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💬 "You need a core group of people who are willing to acknowledge that the science will be better if it's done together and openly. Once you have that foundation of belief, you can begin to draw others in." Overcoming the computational hurdles of plant #pangenomes ⤵️ buff.ly/GqvJ6hp #PlantScience

We are devastated to announce that our colleague and friend Professor Philippa Borrill died over the Easter weekend following a rare immune system disorder (HLH). She was a fantastic scientist, collaborator and mentor, and a close friend to many: www.jic.ac.uk/news/profess...

Resequencing hundreds or thousands of individuals from the same species has become routine... but processing all those genomes efficiently? Still a headache! Here's my solution that used to be lab-internal but that I am happy to share: crolllab.github.io/genomepanel_...

I am excited to announce that we have two open positions on our recently funded MYBstery M-WEAVE (NWO-DFG) project! 1) Postdoc in my team at Utrecht University (NL). www.uu.nl/en/organisat... 2) PhD in the team of @lauraragni.bsky.social at University of Freiburg (DE). (See thread)

Great representation @monogram-uk.bsky.social 2026 from Sarah McKim, @mirischreiber.bsky.social and David Ashworth @hutton.ac.uk #monogram26 #dundeeuni

#Monogram2026 Session 9 - Decoding Monocots: Genetics for Impact 🧬 Emily Carr @bristolbiosci.bsky.social 💧 David Ashworth @hutton.ac.uk 🌾 Denis-Florentin Sfrangeau @niab-uk.bsky.social

#Monogram2026 Session 8 - Regenerative, Precision, Profitable: Practices that Work 🍺 Christoph Dockter @carlsbergfondet.dk 📏 Stephen Pearce @rothamsted.bsky.social 🌾 Anisa Blower @niab-uk.bsky.social 🧬 Pooja Satpathy @leibnizipk.bsky.social

Day 1 of @monogram-uk.bsky.social was a great success! The UK small grain research network is alive and well! #monogram26

Really excellent talk on day 2 of #Monogram2026 by @ecarmosilva.bsky.social on improving wheat’s resilience to heat by studying rubisco activity during photosynthesis. Funded by @dsw-isp.bsky.social

Some lovely spring sunshine in Cambridge this morning as we begin Day 2 of #Monogram2026 with a great talk from Elizabete Carmo-Silva on the effects of temperature on photosynthetic productivity 🌾 @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @dsw-isp.bsky.social #plantscience

#Monogram2026 Session 4 - New Frontiers: Unlocking Opportunity Cereal 🌍 Aiswarya Girija @ibers.bsky.social 🧬 Lizo Masters @rbgkew.bsky.social 🍚 Crispus Mbaluto @crispus-mbaluto.bsky.social @essexuni.bsky.social 🌾 Miriam Schreiber @mirischreiber.bsky.social @hutton.ac.uk

We're kicking off #Monogram2026 at Robinson College today with the Rank Prize talk from Cyrille Saintenac 👏👏 🌾 From resistance to susceptibility to Septoria tritici blotch: the Stb16q story 🌾 @monogram-uk.bsky.social @rankprize.bsky.social @robinsoncollege.bsky.social

It’s @monogram-uk.bsky.social 2026! @stephaniemswarbre.bsky.social kicks the meeting off welcoming delegates to Cambridge #monogram26

And so it begins... #Monogram26 For the second year, the ECR workshop organised by @nikkiwalter.bsky.social was very well attended... Lovely to host so many Monogram researchers at @niab-uk.bsky.social for a day. #plantsciences #crops

Some thoughts on the select committee appearance by the boss of UKRI, Ian Chapman yesterday. It’s a long watch but can be seen here: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/... Thread 🧵

⏰ Final week to submit an abstract for MONOGRAM 2026 ⏰ 📍 Cambridge, UK: 23- 26 March Don't miss out! Abstract submission closes next Friday 23rd January 🌾 Find out more 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo #plantscience @monogram-uk.bsky.social

Amazing views from Fara today. Managed to catch some sunshine while watching a cloud inversion in the distance. Schiehallion was swimming in a sea of clouds. Loads of deer about as well. #hiking #Scotland #photography

@monogram-uk.bsky.social Monogram UK 2026 Pre-conference ECR Workshop sign ups are now open! Free to attend, with loads of skills development and fun networking opportunities. Sign up via QR code below. Please share!

Following the successful inaugural event (developed by the fantastic @nikkiwalter.bsky.social), the Monogram UK Pre-conference ECR Workshop sign ups are now open again! Free to attend, with loads of skills development and fun networking opportunities. Travel awards are available too! #ECR #network

Many congratulations to Dr. Jessie Shadbolt! Her PhD work involved characterisation of the HMA gene family in Barley. Good luck and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

Registration is now open for MONOGRAM 2026! 🌾 📝 Submit your abstract by 23rd January 🐦 Early-bird registration closes 2nd February Register now 👉 cvent.me/MM0bPo @monogram-uk.bsky.social #plantscience

ooof this feels like most every university rn

🌾 Exciting news from the Wheat Initiative! Free Student Registration + Travel Awards for Early Career Researchers to attend #IWC2026Bologna 🇮🇹 Apply by 30 Nov 2025 → www.wheatinitiative.org/opportunities #WheatConnect #IWC2026 #ECR #PhD #IWC2024Perth

The #NextflowSummit has officially started!🎉 What an incredible turnout already - thank you all for joining! First up, we have a keynote with live demos from @evanfloden.bsky.social (CEO of @seqera.io and Co-creator of Nextflow). Stay tuned for product announcements!🔥

Some snapshots from Iona. #Scotland #photography #dogsofbluesky

Thanks to Madelaine Bartlett from Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge Uni, @slcuplants.bsky.social for a fascinating and thought provoking presentation today. Find out more about Madeline's work using grass diversity to dissect mechanisms of angiosperm evolution here: bartlettlab.org

Obsession continues w/ requested updates. Analysis by user rating & no of people who have climbed each Munro, non-natural features (bothy, toilet) & the "best" & "worst" Munros. www.emilynordmann.com/post/2025-08... cc: @walkhighlands.co.uk @highlandhorizons.bsky.social @penarthkate.bsky.social

Did I get obsessed with the Munro #TidyTuesday and go on a @walkhighlands.co.uk deep dive (gratefully with their consent)? Yes. Did I have to migrate my website from Hugo to Quarto to make interactive plots work? Yes. Was it worth it? Yes. Code & more at www.emilynordmann.com/post/2025-08...

In our recent work on CCT motif genes in the barley pangenome, we emphasize the importance of carefully verifying gene annotations for accurate gene family analysis. 1/5 acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

First trip to Wales and what a beautiful place it is! We've been really lucky with the weather and the absence of midges make it so much more enjoyable than other trips we've done. #photography #Wales

Stunning hike up Yr Aran to the south of Snowdon today. #photography #Wales #dogsofbluesky

One of the coolest exhibits at the @royalsociety.org Summer Science Event! LEGO model of @nanoporetech.com sequencing! Well done @jmhale.bsky.social #partnershipgrants

First deer calf I've seen this year. A nice serene scene snapped from the hoose 🙂

Happy to share that our study of inheritance of homoeolog expression bias in wheat biparental populations is out in @biomedcentral.bsky.social Genome Biology! 🧬 Many thanks to all co-authors and @philippaborrill.bsky.social for great leadership on the project! #PlantScience #Botany rdcu.be/eokf2

Trainee mountain goats #dogsofbluesky

🎥 The recordings from #NextflowSummit Boston 2025 are now available! Catch up on all the cutting-edge talks and community insights on our official YouTube channel: hubs.la/Q03nJqcL0

Lovely walk through the bluebell woods this morning. #scotland #photography

The dogs had a great time on the walk this morning. #dogsofbluesky #photography #scotland

UK Genome Science meeting - Newcastle. 9th - 11th July 2025. Great speakers. Great community. Early bird registration-16th May Abstract submission-23rd May Registration close-26th June If you want that sweet sweet early bird deal - get going quick! www.genomescience.org.uk

Only 8 days left to apply for our ECR Travel Award! Up to £500 to support workshop, training or visits to other members of the community to encourage collaboration. See website for more details. monogram.ac.uk/index.php/mo...

Kaylee enjoying a short break from the tiring hike up Bynack More. She managed the way up on her own just needed to rest her wee legs for a little while. #dogsofbluesky

The bluebells are out in force now. Can you find both dogs in the first photo? #dogsofbluesky

This week, I found myself in my proudest moment yet - Implementing the @monogram-uk.bsky.social ECR pre-conference workshop. I really underestimated how it would feel to accomplish something like this, but I was in awe of the community we developed over the day.

Really dry conditions up the usually very boggy Gael Chàrn yesterday. Thanks for the route @walkhighlands.co.uk #hillwalking #munro #dogsofbluesky

Wonderful talk from @delfidorussen.bsky.social at #Monogram2025 about DNA methylation mutants in wheat. You can read the full MET1-1 mutant characterisation which was just published this week @jxbotany.bsky.social ⬇️

👀👇If you are @monogram-uk.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social please check out my poster describing our new barley iTAG educational resource #OWB #monogram25 barleyhub.org/teaching-edu...

The whole lab is here and actively participating at #monogram25! Great to see everyone engaged @charlottegrech.bsky.social @agnesa, @diana, Bach and Christy /@nigelmuchiwanga from Cook lab @uniofnottingham.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social

Jessie Shadbolt’s @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social PhD focuses on characterising the physiological implications of contrasting alleles of HvHMA5 in barley. It’s good copper, bad copper time for #monogram25

Looking forward to @monogram-uk.bsky.social conference @ibers.bsky.social this week #monogram25