A molecular 'gatekeeper' in plants opens the door for beneficial microbes Congratulations, @ottlab.bsky.social on a great paper in Science. www.cibss.uni-freiburg.de/news/a-molec...

This should be super helpful for anybody working on #PlantCellWalls, particularly #Cellulose. A step-by-step guide for quantitative(!) live-imaging of cellulose synthesis in planta. #PlantScience #PlantMicroscopy #QuantitativeImaging #Bioimaging #PlantDevelopment 👇👇👇

Join @berasymbionts.bsky.social , @tatsuyanobori.bsky.social and us for a postdoc on the remarkable developmental biology of symbiosis! Applications are due March 25th 🪲🦠 @johninnescentre.bsky.social @thesainsburylab.bsky.social

Thank you @dvonwangenheim.bsky.social @the.3i.social for this awesome demo of your spinning disc system for #rootimaging

Check out our new preprint by @octaviarmn.bsky.social and @liobarueger.bsky.social in collaboration with @meikeburow.bsky.social - we investigate the spatial effect of glucosinolates on root microbiomes in Arabidopsis and Camelina! www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/... lots of cool stuff!

Very impressive work identifying novel BIK1 substrates (and immunity players) in Arabidopsis 🔽! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Join us in Toulouse !!

@deutschebahn.com it would be cool with a sticker book like in the good old days to collect all your delay reasons. - like a bingo. First full book gets to delay 3 trains of their own choice!

Interesting that a 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 mutant (𝘢𝘣𝘪𝟣-𝟣 𝘤𝘰𝘪𝟣 𝘦𝘥𝘴𝟣 𝘦𝘪𝘯𝟤 𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘩𝘋 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝟤) is less sensitive to fungal infection than a 𝘤𝘺𝘣𝟩𝟫𝘣𝟤/𝘣𝟤 mutant (Similarly, 𝘦𝘥𝘴𝟣 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝟤 is more susceptible to bacterial infection than the 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴). From @newphyt.bsky.social: shorturl.at/jYbOS #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

Job alert🚨I am advertising a 2-year postdoctoral position to work on the mathematics of plant morphogenesis @mpipz.bsky.social. Candidates with interests in mathematical modelling, mechanics, or biophysics are strongly encouraged to apply. 🌱Reposts are appreciated! jobs.mpipz.mpg.de/jobposting/4...

This is a really interesting read on the history of the Journal @nature.com. Very informative. #SciPub #ScientificPublishing #AcademicPublishing #Publishing

Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Root exudates as the architects of the rhizosphere microbiome (Plant Physiol.) @cornepieterse.bsky.social @gstringlis.bsky.social (Summary by Ching Chan) buff.ly/3AyltI0 #PlantaePSRW

📣 Save the date! The GfE Meeting 2026 is coming to Potsdam 🇩🇪🌱 ✨ Four outstanding keynote speakers (Hans Clevers, Isabel Fariñas, Thomas Bosch, Frank Bradke) ✨ 🏅 Celebration of the Klaus Sander, Hilde Mangold, and José Campos-Ortega Awards 🏅 👉 www.uni-potsdam.de/en/gfe-meeti...

During the spring of 2026, we will open a position as Assistant/Associate Professor in Plant Biochemistry. If you think plant terpenoid biochemistry is your thing (or you know a good candidate for this), and you want to move to the middle of France, then follow @lbvpam.bsky.social for updates.

May their words reach politicians‘ ears…

🧬 🍅 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🍅 🧬 MYB and WRKY transcription factors collaboratively regulate suberin biosynthesis in the tomato root exodermis. Antagonistic interactions may fine-tune suberization or act as a brake on overaccumulation - Jo et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

I leveled up in German society

We are looking for a Head of Cell Biology here at @kwsgroup.bsky.social Vegetables. This is a permanent, full-time position located in Wageningen, Netherlands. jobs.kws.com/job/Wagening... #PlantScience #PlantSciJobs #PlantScienceJobs #PlantCellBiology #PlantBreeding #PlantSciJob #PlantScienceJob

FX-Cell: a method for single-cell RNA sequencing on difficult-to-digest and cryopreserved plant samples www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cracking the code of NPF transporters: function, specificity, and evolution in plants #TansleyReview by Laura Morales de Los Ríos et al. @frannybarbs.bsky.social @lacombeb.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #plantscience

The view from my new office at #UZH, Switzerland ;-)

Check out our story in @plosbiology.org about how a nonrandom, clustered giant cell pattern forms in the sepal and leaf epidermis! It has been a great journey with @gweissbart.bsky.social, Frances Clark, Xihang Wang, @roederlab.bsky.social and co-authors. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

Why are leaf cells of so many different sizes? Our paper explores how giant cells form! We also provide automatic cell-type classification and perform statistical quantification of cell spatial organization. If interested, check it out in @plosbiology.org. Thanks Pau and @roederlab.bsky.social

Are you expecting a new age of microbiome engineering Metagenomic editing of commensal bacteria in vivo using CRISPR-associated transposases www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Looking to move out of the USA and to Germany for a postdoc, as you can't conduct your work in the USA under the current political restrictions? (e.g visa issues, funding cuts, etc.) The state of Baden-Württemberg funds novel postdoc fellowships for this: www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

#plantjob If you are interested on the evolution of plant-microbe interactions and have a PhD degree obtained between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2025, come join us and apply to the "Juan de la Cierva" postdoctoral contracts!. Drop a mail with your CV + motivation letter!

Postdoc position in my lab in Cologne starting early next year or latest in spring to get this exciting project started. jobportal.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...

Registration is open to take part in the Molecular Biology of Plants (#MBP2026), which especially invites early career scientists to present their molecular #plantsci research www.pflanzen-molekularbiologie.de/en/conferenc...

🌿🌱 We’re hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor (potentially open rank) at the Institute of Plant Sciences @unibe.ch in Plant Population Ecology 🌻🌳 Be our colleague and join us in beautiful Bern, Switzerland Apply by Jan 23 2026 👉 ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jo...

Lignin diversity helps plants thrive on land – without them, they become small, sterile plants that produce far less biomass. 🪴 This is revealed in a new study in @newphyt.bsky.social by @stockholm-uni.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social @uspoficial.bsky.social & #TUAT 👇

And @newphyt.bsky.social continues it's great series of Profiles with this one on @pdchristine.bsky.social: nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #PlantScience #PlantDevelopment #PlantImmunity #PlantLuminaries

#TansleyInsight: Coordination of cortex modifications in time, space, and under stress Dorota Kawa, Hannah Schneider and Kaisa Kajala 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience

PSRW OCT 17 plantae.org/plant-scienc... 4 reviews: Beautiful mutations: Chemical defense arsenal; Understanding viral symptom development; Cell fate determination. Also, Reprogramming somatic embryogenesis. (1/2) @somssich.bsky.social @geminiteamlab.bsky.social @likeyoda1.bsky.social

Coincidentally, for our "Guns in Rosettes" article,we actively tried to use a more plain language for the exact reasons discussed in the editorial. Here are real Reviewer Comments: "It sounds a bit immature" "I find the tone too popular" "This style may raises concern about the quality of the paper"

This Ultra-Limited Edition Six-Colored-LP Box Set included a full-length live-recording of Co-Author @spicybotrytis.bsky.social reading the entire thing while simultaneously providing color-commentary and criticism. There may even be a special appearance of Co-Author @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social!

Our article "Guns in Rosettes: The Arabidopsis chemical weapons arsenal" is finally published @plantphys.bsky.social! You can download the #OpenAccess PDF here: doi.org/10.1093/plph... But real connoisseurs of #AntimicrobialCompounds will want to get the vinyl boxset: #PlantScience #PlantImmunity

Amazing work by @hueihsuantsai.bsky.social and colleagues from @nikogeldner.bsky.social, Feng Zhou @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social labs in Science Localized glutamine leakage drives the spatial structure of root microbial colonization www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #chemotaxis #MicroSky

Call for a tenure-track position at our Department of Plant Molecular Biology in Lausanne! We are searching for promising early-career researchers in the broad field of plant-organismal interactions. Deadline: November 30, 2025 - Please re-post! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

We are recruiting! A three year PhD position @iecb.bsky.social and @lbm-bordeaux.bsky.social to study lipid recognition by plant receptor-like kinases. A collaborative project with the team of @pierre-maisonneuve.bsky.social. Join us in the beautiful city of Bordeaux! emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob 2 PhD positions in Plant Cell Biology: Role of vacuole in amplification of long-distance Ca2+ Signals @UniWuerzburg www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Fun review of Arabidopsis anti-pathogen metabolism with @somssich.bsky.social and @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social. Started to make a complete catalogue and had to focus. Even with all this knowledge, we still haven't studied most Arabidopsis enzymes or metabolites doi.org/10.1093/plph...

Cheaper defense first, costly one later. This makes sense. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

‼️Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Microbiome Engineering‼️ Join us at the Swammerdam Institute in Amsterdam 🦠🧠💻🌱 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

#PlantSciJobs #PlantSciJob #PlantSci W3 University Professorship Plant Genetics @uni-wuerzburg.de Deadline: 13 October 2025 www.deutsche-botanische-gesellschaft.de/en/job-openi...

Six years ago, I started at the MPIPZ with a head full of ideas. What a journey. I’m thrilled to share that, from Jan 2026, I will be moving to Zurich as a chaired associate professor at the University of Zurich. A new chapter, and plenty of roots still to grow. Can’t wait for the adventure ahead!

Job alert 📣 Our faculty looks for a Junior Professor W1 with tt to W2 in Membrane Biology! We are looking for #ECRs working on membrane biogenesis,contact sites,composition & other aspects of membranes in 🌱 and other organisms! DM me if you need more details! jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobposting/f...

Out now! 🍫🦠A defined microbial community reproduces attributes of fine flavour #chocolate fermentation By Gabriel Castrillo, David Salt & co #microsky #microbiomesky 🧪 Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Fresh from the press! For suberin lovers! Work led by @, my former PhD student and now postdoc in the team, with help of @sarahorvath.bsky.social and in collaboration with @tonnigrubeandersen.bsky.social . 🔗 DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... 1/4 #PlantScience