Happy International Women in STEM Day! Some personal heroes: Julie Borlaug Nicola Patron Jen Brophy Min Ya Keira Havens Katalin Kariko Carolyn Bertozzi Barbara McClintock Jen Sheen and so many many more. These folks inspire me greatly.

Job opportunity! Research Laboratory Technician in Plant Molecular Engineering Fixed term Closes on Wednesday 30 September 2025 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc... #plantsciences #plantsciencesjobs #academicplantjobs

Our story on the biosynthesis of anti-inflammatory triterpenes from pot marigold is published ☺️ We had a lot of fun working on this beautiful & interesting species. Well done team marigold! 🌼 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Super proud of @honghaosu.bsky.social for this award at #terpnet25 👏 @nrpdtp.bsky.social @camplantsci.bsky.social

We are delighted to announce that two academics from the University of Bristol's School of Chemistry have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society @royalsociety.org Congratulations to our Director Prof Dek Woolfson, and to Prof Jonathan Clayden. royalsociety.org/news/2025/05...

Hi Friends, I wanted to share a crowdfunder for this amazing Pakistani iGEM team looking to raise for their entrance fee expenses. Please share, and if you have the means to do so even a little donation would help. Let's get these biologists to the jamboree! www.gofundme.com/f/help-team-...

Nicola Patron, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge. Her group use synthetic biology approaches to investigate plant gene expression & metabolism. Of Trinidadian descent, Nicola was born and educated in the U.K. Full profile: buff.ly/3EWYWKs

Really happy to have the chance to contribute to this paper by @dashagolubova.bsky.social, Melissa salmon and @honghaosu.bsky.social. We couldn’t have got it done without @nicolabiologist.bsky.social and Maria O’Connell guiding us. It’s been a super fun collaboration!

Biosynthesis and Bioactivity of Anti-Inflammatory Triterpenoids in Calendula officinalis (pot marigold) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.11.632544v1

Is this year your final year of the PhD? #academicsky

We’re looking for 3 postdocs to join our lab and work on engineering plant gene expression, metabolism and growth. If you have enthusiasm & skills in synthetic biology or metabolic engineering, apply by Jan 31. www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49767/ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49773/ www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49769/

Do you know who Douglas Prasher is? Many don't, even though he is the person who cloned the original #GFP gene in the late 1980s. In my short history of plant light #microscopy I also cover a bit of his story - & why he is relatively unknown today, despite the importance of his work. See this 🧵👇

Just stumbled on this beautiful profile of Dr. Nicola Patron. @nicolabiologist.bsky.social 👍👍 www.cam.ac.uk/stories/dr-n...

Members of the scientific community, family, and beyond gathered in celebration at the gala night screening of David Baker's Nobel Prize award ceremony! Watch this space for more pictures and updates.

The quest for fungal-resistant crops, identifying novel plant-based medicines & sustainable ways to produce them, and being Black in Plant Sciences. Nicola Patron, head of the Plant Molecular Engineering group & co-founder of Black in Plant Science, talks about her work: tinyurl.com/2jerbru9

Great talks by Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge.bsky.social and Honghao Su @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social at our EngBio ECR Meetup today. We hope to see you at next meetup 20 Jan 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

Handful of spaces left for our EngBio Early Career Researcher Meetup with light lunch next Mon 9 Dec, 12pm at West Hub. Talks by Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge.bsky.social and Honghao Su @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

Join us for the final EngBio Early Career Researcher Meetup of 2024! @engbioirc.bsky.social 📆Monday 9th December📍Cambridge West Hub. Talks by Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge.bsky.social 🧬 and Honghao Su @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social 🌱. 👉RSVP: www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

Now at #SBUK24 we're straight onto Protein and Genome Design session with the first keynote from Dek Woolfson exploring rational and computational protein design and applications in modifying cellular transport

The last session of day 1 #SBUK24 and we're talking about Future Food. Really interesting keynote talk from Sean Cutler discussing his lab's work developing chemically induced biosensors and engineering genetic circuits in plants

I made a Plant Natural Product Starter pack! Covering plant natural product discovery, structure elucidation, biosynthesis, engineering, regulation, and whatnot. I am missing many, so please nominate/self-nominate! #PlantScience go.bsky.app/9a7jtxR

Great talks at our ECR Meet & Talks yesterday with Alex Evtushenko & Ben Wei talking about their research into pancreatic cancer. SignUp here for next meet on 9 Dec www.tickettailor.com/events/engin... with Juliette Bucci @cebcambridge and Honghao @honghaosu.bsky.social @plantscience.bsky.social