study how plant cells adhere to each other. Learn more here 👇 and apply! www.umu.se/en/work-with...

Time for another paper from our lab! This time it’s about passage cells. This work originated from a collaboration with @lauraragni.bsky.social and was spearheaded by the super-talented @leoniekraska.bsky.social Below you will find a thread that explains our findings. www.cell.com/cell-reports...

Check out our latest work, featuring beautiful, first-of-their-kind cryo-tomograms of crucial plant cell wall modifications, Casparian strips, suberin lamellae, lignified xylem walls and more! From our Electron Microscopy Facility led by @chgenoud.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Beautiful tribute to Joanne Chory on @scifri.bsky.social! www.sciencefriday.com/segments/be-...

Foraging for water by MIZ1-mediated antagonism between root gravitropism and hydrotropism | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Website and registration will open soon for the West Coast SDB meeting, Aug 14–17 at Cal-Poly SLO! Abstract deadline for talks is July 7. Final deadline for abstracts (posters) and registration is July 31. We will have prizes for best undergrad, grad, and post doc presentations! #wcsdb2025 1/4

We have a unique opportunity for a junior researcher, PhD student or postdoc, to use a revolutionary technique for mineral nutrient imaging and tracing in plants. Please re-post! Interested candidates should apply through the portal at the link below: career5.successfactors.eu/career?compa...

RSPS2025 | Finalist: Dr. Tonni Grube Andersen | Presentation: Jun 4 13:00-13:30 (GMT) | Of bricks and gateways: Rewriting the rules of root barriers | FREE to Watch the Live Streaming via YouTube (youtube.com/@molecularpl...) / WeChat (MolPlant Channel)

🌱 We will soon open the search for a new W3 Professor in Plant Stress Resilience / Molecular Plant Physiology. 🌏Where? Germany, RWTH Aachen University @rwth.bsky.social We plan to look widely. Please let me know, if you want to be updated on the job announcement. #AcademicJobs

Reminder! Next Monday 👇

The fantastic work of @kampova.bsky.social is finally out in PNAS: weather sensing and programmed cell death in anther dehiscence and opening. Cool science and awesome microscopy! @svosolsobe.bsky.social @handle.invalid @moritznowack.bsky.social

⏰ASPB Member Opportunity: Early Career Representative Application closing soon!🌱 Learn more and apply by June 1!👉https://ecr.secure-platform.com/a #PlantScience

NEWS & VIEWS: Auxin! here you go again: Spatiotemporal dynamic regulation of auxin promotes proper nodule formation in Medicago truncatula (Gunjan Sharma , Héctor H Torres-Martínez) doi.org/10.1093/plph... #PlantScience

Our lab's first review article written with @yadhusankar.bsky.social and @vijayalakshmi.bsky.social is out now in The Plant Journal! 🎉🌱 We discuss temporal regulation of (plant) development. When and how do plants control organ and cell identity progression? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...