Had a bit of fun with the benchtop SEM this afternoon. That's crocus pollen on the left, tulip pollen on the right (so irregular in shape!), and tiny cyclamen pollen grains in between.

Two days left to apply for a PhD position in plant development with me, Sam Amsbury and Andrew Fleming!!

Interested in plant development and/or cell walls? We (Sam Amsbury, Andrew Fleming and I) have three PhD positions at the University of Sheffield open for applications until 7th January. We offer a friendly, jointly-run lab, great facilities, an affordable city and proximity to the Peak District!

I'm recruiting a post doc and a research assistant for a 30 month project “ZHOUPI genes, cell death and the evolution of plant endosperm” funded by a Research Project grant from the Leverhulme Trust @Leverhulme.ac.uk. Application details are on the Opportunities page at biology.ed.ac.uk/goodrich

Post-doctoral position in Plant Developmental Genetics and Evolution A 2-year post-doctoral position is available in @rdplab.bsky.social The successful candidate will join the SIGNAL team under the supervision of Dr. Yoan Coudert. For more information : www.ens-lyon.fr/RDP/IMG/pdf/...

Very excited to finally share the main findings from my PhD, now out as a preprint! We developed an epigenetic system to understand how plants remember and forget past infections - a phenomenon known as immune memory 🌱🧬🧠 Highlights below! 1/9 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

We are excited to announce the PCA Imaging Workshop Webinar Series: FIJI Basics for Visualizing and Quantifying Plant Images! This workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 7:30am PT/9:30am CT/10:30am ET. Register Now! bit.ly/45zJE7V @radinbio.bsky.social @rheelab.bsky.social

ONE Lectureship in genomics + TWO in ecology are advertised right now in my 'hood. Applications close 7th August. It'd be brilliant to have these filled with plant people. #PlantSciJobs #MonashBiol #plantecology #plantgenomics 🪴🧪🌱🌿🌾 This links to both : www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie...

Please RT: 🌾 Open PhD Position @TUM (Phytopathology, Freising, Germany) Join our team and help us to decode the molecular mechanisms driving plant cell remodeling during fungal infection. Focus: RIC proteins in Barley–Blumeria hordei interaction 🔬 CRISPR, microscopy, proteomics & more! #PlantScience

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…

Home grown sweet peas and strawberries. Must be summer.

We are looking for an intern to join the Biofoundry team!

Group leader position at the University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology. Plant biologists eligible as well. jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...

❗ We have an open post-doc position in our group! 🌱🥔🧬 Are you interested in novel crop breeding techniques and potatoes? If yes, the CRISPS project (in collaboration with Wageningen University and SLU Sweden) may be something for you! You can apply here: jobs.admin.ch/job-vacancie... #NBTs

With the publication of a new preprint (www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...) with collaborators @labschneeberger.bsky.social @plantevolution.bsky.social and @jurriaanton.bsky.social, I feel it is timely to talk about what will probably be the most successful 'failed' experiment of my career.

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

There are a couple more #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs open here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Scientist Pre-Breeding Rapeseed: jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-... Technical Assistant in Biotic Stress Trait Development jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-... Research Intern Plant Breeding jobs.kws.com/job/Einbeck-...

We are hiring a postdoctoral researcher! Join the Ma Lab in exploring the the intricate interplay between plant development and defense signaling. Link below. #jobs #research #plantbiology #vienna

If you haven't already - make sure to save the date to the Black in Plant Science Conference taking place on Friday 24 October at the University of Leeds. Registration will soon be opening so make sure to save the date to avoid disappointment.

Apply now for a four year Research Fellowship at Kew. £41,020 per annum Closing Date 20/04/2025 opportunity to become an independent researcher with some startup funds for research and travel. careers.kew.org/internal/vac...

Three days left to apply for a fully funded #PlantScience #PhDOpportunity with me and @julie-gray.bsky.social! Deadline Monday, April 14, 2025.

🌱 🔬 🚨 There is a 2-year postdoc position available in my group in Neuchâtel 🚨 Please share! Details here: www.unine.ch/biologie/wp-...

Tom's paper on potential targets of CIPC for sprout suppression in potatoes (and Arabidopsis) is now out at Plant Direct in its final form, 4 months after our initial submission to BioRxiv. dx.doi.org/10.1002/pld3...

Had a lovely time at the @gensocuk.bsky.social Seed Plants Research meeting. Such a diversity of topics, plus lots of networking opportunities, including dinner at Durham Castle! Congrats to poster prize winners: First: Karolina Brzezinska Runners up: Skylar Johnson, George Jervis, Anisha Uppal

#PlantSciJobs Lots of positions in Cambridge, including an epigenetics postdoc

Very much looking forward to this meeting in Durham!

An opportunity for the brightest in mid-years of a STEM degree in the UK. A paid studentship for those of Black-heritage to contribute to research and learn through an inclusive experience. Apply by Sunday March 30th!

There’s only one week left to apply for the BiPS Summer Studentship. Like the students from our cohort last year, you will have the opportunity to present at the 2025 BiPS Conference. Head to the link in our website for the list of projects that you could possibly take part in: buff.ly/lDqP68H

Excited to share that I'll soon be recruiting a 3 year postdoc to join the lab @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social to work with me on Rubisco biochemistry and engineering. Official advertising details to be released very soon, watch this space! Please spread the word. 😀🌱🧪🥼

First day back at work today after six months off with long Covid. Pluses: being around people and science again. Minuses: Trying to manage fatigue and other people's expectations of where my recovery is at.

The Rowe lab is recruiting a #PlantScience PhD student for 2025! You'll use our new ABACUS FRET biosensors to map the leaf #AbscisicAcid accumulations at low humidity in Arabidopsis, wheat and rice to understand how ABA regulates stomatal dynamics. #PhDposition www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

A fantastic opportunity for any up and coming plant biologist! ⬇️

We're looking for a postdoc to join the lab to work on cell-to-cell communication via the apoplast. Candidate must be brave, as they will have to lead us (me) away from the plasmodesmata-lands we've inhabited for so long! www.jic.ac.uk/vacancies/po...

A PhD position is available in my group @_SLU. Come join us in Uppsala, Sweden to work on plant regeneration and graft hybrid formation! Details below. Please share! #plantscijobs #PlantScience

Still time to apply for this! Deadline the 17th of March.

Our PhD position is still open with a new deadline of 14th March. Come join us in Sheffield!

Two weeks left to submit your abstract for the Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting in Durham!

Who knew that some guard cells are joined? nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I have a PAID 6 weeks undergraduate summer internship in my lab. You'll use #FRET #biosensors, #confocal #microscopes, and #RaspberryPi to try to discover how low humidity affects leaf development. @sheffieldpps.bsky.social @rmsearlycareer.bsky.social Project 5: www.rms.org.uk/community/ne...

Only five weeks left to sign up for the Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting in Durham!

PhD student Tom Grand's paper is now online! Tom studied how the sprout suppressant CIPC changes gene expression in potatoes, developed an Arabidopsis assay to study CIPC responses, and found a promising lead for CIPC targeting of the cell cycle.

A reminder that I currently have a fully funded PhD advertised to work on plant reproduction! Sheffield is a great environment in which to study - friendly, supportive colleagues, LOTS of plant research going on @sheffieldpps.bsky.social, and close to the Peak District for hikes and climbing.

The ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity (@arc-pbtc.bsky.social) has NINE PhD scholarships now open. Each come with integrated placements in government or industry and professional development for future research leaders. plantbiosecuritycentre.edu.au/phd-opportun...

The Genetics Society Seed Plant Research Meeting is on again! Where: Durham, UK When: 8th and 9th of April 2025 Cost: registration £75/£95 for Genetics Society members/non-members, accommodation £58/night genetics.org.uk/events/seed-... @gensocuk.bsky.social @peteretchells.bsky.social

PhD position now available on the molecular basis of plant reproduction, supervised by me, Andrew Fleming and Sam Amsbury. More project info: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... About the Doctoral Training Programme and how to apply: www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk. Deadline: 6th Jan 2025

Naomi Nakayama has accepted an invitation to talk at our @gensocuk.bsky.social meeting 😀. You can hear her talk and those announced earlier (Ding-Gifford-Jenkins-Hubbard-BaenaGonzalez-Bishopp-Faulkner-McKim-Willats-Bauer-Gutaker-Dawson-Patron-Smith-Orosa by signing up genetics.org.uk/events/seed-...

I've finally migrated. Expect the usual sporadic mix of plant science and amateur fungi photos. For now, here's a collection of colourful wax caps from yesterday's walk on the outskirts of Sheffield. All within about a 5 m radius in a field.