After a long absence, I am (briefly?) returning to Bluesky to publicise our research into identifying the ancestral and divergent functions of the Marchantia polymorpha ATR kinase in the plant DNA response pathway. academic.oup.com/plcell/artic...

For those interested in plant DNA damage response pathways and gene editing: the registration for the upcoming Plant Genome Stability and Change 2026 meeting (26-29 May 2026) is now open @ pgsc2026.hzau.edu.cn/index.php

🌊🔬 The 8th International Diatom Meeting is coming to Ghent! Join top researchers & young scientists at #MLD8 to explore diatom biology, ecology & biotech potential. Network, share ideas & enjoy Belgium’s rich gastronomy. Don’t miss it! Find out more: vibbio.tech/40Gz1Of #Microalgae #DiatomResearch

Thrilled to share our work lead by Di Fino in great collaboration with @Panosmoschou,@Hamann_lab, @GreenMechanobio, @RichardSmithLab published @Dev_Cell: Developmental Cell www.cell.com/developmenta...

It was great to see Rubén Tenorio Berrio's final PhD defence at PSB/UGent on scRNAseq in the Arabidopsis leaf. It was a privilege to also be a member of his jury. Congratulations Ruben! @psb-vib.bsky.social @deveylderlab.bsky.social

Proud to share our latest work, out in @newphyt.bsky.social, where we use single-cell #microsurgery to investigate the molecular fingerprints of size-dependent sexual maturation in diatoms 🔥 (1/n) nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The HeatDDR Doctoral Network is looking for 9 motivated PhD candidates. Check our website for more details! www.heatddr.eu

At the last team building, I tried to axe down the group size, but I couldn't (they're all sooo good!)!

Specific phosphorylation codes drive different roles of the plant RBR1 protein and highlight a critical role for its domain interacting with LxCxE motif-holding proteins. Data obtained from a crazy number of phosphovariants! www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....

Happy to find refuge here! I hope you will enjoy the posts put here by the Ghent Cell Cycle team!