New collaborative preprint out in which we use @10xgenomics.bsky.social Xenium to do some (a lot!) of plant spatial transcriptomics, led by Jim Whelan's team: "Mitochondrial Retrograde Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana: heterogenous, spatial and polarised aspects" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

I am excited to offer a postdoctoral research position in my lab in Oxford studying the distribution of small RNAs during plant sexual reproduction. shorturl.at/7Goxt Reposts appreciated! Obligatory cat video to brighten your day. :-)

Were you considering applying to the 2026 GRC on Salt and Water Stress? Do you want to give an oral presentation? We are over 60% full, so apply soon! Consideration for oral presentations from submitted abstracts will occur on March 9, 2026. www.grc.org/salt-and-wat... Please re-post!

#Viewpoint: Expanding frontiers: harnessing plant biology for #space exploration and planetary #sustainability Fountain et al. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience

We’re hiring 4 roles at UWA's Plant Synbio Innovation Centre: Facility Manager + 3 Postdocs (single-cell genomics/screening; molecular tools; construct prototyping). Apply by Jan 20 bit.ly/4qfoftG bit.ly/3MFgD59 bit.ly/4pFT6jf bit.ly/48VkgLw

Postdoc positions focused on gene editing using protoplasts and plant regeneration for genetic improvement of forest trees at NC State 🌳 jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/225...

Mobility-enhanced virus vectors enable meristem genome editing in model and crop plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.19.689159v1

And the 2nd is collaboration with Tozer Seeds - Discovering Conserved Transcriptional networks driving plant immunity - investigating the conservation of defence transcriptional networks across plant lineages. Includes placement at Tozer Seeds. tinyurl.tools/1e6737af Deadline for both is Jan 7th

**Please Repost** Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate. PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... Deadline: October 15.

🌱🧬 "Advances in seed omics" now published in its complete form @jxbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... Covers how omics tech are revolutionising seed research - single-cell and multi-omics integration towards climate-resilient crops. La Trobe (@lewseylab.bsky.social) and Zhejiang Uni.

📢 New publication ' #Strigolactones coordinate barley #tillering and grain size' by Jack Kelly, Andrew Gilmore, Apriadi Situmorang, Kenton Porker, Marek Marzec, Matthew Tucker and Philip Brewer in Journal of Experimental Botany 🧪 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

Webinar with The International Seed Testing Association and The International Society for Seed Science: Tuesday, 26 August, 2025, 13:00 - 14:30 CEST Register here: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/909... #seedquality #seedtesting

Thrilled to have our spatial single-cell atlas of the Arabidopsis lifecycle in @NaturePlants. Turns out that its easy to make nice images when spatial expression of 1,000 genes is available! 1/n @natanellae.bsky.social @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social @joeecker.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

There is still time to apply 👇 #MSCA #Postdoc #Biotech #Bioinformatics #Genomics

New review out from the lab on applying 'omics technologies in seed biology, led buy @aurouxlucas.bsky.social with Lim Chee Liew. Well done guys!

dry seeds stall ribosomes at start codons — with Kozak-like motifs calling the shots hydration triggers a sharp translational shift a gorgeous map of ribosome positioning during germination made by Prof. Leónie Bentsink and team doi.org/10.1101/2025... #riboseq #seedbiology #translationalcontrol

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here: Ecology: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... Genomics: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

In about a week we (Biological Sciences @ Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia) will be opening a search for 3 (!!!) permanent academic positions (40% research, 40% teaching, 20% service) at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer. 1 Genomics, 2 Ecology. Please share, email me, DM, follow, send carrier pigeons…

As part of National Science Week, we invite you to imagine the future of food in space with Grow 4 Launch 🚀 Learn more and register to receive your FREE STEM research kit 👉 www.scienceweek.net.au/event/grow-4...

🚨 New preprint alert! 🚨 We used single-cell RNA-seq + GRN analysis to uncover novel morphogenic genes that boost #maize transformation frequency 🌽 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... Thanks to @vandepoelelab.bsky.social @bertderybel.bsky.social and all other co-authors! #PlantScience

Most recent review from the lab on spatiotemporal dynamics of activity during seed germination. Short version: there's a lot going on! doi.org/10.1016/j.pb...

New review out from the lab, led by visiting student Paul: Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era | Seed Science Research | Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@limcheeliew.bsky.social from @lewseylab.bsky.social

We're looking for a new PhD candidate to join the lab. Please share 🌱😄

A three year postdoctoral position is available in my group, investigating plant centromere structure, function and evolution @camplantsci.bsky.social www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51488/

Want to organize/suggest a speaker? Contact Dr. Dugald Reid: [email protected] (@dugaldreid.bsky.social). 2/2

We are pleased to announce the release of "PLACE", our 2024 annual report 🌱🚀 👉 To view and download the report, visit: plants4space.com/about #P4S #SpaceResearch #PlantScience

🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛ A deletion at the X-linked ARHGAP36 gene locus is associated with the orange coloration of tortoiseshell and calico cats www.cell.com/current-biol...

The Genomics for Australian Plants (GAP) framework initiative – developing genomic resources for understanding the evolution and conservation of the Australian flora doi.org/10.1071/SB24...

The School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne is recruiting a female-identifying genomicist in a teaching and research academic role. Come and work with us! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/92007...

Fantastic opportunity. Fantastic lab. Quote from PhD student seminar last week "Leonie is THE BEST supervisor, ever." ... neatly summing up the overall sentiment from anyone in her orbit...

Last month, Plants for Space Chief Investigators gathered at our University of Western Australia Node. Learn more here 👉 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🚨HDRs and ECRs --- if you want to access the OzBarley field trials in 2025, we have some travel support available. 🌱🧪

We have a postdoc position that just opened up in the Brady lab on reprogramming tomato root system architecture in response to changes in nutrient availability - please consider applying! recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07095

The tomato shade response transcriptomics data is now available in the eFP browser! bar.utoronto.ca/efp_tomato/c...

And a 3 year tech position is also now live. Synthetic biology project funded by the Advanced Research + Innovation Agency (ARIA). Please apply / RP! www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51027/ @camplantsci.bsky.social

#ASPBPlantCellTuesday #ICYMI

On the lookout for a #PhD opportunity in psychology?💡 Applications are open for a PhD project as part of P4S, based at @flindersuniversity.bsky.social and supervised by Professor Eva Kemps and Dr Kenneth Sim. Learn more here 👉 shorturl.at/uMJln

🚨Our team is hiring!!! If you are an image and data researcher, we might have the right job for you. Join a diverse team and apply your skills to address the big questions of climate resilience in agriculture and food security. careers.adelaide.edu.au/cw/en/job/51...

Hello Bluesky 👋 Follow along for the latest news and research from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space (P4S). Learn more about P4S: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUVp...

Another insightful webinar part of the wonderful @plantcellatlas.bsky.social Plant Cell Identity Webinar Series. This time @keikoutorii.bsky.social and @justinwwalley.bsky.social gave us a perfect ratio of biology and technology excitement! youtu.be/rE-JP2T0SoA?... #PlantScience #PlantPostdocs

Plz Repost. We @slcuplants.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social are looking for a postdoc with proven protein biochemistry & cell biology expertise & strong interest in plant processes targeted by Phytophthora effectors. (apply before 2 April) [Image: Alex Guyon] www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/50570/

I'm recruiting a 3-yr postdoc for an ARC-funded project on the interaction between circadian rhythms and grain quality in wheat. #plantsci #circadian We also have a fully-funded PhD position available. See Job Ad about Postdoc, email me about the PhD. jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91954...

Very happy that our story on dormancy control by DOG1-PP2C is now published in Science Advances. We found that DOG1 prevents the activation of AFPs by AHG1. This is the result of a great team effort led by Guillaume Née. Summary of key findings below🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... @science.org

We've got an exciting (funded) opportunity for someone who wants to undertake a PhD in plant sciences -you'll work with the international #LEAF team on an Artemis III deployed instrument to understand how plants and their cell walls respond to lunar gravity. #plantsci #glycotime #space 🚀🌱

Australian Researchers, If you want to support @arc-tracker.bsky.social being awarded a Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science, sign this letter of support. forms.gle/WxfVjk9JaGpn... Q: "Are they eligible?", A: "Let's find out" Sign, repost & send the link to colleagues. Word of mouth. Do it!

The School of BioSciences at the University of Melbourne is recruiting a continuing academic (level B/C) in Biotechnology. This is a research and teaching role. Come join us! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/91875...

A necessary discussion!

Melbourne Plant Science Community! We have an opportunity to get together again for a seminar of Prof Christine Raines, a pioneer in genetic engineering of plants for improved photosynthesis and growth. Come on Feb 18, 10.30am to LaTrobe City Campus, room 2.15. Please repost & share with colleagues!

Having a fabulous if chilly time at the @keystonesymposia.bsky.social joint meeting on Future of Agriculture and Genetic Engineering for Sustainability. The science & discussions have been fabulous. I finally got to try an engineered tomato from Cathie Martin/Norfolk Healthy Produce - delicious! 🍅🧬