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DNA methylation contributes to plant acclimation to naturally fluctuating light 📖 buff.ly/3QP9OJ5 by Emmerson et al. @robynemm.bsky.social @raduzabet.bsky.social @ubechtold.bsky.social @proftlawson.bsky.social #PlantScience

We are looking for a Postdoc with expertise in plant molecular/synthetic biology, or single-cell/spatial transcriptomics to join the UKRI-FLF funded project focused on understanding and improving water-use efficiency in rice. Apply online before 15/10/2025: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec... RP

We are looking for a PDRA for the PlantPlug project, turning parasitic plants into programmable bio-modules! Using mistletoe as a novel chassis, we are exploring the frontiers of inter-species communication. Apply online by 15/10/2025. *RP* #PlantSciencesJobs vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Excited to see our story on epigenetic mediated aclimation of plants to fluctuating light patterns out today in doi.org/10.1111/nph..... This work started 6 years ago co-supervised with the amazing @proftlawson.bsky.social and led by the brilliant @robynemm.bsky.social. 1/2

I'm so pleased this is out, I loved my PhD project so much! We found that natural fluctuations in light impacts both DNA methylation and gene expression, and identified a possible candidate (MCCA) for further exploration. Check it out ⬇️

I can't stress it more. This conference has been designed for us by us. Support @blackinplantsci.bsky.social conference at the University of Leeds funded by the SEB, Faculty of Biological Science at Leeds, the Grow More and New Phytologist foundations and Gastby. Join us on 24/10, details below.

Thank you to our brilliant delegates, mentors, speakers, the organising committee and our hosts at the University of Birmingham for making New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 a great success!

I really enjoyed writing this with Marco! If you're interested in the possible consequences of transposon movement and viral infection on plant genome plasticity, check it out ⬇️

📣 NEW SPECIAL ISSUE 📣 Epigenetic Plasticity: From Model Plants to Crops 📘 Edited by Marco Catoni, Tamara Lechon Gomez, and Aline Probst 📸 Cover image by Yihan Dong 🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb... #JXBspecialissues #PlantScience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social @alineprobst.bsky.social‬

⚠️ SEB MEMBERS: This is for you. Don’t let your research live and die in a PDF. Bring it to life in the SEB Spring 2025 Magazine. Contact us now: 🔗 www.sebiology.org/resource/promote-your-work-in-our-spring-2025-magazine.htm

⏳ Just one month left to grab your Early Bird ticket for #SEB2025 in Antwerp! Save money, plan ahead, and get ready for a fantastic conference. Register now 👉 www.sebiology.org/events/seb-annual-conference-antwerp-2025/registration.html

Radu is an amazing supervisor, I would highly recommend!

Happy to see our latest paper by @drosborneplantsci.bsky.social et al out today in Developmental Cell @cellpress.bsky.social! We identify a role for VRN2-PRC2 in regulating light-responsive growth in Arabidopsis through the conditional epigenetic repression of PIF signalling. tinyurl.com/swbyff24

Join our lab in @kent.ac.uk Paid summer #studentship for #BAME students to study #seaweed as biostimulant in #crops Application: blackinplantscience.org/2025/01/17/b...

Want to do a #PhD in Molecular #Plantscience / Plant Epigenetics? We are recruiting through two currently open Freiburg graduate school program calls by @mpi-ie.bsky.social and SGBM of @uni-freiburg.de! Consider to apply: www.ie-freiburg.mpg.de/IMPRS-PhD-Pr... www.sgbm.uni-freiburg.de/node/1847

Don't miss your opportunity to attend New Phytologist next generation scientists, the FREE meeting for early career researchers in plant science. #npnextgen 4–7 July 2025 Birmingham, UK Apply to attend by 27 January! www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

Right before the weekend, revisit the wonders of biology in the SEB Magazine Winter 2024 issue, Beyond the Code! Explore the intricate layers of protein expression, epigenetics, and gene regulation. Dive in now: www.sebiology.org/news-publications/magazine/winter-magazine-2024.html

New Phytologist next generation scientists 2025 takes place on 4–7 August at the University of Birmingham! Don't miss your opportunity to join this unique meeting of early career plant scientists! Apply to attend by 27 January: www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent... #PlantScience #npnextgen

“Academics from poorer backgrounds introduce more novel scientific concepts, but are less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.” www.nber.org/papers/w33289

Announcing a curated collection of long-read genomes for Arabidopsis thaliana: The 1001 Genomes Plus Project. Currently 453 unique accessions/almost 600 assemblies. Interested in contributing? Please contact us! #plantscience www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Dive into "Beyond the Code," exploring epigenetics, protein expression, and gene regulation across biology. 🌱🧬🐾 🎄 Just before the holiday break, take a moment to explore these fascinating topics! 📖 Read it now: www.sebiology.org/news-publica... #SEBMagazine #BeyondTheCode

New Phytologist next generation scientists is a unique meeting organised for, and by, early career researchers. Next year's meeting takes place at the University of Birmingham, UK, on 4–7 August. Applications close on 27 January - apply now! https://www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevents/2025

🎙️ Love science & podcasting? Join the SEB Podcast team! We're looking for passionate podcasters to amplify biological sciences. 🌟 Exclusive opportunity for SEB members. Learn more & apply here: www.sebiology.org/outreach/seb-podcast.html #SciencePodcast #SEBCommunity

**𝗪𝗘'𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚** JXB is looking for an assistant editor to join our friendly team based in Lancaster, UK. Come and work for a society-owned journal and support the #plantscience community. 🧪 More info: bit.ly/JXBAE24 @sebiology.bsky.social @cristobaluauy.bsky.social @giffordlab.bsky.social

Are you a plant science researcher working towards a PhD or an early career researcher who completed their PhD no more than five years ago? Consider applying to the Next Generation Scientists 2025 meeting, sponsored by New Phytologist! #botany www.newphytologist.org/nextgenevent...

www.n8research.org.uk/seeing-someo thank you for the kind profile N8 partnership, @blackinplantsci.bsky.social we continue working to create more inclusive research environments

**SPECIAL ISSUE OPEN** 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 Guest editors: Zsuzsanna Kolbert & Christophe Bailly Deadline: 28th February 2025 Email us if you'd like to submit a paper - there's still time! #JXBspecialissue #seeds #plantscience 🧪 @sebiology.bsky.social

Interested in an #interdisciplinary PhD on the #epigenetics of human disease (or know someone who is)? Come work with us through the 2025 MRC HGU PhD program. Excellent and friendly collegiate environment and a great city: institute-genetics-cancer.ed.ac.uk/igc-graduate... Please share 🙏 (1/2)

The Society for Experimental Biology is excited to invite members to participate in launching a new podcast series that will explore the career journeys of experimental biologists. We are offering two paid positions: Interviewer and Editor: www.sebiology.org/outreach/seb-podcast.html

Excited to share our latest preprint, where we showed that gene body methylation buffers transcriptional noise. Work was led by Jakub with help from @robynemm.bsky.social and Mila, great collab with Ulrike Bechtold and Marco Catoni www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #epigenetics #TEs 1/n

#SEBconference Prague 2024: Final registration closes this week (13 June) Check out our Science Across Boundaries sessions ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-conference-prague-2024/sessions-2024/science-across-boundaries.html Book now ⬇️ sebiology.org/events/seb-conference-prague-2024/registration2024.html

I'm so happy this is out for everyone to see! If you're interested in plant light responses and epigenetics, take a look!