Are you looking for a PhD in Plant Science? Check our our project on barley canopy architecture. Combine genetics and physics to understand how awns influence barley grain development. Find out more here: lnkd.in/eWhWammJ Apply by 14th December. #PhDPosition #PlantSci @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

This new work investigates rhizotaxy on 3 rhizomorphic lycopsids including the unusual Mississippian-aged Oxroadia. We highlight the development of rhizotaxy on a juvenile Oxroadia as well as on the extant Isoetes. If you’re interested check out academic.oup.com/aob/advance-... @annbot.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to @jeremywyman.bsky.social for publishing the results of your Masters thesis. The work includes a new reconstruction of the Carboniferous isoetalean Oxroadia by the brilliant @palaeojules.bsky.social 🧵1/2

Huge congratulations @jeremywyman.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social for publishing the results of your masters thesis @annbot.bsky.social The work includes a new reconstruction of the Carboniferous isoetalean Oxroadia by the brilliant @palaeojules.bsky.social academic.oup.com/aob/advance-...

Meet Ostreococcus tauri! Ostreococcus tauri, a marine green alga and the smallest known eukaryotic organism on Earth! Despite being only about 1 micron across, this ocean-dwelling microalga has all the hallmarks of complex life: a nucleus, mitochondria, and even a circadian clock. 🕰️ 🧵1/3

Thanks @wickellomics.bsky.social for the brilliant @instmolplantsci.bsky.social seminar! Fascinating study of CAM evolution and I’m always excited for all things Isoetes.

Here is my @currentbiology.bsky.social dispatch on an excellent article by the @coudertlab.bsky.social. Re-visiting the shoot branching field (and learning many new things in the process!) brought back fond memories from my time at @slcuplants.bsky.social. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Very excited to announce that our collaborative manifesto for 🌱 #PlantScience #Education has now been published! Educators from >10 countries and 30 institutions have contributed to it and we are incredibly proud of the final output. Here is a short thread 🧵1/4 doi.org/10.1002/ppp3...

It was great to have the opportunity to contribute to this piece 😁 and to attend such a great conference that inspired it

@instmolplantsci.bsky.social PhD students Anshika Bhatla, Yumali Hewage, Mengke Zhou, Emilien Krempf and Postdoc Dr Lara Esch had the pleasure of attending #Euroseeds2025 Congress in Edinburgh last week. Here is a short thread on their experience... 🧵1/3 #PlantScience #Agriculture

Miriam Gifford @giffordlab.bsky.social from the Uni. of Warwick to @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social is an @instmolplantsci.bsky.social alum and it was fantastic to see her ground-breaking work on rhizobia-induced nodule formation, and the associated soil microbiome effects! #WomeninSTEM #PlantScience

Congrats to Menke Zhou in Halliday lab! @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

🌱 Toby Coombe-Tennant (@instmolplantsci.bsky.social) presenting “Investigating the potential role of riboregulation in paclitaxel biosynthesis” 🌿 Toby recently published a review on paclitaxel synthesis in our Medicinal Plants special issue: 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erae240 #JXB75 #PlantScience 🧪

Excited to share our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social where we describe evidence of a Jurassic nurse log from Scotland! Great work led by @anajusagasti.bsky.social Sophie Burne and @jeremywyman.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social 🧵 👇 1/6 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Our recent paper @newphyt.bsky.social @anajusagasti.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social is featured today in the Sunday Post! Thanks Sally McDonald for your piece helping to promote and communicate Scotland’s rich fossil heritage nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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.

Spending a couple of days at the @wellcometrust.bsky.social headquarters in London to support a wonderful initiative empowering under-represented groups in science. And how fitting that they have a Mendel room in the building! 🌱

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

Really excited to be kicking off this series of Palaeobotany evening lectures at the Oxford University Botanic Garden. All are online and free to attend 👇👇

Advancing Neuroinclusion – Best Practices Round Table 📅 24 September 2024 | 2pm BST 📍 Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University & 💻 Zoom Join us for a round table exploring how we can better support neurodiverse staff & students in research and academic settings 🔗 www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/advancing-ne...

Happy to see my work “12 Little Flowers” and “Epi-Bouquet2” on the walls of my former institute :)

We are so proud of you @robertoskar.bsky.social! 🌱 You have done such an amazing job developing (and running) this workshop: all the attendees really enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing your experience in this blog post.

Fantastic talk on plant evolution @sandyheth.bsky.social #FASEB Mechanisms in Plant Development

🌟 SCAF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dr Lindsay Williams is a post-doctoral researcher at The University of Edinburgh's @instmolplantsci.bsky.social! 🌟 Lindsay is a molecular biologist who specialises in post-harvest quality and the safety of vegetable crops to reduce food loss and waste. 👇 #FoodStudies

The final morning #PDevSRC has included a series of great talks about leaf development and evolution spanning dicots, moss @coudertlab.bsky.social and now grasses @drannisr.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

Checkout our new starter pack: Academics to follow on BlueSky to keep up to date with cutting edge discoveries in the world of plant science! go.bsky.app/5CYhV8v

When you hit post before you add the link, d'oh! go.bsky.app/Gnj7neP

Auxin does everything, but how? The story just got more complicated by the discovery of a B class ARF degron providing a means of protein (in)stability regulation. @mjprigge.bsky.social @dolfweijers.bsky.social @jorgehg.bsky.social

We are delighted to see @apaterlini.bsky.social, a lecturer in our institute, being featured in this campaign! Thank you @biologists.bsky.social for spotlighting him! Plant scientists rock! 🌱⭐ #100biologists @edinburghbiology.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social

Really excited about it! @drannisr.bsky.social are both looking forward to speaking about ongoing research here @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

End of era in the lab @instmolplantsci.bsky.social as we say goodbye to @rafadscruz.bsky.social and @jeremywyman.bsky.social. It’s been a pleasure having you both in the team. Wishing you both the best for your next steps in Australia 🇦🇺 and Brazil 🇧🇷 🌿

@sandyheth.bsky.social from our institute will be presenting his work 🌱

Lots of talk about teaching yesterday at #PlantBio2025. A few resources that might be useful. 1) From LUCA to Lily: 12 perspectives for teaching about plants blog.aspb.org/from-luca-to...

Check these useful resources for #NewPIs from @cp-trendsbiochem.bsky.social. Worth a read!

Congrats to Steven Spoel and Lindsay Williams for their @erc.europa.eu Proof-of-Concept grant! 🎉🌱 We are so proud of you and your amazing science!

Massive congratulations 🎉 to our undergraduate & postgraduate 🌱 plant science students! Super sunny day ☀️ to celebrate their achievements. Here are some snaps of academics from @instmolplantsci.bsky.social (overheating in their gowns) and part of the plant science cohorts with their degres in hand!

Ahn Lab is going to MPMI! #2025ISMPMI Hayden Burdett and myself will be attending the MPMI conference in Cologne ⛪ Check out poster P-073 for paired NLR biology, and let's chat about paired NLRs and more!🌱 See you in Cologne 😀 @instmolplantsci.bsky.social

With our own @sandyheth.bsky.social ! Don't miss out on this opportunity! 🌱

Strengthening the future of science 💪 💡In this PBJ editorial, voices from the @globalplantgpc.bsky.social including our very own exec Geraint, explore why joining a scientific society has never been more important.. ⬇️ Below are our highlights! Read in full: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Do you want to enhance your teaching, research, and admin efficiency with AI tools tailored for life sciences lecturers? ⚡💻 We are here to help you! Join us for three sessions on August the 4th, 11th and 18th. Register here and share widely: eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

@instmolplantsci.bsky.social very own Amy Newell presents her work on shade response in plants and translational regulation at the #TLUK25!! @biochemsoc.bsky.social

Wonderful talk by Baptiste Castel @baptistebio.bsky.social on fern immune system here at @instmolplantsci.bsky.social Great to meet @jonathandgjones.bsky.social lab alumni in Edinburgh too!

There is great science happening at @instmolplantsci.bsky.social in Edinburgh, on plant biology, evolution and paleobotany. Thanks @transitionalform.bsky.social for explaining to me this rare fossil collection. Thanks again @davidjhoey.bsky.social and @sandyheth.bsky.social for the invitation.

Our #ICAR2025 workshop "Building a diverse community through effective teaching and mentoring" will take place in Ghent next week. We have just secured a Diversity in Science Grant from @biochemsoc.bsky.social (thank you so much!) so attendees should expect something extra special! Some clues: 👩‍🎨🎴📄

Our joint workshop yesterday was a success! 🎉 Thank you so much to all those that attended and @rsb.org.uk for its support. Shout to @apaterlini.bsky.social for hosting the event. Please consider joining our Linkedin space (lnkd.in/eGveEw25) to stay up to date with ECLBio activities. 📣

Highlighting an event co-organised by one of our commitee members. 📅 On Tuesday 4th June at 5:30pm (BST) the BioSci Toolkit organisation will host a 💻 webinar on representation in environmental science, plant science, and ecology. Programme & registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-hidden...

🌱🎉 We are officially on Bluesky! 🎉🌱 Follow our profile for updates on activities and outputs from our Institute. You can also check out our blog series on our website: biology.ed.ac.uk/plant-scienc...

Hi, let me introduce myself. My name is Hee-Kyung and I am a new group leader at the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, University of Edinburgh. I'd like to share with you how my curiosity for plants began, and my academic journey. @instmolplantsci.bsky.social biology.ed.ac.uk/plant-scienc...

Managed to include multiple Star Wars ⭐❕ references in the last 🌿 @instmolplantsci.bsky.social PS lecture of the term... If Luke Skywalker were a plant cell, would he be destined to join the dark side of the force like his father? A matter of lineage vs inductive signalling... #PlantSciEd

!!New Preprint!! On the activation of RRS1-R/RPS4 paired NLRs!! Thanks to @jonathandgjones.bsky.social for this opportunity to work on this project, and thanks to all the coauthors for their effort and support! Thread (1/) @thesainsburylab.bsky.social @instmolplantsci.bsky.social t.co/aHNCKj4KUn